The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-03

sessing property at it's true value.
Mr.. Hanna said there was much argu-
G on both sides, but he was In.
ciined to oppose it from the stand
point that there was danger of such
an arrangement increasing the bur-
den Of taxation, rather than lessenins
II. he said that he had watched the
state Of Oregon, in Its efforts to tax
oS such 9 method and that in his
opinion, it had not been what he
would want to sec here. He said that
oregon had assessed on a 4 per cent
oasis before assessing at true value
n h a 1t had been lowered the first
year that method had been in use to I
per cent, but had pow risen to 3k per
cent.
appropriations in Excess.
IN making appropriations, the gov
ernor stated that the last legislature,
as all others. had passed appropria.
tlon oils far In excess Of the funds
Don hand to meet the appropriations
ny 100000 and that in order to meet
them, the assessed valuation of the
state must have been increased $780,
ooO,oOO and that the greater share OF
n money would have had to come
from the farmers. a burden that GER
tainiy eve should be imposed.
CndevelOped Resources.
In other states, he said. these taxes
can come partly from manufacturing
institutions. and that should be an
aim of this state. He said that there
We're resources in the state that could
30 developed to that end. Last year,
MT: Hanna said, the people IF North
Dakota sent out $4,000. 900 for fueI
when right here was untold amounts.
Ihis, he said, was now being utilized.
Ar NNNnf tina E~n~% o.V>- f--..-
nriquetts had been sold, and that
there was a plant with q capacity Of
100 tons per day there. However, ne
stated, n the manufacture Of bril-
q.uetts great quantities of gas was go
ing to waste. about a million feet per
day. n should be made use of, and
probably would.
Clay for Pottery.
North Dakota, said the governor.
has the finest clay for use in the
manufacture Of pottery in the world
and that the only objection to it's use
had been that in burning il there was
nothing on the state that could be
used. He said that experts had
claimed the use of Ignite would stain
1t. II hat this had been corrobo-
who said that they were forced to
throw many Of their pressed brick
away that had been discolored in
turning. However. in their new
plant which in ahe process of build.
ing. they are prl hiding for the use of
gas from ignite 10 be used in the pro.
cess. THIS. thSTsovernor said, could
be used in pottery manufacture, and
that he looked for a development in
that direction very soon that when 1t
takes place it will open a new mar
ket for the farmer.
Debt Being Lowered.
Governor Hanna said that the state
owed too much, but that it was being
rapidly u down, and now was $685.
O0o, DOL the same as when it was
admitted to the the union.
Two hundred and seventy Ave
thousand dollars Of the bonded
Ii liabilities was paid off last year, and
he stated that II the same rate was
kept UP in ten or eleven years North
Dakota would be free Of debt, an
advertisement which would do more
in bringing people here than any 9th.
er thing.
The same thing, he said, was true of
the counties, cities and individuals,
that they were too far in debt, but
example. He recommended a change
in the laws which would force the
retirement of bonds by paying of
one-twentieth each year, and making
a sinking fund necessary.
Cost Of Elections.
He said that we are spending too
much money here. 1t costs too much
to. run elections and our government
and he recommended that elections
be held once in four years, and that
officers hold but term. He stated
that our legislature was too large
and cost too much to III and that the
same could be applied to the national
government. Mr.. Hanna stated that
a smaller legislature could handle the
legislation to a much better advan-
tage. an example Of the contrary be-
ing last session when 265 bills came
to his Office on the last night Of the
session. He recommended also the
short ballot.
lndividusd Extravaganza.
The governor said that the individ.
uals also spent too much money. and
wastefully, citing as an illustration
the way farmers bought machinery,
and saying that North Dakota was
rated as the most extravagant and
wasteful state In the union.
He spoke also OF the state institu-
tions and the expense Of their up
hCSP, saying Lu4t II WOulQ De only q
few years until another insane asylum
would have to be built, the one now
at jamestown being painfully made
quate. He stated that the only insti-
tutions that we have that are self
supporting are the blind school and
the soldiers home. both Of them hav.
ing enough land to keep them indie.
pendent.
For GOOD Roads.
He closed by, mentioning the good
roads scheme which. he hoped to see
go into effect. He said that for ev-
cry dollar that the state would con-
tribute to good roads the national
government would also contribute g
dollar. so he proposed that the auto
license be raised from SO to IS and
that by the time the law could be at
fected that there would be 10000 au-
tos in the state. giving a revenue OF
$1.000.0 00. He would then bond the
state for that amount and use $780,
900 to pay on the interest and $780,
900 to pay on the principal, keeping II
as a sinking fund. This with $1,000.
0O0. that the government would adj
vance. he thinks, would make a Won
derful Improvement in the roads.
E1drilge Take on Roads.
Mr.. Eldridge. who followed. Cover
nor Hanna, spoke particularly Of the
Red River Valley roads, and he laid
special emphasis on the name and
means Of building and maintaining
dirt roads. His address was practical
ly the same assthG5 one gtven at the
Commercial club dinner yesterday,
Tho evening addseSD wes s1nbellished,
however, with a number OF viewl
showing the dierepts methods OF con-
1tFucttng and building roads.