Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-02-10


Clarence c. Dnehart. of slayton, announces
his candidacy for state treasurer. Mr. Dine
nart's especial political claim fer the place IS
the fact that he represents a section of Mime
sofa that has not had state officer in years.
Attorney General Young seems to be earn
ing his salary. The way he is getting after the
Duluth Board of Trade for alleged boycotting
of farmers elevators shows that he is working
for the people, and is not afraid to enforce the
laws in their interest.
Governor johnson has accepted place on
the committee of governors AMI other public
men who to re-organize the New York
insurance companies. under the direction OF
Lawson. Of Boston. Lawson claims to have
majority of the proxies of the policy-holders of
the companies.
The new state highway commission is go
ing to be useful mainly in advising local
authorities how best to do road work, but
where there is strong local sentiment for
good roads. other portions of the state will get
the benefit. Many counties have formed good
roads associations and Stevens county should
do the same.
A news item published elsewhere shows
that the railroads of this state received land
grants forty per ceut of the laud of the
state. In addition to all this, enormous
were voted in bonds. When one considers all
the gratuities that given to railroads, he
is compelled to ask, did the railroads cost the
present owners anything but a little gall and
the original investment in stationery.
The Minneapolis News has begun series
of articles by John S. Pardee the marketing
of grain, answering the question whether there
is wheat ring that controls prices. If Mr.
Pardec goes into the whole subject, be
promises to- and finds out how the No. wheat
that the farmer sells becomes No. 1 when it
comes from the terminal elevator he will bring
out some matters of vastly more Importance to
the Northwest than Lawsons exposure of the
New York insurance companies.
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The farmers of the southern tier tf town
ships i'll Stevens comfy and the northern tier
in Swift seriously considering paying a
bonus or issuing bonds to get railroad thru
that section That bonus, whatever it is, will
probably be sufficient to pay half the cost of
construction and yet all that the farmers will
get will be chance to pay such freight rates
a railroad without competition may impose,
and chance for their children to pay off the
bonds. If the people living along the line from
Belgrade to Ortonville want railroad, why
don't they build it themselves? They are pros
porous enough to do it, and it will take but
little more than the proposed bonuses.
Glenwood Herald Al. Stewart. the veteran
Knight Of the grip who has probably sold more
goods among merchants in Minnesota and
other states than any other man, living dead,
made this place of his periodical visits this
week. He not alone takes absorbing inter
est III the selling of goods but he also has an
eye open for everything concerning public
affairs. He is democrat and always has been,
and of the first that suggested the
nomination of Gov. Johnson and worked Ike a
Trojan for his election He wants to see Gov.
Johnson elected for a second term and he feels
very confident that he will be any of the men
that has far been mentioned by the republ-
can press are placed in nomination. There is
man of whom he is fearful, but who as yet
has not been suggested republican candi-