The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-06-04
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
CROOKSTON CONVENTION
Demand Reapporonment for Northern Minnesota at Coming
Session Of the LegsIature-Want System Of Township
Schools for Agricultural Teaching.

Delegates from thirty. one coun.
ties of Northern Minnesota, in
convention assembled at the city
of Crookston, June second and
third, 1910, composing the North
ern Minnesota Development Asso-
citation, realizing that in Northern
Minnesota lie the greatest oppor.
tunities for future development
of natural resourcesand advantages
such as no other land possesses
and to the end that this develop
ment may be speedily accom-
plished do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing resolution:
Reapportionment.
Whereas, the representation
of the northern half of the state in
the state Legislature is conceded
to be wholly inequitable and un-
just in view of the rapid growth of
that part of the state as compared
with other portions, and
Whereas, this condition is con-
tarV both to the letter and spirit
of the Constitution of the state of
Minnesota, and to'every principle
of right and justice.
Be it resolved that this association
d demands imperatively thata just and
equitable reapportionment be made
at the coming session of the legisla.
ture to take effect before the next
general election that shall remedy
this condition on "a basis which will
give to all parts of the state equal
both irssthes Senate
and the House according to the
population as shown by the United
States census of 1910.
Be it further resolved, that to this
end. we demand that all candidates
for the Senate and for the House of
representatives from the counties in
cluded in this organization be re-
quired to pledge themselves to work
and vote for such a law regardless
of their personal or political interests
and that those who fail to make such
pledge be refused support without
regard to party. a..
Be it further resolved that all
political parties be most urgently
requested to insert in their platforms
a plank pledging the passage of a
just reapportionment law.
Improving Public Highways.
! Whereas, there is no question
that more vitality affects the people
of our state at the present time
than that of lettering our public
highways, we earnestly recommend
that the next legislature submit
a constitutional amendment provid
ing for a one-mill state road tax
that a state road tax of one-quarte,
of one mill, as authorized by the
Constitution, be levied by the next
legislature, the same to be expended
under the supervision of the state
highway commission, and that the
state legislature make a liberal
appropriation annually hereafter
to enable the state highway com
mission to employ corp of com.
petentent men to instruct the loca
road authorities in scientific road
making. r.
Minnesota Money for Drainage.
Whereas, for the last few years
drainage projects of enormou:
magnitude have been prosecuted
whereby vast areas of land have
been reclaimed and transformed
into rich and fertile farm lands,
therefore.
Be it resolved by this Associa
ton that Minnesota through The
Board of Investment should i'm:
mediately dispose Of enough O
the bonds of other states helc
by it, as are necessary to Sc
cure and loan to our owr
people, the money essential t
state development, especially TO