The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-11-04
100000 Spent
FOR | ! i :. GOOD ROADS
EVERY COUNTY PARTICIPATES
TO SOME EXTENT IN STATE
AID Distributed.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important Happeninss
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
fence Of Busy Readers.

fence Of Busy Readers.
st. Pau.
Expenditures in Minnesota in 1915
on good roads will run far over the
big total Of $3000,000, thousands of
dollars above the record for 1914, &C.
cording to George w. Cooley, secre-
tary and engineer of the state high
way commission. Every county in
the state has participated to some ex-
tent in the state aid distributed. This
amounts to $4,000, on both state
and county roads, and has been spen.
for construction and maintenance.
Before the end of the year state aid
will have reached $1,500,000.
The remainder of the 100000 to-
tai Is being expended by counties and
villages.
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Governor Makes Suggestions.
Governor Hammond believes that
the proposed reorganization OF the
state government could be best rea-
lized by the adoption in whole or in
part OF the bill prepared by the last
efficiency and economy commission
and which the 1915 legislature reject
ed. To that end he recommended its
adoption By the new efficiency and
economy commission or at least it's
careful consideration. Tho governor
also believes in the merit system in
the selection Of state employees. As
to his own department he sees no
need OF clothing him with additional
legislative powers. Some, he says,
think his powers should be increased
but he does not subscribe to that be-
lief. He has reduced his views on thd
proposed reorganization of the staff
government as entrusted to the new
efficiency and economy commission to
writing and they will be submitted ia
that body when it meets Nov. l.
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To Attend Good Roads Meeting.
Invitations have been received by
good roads enthusiasts in Minnesota
to attend the second national confer
ence on Concrete Road Building at
the Auditorium hotel in Chicago, Feb.
ruary 1918, and a Minnesota delega.
ton will attend. LOUIS w. Hill, presi.
dent of the Great Northern Railroad,
has been asked to deliver the princj'
pal address on Feb. 16. George WI
Cooley, engineer of the state highway
commission, Is the Minnesota mem.
Der Of the advisory committee
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Must Remove Dynamite.
R. w. Hargadine, state fire marshal,
has notified the Dupont Powder com.
pany to remove it's dynamite and pow
der store houses from it's property at
Smelling and Reservoir avenues.
Farmers living in the vicinity have
complained to the fire marshal of the
danger from explosions, and investl.
cation shows that the presence Of the
buildings also might menace traffic,
being only I'll feet from Reservoir
avenue.
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Praises Highway Commission.
The present makeup and methods
of the state highway commission are
praised in a letter to the state econ
omy and efficiency commission from
George w. Cooley, secretary and state
engineer of the highway body, in re-
ply to request from the economy
commission for his ideas on the pos.
sible reorganization of state depart.
ments.
X X X
Land For State Park.
Governor Hammond has signed the
deed by which the heirs of Jay Cooks
convey to the State Of Minnesota
1880 acres of land in st. Louis and
Carlton counties for 4 state park Tho
legislature appropriated $4,000 TO,
the acquiring and maintenance of the
property and under the act the state
can acquire about 1000 additional
acres
Pass Pharmacy Examinations.
Seventeen students passed the az
animation of the state board of phar
macy for registration as licensed
pharmacists. Fifty underwent tho
test. Seven out of % qualified as as
sistant pharmacists. The result waa
given out by DR.. e. A. Upper, secre
tary Of the board
X X X
For State Naval Militia.
Governor Hammond has been mott
fled by the navy department that Lieu,
tenant Gerald Howe, retired, hat
been assigned as instructor for tn
Minnesota naval militia. His duties
will include the companies stationed
at Duluth, Bemidji, Lindstrom and
Crosby.
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Hammond Sends Delegates.