Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-04
ABOUT The CAPITOL COMMISSION
A Pembina Paper Takes q Fall Out Of The
Critics Of That Board

Critics Of
The Pembina Pioneer Press speaks
as follows about the members OF the
capitol commission:
Hon. VIM. Bulge Is one Of the very
old timers OF this state and locality.
He 10 known to thousands Of friends
in the state as royal good fellow,
generous to fault, as one to whom
no friend appeals in vain and deems.
trouble a pleasure to help anyone In
need. He has done more than any
other living man to help build the city
Of Grand Forks and has seen it grow
from the wild prairie to its present
populous prosperity. No public en-
terprise has been started or completed
In that city but what Billy Bulge has
been among its most active promoters,
either IN words, deeds, or cash, or with
all three. AS with the city SO with
the county Of Grand Forks and the
state Of North Dakota. Always to the
front as a citizen, much OF the time as
e public official, his loyalty to the In
terests of the public are part Of the
history OF the state. OF the public In
stitution OF which Grand Forks is so
proud, and which is so great an honor
to this young state, the North Dakota
University, Mr.. Bulge has been 50
useful and prominent in its establish.
ment and Improvements that he has
earned the name Of the Father Of the
University" and late legislature
made him a life member of the direct
crate. Not many campaigns ago Mr..
Bulge was supported by the Grand
Forks Herald and the Grand Forks
delegation as we'll as large number
OF delegates from other parts of the
state for governor. Probably IL the
question was asked OF the average
Grand Forks citizen as to who might
be the most popular and best liked
citizen OF that city, the answer in most
cases would be BILLY Bulge"
There is another man OF whom we
would say something, that's Dan Lax.
dal OF this county. Among some
circles he is best gnown as having &C.
cupied the position of President of the
Northern base ball league and did II
SO successfully that they wanted him
70 continue in that position another
year. OF course this in itself would
not mean much to an amateur hut
we take 1t that a man who could sat
isfy eight or ten warning base ball
CLUBS Gu Tor year must have some oe
the elements Of honesty and fairness
In his composition. Here In Pembina
county we know Dan. n He has grown
up from a boy among us and we have
YET to learn of one mean or dishonest
thine that he has been guilty OF. But
70 the people generally he is best
known as the man that took hold If
the school land department of this
state with Its millions Of acres Of land
worth millions more of dollars and AT.
ter four years Of work retired with the
published compliments Of the stale
school board and the plaudits Of Al.
most every newspaper in the state for
his efficiency, honesty and good work
In the appraisement and sale Of school
lands and investment of funds derived
therefrom. s
Then there's Mr.. Andrew Sandaper
OF Lisbon. Mr.. Sandager Is not uuite.
80 well known in this corner Of the.
state as the former two gentlemen, bur
we do know that he has been promi-
nent as citizen, state Official and !
business man for many years and it
would appear from these that his Tel.
low citizens In that locality must think
considerable Of his abslity in all these
capaclies or else he would not have
become 50 prominent In the politics
and business Of the state. We think
ne Y banker BY vocation, and as 4
rule such men have good business
reputation.
Last winter somebody introduced
and the legislature passed bill ere
ating g capitol commission, whose du.
TIES were to appraise and sen the
lands given by the United States for
the special purpose Of building 4 state
capit0a building, and from the pro-
ceeds TO plan and build 4 state capitol
the three above named gentlemen
were selected BY Gov. Sarles a. the
board. We do not know the motives
that actuated the governor In his se-
iectdon. But the governor Is ! neieh-
sor to the Grand Forks University ana
4 We mistake not has In the time past
been Z codsrector with Mr.. Budxe.