Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-12-03
DR,[AOD PROPOSES
STATE TRADEMARK
N. D. PURE FOOD COMMISSIONER
DRAWING BILL FOR PRESEN-
TATloN TO LEGISLATURE. -
NEWS LETTER FROM CAPITOL
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Bismarck.
Preparation of bill for presenta-
ton to the next legislature is en-
gagfng DIR. E. F. Ladd, dean of the
chemical department of the agricul-
tural college and state pure food COM
missioner, embodying his ideas for the
establishment of a state trademark
that may be used over both natural
and manufactured products to a GER
tain specified standard of purity and
quality.
Commissioner Ladd's idea is to have
a trademark that will be protected to
such an extent that purchasers of
goods under the label will have in 1t
guarantee of first quality in every
respect. He is of the opinion that such
state trademark will not only bring
certain North Dakota products, both
raw and manufactured, into promin-
ence in North Dakota, but elsewhere
as well.
X X X
Hanna Sure To Run.
There no longer is doubt as to the
political intentions of Governor L. B.
Hanna. He will be a candidate for
United States senator in opposition to
Senator P. ]. McCumber. Governor
Hanna makes no secret of his plans.
His formal announcement will be
forthcoming about the middle of Jan
uary, or by the first week in February
at the latest.
Recognition of the fact that Hanna
and McCumber are determined to fight
each other has so far failed to bring
forth a candidate from the progressive
republican faction which seemingly is
satisfied to permit the two to fight it
out, with indications that at least part
of the progressives are seeking to
throw the strength of their faction to
McCumber.
Senator McCumber is in Washington
and will be absent from the state most
of the winter. He expects, however,
to return in the spring, and spend the
remainder Of the campaign here. The
primary election in which the republi-
can nominee for senator will be chos.
en- will be held the third Wednesday Of
next June. .
X. 4 X
Equity May Have Candidate.
George Smith of Plaza, N. D., a pro-
minent leader for years in the Ameri-
can Society of Equity movement in the
state, publisher of a string of news
papers and who recently announced
that he is candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for governor, is likely
to be the choice of the Nonpartisan
Political league, composed practically
Of Equity men.
The announcement of Smith that he
would be candidate for governor has
had startling effect among the
friends and supporters of U. L. Bur-
dick Of Williston, who had announced
that he would be candidate for the
nomination. Mr.. Burdick and his
friends had been counting on the sup
port Of the Equity forces, partly be.
cause of the antipathy of the Equity
people to several mentioned as can.
didates for governor and partly be-
cause of Burdick's previous support of
Equity measures and principles.
X X X
Williams Co. Crop Worth $4,500, 900.
Williams County's grain crop this
season is valued at $4,500,0OO, accord
ing to figures compiled by R. F. Flint,
state immigration commissioner.
These figures show the production to
be on a gigantic scale. With a popu-
lation of 10000, the per capita produc-
tion is 1925, while if the rural popula-
ton alone is considered the per capita
production is about $500.
X X X
News Banks Organized.
During the past year there have
been organized in the state of North
Dakota new state banks, with an
aggregate capital of three-quarters of
a million dollars. These new banks
are located largely in the western
and newly developed section of the
state and will for number of years
be the principal banking centers of
many new towns.
X X X
Officials Restrained.
Attorney Lawrence of Fargo appear
ed before the supreme court and Sec
ured an Injunction against State Trea-
surer Steen, Insurance Commissioner
Taylor and E. ]. Johnson, state exam.
liner, restraining them from any &C.
ton under the bonding law, known as
Senate Bill No. 78, returnable Deem
Der Z.
X X X
Prevents School Construction.
The supreme court has prevented,
by decision in the case of Anderson
against the international school dis
trict of Portal township, Burke coun-
ty, the construction of a $4,000 school