The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
A FARMER TALKS ON WHITE.

!, CID w give CIlc SIdCe ue' cSdGlOn IRON
this county to Governor White fo1
the purpose Of securing a renomi
, nation for him to the office of gov.
ernor because he has done Il grea,
: deal for Barnes Co. upon the state
, equalization board. The valuation
: Of real estate in Barnes, Cass anC
Trail Counties are given, and be.
cause that of Barnes Co. is lower
: than that Of the last mentioned
=, counties, it is urged that Governor
, White should be retained upon the
{ state equalization board, where he
can work in the interests of the
Barnes Co. farmers. [ never had
the impression that Merger White
was particularly mindful Of the
farmers interests. and so | got hold
OF the proceedings of the state board
of equalization held at Bismarck in
August to see what and how much
he had done for us. The records of
the board Of equalization show that
the assessors of Barnes Co. returned
the real estate at an average value
Of S3.S3 per acre, and the average
of $3.S3 per acre was left by the
state board without being increased
or decreased. No motion was made
by Gov. White to decrease it. nor
can [ find any motion made by him
during the different sessions Of the
board excepting for the purpose Of
decreasing the valuation upon the
railroad property. He seems to
have been so busy trying to hold
down the railroad assessments that
he had no time to make any mo-
tions in regard to Barnes Go. lands.
The records Of the board Of equal
i%zation show that the Chicago, Mil
waukee Il st. Paul R'y. Co. was as
sessed $4,000 per mile upon it's
branch lines.
Gov. White offered the following
That the branch
lines Of the G. M. q st. p. R'y. be.
assessed the same as the year 1902,
$3.50 per mile" Amendment lost.
The branch lines of the NJ, st.
p. & S. S. NJ. Ry. Go. were assessed
at $4,000 per mile.
Gov. White offered the following
amcndment:- That the branch
lines Of the NJ. S. F. e. S. S. M. Ry.
be assessed at S., 800 per mile, being
$1,000 more per mile than the as
sessed valuation of 1902" Amend
ment lost.
The Bismarck, Washburn e. CT.
Falls Ry. 20. was assessed at $4,000
per mile.
Gov. White offered the following
amendment:-'Th a the B. W. &
e. f. Ry. be assessed at $4,000 per
mile, it being 1000 more per mile
than the assessed valuation for the
year 1902" Amendment lost.
Whom did White represent in
the board? IF he was there to rep
resent Barnes Go. interests, what
did he do for us? He claims to be
a farmer. What did he do for the
farmers in any part Of North Da-
kota? Two years ago, I was OPP
posed to White, but; finally lined up
because it was said that we should
give the Governor a vindication.
Now they want us to vindicatc him
again. L cannot see that he is any
more opposed to the railroads now
than be was two years ago, and l
do not think that the farmers Of
this county should support him
any longer. If he has been a good
governor, he has already had the
reward Of a good governor, viz: a
second term. If he has been a DOOR
governor, we don't want him any
longer.
There are other good men in this
county who are willing to represent
us in the state convention. Geo.
Young is urged for the place. The
farmers know he is made of good
stuff, and have confidence in him.
He is not afraid of a railroad en-
glne.
%Ifanyone doubts the information
about the board Of equalization.
the above facts can be verified by
writing to the Hon. III. l.. Holmes,
state auditor, Bismarck, N. D., for
a copy Of the proceedings of the