Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-18
HOPE FOR THE
Grain GROWER
MAY Secure Better Treatment in
Grading and Inspection
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE BUSY

Visits St. Paul and Confers With Of
f.ciaIs There and This State Is
Likely to Be Given Representation
on the Minnesota Board of Appeals.
Penitentiary investigation Begun.
Court Decision Aids State Revenues.
Bismarck, Feb. S.-The visit of the
special committee from the house and
senate to st. Paul, their conference
with the railroad and warehouse COM
mission, the governor of Minnesota
and the Joint committee of the house
and senate of that state on the sub
Ject OF grain grading and North Da-
Mota representation upon the board of
appeals of Minnesota is a matter of
live interest in North Dakota and the
report Of the special committee that
its conference leads to the hope that
North Dakota may be given represent
tation upon the Minnesota board of
appeals encourages the hope that the
grain producer of North Dakota will
either receive better treatment or THAI
he will be satisfied that he is receiv
ing the best treatment that practical
business conditions make it possible
for him TO get. The committee that
visited st. Paul and minneapolis and
conferred with the Minnesota grain
people consisted of Senators Talcott.
Trilnble and Bessesen and Represen-
tatives frame, Hill and Doyle, with
j. w. Foley, secretary of the senate.
as secretary of the committee. Tho
members of the committee conferred
first With the Minnesota railroad and
warehouse commission, including
Chief Inspector Eva, and the members
of the commission, while defending
the Minnesota system of inspection,
agreed that, in view of the fact that
North Dakota shipped to Minnesota
terminals, at a low calculation, $780,
100000 worth of grain a year, the
state was entitled to representation
upon the Minnesota board of appeals
it for no other reason than that it
would be an assurance to the people
of this state that they were getting a
square deal in the matter of grain
marketing and grading. Governor
Johnson was then called into the n
ference and stated that If the legisla-
ture could constitutionally pass such
a law as would give North Dakota a
representative he would name a mem-
Der of the board from that state. The
committee then visited the Minneapo-
lis grain mel and subsequently at
tended a joint meeting of the senate
and house committees on the subject
Of grain grading and inspection. Mem
bers of the joint committee agreed
that the proposition was a fair one
and that they would support it if a con-
stitutional and legal way were found.
The matter is now up to the Mime
sofa Legislature, but the special COM
mittee feels hat the state is a little
nearer to getting representation than
they have v e been before.
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There has been much sentiment in
the state in the past few years that
the marketing of grain has been done
with the sole view to the interests of
the Minnesota grain buyers and eleva-
tor men and it is believed that the
presence of a North Dakota man on
the appeal board would have a good
effect and be of benefit to the farmers
of the state. If such a law is enacted
by the Minnesota Legislature it will
go far toward bringing about a better
understanding between the producing
and buying interests Of the two states
and developments in the matter are
awaited with much interest. The COM
mittee has reported its findings to the
legislature in a special report.
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The first meeting of the senate an.
preparations committee will be held
the latter part of the week. All of
the appropriation bills have been pre-
sented and they call for a sum far be-
yond the possible revenues of the
state. The committee will scale down
the appropriations generally, provid-
ing for the necessary institutions of
the state first and afterward for the
W III olNC iCNSSSilteS. ALI
of the appropriation bills will proba-
bly, be reported at one time, after the
committee has agreed upon the
amounts that can with safety and wis.
dom be appropriated
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The ~penitentiary investigating COM
mittee has begun its work. Attorney
Divet Of Wahpeton has been engaged
as the attorney for the special com.
mittee and testimony is being taken
from various witnesses. The mem
bers of the committee are anxious to
get at the real facts and put an end
to the rumors that have been flying
abroad during the past two years.
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The anti-miscegnation bill, designed
to prevent the marriage of white and
colored persons, of as little as one
eighth blood, mas passed the senate
and gone to the house. This is the
first time that one of the far North
ern states has taken radical ground
on the intermarrying of the races