Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-20
co. Commissioners
ELECT new OFFICERS
FOR STATE ASSOCIATION. MEET
NEXT YEAR AT DEVILS
LAKE.

who attended the smoker at the
Elks hall Tuesday night comprised
about 1870, representing every part
of the state. They were much
pleased with the reception and en-
tertainment given them.
Diligent among the visitors to
draw attention to their goods and
wares were representatives of bridge
contractors, tile works, printing out
fits, etc. Several had samples dis
played at the local hotels.
A photographer took picture of
the commissioners at their session
Wednesday.
Gov. Hanna Well Received.
At the conclusion of Gov. Hanna's S
speech Tuesday afternoon, a vote of
thanks was rendered him by the con-
vention, and it was easily seen that
the governors remarks had made a
strong impression on those present.
His address was proctical and to the
point. His long residence in the state
and his intimate knowledge of busi-
ness and farming matters entitled
his views to great credit. A num-
ber of the commissioners who had
no personal acquaintance with the
governor, met him afterwards and
declared that they "did not know
what a good governor North Dakota
had" Gov. Hanna invited the men,
bers of the convention, when in Bis
marck to call and see him, as 1.-The
latch string hangs on the outside,
he said.
Wednesday afternoon the conven-
ton adjourned about o'clock and
were taken to the state hospital in
sleds provided by Supt. Hotchkiss.
Many Of the members had never Wis
tied the institution before, and we're
greatly surprised at the magnitude
Of the hospital, at the extent Of its
operations, and were impressed with
the necessity of additional room for
inmates.
Mr.. Birdzell's Address.
At 2 p. m. Wednesday, L. c. Bird
zell, state tax commissioner, ad-
dressed the convention at length on
1.-The Equalization Of Taxes" He
went into this important and diff
cult subject pointing out many OF
the defects in our present tax law,
which he suggested remedies for
Various bills now before the legisla-
ture, on the matter of tax reform,
were taken up and considered. A
great deal of discussion was given to
the proposed change in the method
of assessments, by county assessor
and assistants doing the work here
tofore done by township assessors
Commissioner Birdzell favored the
bill, which also seemed to meet the
approval of q number of the mem
bers of the association, although
others did not favor it. 1t was tax.
en- up for further consideration at
the evening meeting.
The county auditors also met with
the commissioners at the evening
session to discuss certain measures
Elected Officers.
The county commissioners elected
officers for the ensuing year at the
closing session Thursday, the fol.
lowing being named:
r. J.. Poupore, Grand Forks pres
ident.
Olaf Lokensgard, Ward county
vice president.
r. B. Cox, Wimbledon, secretary
reelected.
John Martin, Cass county, treas.
urer.
The elections were unanimous.
The next meeting place will be
Devils Lake. Wahpeton and Valley
City also bid for the honor, but the
Satanic city was selected for the 1914
convention. Board of directors
elected were: L. ]. Glomseth, Bot
tineau; G. s. Brown, Dickey; Mons
johnson, Trail, and Joseph Morri-
son, Pembina county.
There was an extra session of the
commissioners association held Wed
nesday evening at which supt.
Hotchkiss of the state insane asy-
lum addressed the delegates regard
ing the conditions and needs Of the
institution and urging that the COM
missioners support measure in
creasing the per capita payment from
SIS to $1s per month for each pa
tient.
The association took up several
legislative bills affecting the coun-