Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10

neA b0saoR moro Ct wheat annually,
sad would pay The cost sad expense
may times ever.
We need farmers institutes. Ths,
are largely nsld in tae wiate: when
farmers .id business MA have :i,ne,
which csuuot be more probably spent
than N ate ndiag these Institutes.
every possible aid to tarln ,rs' iasti.
end I AN II favor OF the staso giving
ny between US.
ute work.
I do not believe that the Almighty
ever intended that VIC should raise
grain and then barn the straw. For
thirty years We have burned million.
Of tons Of straw every year-nn eno1-
nous waste. Would 1t not be wise for
cur state to appropriate some money
for the purpose Of cooperating with
the United States government in the
experiments with max, wheat and 9th.
er strsws, that some why or method
may be found to make their use profit
atle, and thereby add largely to the
wealth and earnings Of our farmers.
As stated in another section Of this
I'll sage, if We are to make great
state Of North Dakota, we must do all
that lies within our power to aid and
help the farmers Of the state.
Many Of the states, in fact, most Of
them, are taking hold Of the farm
credit question 70 SEQ II something
cannot be done BY which the farmers
may get money at q moderate rate Of
interest upon their farm lands. When
We consider the vast amount Of inter.
est that leaves North Dakota every
year, 1t would seem q though If we
were able to do something 10 help re-
Heve the farmers burden and to make
it lighter.
A number Of states have laws pro.
viding for . state IRE marshal. We
should have . law Of this character
in North Dakota. The states tnat
have tried It naintain that IL he's been
successful snd that the number of
fires have been greatly lesseped, snd
that by reason Of this fact there has
been large saving IN IRE insurance
premiums AID I would recommend this
proposition to your consideration.
Election day comes on Tuesday. The
commercial travellers can hardly start
out on their trips On Monday Of the
week without losing their right 70
vote upon election day, or II they lay
over in order TO vote, then they have
lost practically two days Of the week.
Railroad men and railway mail clerks
must 60 out end make their runs, and
in consequence, many nea who are
fairly entitled to the right to exercise
the right Of franchise are deprived Of
that privilege.
In one state, at least they have q
Law which provides, generally speak
ing thnt man who is registered IL
his home town or city In the state hal
q right to go TO any election precine,
within his state, and spon presenting
copy Of his registration certificate
ear eall for ballot. This no can ma.l
as he sees t7t to Do.
! Further, the state Constitution re-
quires a residence of year In th,
state, six months in the county sni
ninety days in the precinct before ,
man is eligible to vote. I believe
that this should be changed and tina
it should he a year In the state, tire
months in the county and thirty day
lit the precinct.
| We should give consideration to tn
question Of a short ballot. Tho bsllo
at the present time Is too long and j
go complicated as to cause gYea
deal Of difficulty for the voter. som
notifications might be made thu
would be helpful.
I believe that state officers, Wit
! the exception Of the judges Of tho a
trict court and supreme court, shoul
be elected for terms Of four years ese
and should not be eligible for cons,
cutive reelection.
ii Almost every town in North Oak
, "a has commercial club, and thes
clubs have done world Of gsed, b,
few Of them, however, are financial
able to employ salaried seeretar
J. We are, or ought to be eontinuaI
!, striving to get manufacturing pls,
). and different business. enterprises |
a Gated within our borders.
a We reed here in North Dakota
4 good man who shall not work for 81
particular community In the state, b.
= for the whole state, and who STALL
, outside Of the state and present to /
/ dividuois an outline Of the chanc
4 for development and work and bul
ness enterprises here, and induce the
10 look the field over.
It I am in fevor Of the strict onfora
. n,ent Of all laws upon the statu
8 books OF our state.
II I shall do my part to aid the eoun
e officials in enforcing every stain
}. that stands upon the statute books
our state.
d Generally speaking, I believe tn
Il the present game laws Of Moth D
. kota are good, but I would sugge
. either that the hunting Of De
& should BE- entirely prohibited ar
II killing Of does for few y,ars tn
10 they may have some shan,o to !
cycass. Further that the spstag sio'
a ing Of geese should be prohibited.
Is The support Of the hsh hatchery &
n the men in charge Of 1t arc now pc
70 from the game fund. This should =
n lie, but there should be an appropr
ID tion of about three thousand dollt
10 Z yea, for the maintenance Of I