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

been made from North Dakota cream.
The dairy interest Is one that should
be encouraged for the reason that this
is an agricultural country and no ag-
ricultural country can be kept rich
and fertile without diversified farm
ing. Dairying means diversified farm
ing. 1t means enriched land. 1t means
ready money for the dairymen at all
seasons of the year. There is no
failure in the dairy crop. For this
reason 1t should be encouraged and
| call your especial attention to the
recommendation of Assistant Commits
sioner Flint that provision be made
for another deputy and that the COM
pensation be increased.
Temperance Commissioner.
In 1907 the legislative assembly
passed law providing for temper
ance commissioner to be appointed by
the governor. Under and by virtue of
this law George Murray was duly ap-
pointed and qualified as temperance
commissioner of the state and acted
as such temperance commissioner for
(! twenty days in April and twenty-five
days in May in 1907, when the law
under which MIR. Murray was appoint-
| cd was declared unconstitutional by
the court. MIR. Murray filed a bill
with the state auditor for the SUN of
$500, that being the amount of his
salary as provided by law and actual
expenses incurred while acting as tenn
perance commissioner. Mr.. Murray
came to Bismarck and gave his entire
time and attention to the duties of his
ctf1ce while he remained in Office and
did valuable services and should re-
ce1ve just remuneration therefor.
recommend that sufficient money be
appropriated to pay Mr.. Murray's bill.
Live Stock Sanitary Board.
The last legislative assembly passed
a law indemnifying owners for the
killing of animals affected with CLAN
lers, the same being chapter 40 of
the laws of 1907. No appropriation
was made for the paying of any
claims under the act, and, on account
thereof, there are noN filed with the
state auditor claims amounting in the
aggregate to 100000, filed by the own
ers of animals killed under the law.
AS matter of police regulation the
state has a right to kill animals af-
fected with CHAMBERS without indemni-
flying the owners, but such regulation
would in many cases work a great
hardship and be-, at least, tempta-
ton for the owner to conceal the con-
dition of his animals, while If there
was an indemnity it would be an in
ducement for the owner to disclose
the condition of his animals, have the
same destroyed and receive the as
sistance the state offers, and thus re-.
suit III the final eradication of the
disease. This was the intent of the
law and the appropriation fer carry
ing out the same was inadvertently
left out. submit the whole matter
to YOU for your careful, conscientious
consideration.
Paint Law
In enforcing the paint law Pure Food
Commissioner Ladd Of the Agricultural
college employed John s. Watson of
the firm of Ball, Watson, Young &
Lawrence of Fargo to represent the
state in an action brought in the fed
eral court to test the paint law. EN-
inent counsel from Chicago was en-
rloyed by the wholesalers of paints,
but Mr.. Watson was successful in sus-
tanning the law in the federal district
court of this state and likewise in the
supreme court of the United States.
Mr.. Watson did a great deal of hard
end efficient work in preparing and
> trying the case, both in this state and
: in the city of Washington, where he
was Obliged to go to argue the case
before the supreme court. He rem
dered valuable service to the state,
for which he should receive just. and
fair remuneration. He filed bill for
the same with the auditing board and
there being no law under which the
!, auditing board could legally pay for
; such services the claim has not been
allowed. / therefore recommend an
, appropriation of such sum as will, In
, your judgment, fairly and Justly com.
pensate Mr.. Watson for his services.
. School and Institution Lands.
3 The report of the commissioner Of
! public lands, which you have. or will
: have before you, shows how enor
, mously the institution funds have in
creased and the great necessity fol
wise legislation to keep such funds
= safely invested.
. In this report I call your attention
: especially to the recommendations
d made by the commissioner. In sub
i stance: That all lands subject to SALE
. be personally investigated by a rep
l. resentative of the state. field notes
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