Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
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Special to The World:
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. S-The joint
assembly Of the legislative session sf
North Dakota listened to two lengthy
and very interesting messages this 81
ternoon, delivered by John Burke, 70.
firing governor, and l., B. Hanna, who
was inaugurated governor at noon.
The state officers and the new gov.
ernor received the oaths Of Office from
the supreme court judges. Following
the administration Of oaths the joint
assembly passed resolution offered
by Senator Mcdowell endorsing Retir-
ing Governor Burke for position in
the cabinet Of President-elect Wilson.
Adjournment was taken following
the delivery Of the message sntil
Thursday at $3.50 p. m. Governor L.
B. Hanna in his message delivered to.
tay said in part:
Gentlemen OF the Senate and the
House of Representatives, Of Nsrth
Dakota:
You are the legal representatives Of
the people of the state, and have as
scmbled here to exercise the authority
entrusted by the people Of this com
monwealth to your care. No higher
test or privilege Of good citizenship
can be than in the making Of vie
laws, and the power to make such laws
rests with you. That you use this
power which has been delegated to you
by the people with prudence and care
is the confident expectancy Of your
constituents, and I express the belief
that no better fortune can befan you
than to meet their approba ton and 81.
TEEN.
The reports from the state officers
and from the various institutions Of
the state have been or will he pre-.
sented to you, aad each Of them
should have your careful attention.
In no way can jon prepare yourselves
hotter to inte1ligently understand the
work which lies before you.
There are certain subjects OF prob
lens that are confronting you and 20
which I wish at this time to call your
sttention.
believe stroagiy In rural education
and In the consolidated country school
for the reason that where schools are
consolidated in . school township into
one school rather than into three o.
four or more, that there Is the eppor.
tunity to employ more and better
teachers and to give the pupils a much
better chance for edueation.
Many Of the high schools in tie
small towns IN tho state are opened
too early in the fall and before many
Of tho boys, At least, can well b
spared from the work which they
have to do upon the farm, and 1,
would seem that II they were to com
mence their activities about the 6rs
Of october rather than earlier, that 4
might he better, less expensive ant
the attendance weuld be more uni
form.
The state limitations are q hesv,
burden to the taxpayers. csnside
their reports carefully, for econom,
must be exercised in their eonduc
that every dollar expended in thei
support shall be for q dollar actuall,
needed by them.
A uniform system Of accounting an
reporting should be adopted BY th
state. The Same general zystet
should be used In every state instit,
ton, and there should be uniformit
Of system In every county auditor
and county tsessurer's office in II
state.
There will be held In 1916 the Pan,
ma-Pac:hc International Exposition f,
San Francisco, and at the same tim
an exposition Of similar character b,
upon somewhat different line at ga
Diego, California. The opening Of Il
Panama Canal will mean much to q
nation, and I believe will mean NUT
to tho state. We have four transco
tinental railroads crossing North D
kota.
North Dakota needs men and y
mon, and we need men and women vi
will i've here permanently, and exhi
iting at these expositions can help
to secure many permanent residen
and a reasonable appropriation shou
he a good investment for us.
The question Of good roads will
one Of the important problems Z
your consideration this winter. VII
can we do here within the state, q,
what shall we doe It is said that Il
expense Of hauling bushel Of vhe
for fifteen miles over the ave1a
country road in North Dakota coz
the farmer more than it does to p
the freight on the same bushel
wheat from his station to Minnesr
lis or Duluth. This ought not to b.
One Of the nsiA points in = 60
road is to maintain it after it is bu
and if part Of the road money We
to be used in employing labor to e.
for the roads, dragging and rolf
them, it would be found that this Y
20 q long way toward solving I
road problem in North Dakota.
The basis Of wealth In North Dake
is agriculture, and North Dakota
more purely an agricultural state Ii
any other state In the Union. T
larger part Of the burden Of taxati
falls upon the farmer, and 1t she,
he the highest duty to endeavor