The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-08
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the close Of their business they are
able to render a trial balance SHOWING
exactly how their institution stands
The institutions Of tho state should
have q careful and systematic system
Of accounting. go that they may be
able to render a trial balance at any
time that 1t should be called for. -and
they should be required to render a
trial balance showing their receipts
and from what source. and their eX-
penditures. and send to the governor
to the state treasurer and to the state
auditor monthly, SO that at all times
we may know exactly how each and
every institution stands financially
without having to wait until the close
of the year or the biennial period for
this most valuable information. No
great corporation does business or
Keeps Its books without having the
most exact care exercised in carrying
out every detail in their bookkeeping.
The states business Is the largest
business that there is within the state.
and the system that should be adopt
ed by u counties, by our state and
for the state institutions should be so
full and complete. and at the same
time of such simplicity, that n lay
man might understand and he able to
determine at any time the true imam
cial condition of any office within our
commonwealth. ] believe that We can
save the state many thousands OF dol
lars beyond the cost. provided such a
system shall he inauguratcd and put
into force and effect, and l shall be
glad to sec such legislation enacted as
will warrant and empower the COVER
nor to EMPLOY some firm of expert ac-
countants to i~naugurate and put into
force within the state a uniform Sys-
tom of accounts and reports and one
that will meet its needs and ondi-
lions. The longer that his is put off
the harder it will be. and the sooner
that it is done the better it will be for
everyone concerned.
Expositions.
There will he held in 1915 the
Panama-Pacitic International cXposi-
ton at San Francisco. and at the same
time an exposition of similar char
line at San Diego. California. The
opening of tho Panama canal will
mean much to the nation. and I be-
licvc will mean much to the state. We
have four transcvtinental railroads
crossing North Dakota. Thousands
upon thousands of people will either
go through our state on their way to
attend these eNpositions OF will cross
our state upon their return from
them. Both of these eNpositions are
to he held at the same time-the one
at San Diego running from January /.
1915. to December 81. 1915. and the
one at San Francisco from about
February. 1915. to December. 1915.
NfarS. SyAN ,ytN~I ~ N~NAc{tNn
will attend the other. as tho railroads
will undoubtedly make a rate that will
take in both eXpositions. The people
who attend these e&positions will go
through North Dakota either on their
way out or upon their return at a
time OF the Year when North Dakota
is at her best, and 1 believe that a
reasonable appropriation for an eX-
hihit at both places would be Il wise
thing for the state to do. in that when
the people arrive at the exposition
they may see North Dakota repre-
sented with a display Of her products.
and that having either crossed our
state or being about to cross it. by our
calling their attention to what We can
produce We may add largely to the
number of people within our borders
North Dakota needs men and women,
and We need men and ONE who
will live here permanently. and en-
hibiting at these eNpositions can help
us to secure many permanent resi-
dents. and a reasonable appropriation
should be a good investment for us.
Good Roads.
The question of good roads will he
one of the important problems for
your consideration this winter. What
can we do here within the state. and
what shall we do? 1t is said thai the
expense of hauling a bushel of wheat
for fifteen miles over the average
country road in North Dakota costs
the farmer more than it does TO pay
the freight on the same bushel of
wheat from his station to Minneapo-
lis or Duluth. This ought not to be.
n autos of the state. and ] have
been informed that hat license money
will this YEAR amount to some $3.50
or $4,000. This money is apportion-
ed back to the counties. but when YOU
come to divide the money among fifty
counties. 1t amounts to but little TO
any n county. The amount of auto
license funds should and probably
will increase within the next five years
so that it will u up % $4,000 or
100000 annually. One way in which
~ Hllent DE used would be to amend
n constitution of the state. authoriz-
Ing the state to issue road bonds. II
h a We're done. it would take about
six years before 1t could become a
law. BY that time the auto license
should amount to probably 500, 900 a
year. This would pay the interest on
one million dollars worth of bonds at
= per cent. amounting to $4,000, and
would leave about $780, to 20 into
a sinking fund to retire the bonds, and
they could be retired in about twelve
or fifteen years: or. another susges-
y.tion would be that instead of dividing
this auto license money among the
counties, that it be used in a lump
sum for the building. as far as il
would GO. each year for some specific
trunk line Of road. One trouble here
In North Dakota is the lack Of proper
road building material. but I believe
n a the railroad companies would CO.
operate with Us in giving a low rate
upon road building material into the
state. provided the money raised for
road building were to be wisely ex.
pended.
Another suggestion would be that
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