Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-11
GOVERNOR HANNA
LEFT FOR NORWAY
Statement Regarding the Trip
State Affairs Reviewed.

Bismarck, June s. Governor
Hanna left Saturday evening for
New York on his way to Norway, to
be present at the presentation of the
Lincoln memorial from North Da-
kota. The governor was escorted to
the depot by large number Of
friends and was presented with a
handsome bouquet by the employees
of the state capitol, while the Bis
marck band gave the departing gov
ernor serenade and the citizens
generally wished him Godspeed on
his journey. Governor Hanna was
much affected by the impromptu
meeting.
: The attendance of the North Da-
kota party to participate in the cen
tennial celebration Of the liberty of
Norway from Danish supremacy will
be one of the notable features of the
celebration. A large number of
Norwegian people and various So
cieties of North Dakota planned to
bind more closely and friendly rela-
tions with the fatherland and this
state, by presenting statue of Alb
raham Lincoln, the emancipator, to
the Norwegian nation. Every steam
er for weeks past has been
crowded with Scandinavians return
ing to the old country to take part
in the celebration. Governor Han
ma was chosen to make the presenta-
tion speech on the occasion of the
presenting Of the Lincoln statue to
the people of Norway.
A Statement by the Governor.
Before leaving for Norway, Gov
ernor Hanna in response to an in
quiry for statement which might
be Of interest to the people of North
Dakota at this time, said:
Il am pleased to comply with your
request for statement on the eve
Of Nay leaving - state fo:', Norway.
My party, my family and myself viii
sail from New York, Friday next, on
the Kristianiafjord, and expect to
be gone about six weeks.
1.-THE business of the state has
been brought down to date; every
board meeting held and all bills
against the state have been audited.
"A year ago last January I came
into office, there were practically
$500, 900 in unpaid bills and unpaid
appropriations outstanding. During
the last year and half these claims
have been paid. Also, at that time,
there were outstanding $937,300 in
bonds against the state, making a
total Indebtedness of $1,237,3OO.
The current debt owed at that time,
as stated, has been paid and, in ad-
dition, 100000 of the bonded debt
has been paid from the sinking fund,
leaving a debt today of 100000 less
than year and one half ago, and
leaving the bonded debt of the state
at $637,3O0 and all current indebt-
edness against the state taken care
of.
During the session of the legis-
lature year ago, vetoed PRACTICAL
ly 100000 of bills, but no institu-
ton in the state has been closed and
the efficiency of no institution in the
state has been lessened by reason of
those vetoes. 1t has required lit
tie more economy on the part of the
various departments of the state
and in the practicing of this econ
omy l have had the hearty co-opera-
ton of the various boards and the
men at the head of the various state
institutions. BY reason of vetoing
these appropriations. it has been pos
sible to place the state in the finan-
| cial condition it now is and should
II be nominated and reelected as
governor l believe it will be possible
by the close of my next term as gov
ernor to have the state entirely out
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of debt, both floating and bonded.
1.-The state levy for the general
fund as made last summer by the
state board of equalization was the
lowest for the general fund ever
made in the history of the state.
Had the 100000 vetoed among the
appropriations been approved, in Or
der to raise the amount of money by
the state levy, it would have been
necessary to have increased the as
sessed valuation of the property Of
the state by one hundred and ten
millions, thereby raising the assessed
valuation of the state from about
three hundred and four millions to