The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-05

! the fact that we have done ana are doin,
practically nothing In the way Of adver
made, a remarkably rapid deveiopmen
during the past few years, the fact re
mains that an effort toward giving tn.
state publicity would have accomplished
much. ~ 1877 q
Lieu Lands In Forest Reserve.
Ever since the creation of the, Black
Hills forest reserve In 1898 there has beer
question az TO the title OF certain sec.
lions numbered is and &c. lying within the
reserve.
Investigations were conducted by cam.
missioner Dokken and Attorney General
Clark ana under date OF January e. 1910
an agreement was entered into whereby
the state receives the 96 sections. the title
10 which had been involved for so many
years :.
Executive Residence.
The dnties OF the executive are now such
as 10 make 1t necessary for him to be Mt
the capital practically all the time. and
they continue to increase. Almost every
DAY matters OF varying Importance but
always OF public moment are brought to
the executive office and the governor
tention.
However, at this time. all things being
considered, l would not advise nor urge
the purchase or building Of an executive
mansion. but do suggest 10 You Che wis
aom and expectancy Of considering the
appropriation OF reasonable amount for
renting place I'm the city suitable for
the home OF the executive.
Railroad Commission.
Your attention Is called to the report Of
the railroad commission. from which II In
apparent that many complaints from time
10 time have been adJudicated and II Is
evident that the commission. I'm it's wis
dom. has accomplished much good,
i would recommend that the commission
ne given more power and believe that
through this medium we will be more
quickly relieved from the evils of unjust
denominations, which now abound with
In the state.
II we study. for moment. the freight
ra.s question we fnd that our state is
paying large percentage more per mile
than Is Iowa on the east of us or North
Dakota on the north OF u.s. ~
frobaDly the most noticeable discrim-
lnation is against manufactured products.
For instance. 20 or more years ago when
our Touring mills to the number of 80 jor
more were established and prospecting,
d das,tway rates s, were In accordance with7a
side of the state as well as the mills in
side OF the state were on the same ba sis
subsequently, the single distance tariff
was superseded by the interstate tariff
and the local state tariffs Since that
time the Interstate tariff has been grad
ually reduced IL to 43 per cent while the
state or local commodity tariff within the
state has not been reduced at all, so that
now 1t Is the universal rule that mills
3CO or 800 miles distant In Minnesota can
snip their wheat from points in South
Dakota, grind Ii into flour and shin N
back to these points within our state for
less money than mills In South Dakota
can ship the wheat from the same points
grind 1t into -four and return the product
unfair and 1t is in fact a ruination OF the
milling Industry In South Dakota. Dur
ing the past 10 years SO to 40 per cent of
the mills IN our state have been driven
hundred thousand dollars. while the in
direct loss to the people OF the state I'm
taxes. wages. allied property. and loss of
much more. The effect will be the same
on brick, cement. and other Industries.
| trust the railroad commission will put
before you a full and complete report
particularly in regard to these discrimina-
tions, and hope that your honorable body
Will act In such a way as to give these
people relief. .a
Tho Primary Law.
At the last legislature our primary law
was re-ehacted and the result shows some
Improvement over the former law We
In several respects and we believe that n
should be revised and amended in such a
way that 1t will more effectually protect
the parties and assure their solidarity.
Constitutional Convention.
During my incumbency In the office of
chief executive my attention has often
times been called to various defects In
our state constitution and / am convinced
that the question Of calling a convention
for the purpose OF revising the present
instrument is of enough importance 70
warrant your serious consideration at this
time. 1t IS evident to me and II nust
be TO all who are informed on the subject
that the state has developed so rapillv
that our constitutions Is now q lnisfit-in
other words the coat has been out
grown.
State House Grounds.
! 9elseye that the legislature should
make liberal appropriation for properiv
parking and landscaping the grounds sur.
rounding the capitol building.
!. Care Of the State House.
In my Judgment, the care and manage
ment or the state house should be under
the control OF an executive COMMITTEES NJ
three or four OF the state officers under
whom the custodian should have. fnII
power In regard to the management of
the building.
Waterways.
The subject of the Improvement and
navigation OF the internal waterways of
the individual states as we'll as the nation
and has become a vital issue pertain,na
to the commercial welfare and industrial
development OF every state.
Conclusion.
There are many other subjects deserving
Of special mention but have alreadT
overtaxed YOU, and in conclusion, / have
enacted by the Twelfth legislative session
may be source of benefit and gratifica-
ton TO many and OF injury to none
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