The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-04-11
GOVERNOR s. Y. STEWART PAYS
TRIBUTE TO LAST LEGISLATURE

". The redemption of this pro-
mise is contained in house bill No.
1oo, under the terms of which the
state tax commission will at once
begin the mammoth task of bring
ing about an equitable adjustment,
for purposes of taxation, of the
property valuations of the state.
The democratic party promised
a public service commission law, to
be administered under the direction
OF the railroad commission of Mont
ana. This promise was kept by
the enactment of senate bill No.
10, modelled after the Wisconsin
pubic service commission law,
which has been in successful oper-
alton in that state. Already the
people of the state are beginning to
take advantage of this law, by ap-
pealing to the commission to ad-
just electric light and power rates
which, it is claimed, are in certain
instances, exorbitant.
THE ANSWER
"The democratic party promised
a new highway law, to the end that
good roads might be possible in
this state. The answer to that pro-
mise is contained in senate bills
Nos. 135 and 157, the former being
a general highway code, and the
latter creating state highway
commission, composed of trained
men and empowered with full au-
thority to carry out the provisions
of the highway law.
THE democratic party promised
law for the supervision of all in
vestment companies and promotion
enterprises. to the end that the
public might be protected from the
INSCRIPTIONS promoter, on the one
hand, and fuller security, on the
other, be given to those who may
desire to invest money in legitimate
enterprises which, have for their
object the development of the re-
sources of this state. The answer
to this promise is house bill No.
325, blue sky law, which makes
the state auditor ex-officio invest
ment missioner of Montana,
and gives him full power to ascer-
tain the purpose, resources and re-
liability of every company seeking
to sell stock, before a license per-
mitting such sale is issued.
PROMISE KEPT
1.-The democratic party promised
to assist in the development of the
rapidly-growing dairy industry by
providing for the appointment of
a dairy commission. This promise
was kept in the enactment of house
bill No. "a, and thoroughly com
petent man is now in charge.
The democratic party promised
TO arrange for the levying of di-
rect tax for the maintenance of the
educational institutions of the state
and to relieve them of the necessity
of importuning the legislative as
sembly for the funds required for
their maintenance and extension.
This promise was kept in house bill
No. 300, which is now law, sub
mitting the proposed levy to the
people of the state, as is required
by the constitution.
"The democratic party promised
to provide for grain inspection and
classification, to the end that the
Montana grain grower might be
placed on the same plane as his
Minnesota neighbor, and that the
handling of grain in this state might
be systematized. This promise was
redeemed in the enactment of sub
stitute for senate bill No. so, and
the grain grower has been given
further protection by the establish
nent, under the provisions of senate
bill No. 22 of grain laboratory at
the agricultural experiment station
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