The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-06

States Attorneys, which has resulte,
! IN placing the State in a much NOR,
/, favorable condition than heretofore
Inns is true OF the larger portion o.
the state. F,
Temperance
we are all very familiar with the
magnitude OF the evils arising from
tbe use of intoxicating liquors and
believe the people of the state gen
eraiiy are becoming more strongly i'm.
pressed with the necessity for the en-
actment OF such laws as will tend to
discourage the sale and use of such
lntoxicants. =
The matter resolves itself into two
questions for you to answer. Is the
sale of Intoxicating liquor necessary
for serving the best interests of the
people of a community and does its
consumption tend toward the progress
slve development Of the commercial
and moral welfare, or is it the factor
bringing with 1t more poverty, misery
and CRIME than any other agent with
which we have to deal at the present
time.
L believe that the liquor traffic is
IN reality the highest tax that is be-
ing PAID by the common people of to-
day and that it is the heaviest drain Nd
on their resources. If this is a fact
1t is your duty to legislate in the in
~terests of those people and not in the
interests of the men who are in the
business for a profit or a money con
slderation.
Publicity.
1t IS well that you consider at this
time the fact that we have done and
are doing practically nothing in the
way Of advertising for the state. and
although we have made q remarkably
rapid development during the past
few years, the fact remains that an
effort toward giving the state public.
ty would have accomplished much.
Our sister State, North Dakota, has
been spending a liberal amount for the
past ten years for Advertising purposes
and statistics show that she has made
a Gam in population Of sos per cent.
while we, although we are more favor
ahlT situated IN many respects and es-
peclally for the raising of corn, and
although we have a large mining in.
dustry, and have thousands of acres Of
land waiting to be titled. and innum-
era0e resources practically undevel-
oped, still We have made a gain of but
}o.+ per cent during a corresponding
period Of time. 1t seems TO me that
now is an opportune time to change
our tactics and get into line.
Executive Residence
The attention Of different l~egisla-
lures has by various of my predeccs-
sors been called to the necessity for
making provision for a residence for
the Governor.
The duties of the Executive are now
such as to make it necessary for him
to be at the Capital practically all
the time, and they continue to in
crease. Almost every day matters Of
varying Importance but always of
moment are brought to the exec.
utive office and the Governor should be
there to give the same his attention.
The majority of the states provide
executive mansion for the use Of
the Governor and very liberal appro-
oriations are made for maintaining the
same.
However, at this time, all things be-
ng considered, ! would not advise nor
lrge the purchase or building of an
mansion but | do suggest to
lou the wisdom and expediency of
considering the appropriation of a
reasonable amount for renting a place
n the city suitable for the home of
he executive. !
Were the matter referring only to {
Myself. | would hesitate in making the $
uggestion but in view of the fact t
n G0nGarpc oil fhCco who c,aaN.l
ne, | deem it advisable to bring the S
to your attention at this time. {
Railroad Commission Q
Your attention is called to the re-
ort of the Railroad Commission, from
Inch it is apparent that many com n
la1nts from time to time have been 0
djudicated and it is evident that the t.
commission, in its wisdom, has accom- a
lished much good. j:
| would recommend that the Commits W
on be given more power and be ievc e
rat through this medium we viii be
ore quickly relieved from the evils OF II
must Determinations, which now II
bound within the state. e1
Probably the most noticeable dis &
ANIMATION is against manufactured le
oducts. For instance, twenty or b.
ore years ago when our Touring mills II
the number Of ninety or more were II
tablished and prosncring, railway is
ties were in accordance with q dis in
nee tariff in which all the mills out
de of the state as well as the mills
side of the state were on the same So
isis. Subsequently, the single dis al
nee tariff was superseded by the in 81
rstate tariff and the local state tar tn
s. Since that time the slter-state l.,
riff has been gradually reduced Al of
43 per cent, while the state or local ar
mmodity tariff within the state has
t been reduced at all, so that now pe
is the universal rule that mills two hi
three hundred miles distant in Min ii,
sofa can ship their wseat from is
ints in South Dakota, grind it into en-
ur and ship it back to these points cls
thin our state for less money than on
lis in South Dakota can ship the VIC
leat from the same points, grind it