The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
|. B. HANNA
PLANS STATE
Development
Outlines Ambitious Programme
for Administration
Weuld Advertise ALI North
Dakota Resources
Think Officials Terms Should
Be Extended

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business administration. part Of
which will be the lengthening of the
terms of all principal state officers,
viii be the aim Of l.. b. Hanna, soon
to be governor Of North Dakota.
Since he has been in Washington.
Hanna, in addition to winding UP his
affairs as a member OF the house, has
been giving careful consideration to
the legislation which he will urge
upon the Legislature, which meets in
January,
/ He left Washington on Wednesday
for New York, whence he will go to
Fargo, reaching there on Dec. 19,
Before he left he said;
North Dakota is an essentially lg-
ricultural state, but I believe manu-
factures can be developed there and
that products now wasted can be util-
ized so that the wealth of the state
can be greatly increased.
Would Use Flax Straw.
'"Take one product, flax straw. as
an instance. For years farmers have
thrown this straw away or burned it
as useless by product of flax and flax
seed. The aggregate annual destruc-
tion Of this product Is S,500,000 tons.
THE government has made expert
ments in the manufacture of paper
from this straw, which | believe will
result in discovering cheap process
for utilization of this product for
purpose.
Professor Bolley estimates that the
straw which is now burned will be
worth SO per ton for paper making
and / want the day hastened when
this waste product viii be turned into
paper. With that end in view / shall
ask the legislature to make an APP
preparation for cooperative work i'm
vestigating and experimenting in the
manufacture OF paper from flax straw.
Il want North Dakota to develop
along commercial lines and with a
l view TO pointing out to manufacture
lsers and eommercial siaterests in other
states the pOssibil ties of our stale,
shall ask the legislature to create
an office business agent for North
! Dakota. M
Would Have state Publicity Man.
Il would have the officer paid a
good salary in order to- get good
man. 1t would be his duty to go to
other states and show manufacturers
the possibilities of North Dakota in
| their line. For instance among nat
ur1l resources are the finest kinds of
pottery clays. The business agent
could go to East Liverpool, o., the
center Of the pottery industry of the
United States, and show them the adj
vantage of establishing pottery fac
tories in North Dakota.
development of the canning fn-
dustI'y Is also among the possibilities
I'm commercial way. North Dakota
| produces sweet corn that is superior
| to the corn Of Maine, Canneries Of
Maine could be shown that it is to
| their advantage to establish plants in
our state. These are only two of the
Industries that / believe can be built
UP in North Dakota.
Il believe good business agent
could hold milling in North Dakota.
! We produce the wheat and should
make 1t into -four at home instead of
| shipping grains to other states.
Fire Inspector.
Another Office / shall ask to have
created is that Of fire marshal They
| lave such Offices in other states and
] their activities in investigating fires
and establishing regulations for fire
[ 'lLrotection have resulted in the saving
i OF much property and also In the saw
ing OF thousands Of dollars to people
i N those states in insurance premi-
EEms. Creation of this Office would be
Ian immense benefit to the people OF
j otr state
Improvement in the educational
/ facilities in rural communities would
4 be increased by Hanna. In his state
nent he pointed ont that there are
from four to six schools in agricul-
ltural counties of the state. These are
I small and often have from dozen to
4 twenty pupils He proposes that
rural consolidated schools be estab-
lished in each country. This would
| result in reduction Of the teaching
force and also, he believes, would give
better educational facilities for the
i children in the rural districts.
i Extend Franchise Of Travellers.
Il Governor Hanna will ask the legis-
i lature to give the franchise to travel
ling men, railway mail clerks and
lother residents of the state who are
Il necessarily away from their voting
4 places on election days. He would
have such a law as they have IN
Kansas, which permits the voter TO
i vote by AFFIDAVIT at any place in the
/ state he may be in on election day
and to forward the vote to the cleo
4 tion officials of his regular voting
i place, such vote to be counted ff II
4 reaches the proper officer within q
day or two after election.
One piece Of sentimental legislation
The will ask from the legislature vii
be the appropriation for the payment
sIof transportation expenses of veterans
of the Civil war to the celebration oi
the anniversary Of the battle OF Gettys
burg, Pa. next summer
III the legislature does not pro-
vide funds for their transportation
he says, II will start d popular sub.
scription for that purpose"
To Appoint Responsible Men.
Governor Hanna does not expect Ii
escape trouble in filling state offices
but says ne intends to select the bes
men available fir the places at laiI
disposal He has received hundred
Iof applications, but had not decided
upon any when he left Washington
except Foley Of bismarck, for hi
secretary. G. u. Zergler. who wa.
EIanna's secretary here, will be hi.
assistant secretary at the state capitol
Would Extend Terms.
j Because he believes II will benefi
Ithe state, Hanna will recommend tfia
the terms of all elective state Of
flcers from the governor down, b,
extended from two years To four.
Terms OF state officers should b,