Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-09
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WATER POWERS,
ELL With That End In View
J. Passes the House.
CASS LAKE NORMAL SCHOOL

priation, but in Duo Time lts Pro-
visions Undoubtedly Will Be Car
| ried out-opposition to Armour
Packing Plant at New Brighton
| Completely Routed.
St. Paul, April ga measure which,
II adopted by the senate, will involve
new departure in the policy of the
| state has been introduced by Repre-
| sentative Wells of Breckenridge. He
proposes to tax water powers for state
purposes and his bill has been ap-
proved by the house. Mr.. Wells
| proposition is that graduated tax be
| imposed on those who use this natural
! source Of power as follows: Fifteen
cents per horsepower per year on ZOO
horsepower water powers and under;
20 cents from 200 to 500 and all over
500 % cents per horsepower. It is
estimated that the st. Anthony falls
water power in Minneapolis brings to
those who have harnessed the river
somewhere about 100000 annually
and it does look as though the state
should receive reasonable revenue
! from this source. Whether, in the case
| of smaller streams. however, such q
policy would not have an injurious
effect on the milling industry is open
to question. Owing to their uncertain
nature and the insuff1ciency of power
In the dry season water power from
the smaller streams has generally to
be supplemented by steam and, any.
way, milling in the country is rather
4 precarious occupation as result of
discriminating railroad rates. At all
events, in view Of the increasing de-
nands on the state revenues, the
proposition is worth thinking about.
Mayor LAWYER Of st. Paul has takert
q swipe at Colonel Lafayette Youngl
and Mr.. MeVicar Of Iowa. who camel
to Minnesota to give pointers to its
cities about che commissions plan Of
government. According to this plan.
which is embodied in bill by Sen.
ator Works, which has passed the sem
ate and which municipalities may
adopt If they so wish. the authority
now vested. In q city council is re.
posed in commission of FIVE mem.
bers, in whose election politics is sup.
posed to cut no figure. Referendum
and recall features are embraced in
the scheme, which seems to have
worked we'll in Des Moines. Gaiveston
and elsewhere. Mayor LAWYERS ire
was aroused at some slap dash criti.
cisms made by Mr.. Young. of st. Paul's
administration. whersupon he was
moved to-. say among other things
that: .
"Lafe Young, who poses ag a; pro-
zressive statesman ard: reformer, has
for ten years been the head and front
OF the reactionary, Bourbon, standpat.
corporation fed and corporation owned
faction of the Republican party OF
Iowa. that has just been inglorious]y-
defeated by the progressives under
the leadership of Governor Cummins:
He knows Sc little abas1t the construc-
ton of first class street railway
track that he thinks. that granite'
blocks aloug and between the rails:
are cObble s5ones.'
All of which goes t0 show that: "OuEl
Dan" keeps in, touch with Iowa state
politics.
Mnera u. considerable ,sentinsnl
favorable tu the passage Of Represent
tative Selb's bill for a constitutional
amendment providing for sixsy-dayl
instead of ninety-day legislative: ses~'
sion. This naturally results from the,
change from per diem to q salary
system for the payment of members.
It also results from greater famil:.
tarity with the extent of the: time
wasted in the consideration Of absOr-
Fute1y worthless if not vicious meas
ures Every bill which Will prove OF
public benefit passed at this session
could as easily be passed in thirty as
in ninety days.
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There is some talk Of another At
tempt to secure the amendment OK
the primary election law: A bill Is
before the legislature which provides
that no candidate can get his name on
the ballot who does not secure at
least 80 per cent of the vote cast by
his party at the last preceding cleo
ton. This. it ID thought, will both
bring the voters out and prevent one
party taking part in the primary elec-
lions Of another.
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The suggestion has been made that
the New York method be; adopted Of
! requiring every candidate to secure
before he can get his name on the pri-
mary ballot petition signed by at
least 3 per cent of the voters in the
| district. This would do away with
the objection that all that it is neces-
sary now to have to become candl-
date for public Office is nerve and a
SO bill.
JOHN LAWSON. #
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