The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-08
IS DELIVERED TO
LEGISLATURE TO-DAY
Should Avoid the Increasing
Number of State Officers,
He Declares.
MUCH ATTENTION IS
GIVEN TO EDUCATION
Urges Adoption Of Uniform Method Of
Accounting and Reporting
Should be Well Represented as the
Panama Exposition, He Says.
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THE MESSAGE IN BRIEF.

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% THE MESSAGE IN BRIEF.
Unifcation of the governing
. system for higher educational In
. stitutions, support for the con-
. solidated rural school and UNI
form text books.
Uniform accounting in state in
stitutions, counties and state Oh
fices.
Fair appropriations for exhibits
at the San Francisco and Sen
Diego cxpositions.
Bonds for construction OF state
highway system: use OF convict
labor, and turning OF automobile
tax into the state road tund.
NaIntainance of farmers insti.
tutcS.
Appropriation for experiments
= in utilizing grain straWs.
Establishment OF system OF
. farm credits insllring lower inter-
est rates.
Establishment of the Office OF
state fire marshal.
Allowing travelling men to vote
away from home by mailing bal
= lots.
Use OF SnOfG O0llOt haeUCou Os
= blanket ballot.
Establishment OF the office OF
business or development agent,
who would develop state resources
and bring new industries here.
Firm enforcement Of all laws or
their repeal.
Creation of additional bird res
ervations, abolishIncnt OF spring
. duck shooting. and ~peOtectaOn tOr
deer.
Inspection of all coal~ A1,iPssed-
into the state, inspection being
made by the oil inspector.
State payment of the silver
service for the battleship North
= Dakota.
Enactment Of a "blue sky" law.
Payment of the hotel inspection
from the general fund rather than
+" under the fee system now employ
ed.
Amendments reducing the grav-
ity test for oil.
Rctter support for state militia
and recognition of the Boy Scout
movement.
Payment by the state of the ex-
penses Of veterans to Gettysburg
reunion.
Enactment of proper public
= health laws.
Appointment of deputy COM
. missioner for labor problems.
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Governor l.. B. Hanna's message t
the Thirteenth legislative assembl,
was delivered at Bismarck this after
noon, the new governor OF the stat
giving much attention in his messag
to the question of business admins
tration OF state affairs. His message
in full, follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate and tn
House Of Representatives o
North Dakota:
You are the legal representatives o
the people of the state. and have as
sembled here to exercise the author
ity entrusted by the people Of thi
higher test or privilege of good cit
izenship can be than in the making o
wise laws, and the power to maxi
such laws rests with you. That yo'
use this power which has been dele
gated to you by the people with pru
dence and care is the confident ex
pectancy of your constituents, and
express the belief that no better for
tune can befall you than to meet thei
appreciation and esteem.
congratulate you on your induc
ton into office at time when ou
state is making rapid strides in prog
ress, and also at time when publi
conscience is alive to the work o
public servants. The people ar
ready to reward honest and faithful
officials for conscientious labor. an,
surely there can be no greater incen
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that the voters who have honored u
by their suffrage will commend faith
full devotion and labor for them. A
representatives of an intelligent an,
progressive constituency, ambition
to move onward and upward, you
opportunities to do good are bound
less.
The reports from the state ofiicer
and from the various institutions o
this state have been or will be pre-
sented to you, and each of then
should have your careful attention
In no way can you prepare yourselves
better to intelligently understand tn
work which lies before you. Yo,
should avoid as much as possible in
creasing the number of state officer
ficers and all institutions Of the stat,
should be held to strict business meth
ods and accountability.
At some future time during tn
present session of this legislature
may wish to present to you for you,
thought and consideration q messag,
or messages upon the subject Of tn,
finances Of the state. and also as t,
other subjects that believe shoult
he brought to your attention. Yo,
and I have come into Office. with tn,
exception Of those senator's who ar,
hold-overs. at the same time. ant
have not the best idea or understand
ing as to the financial affairs and con
ditions Of the state. I have some
times thought that 1t would be better
were the Legislature. instead of meet
ing Immediately after the election o
a governor and state officers. to NEE
the year following. Then the incom
Ing officers might have the opportun
ity to thoroughly inform themselves
as to the affairs Of the state. It's needl
and it's financial conditions, and thu,
no ohIo at tina convAninu ~ tho 1ovt.