Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-24
Legislative Daily Gossip

III
4 Senator Hughes has been personally
complimented .by many members OF botf
branches Of The legislature on his good
roads bill. He has received assurance
OF hearty cooperation from various
points in the state. and all Of the news
papers are in full sympathy with his
bill. Many legislators. in fact. are en-.
thusiastic over the bill and carry messag-
es of a supporting nature from their con
st%ituents. Some OF them who have made
a study Of road conditions say that it is
not a matter Of good roads. but better
roads"
"A good road is a means of colnmuni-
| cation between two places" said one OF
| the members OF the senate yesterday,
"and while we have rural free deliveries
| and parcels post and telephones the
farmer of today is unable to haul his
! produce TO own during certain seasons
| because Of impossible roads. The farm
ers ave been educated to the economic
| value Of bttuminous roads and they un-
| doubtedly will do what they can to fur
! ther the good roads movement
Addison Leach, the popular auditor OF
Cass county, has been around the corri-
doris OF the capitol for the past couple
of days and 1t is understood that he Is
here in the interests OF the county audi
tors association Of the state. The au-
ditors are interested in several bills be-
fore the legislature at the present time,
ONE for the purpose of having them
killed and others they are favorable to.
The auditors are interested In bills hav-
ing to do with the work Of their office
and systems Of accounting and are look
ing after the interests Of their county as
we'll as making their own work better
adapted to the needs Of the office. Mr..
Leach will probably be here for several
days.
Heard in q hotel lobby last night:
Some members went to the p~enitentiary
tonight, while others welt to church
It is estimated that over 400 persons
attended the performance given at the
penitcntiary last night by the convicts.
After the show was over music was FUR
niShed for n dancing party.
One Of the new member of the house
who seems to thoroughly understand the
needs Of his section Of the state and is
preparing to do his share in seeing that
they are carefully looked after Is o
II. J.. Singer of Adams county, who Is
serving his first term. He came to North
Dakota from Nebraska about years ago
and settled Oh a, farm nea Petrol. he
has 1890 acres. of land; 800 of which is
under cultivation, and, besides his ordi-
nary farm work, is raising cattle. horses,
and hogs. He has nearly 80 head of cat
tie, all Of which are in fine condition.
Mr.. Singer says that farmers out that
way are experimenting with alfalfa and
bronze grass, and. in his judgment, the
experiment will prove successful as al
falfa particularly seems to! do better than
most any other of the! tame grasses that
have been .gr0Wn there. Some OF tfe
farmers have built siiOs, found them just
what is needed. and their success with
them will result in many more being
built during the next year. The coun-
try tributary to- Petrol has the necessary
requisites to make. It q good dairy coun
try and the Cedar Valley Dairymen's
association. organized about a year ago.
has been instrumental in interesting
most Of the farmers in that vicinity in
the benefits to be derived from dairying
in that particular, section Of the state.
The association has q membership OF
about 50 wideawake farmers and they
depend on the association largely for in
formation that will benefit their cause.
In speaking of his work at the present
session Of the legislature. Mr.. Singer
said that he was: especially interested in
school measures and Legislation for good
roads. When asked his opinion OF Bis
imarck and her people, Mr.. Singer said
that he was impressed with the good fell
lowship and hospitality OF; our people; SO
prevalent, in fact. that the atmosphere
seemed to be charged with it. He said
that he visited Bismarck last s years
ago while on his way to settle in Adams
county and that the city had made Won
derful progress within the past few years.
Mr.. Singer said that he would, not hes
itate to invest in real estate here because
the growth Of the city was a substantial
one and would continue. He insisted. that