Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

A new central heating pIant TOT TN
buildings of the university, at NcrTnllllOn
made large enough 50 that the part no
now needed can be partitioncd or an'
made tC furnish temporary quarters 70
the machinery used in the basement o
the Science hall for the operation of tn
engineering and mechanical Laboratories
from which place tlIls machinery must be
removed because it's operation IN tn
basement, where 1t now is, endangers tn
building. For this purPsosc the boart
For a new science hall at Madison, sos,
600; repair of heating plant, $1,000.
For a dormitory' annex at Aberdeen
s35, 600.
For a new roof on main building, ant
replastcring at Spearftsh,: $500 and fo1
an annex to dOrrnitOry, $1,000.
To complete mctallurgical laboratory a
the school OF mines, IS, 600.
Endorsement of creamery. enlargement
OF green house, and erection of new dairy
barn at Brookings, $4,000.
Total. $121, 500. .
These Recommendations are made II
undoubted good faith. At the beSinnlna
fully the financial SITUATION, and It is fol
aries paid to the members Of the tacul:
ties of these Institutions. like the salaries
paid to the state officers, are, too small
pay. 1t is difficult to be just, and at the
same time. keep within the income of the
state. 1t will not be 50 dificult after th5
extra expense involved in finishing and
furnishing the capitol is Out of the way.
In the meantime-go slow. Keep down
the appropriations
Conservation of Resources.
The reference of the state geolosist &c
the artesian basis leads me to a stiN
larger subject ,to-wit: The conscrVation
Of all our natural resources, and the i'm
proVcmcnt of our waterways.
Acting upon the express request OF the
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chairman OF the
national conservation commission. last
mission on state co~nscrvation. conslstlns
of Hon. Robert J. Gamble, Oh airman
Hon. e. W. Martin, Hon. o.. G.. Dqkken
Robinson, as secretary. This commission
has made q preliminary report SO repletc
with valuable Information and sugees-
tons that it's contents will be a revelation
to most people. The suggestions made in
this report are invaluable. 1t ought 70 he
printed and widely disseminated. There
is no appropriation for that purpose. how
ever. Its publication and distribu ton by
the secretary of the state fair board ana
ex-officio commissioner of immigration
would give to the world informal con
corning our resources never published in
I earnestly urge that an appropriation
be made for the printing ana distribution
of this report.
report about irrigation and artesian wells,
I also commend 20 our careful attention
the recommendations of state Engineer
Lea, asking for specific legislation to con-
serve the artesian water supply and rec
o~mmeading the enactment as a state law
Of the Carey, land act; relating to the
reclamation Of arid lands, passed by con-
gresS in 1894.
Commissioner Of immigration.
Under the provisions of chapter f6, Ses-
sion Laws of 1907, making he secretary
f1cio commissioner of Immigration, and re-
curing the governor to make the a2-
Of HHron' TO Ne shc p SlafSnee A. A;
of the board Of agriculture, he
has rendered every possible service and
the capable and efficient performance of
his duties in that regard have taken no
small part of his time.
No appropriation is made after January
/, 1909. The office is, therefore,. without
a dollar for it's maintenance at this time.
I recommend that a pro rata sum be az
by an emergency law enacted
at once to maintain the office until that
time, and that, in the meantime, this leg
determine what. If any. action
shall be taken to establish by law a sep
arate department for this work.
Advises Deposit Guaranty.
A wise and conservative law by which
the depositors may be insured, will not
only protect depositors against loss in in
solvent and misnlanaged banks. but 1t will
protect solvent and well managed banks
Uninsured funds in an inSolvent bank
do not give the depositor any aid as a
A safe insurance Of deposits would
able asset at once. There is no parallel
between the principle of bank deposit in
surance and the guaranteeing Of a crop
to the farmer, as is sometimes commended.
Banks are chartered by the government
state or national, and are permitted to
hold themselyes out to the paoliS as sol;
or state" in the name put
before the public. They are permitted to
accept money as quasi public companies
ment or the state. and the government or
state should give to the. people from
funds in trust. the protection of a sys-
tenn Of bank deposit insurance.
Prohibit Advisory Boards.
The commissioner of insurance suggests
enactment of a law making it clear
what the attitude Of this state is in rela-
"advisory boards" for the purpose Of in
ducclnent in soliciting life insurance. I
believe this practice is vicious and wrong
and ought to be prohibited by statute. I
that you investigate the mat
ter with the view to putting an end to the
Change tho Primary.
The platform of the republican party of
South Dakota, adopted IN July. after the
law had been tried. declares:
We approve the principle of the pri-
mary law and suggest such amendments
only as may be necessary to make it more
simple and effeCtiVe.'
A general attack was made upon this
law in the supreme court OF the state last
May in which its constitutionality was
questioned and every possible objection
urged. The general provisions Of the law
were SuSIdlNou. 1"o pIONISlOiS, Ho"eNtI
were held to be invalid, to-wit:
Sections s and 10. which required candi-
dates for nominations to pay a designated
fee at the time of filing their ting
the money received to be covered
into the general fund to reimburse the
county for expenses incurred in holding
the primary; also the clause in section 65,
which reads: Each county shall be en-
titled to one delegate to each party
state convention for every 100 votes
or major fraction thereof, cast by such
political party in said county for its party
candidate for governor at The last preced-
general election also the following
in subdivision 8 of Section &C:
''Provided. that whenever two-thirds OF
of the, several political parties Of
county at g regularly called meeting.
shall decide that there is not a sufficient
contest over he selection Of delegates
from such county to the state conven-
tons, called to elect delegates to national
conventions to justify the expense of hold
a county conventions, such county
central committee shall lave the power to
name the delegates from said county. and
the chairman and secretary of the proper
committee shall sign the delegate creden-
tails"
dropped from the statute without tnvalf-
the remainder, and the court hav-
so held, I recommend that the sections
above referred to be amended by eliminat-
them. /
Conclusion.
For two years my associates IN office
and myself hav been charged with the
burden of administering the public affairs
OF this great state under the commission
we received from her people in 1906. The
record has been made. How well we have
performed the task. we must leave to the
While at times. the unfairness Of partisan