Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-01-14

~ was hSqoesI W DTlnS alOnS
the state flag and upon inquiry I
learned that the great state of North
Dakota has no state flag. We have
q state seal, a state name, a state
!lo"er' but no state flag-no emblem
that stands especially for North Da-
I We need one; need it at the
Alaska-f ukon exhibition; need it
when the silver service is presented
10 the battleship North Dakota; need
IL when the national guard goes to
hatlonal encampment; need it float.
ing from our public buildings, side by
side with the Stars and Stripes. to re-
mind us of Il dual government and
u obligations to each.
Alaska.Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Ihls 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
tle 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-
hlbition of the 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 a plank in favor
OF requiring the state officers to re-
l at n capital city and give their
personal attention to official duty.
Complaint is made hat if such a law
is passed that the salaries are insult
ficient on account of the increased ex-
pense of living.
This is a matter for your considera-
ton. The state is entitled to the per-
sonal services of it's 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 $4.35S,412.S5. The vault in
the t~reasurer'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 sufficient
supply of water in case of fire and
which are constantly leaking, spelling
and %loosening the plaster, and a great
source of annoyance. An appropria-
ton should be made for the construc-
ton of a 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 a
large immigration to this state within
the last three years. This is NO doubt
due. in a large measure, to the adver-
Using of our state at the state fairs
among the Central states and by other
methods of advertising used by Com
missioner Gilbreath, all of which he
was enabled to do by reason of the
appropriation for immigration, and 1
recommend a liberal appropriation for
the encouragement of immigration to
this state.
Insurance.
The tenth legislative assembly
passed a number of acts relating to
life insurance, all of which were rec
by the governors, attorneys general
and commissioners Of insurance, at a
meeting in Chicago in 1906. The COM
missioner of insurance of this state
reports to this office that in order
that these new laws may have full
force and effect the law should pro-
vide for an actuary to properly safe
guard the rights of the policyholders
and to see that the law is complied
with. The insurance commissioner fur
Their recommends a number of amend
ments to our present law, all of which
you will find in the insurance report
and to which l respectfully call your
attention.
Dairy Interests.
The dairy interests of this state,
under the efficient supervision of AS
sistant Dairy Commissioner Flint,
have prospered. During the last two
years twenty new creamerles have
been constructed and 10000, 900
pounds of butter are reported to have
been made from North Dakota cream.
The dairy interest is n 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