Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-15

honored by having the greatest and
largest battleship ever built named
for her. It is the custom for each
state for which battleship is named
to present the ship with a silver sArv-
ice and I am sure that this state will
not be the first state to ignore the
custom. 1t is q matter of state inter-
est and state pride, but section 1856 of
the constitution prohibits an appro-
priation for this purpose and the
amount necessary will have to be
raised by popular subscription.
State Flag.
With the invitation to attend the
christening of the batt1eship North
Dakota was a request to bring along
the state flag and upon inquiry
learned that the great state of North
Dakota has no state flag. We have
state seal, a state name, state
flower; but no state fag-no emblem
that stands especially for North Da-
kota. We need one; need it at the
Alaska-Yukon exhibition; need 1t
when the silver service is presented
to the battleship North Dakota; need
it when the national guard goes to
national encampment; need it float.
ing from our public buildings, side by
side with the Stars and Stripes, to re-.
mind us of our dual government and
our obligations to each.
MISUNDERSTANDING Exposition.
This state has been invited to dis.
play an exhibit of our natural re.
sources at the great Alaska-Yukon.
Pacific exposition to be held at Seat
tie this year. This exposition will be
held in a state admitted into the I'm
ion with our state and all the North
western states will be represented.
Thousands of people from the East
ern, Southern and Central states will
pass through our state en- route to
Seattle and will expect to see an ex-
hibition of the resources of North
Dakota, together with those of the
other new states admitted at the
same time. This state should be, at
least, as we'll represented as it was
at the Portland exhibition and l sub.
nit the matter to your good business
judgment and sound discretion.
State Officers.
Each platform of the two great po-
litical parties in this state in the last
campaign contained plank in favor
of requiring the state officers to re-
side at the capital city and give their
personal attention to official duty.
Complaint is made that If such a law
is passed that the salaries are insult
ficient on account of the increased ex-
pense of living.
This is matter for your considera-
ton. The state is entitled to the per-
sonal services of its public servants
and they are in turn entitled to fair
and just remuneration for services
rendered. The law should be passed
as the people demand and If the sal.
aries are insufficient they should be
increased.
Capitol Building improvements.
BY law the state treasurer is made
the custodian of all bonds and securi-
ties representing Investments OF
school and institution funds and there
is now on hand bonds and mortgages
securing $4,358,412.S5. The vault in
the treasurer's Office should be sup.
piled with suitable steel fixtures for
the safe keeping of these securities.
| The only fire protection we have
at the present time is that supplied
by two tanks near the top Of the build.
ing, which will not furnish suficient
supply of water in case of fire and
which are constantly leaking, spelling
and loosening the plaster, and q great
source of annoyance. An appropria
tion should be made for the construc
tion of tank or standpipe optside the
building that will furnish protection
against fire.
immigration.
The enormous increase in the pop
ular vote at the general election in
1908 over that of 1906 indicates 6
large immigration to this state within
the last three years. This is no doubt
due, in large measure, to the adver
Using of our state at the state fairs
among the Central states and by othel
methods of advertising used by Com
missioner Gilbreath, all of which h,
was enabled to do by reason Of tn,
appropriation for immigration, and
recommend liberal appropriation To-
the encouragement of immigration Il
this state.
Insurance.
The tenth legislative assembl,
passed a number of acts relating t,
life insurance, all of which were rec
commended by committee appointe,
by the governors, attorneys genera
and commissioners of insurance, at 7,
meeting in Chicago in 1906. The CON
miSSionar of insnranaa ol Tho III