The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-15
THE MOUSE RIVER
TO DEVILS LAKE
DRAIN PROBLEM
Devils Lake People Much In
terested in the Proposed
Legislation

LEGISLATURE IS GETTING
DOWN TO EARNEST WORK
Fourteen Days Only Of the Session
Remain and Many Important Mat.
ters Remain to Be Disposed Of, In.
cluding Investigation Reports.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 15.-Realiza-
tion of the fact that the present
conditions point strongly 70 con-
gestion Of work at the finish of the
legislative session that will keep
them working night and day has
caused the members Of the assembly
to put new vim and energy into their
work this week. The sessions held
yesterday afternoon were the long
est that have yet been held, while
the amount Of business disposed Of
far eclipsed that of any other single
day.
There are fourteen more working
days for the assembly. counting to-
day, and the fact that there are still
to be settled such important ques-
tions as the primary law amend
ments, the initiative and referendum,
the appropriations. the anti-pass and
few other equally important prob
lens, including the banking bill. and
1t can thus be readily realized just
to what extent the assembly will be
obliged to work to finish everything
on time. Midnight Of Friday, March
8, is the time when legislative work
ceases and the Twelfth assembly be-
comes a matter Of history.
Committee work has been quite
that fact will assist greatly in doing
guments that 50 often are precepi-
cred. though, the reports Of the sew
over one Of these. at least, there will
feeling current during the, past few
two reports coming from the game
II such Is the fact, 1t will breed a
as the committee is q joint one
satisfied with the progress that is
being made at the present time and
are firm in their belief that little diff
ficulty will be experienced in caring
for all of the questions that still re-
main unsettled.
Ladd to Enforce Law.
New steps for the enforcement of
the full weight laws now on the
statute books Of the state, regardless
of any enactments that may come
from the present legislative assem-
bly,, will be taken by Commissioner
e. F. Ladd Immediately appropria-
tions for such work become avail
able. In an address before the SEN
ate state affairs committee yesterday
Commissioner Ladd, advocating the
passage of senate bills No. 213 and
215, both relating to pure food work
laid out plans for future action in
the matter Of enforcing the food laws
Of the state.
At the present time. because ap-
preparations have not been available
the pure food department has been
without an inspector. Three months
ago It became necessary to dispense
with the services Of q road man, and
for that reason the situation today is
not the very best. As soon as more
cash is available new inspector will
be named.
Particular emphasis will be laid BY
the department on the laws relating
to full weights. In senate bill No
21S the manner In which lard pals
shall be labeled and how much lard
they shall contain: and the standard
weight Of bread loafs, are fixed. II
is prescribed that lard pals shall
contain one. three or five pounds
and that the weight Of the pail shall
not be taken into consideration. Or
the standard weight Of bread, a full
loaf 10 fixed at two pounds with 9
half loaf at one pound.
Benefits Bakers Also.
Under the present bread law Il
would be necessary for the bakers te
label every loaf of bread, no matter
whether they were full weight OF
not. Under the new law 1t is pro
posed that the standard weight loafs
do not have to be labelled, but the
loafs that are not of standard
weight. must he 50 designated Com.
missioner 'Ladd informed the state
affairs committee that he has moi
been enforcing the law under its
present provisions with reference tc
the weights, but that he will take
action Immediately this bill is pass.
cd. or II It is not passed. he will
commence action under the present
law. He declares that there should
be no opposition on the part Of the
bakers to the proposed new bill az
It would. in fact, prove beneficial to
them.
On the question Of lard containers
few years ago when the present
food label law was enforced, several
Of the companies put out a pail OF
lard particularly for North Dakota
These pals contained the full weight
and were 80 designated. Later 9TH
or companies came into the field and
put pail Of lard on the market not
containing the full weight, but with
labsls showing the true weight.