The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-22
The Senate Disposed Of the State
Fair Proposition at a Late
Tuesday Session. r..
Vote Was 23 TO is in Favor Of
Removal From Mandan to
Grand Forks.

noon was the passage of the Grand
Forks fair bill Twenty-six bills were
on the programme for final passage and
the fair bill was, the last one on the list.
IAll of the other bills had been passed
without the least hitch but when S. B.
No. Sc was called the fight of the ses-
sion was on. = 4
I & As soon as the bill was called Senator
/ Bacon asked for call Of the senate and
| it was carried. The absent senator's
were searched for and rounded up for
| the vote on the bill. .~ "
| AS soon as the bill had been read
Senator Hanna offered an amendment
to the bill which provided that the state
fair be held on the odd numbered years
at Grand Forks and on the even number
ed years at Fargo. Senator Bacon then
Iarose and in neat little talk set forth
| the advantages Grand Forks possessed
which should be taken into considera-
| tion in selecting permanent location
for the fair He took occasion to say
that Cass County already had more than
her share of patronage and there was no
reason why SHE should have everything
| in sight. He. said that Grand Forks
was unanimous in the desire to have the
state fair at the city in the north.
Senator Hanna replied to Senator
Bacon denying Senator Bacon's
statement that there were people in
Farg who did not want the fair. He
said the people of that city had raised
| over $4,000 and that great deal had
been promised outside of the city of
| Fargo in the county. He said that Cass
| County possesses about one-tenth of the
taxable property of the state and that
under those circumstances she was en-
TITLED to all the patronage she was get
ling. The number of positions her citi-
! izens held were not at about of proper
| ton to the amount of taxes she paid
He said that the state agricultural col
lege was located at Fargo and it was
| most fitting that the state fair should
he held near the college where the farm
ers of the state could get all of the adj
yantages of the college He said the
railroad facilities of the city were all
that could be desired and that it was
Imore easily reached than any other city
| in North Dakota. Senator Hanna S
speech was. we'll received. gs
| AT this juncture in the proceedings
Senator Voss of Morton County moved
II a
Senator Hanna that the fair be held on
odd numbered years at Fargo and even
numbered years at Mandan. Senator
| had been held at Mandan for number
of years was such good one that it had
excited the envy of both of the. Red
River Valley cities. He said that the
fair grounds at Mandan was one of the
most beautiful spots in the state and that
/ il would be difficult to find more suit
able location. He said this was new
igrowing country and that it was of the
utmost importance that the fair be kept
lin this section of the state.
Senator Simpson then seconded the
lmotion of the senator from Morton and
in his talk said it was unfair to the
citizens of Mandan to take the fair away
after it was just beginning to be great
success. They had Invested a lot of
money and were entitled to keep the fair
| The substitute motion was lost. The
motion of Senator Hanna was then put
land lost. 81
| The bill was then put for final vote
which resulted as follows: Ayes 23--
Bacon, Carroll, Cashel, Crane. Dyste,
Fox, Garnett, Herbrandson, Johnson Of
Walsh, Kirkeide, Graabel, LaMoure,
Main, Macarthur, Mclean, Plain,
Sharpe, Spoonheinl, Stade, Swenson,
| Taylor, Thatcher, Wagner.
Nayes, Benson, Brown, Hagen,
Hanna. Johnson of Mclean, Little, Nc
Donald, Movius, Regan, Sifton, Simpson
Steele, Talcott, Voss, Young.
| Senator's Pierce and Gulack paired
Itheir votes. Senator Gulack was absent
SENATE PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Senator Kirxeide presented petition
lasking the legislature to defeat II. B.
No. IIo, the bill creating normal COL
lleges of the normal schools.
Senator'S Steele and Brown presented
lpetitions asking the legislature to defeat
| III, B. ~, the pure drug bill Senator
Fox presented petition supporting the
same measure.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Fl. B. No. 78, relating to township Of
| l6cers and their terms of Office. to pass.
III. B. No 100 establishing a. state
board Of embalmers, to pass.
S. R No. ia, relating to the practice
Iof medicine, surgery and obstetrics, to3
Ipass.
s. b. No. Io7, providing who may adj
minister oaths, postponed.
S. B. No. All, relating to mortgages
Ion personal property, to pass.
81 b. No. 2I4 giving municipal ail-8
Ithorities right to grant franchises to8
street railways, to pass.
s. B. No. 2oI, relating to adverse pos
session. postponed ts
Fl. b No WI to correct errors in
ltown, village or city plats, to pass.
III B. No. IL, providing for the estab-
llishment and maintenance of dipping sta
ltions, to pass.
Fl. B. No. Io5, relating to diplomas
land certificates of veterinarians
S. B. No. zr5, creating Office Of in
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