The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-28

cts out at the present time. The mu-
sic has not yet been arranged for, and
plans will not be completed until the
committee has conferred with the
members of the lodge at another meet
ing.
your boys and girls, to become
acquainted more with the pedagogue,
who has your boys or girls future in
the balance. l would urge that both
father and mother visit the schools
more often, The boys and girls will
appreciate it, as well as the teacher,
whose vocation Is not always full OF
sunshine, but whose responsibility
often weighs heavily. There is a great
demand in the state today for school
teachers, and our state institutions
seem hardly able to supply the de-
mand, hence the ca: is often made on
other states.
Start a Savings Account.
"'Keep out. of debt This is a
problem that has been hard to meet
in North Dakota, and today finds a
movement started in the schools OF
our state amongst the pupils, to teach
them the value Of money. l do not
mean to teach them to be stingy, but
teach them to save, so that they VIII
know how to protect themselves when
they grow older. A plan has been
adopted and introduced into some OF
the schools by the North Dakota
Bankers association, and ere long
believe, that the boys and girls saw
accounts will be a part of the
work in every school. 1t will teach the
young people, as well as some of US
older ones to save our money as we
walk along the pathway Of life. Let
me urge you one n all, to stand
Loyalty, truly and squarely back OF
our schools. Never kick about the
teachers but give them your every sup
port. You owe it to your children
and you owe it to the teacher"
Our Resources.
"The coal deposits, the clay, which
is ours are beginning to be recoSnlz-
ed, as industries, which other states
will have to look to in a very few
years. We are sending away eacn
year, 81, 900, 900 for coal, and yet the
western half of u state is under
laden with. an immense vein OF coal.
In g. very few years, we VIII see otner
states looking to us for their coal. n
briquetting industry, while it has been
a long time coming, is now with us,
but in it's infancy. Millions upon
millions of feet of gas can be mace
from our Ignite coal. This will be
utilized in a very few years. the
Transformation is fast approaching
which will bring to us immense
event from our coal beds and clay
deposits. Do you realize that we nave
a great field opening up in u state
for electrical engineering. The time
is not far distant, when you Will see,
electricity sent out on wires to every
farm home, and this will be brought
about with the development Of our
coal fields and rich clay. deposits.
Our State.
"Ours is a young, state. Ours is a
young people. Our state is made up
Iof forcible young men and women
and it is worth something TO i've IN
a state like ours"
: The governor then took up the vari-
Gus penal and charitable
telling his hearers Of the enormous
cost to the people in keeping up and
them.
Economy and Four Year Terms.
II would urge economy in he ad-
Of our government. / am
advocate of the four year term for
office holders. We are holding too
many elections. The three elections
III INO col . = So9L LHo P~SPA>
$500, 900, and I think there were about
so, 900 votes cast at each election,
which, when figured out, cost the tax
payers the sum of IS per head Tor
every voter, not saying anything ABOUT
the expense thai it costs the differ
emit candidates for offices. I would
urge and recommend that our leg1s-
lature meet once every four years in
stead of each two years. 1t costs us
ednn non "a, ~, TINA +lroyy yonnt ar6 with
the Office. holders Of the state and
county being elected for four year
terms, it would mean a saving of at
least $500, 900 every four years. 1t Is
to be hoped that this measure will be
brought about in the near future"
State institutions.
In referring to North Dakota insti-
tutions at Jamestown and Bismarck
the speaker told of the O~ver-croWded
conditions at Jamestown, his words
demanding closest attention. There
being 900 inmates, which took 100 m
ployes to care for them and the money
came from the people to support them.
He said: "The penitentiary today Is
partially disappearing, but a visit
should be made to this institution.
There are 213 men in the state peri-
tertiary today. Sixty per cent OF
them are in there for crimes which
were committed while under the in
fiuence of Intoxicating liquors. Fiji
teen per cent of the inmates are there
for violating the prohibition laws Of
the state. If you could but so there
and talk with some of these men, lis
ten to their stories that tell OF their
downfall and read the prison record,
you will return home convinced that
you have heard one Of the greatest
lectures ever delivered in favor Of
prohibition. The governor then spoke
briefly on the actions and methods
used by the pardon board in the
handling of. their work, showing the
plans used to throw a safeguard
around society as well as to give the
downfallen a chance to again become
a useful citizen, several instances be-
ing cited where much good had re-
suited during the past year, in the
plans now used by the present board
OF pardons. A great lesson is to be
learned by visiting these institutions.
Good roads was briefly discussed,
the governor being an ardent believer
in good and better roads for u state,
and hoped that the next legislature
would take action so that the consti-
tuition could be so changed that a good
roads fund might be created. In
closing the governor said: I'VE are
living in a great day and a great age.
The thought is strong within us that
the world is growing brighter and
better n that it lis not going back
ward. No other nation is making such
gigantic strides ais ours. I thank yoli
for this splendid gathering and this
getting together of the men and Wo-
men OF Hettiiiger county rss-.