The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
GUNDERsON MADE SPEECH
contlnued From PaEa one

ment and institution seems to have q
method of it's w and 1t is safe to
say that nearly all OF them are such
that they will not reveal actual cost
in the performance Of different I'M
~dertakings, nor in a way that will make
possible the exercise Of intelligent
Judgment as to the discretion used i'm
tncuring and allowing expenses n the
value Of results in comparison with
sacrifice of funds made"
The Gunderson address was OF
the best of the convention and one Of
session. The other speakers on the
same subject this morning were Rep
resentatives Norheim and Default.
Their views were of intense interest
and presented many phases of state
financial reform.
The chief speakers this afternoon
were Prof. N. C. Macdonald of Valley
City, r. B. Blakemore of Fargo and
r. A. Burnett of Cummings. Pro-
lessor Macdonald's subject was I'M
proving Our Rural Schools. Mr.. Blake
more gave An Analysis Of the Single
Tax Doctrine and Mr.. Burnett talked
On Taxation of Pullman Cars in North
Dakota. This evening there will be a
symposium on the same subject dis
cussed this morning. Senators Put
nam and williams will be heard at
that time.
At the close Of the morning session
President Boyle appointed a commit
tee consisting of G.. E. Wallace, Rep
resentative Norheim and Mr.. Blake
more, to prepare resolutions. Another
committee on nominations comprises
Professor Macdonald, MI. Emery and
Mr.. Burnett.
Mcdowell Last Night.
On accoun of illness at home, DR..
T. S. Adams, the Wisconsin tax expert,
vas unable to get to Fargo to attend
the convention of the North Dakota
Tax association, so the speaker of last
evenings session was Sen. Wesley c..
Mcdowell of Marion, one of the rec
ognized tax authorities in this state.
Senator Mcdowell was to have spoked
tonight, but a shift was made in the
programme so that the LaMoure coun-
ty statesman might leave the city
early this morning for Grand Forks,
where he is attending a meeting Of the
executive council of the North Dakota
Lol DallhCLS dSSOCldllOLl, oL WHICH
organization he was formerly presi-
dent. ,-.. .-.. ....s
Senator Mcdowell is a happy
speaker and has a splendid and inter-
esting delivery. His talks, on no mat
ter what subject, are always a source
of inspiration and contain much
knowledge about which the average
person does not know. And his speech
last night before the state tax mm
was even out of the ordinary of his
usual talks. His theme was The Trep-
aration of Appropriation Bills. AS the
minority leader of the state senate he
was in a position to tell some very In
teresting things about the preparation
and labor for such legislation.
Senator Mcdowell wanted to get
away from the things being done in
secrecy by those higher up" He ia
vored the joining OF the school of for
estry with the agricultural college and
the school Of science with the state
university, thereby eliminating a great
amount Of the expense entailed in the
operation of these four institutions
Senator Mcdowell also advocates
college in every county so that the
farmers boy may be educated and yeI
remain at home. ...
Bring the College to the Boy.
Bring the college to the boy, in.
stead of the boy to the college" said
Senator Mcdowell. when a boy gets
away from home all he begins to thinl
about when he gets free rein is K
have a good time and spend dads
money. why can't he be educated neal
home in the county college where he
will learn something for the money
expended and will build up the state
by securing such knowledge?
In concluding his address he paid &
high compliment to the states ven.
cradle senator from Cavalier county
who has stepped out of the limeHghi
and retired with The abolition of his
senatorial district. He referred LC
Sen. Jud LaMoure Of Cavalier who
has guided the destinies OF North Da.
kota's public funds since statehood.
There is no more jealous guardian
of the states funds in the Legislative
assembly than Sen. Jud LaMoure,
declared Senator Mcdowell.
Weeks Next Speaker.
The other speaker of the evenin!
last night was Prof. Arland d. Weeks
of the agricultural college, who spoke
on the Support of the Schools in NORTH
Dakota. Professor Weeks made /;
strong plea for more practical teach
ing in the public schools. He SAIL
the state wanted less of the theoreti,
cal teaching in its common school in.
stitutions.
In speaking of the taxes used fol
educational purposes he said tina
about one-third of the taxes is useC
for educational purposes, and went 81
far as to predict they would be In,
creased. He declared the cost of crim'
Is per. rent of the cost Of education
in Cass county.
There is a great deal OF the darl
ages still lurking in our present schoo
system said Professor Weeks, "be
cause too much theory and less o
practical knowledge Is being dissent
mated in the high and elementar,
schools"
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session yesterda.
went off according to programme
Following the able address of Prof. I
E. Birdzell of Grand Forks, two yer
interesting papers were read. One wa
by. George e. wallace of Wahpetor
who gave an Outline Of a Model In
heritance Tax Law for North Dakota
The other was by r. B. Blakemore 9
Fargo, who gave a report of the Rich
mond, Va. conference of the Nations
Tax association.
Mr.. wallace took the position this
an inheritance tax law vas at leas
1000 years old and called attention |
the present laws existing in othe
states of the union. He also shove