The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Bismarck Notes and
Capitol Gossip
GOVERNOR ALREADY ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN LAYING PLANS
FOR SAVING FOR STATE


Special Times-kecoru Representative
On the surface things are very quiet
in Bismarck. The recess OF the leg
islature mas offered breathing spell
which has offered an opportunity fol
considerable gossip, speculation is
rife as to who will be the appointees
of the board of control but If the gov
ernor knows he is not saying any
thing about it yet.
In speaking of the business side OF
his administration Governor Hanna
expressed himself as satisfied that at
least 100000 per year of useless ex'
penses can be cut off and cited as one
instance the State Railway which
maintains a generating plant at the
Capitol and which uses fuel hauled
by teams from the cars down town
Gov. Hanna would close the plant at
the capitol and use the electricity
from the prison plant which would
save the state probably $500 per
months. This is one of the very many
plans he has in mind to curtail ex-
penses in order that there may be
be funds available to carry on work
that is of the utmost Importance to
the state.
The Governor has plan that
sounds feasible and that is to have a
man sent by the state to Ellis Island
TO meet immigrants of the better class
and to bring thief to this state and he
would even go further and secure for
them homes as he thinks there are
thousands of men in the state who
would gladly furnish stock and ma
chinery and give worthy hard work
ing and honest people start if the
land owner and the newcomer could
be gotten together. This is plan for
bringing more actual settler that will
at once appeal to everyone and If
carried out will prove of untold ben
benefit to the agricultural interests of
the state.
He also has a plan whereby he will
try to interest eastern capital in es-
tablishing an electric plant at some
point on the coal fields where he
thinks that it will be possible to gen.
crate electricity for the entire state
and hopes at little later date that
it may be sent as far as the Twin
Cities. The gases from the coal
used in the briguitting process would
be admirably adapted for this pur-
pose and may be utilized.
There is shortage of funds to
carry on the state business and there
are rumors that it will be
necessary for the Governor to use
his vetoing power to curtail the ap.
preparations and keep them within
the reach of the state pocket book.
Many are wondering just .wao or
what institution will suffer, but those
who are interested in the agricultural
interests are not at all worried, as
the Governor is in full sympathy with
better farming, but 1t is said that
some of those who are on the CON-
missions are getting a little uneasy,
however no statement has been made
and means may be found to raise
funds to take care of all of the de.
mands.
There is persistent rumor that
one of the state officers who has been
recognized with the acknowledgement
branch of the party was short in his
accounts and that there was a lively
scramble for few days to make
good and that while it was going on
that the fellow got so low financially
before relatives came to his rescue
that his check Was protested at his
own bank. This of course is only a
rumor but careful enquiry seemed to
confirm the rumor that something
was wrong. 1t is referred to a repe
tition of the Bickford affair.
Walt Taylor is in his place and is
swamped with work he said there was
nothing in the way of insurance news
excepting that a company Is being
formed in Bismarck for the purpose
of insuring livestock, the primary pur
pose Of which will be to look aftel
blo0ded stock. Mr.. Taylor like the
Governor is looking forward to a very
prosperous year for the state anG
thinks that a great many things viii
be done in the way Of development II
this state along manufacturing line!
under the present administration.
Judge E. T. Burke IS working harde
than he ever did on the distric
bench and from the tone OF his vote,
and general appearance when speak
ing of Valley City We gathered tina
he is sorry that he did not remain OF
the bench in the 9Th district. He say
that he enjoys being at homo most O