Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-01-17
tive Assembly.

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Ing various departments and matters in
yolving the administration of state af-
fairs as my experience leads me 10 be-
lieve should be presented for your con-
Of the state In the past biennial period
have been such AS to bring propor-
donate additional expense III the admin
lstration Of affairs. The demands upni,
state. and it was necessary for the legis-
| lature two years ago to provide by d.
rect appropriation for their increasing
needs. These appropriations have hee:i
larger burden than usual upon the gem
erai fund. LII addition to cXtraorl!n,rS
expenses for permanent improvements.
| there was an increase In the aplropra-
! tons for various other departments and
| purposes deemed necessary by the iegis-
| lattve assembly and the executive These
appropriations have all been paid. ana
| there is "a balance in the general fund
| at the close OF the biennial period not
withstan.iins the increased demands up-
OH the treasury during the past Two
years.
Extraordinary Expenses.
The governor here gave an itcmzcd
list showing some OF the payments made
permanent improvements at state In
| situations anu for other purposes. in
| volvihg expenses not encountered by the
administrations of preceding years. az
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| To meet these added charges against
the general fund OF the state there has
been no other revenue than the current
taxes and receipts Of the state from the
made part Of this message and the
proceeds Of the sale Of $780, of bonds
authorized by the last legislative assem-
bly,.
Public Printing.
| recommend the repail of the law
u nd 1kvy vNrIS,t SHeY
within the state. rhc present provisions
invite collusion, detrimental to proper
results, and, in my opinion. since the
present law has been In force. it has.
cess Of legitimate cost. The combina-
ton Of certain printing concerns of four
years ago was made possible by the
tive investigation to determine the
states ability to recover the excessive
charges is recommended. The records
increase in cost of printing. done under
the present laws. South Dakota has a
similar law which was repealed four
years ago. ] urged the chairman Of the
committee bill repeating this law.
l also recommend reducing the max
mum charges now permitted in our
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stbility Of excessive charges and con-
tracts.
This state has paid since Jan. /. 1906.
ior Tor It's printing dncluding about $4,000
not include the 1905 code. land depart
ment printing. or promotion OF irriga-
tion. printing. and such other provided
for by special appropriations.
An appropriation Of s5.ss4.93, to bal
ic.spirited citizens who advanced money
to help defray expenses incurred in maxi
ing the states exhibit at the Portland
lLewis & clark) exposition is recon-
I Land Department.
Through years of experience. II has
been demonstrated that quite few pro-
visions Of law pertaining to common
schools and public institution lands nee,l
lands Committees Of the senate and
house carefully consider the recommen-
dations made by Land Commissioner
Hegge and report to your honorable
body; IT: This is very important DEPART
good sound business principles. that the
best results may he attained. Important
improvements in methods and systems
have be been ina made in this department dur
can be accomplished. One especially
needed is a law to define specifically
what lands lands bearing Ignite coal" shall
the state shall never be sold, hut the
legislative assembly may by general laws
provide for Leasing the same" The
bearing Ignite coal This definition. in
my opinion, is ambiguous and not suf-
fcently. specific. Most Of the states
public lands In the western part are at
The board OF university and school
lands adopted resolution at its last
meeting requesting this session to early
pass a law conformable to the recent
1922 relating to Investment Of school
funds" thereby permitting tho inmedi-
ate investment OF funds ON hand.
The governor made several suggestions
tending to improve working methods in
the auditors and treasurer's office.
Department Of Agriculture and Labor.
North Dakota is. practically. purely
an agricultural state. comparatively new
and rapidly developing: The department
Of agriculture ;,,.,, ami labor should BE- al!
should be disseminated in various ways,
giving statistics and information con-
corning our advantages and resources IN
detail. Experience of other agricultural
states. especially those of Illinois. Iowa.
Wisconsin and Minnesota, has demon
strated that increase in real estate val
ues ia proportionatc to increase in our
population. This department. prior TO
this administration. has not been cspe-
tures appropriated $4,000 for promotion
Of immigration. With this fund during
1905 fine exhibits We're made at the state
fairs OF Minnesota. Illinois and Indiana.
besides distributing a great amount OF
literature and maps. and advertising III
Important daily papers of Minnesota. IL
llnois. indiana; Ohio and Wisconsin.
1906. besides issuing monthly Illus
trated magazine Of several Thousand
copies each month. giving prizes for tho
best articles relating TO each county
continuance Of this appropriation. be-
lieving 1t 10 be for worthy cause
wish to call your special attention 70
the report Of Dairy Commissioner Flint
relative to the legal test for cream and
his suggestions perta lining to cream and
creameries and the request for another
assistant. This department Is very i'm
portant. We should give the dairy In.
| terests more consideration and encour-
agement.
Under the act of Jan. 81, 1903. and sub
| sequent amendments. the national guard
81 the state receives annually from the
general government s15,s5s.1s. and In
ton Of $4,000 for the transportation OF
the troops of the national guard of this
| state to Camp Islay, WyO., where the Or
| san1zed militia OF our state were asSOct-
ated In field maneuvers with the differ
ant arms Of the service In the regular
army, and the report from the war de-
oartment shows that the national guard
II this state acquitted themselves with
honor and credit to the state. the chief
umpire reporting that at least 80 per cent
II our forces would be Immediately
| AVAILABLE for active service on the same
| 'ooting with the regular army.
Absent Minded,
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