The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06

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amendment so that state aid may be had by
ual training home economics apporonate
work conforms to the standard the High School
Board s%-~@~@= -. !. .@s.@4z .~.@. - r. -
RESOLVED, That we urge the consolidation of rural
under the Holmberg Act wherever practical
ieve these rural schools the best possible actual
tlona advantages for the boys and girls of the farmers
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That County Superntend-
ents Of schools their best endeavor encourage
ton Of rural school districts ~.@*@ -.
--~.a- PUBLIC, DOMAIN AND AGRICULTURE.
RESOLVED, That heartily endorse in substance the
Public Domain bill introduced in the legislature by Representa-
tive Kneeland at the last regular session and also
the submission of appropriate constitutional
enable the legislature provide bylaw appraisal
of State lands and the methods of such sale and appraisal
RESOLVED That in the interest of economy higher
business and administrative efficiency there should
in Minnesota State Department of Agriculture, under
expert and responsible head which should consolidated
as divisions departments or bureaus all the present State
Boards Bureaus Commissions other bodies having
agriculture that such department. should be placed
strict civil service basis and should include
+ ~& A bureau of Statistics !
@z-z A bureau of Animal Industry
A bureau of Agricultural Law and Law Enforce
ment ....-.-. -"
~ - bureau of Nursery Inspection
/ ~' -..@ bureau of Soils, Tests and Analysis
.:-s. TX A bureau of State and County Fairs
bureau of Seed, Feed Fertilizer Inspection
AS division of public works. that present departments
bureaus be continued but under grouping providing that
such department shall consist DIVISION charge of
responsible chief reporting to and responsible the Depart
ment head commissioner and
BE IT RESOLVED Further that in the selection of each
Department. head commissioner ability efficiency pro-
fessonal standing of the highest character should
that tenure office should be based produced
and that salary should be such
sioner of the highest type -. --~s.-
RESOLVED, That legislature provide at once for re-
agricultural soil classification superv
sion and direction of the College of Agriculture Of the State
University covering the topography general character
stics of the state that there may available at the
earliest possible time official data for departments and
prospective settlers providing classification
and knowledge of soil conditions every township
RESOLVED FURTHER That such survey is necessary in
order to provide this state with already
able by similar in Wisconsin, North Dakota
STATE FUNDS.
We submit that policy state government in the
investing of funds the bonds foreign bearing
rate of interest when such funds needed proper
development Of state not the interest the people
the passage of such legislation will keep these funds within
state and will permit of their the opening up
drainage Of state an the construction highways
and the further development of consolidated schools
TAXATION
The present system of property
taxation township unequal unjust
the opinion your committee this injustice largely
be remeied by aboing the office Of township
providing for county assessor in each county.
We therefore recommend the passage the ensu
session the legislature providing
ty county defining his Duties and aoshng
present system Of assessment by township
We commend and compliment the voters in all parts the
supported constitutional amendment
the legislature to levy mill for improvements
proud know that this by good
majority We recommend that the legislature
sion law that will put into the fullest force and effect
provisions Of this amendment to the constitutions
We recommend the passage Of law making poll and road
payable cash only collected as other taxes
and credited the road and bridge fund Of the proper city
village town. 5szl.
ITASCA STATE PARK.
further immediate steps taken By the
legislature preserve the people Of the the
remaining standing timber owned by lumber companies within
beautiful and historic Itasca State PARK.