The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-16


Washington March j Tell Scott to
lcall the funny place on the fair grounds
The Rancho. because there is more
Ireai genuine fun on the rancho than
iaiiywhere else in North Dakota lit was
ipii the rancho in North Dakota that
/ Isrheodore Roosevelt learned to ride
fbronclos and run for president. and on
ftlfe ranch Jimmy F oIey learned is write
llYis funny poetry. There Is where votl
twill have to go to see the bucking ponies
and the feats of cowboy skill and the
Indian attractions, if YOU want to find
1.-THE genuine stuff Some very interest
ling and unique features could BE rigged
Iup for the fair on the rancho, and i
lbelieIe the name and the place coiiid
lbe made very popular.
| read in The Grand Forks Herald
| that Congressman Gronna charges Sem
ator Hai1sbrough with donble dealing OH
1.-THE drainage measure which passed the
IEsenate without the least difficulty.
EwH am authorized BY Mr.. Gronna to
lsay that this story is not true. IA bill
Twas first introduced BY Mi. HansDrouqh
lin the senate. Mr. Gronna introduced
| 1.-THE Same bill iii the hoiise for tile ptlr-
Ipose Of expediting the measure, as IS
Frequently done in legislative matters
The introduction Of this measure served
Ito o8draw the opposition fire and discover
ithe8 weak points iii the bill. The seaa-
Itors bill was amended in the senate to
Inaeet the objections made by the secL
retary of the interior, who held that
1.-The money now in the reclamation fund
Twas already hypothecated, or set aside
to meet the cost of irrigation work all
Ifeady authorized Accordingly IL was
proposed to appropriate the same
tamouiit from money yet to be paid into
the fund to arise from the sale of public
Hand in North Dakota and the bill, So
Iamended, passed the; senate and went
TO the public land committee in the
Ihorse.
In tile mean time MIR. Groniia intro
Iduced a new bill also changed to meet
some of the objections made to the
| former Bill Still adl1ering 10 the segfe4
cation Of the money from the fund row
lin hand. Relative to this bill Mr.. Ell
| lliott, engineer iii charge Of the drain
age itivestig cations OH behalf of the agri-
Iciiltural department, writes MIR. Grorna:
he improvements of these fertile
lands by better drainage has long been
Iregarded necessary to the permanent
| prosperity OF that part of the state.
Within the last few years tile subject
has been widely discussed and quite
Icarefuily considered by the progressive
citizens of those six counties, and the
Ilnatter was brought 10 the attention Of
this department through a resolution
| Iadopted BY convention held at Bis
Iniafck III JANUARY, 1905 iii which the
Office Of experiment stations was re-
lauested to assist iii the formation of a
Iconpre ehensiye plan. II
He speaks further Of the steps taken
| 60 secure reliable data in cooperation
with the several counties and concludess
This survey has been prosecuted BY
this Office during the past season and
maps and plans are now being fofniu-.
lated, and a report with estimates pre-
l1paTed, which will be delivered accord
Eing TO agreement to the four counties
Iinterested Having had this work in
charge am greatly impressed with its
and interested In having the
IWork SO done that ii will promote and
encourage the further development Of
Itilose lands as regards their drainage
Mr. Elliott requested d conference
| with Mr.. Gronna relative to this and
Irelated features, and the whole matter
IWill Be laid before the committee on
Irrigation, to which Mr.. Groniia's bill
was referred, during the present week
MIR. GrOnna further authorized me to
|say that he and Senator Hansbrough
are working iii harmony iii this matter,
| and that neither he or Mr.. Hansbrough
cared which bill should finally pass.
They want one proposition or the;
other Either will accomplish tile work
desired The bill introduced BY Mr..
Hansbrotigh has already passed the sem
ate and If it can be gotten before the
house can be amended BY the adoption
lot Mr. Gronnas 81 proposition II that
seems best Or is found to be feasible.
Mr. Gronna's bill is before tlie irriga-
| ton committee of which MIR. Marshall
IS. d member and Mr.. Hansbrough's be-
fore the public lands committee, of
which Mr.. Iron1a Isl member Sena-
for Hansbrough confirmed the state
nleiits Of Mr. Gronna they arc work
/ ing together to secure results, and
neither cares which bill is finally gwen
strong point for the bill IS the fact that
it proposes to give to North Dakota the,
benefit 81 funds paid by the state which
would otherwise 10 to the benefit Of
some other locality.
Mr. Gronna also sustainsa the state
nielit Of Governor Sarles that the story
also published III The Herald, concern
ing the flilisboro postn,as ersliip Is