Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12
I'm 81. LOUIS FAIR
NORTH DAKOTA MORE THAN
,,xELY TO APPROPRIATE
eoR THE EXPOSITION.
SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF EXHIBIT
GOVERNOR Is AGREEABLE, BUT
DOES NOT FAVOR ERECT.
ING BUILDING.
coo1 fINANClERlNG Is NEEDED
o,Ann FORKS is THE LATEST
APPLICANT FOR THE
STATE FAIR.

turc and Gov. White favor as liberal
an appropriation as the state can make.
consistent with its finances. The re-
mort Of the Pan-Amercian commission,
recently made to the legislature,
urges that in view of the success of the
states exhibit there, a liberal appropri-
alton be provided for St. Louis, and
tn that end part of the appropriation
that remained unexpended after the
Buffalo show has been used to lay the
foundation for an exhibit at st. Louis.
County committees have been organ
lied and interest aroused in the prepa-
ration of grains, grasses and vegeta-
bles. The wool growers at their re-
cent meeting declared in favor of lib
eral appropriation, and asked that at
least IS per cent of it be expended for
the live stock interests.
Gov. White does not favor the cree
tion of state building. He believes it
would be better to devote all the mon
ey to gathering and distributing prod
ucts in the agricultural, mines, dairy
and other buildings. The erection and
maintenance of a building would cost
at least $4,000, and as this would be
merely for the entertainment of resi-
dents of the state VINO went to St.
Louis it would do little toward adver-
tising the resources of the state, which
ought to be fully presented, especially
at this time when the tide of immigra-
ton is headed this way from the states
of the Middle West. The appropria-
ton asked for is $4,000, but this will
probably be scaled down somewhat.
Good Finaneiering Needed.
The state at present has funds to
pay the expenses of the legislative as
sernbly and the current expenses of the
state government, but those who think
that there are funds to be literally ap-
propriated will be disillusioned if they
will refer to the message of the gov
ernor, which places the total receipts
from all sources for the ensuing two
years for the general fund at 81, 127 900,
and the estimate of the standing APP
proprations now existing for the two
years at s727,O5O. This leaves less than
half million dollars to be appropri
ated for the insane asylum, the state
penitentiary, industrial school, reform
school, institute for the predetermined,
and the miscellaneous appropriations
which the legislative assembly may feel
called upon to make, including the APP
preparation for the St. Louis exposi-
ton and the various other minor APP
preparations, which aggregate goodly
sum. 1t will require close figuring to
make receipts meet expenses for the
two years and keep within the limit
Of the states available funds.
The legislative assembly made q spe-
'cial effort to pass bill making four
members of the state board of pardons
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness. in order that the board might
meet Monday and take action on some
pardon matters in the absence of Chief
Justice Young of the supreme court.
After fastening the bill to its passage
the legislature took a recess until Feb.
3,before the officers Of the two houses
signed the bill, so that it cannot go to
the governor for approval until Tues
day at the earliest. The meeting OF
tho board of pardons will have to be
adjourned until such time as the bill
is Signed by the governor.
Town Board Appeals.
An appeal has been filed in the su-
preme court in the case of the Bank OF
Park River VS. the Town of Norton.
The township supervisors, by their
president and secretary, issued a town
order to the Fleming Manufacturing
company for road-grading machine,
and the order was negotiated at the
bank. The town refused to pay the
order, it being alleged that it was is
sued without authority of the board,
and the bank sued and recovered judy
ment. The case has been appealed by
the town board.
1t is probable that an effort will be
made the early part of the week to
ortng back the senate bill for the re-
peal of the law for the contract en-
erpssment and enrolment of bills and
refefer to the senate committee again.
u has been argued with much effect
that this law has been and will be the
means of saving to the state. and that
tue passage of the repeal bill is before
lair test of the matter has been had.
Grand Forks After It, Too.
Grand Forks is the latest applicant
tor the state fair. The business men
nan a meeting recently and resolved
mat they wanted the fair and would
make an effort to secure it. They offer
more and better inducements than any
ot'er town, at least so it is asserted In
q communication they have forwarded
70 Senator Taylor.
bill presented in the senate on the
gay OF adjournment is intended to pre-
ssnt children from suffering at the
hthds of distributors of free samples
OF medicine. cosmetics. salves. etc. Ere
a9entiy. so DIR. Taylor, who introduced
tne bill. says. children pick up these
Iree samples that are distributed from
mouse to house, and serious conse-
sasncas result. The bill makes 1t .