Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-07
I recommend that this assembly give
this matter consideration.
THE FARMERS. "

, | recommend that this assembly give
this matter consideration.
THE FARMERS. " 81
North Dakota Is more purely ar
agricultural state than any other state
in the Union ald the larger part OF
the burden of taxation falls upon the
farmers and it should be our highest
duty to enact laws that shan be 'bene
fetal to them. l wish to call the at
tention of the legislature to the laws
now upon our statutes with reference
to mortgages given upon crop secur'
ity and the increase of live stock and
would suggest that the judiciary COLI
mittees of both houses give these
questions consideration. We are ell
deavoring to encourage the farmers Of
our state to diversity and to change
their present ways and methods OF
farming and much can be done to help
the farmers if the laws relating to Sc
curity upon crops that are to be grown
and security upon future increase OF
live stock shall be gone cver care
fully, to, so adjust those laws that
they will prove more beneficial to the
farmers.
CATTLE AND HOG DISEASES.
1t is not alone necessary to attempt
to cure diseases that may break out
among the horses, cattle and hogs OF
the state, but We ought to do some
thing to prevent the diseases coming
in. understand that hog cholera and
the hoof and mouth disease in cattle
are spread largely by eason of the
contamination in cars that come into
the state from infected districts for
the shipment of live stock out of
North Dakota. Ontario, Canada, has
a law requiring that-al cars that have
been used for the transportation OF
live stock must be cleaned and fumi-
gated before being allowed to come
into Ontario for live stock shipments.
should have a similar law and ii
we had and stock cars brought into
the state were cleaned, we should be
able to keep cattle and hog diseases
)ut of North Dakota.
GOOD ROADS. j~.t
II the national Congress a good
roads bill has passed the House, called
the S~hackelford Bill. If North Dakota
shall obtain it's part of the apporpria-
ton under the provisions of that bill,
provided it shall become a law, it will
require that North Dakota appropriate
a large sum of money to meet the cen
ditions imposed and it is not possible
for US to appropriate the money neces-
sary from the general fund Of the
state.
Two years ago l recommended a
change in the auto license law. The
past year the auto licenses brought
into the state treasury a little over
$4,000, and this money was distri-
buted among the counties of the
state, an average of about one thou
sand dollars to each county. Within
a short time with the rapid increase
in the numuer of autos used in the
state, the auto license will amount to
at least $500, 900 per alnum, even ii
the license fee Is not increased be-
yond the S. for each auto which is
at the present time.
| believe the way to use this auto
money would be to provide for
The issuance of a million dollars worth
Of state road bonds This can be
done by amending the constitution of
The state to provide that the state
shall have authority to issue road
bonds. Then use this auto license
money to pay the principal and inter
est of these road bonds and if the