The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-09-30

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2.87
In addition to the levies named,
there is one for state schools amount
ing to 1873 mills. The state revenue
tax is reduced two-tenths of a. mill.
The total for the various state ex-
penses is 2.S7 mills, which is consid-
cradle reduction from last year.
The levy as ordered by Mr. Preus is
based on this years assessment and is
collectable in 1915. It is the smallest
levy for state purposes in some years.
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Must Aid Settlers.
Speaking to large crowd at the
annual Hubbard county fair, J. A. 0.
Preus, state auditor, advocated legis-
lation faVoring the development of
northern Minnesota.
Minnesota has more than 81, 100000
acres" he said; "44,000.000 are on the
tax rolls and 100000 are under cul-
tivation. Nearly half of the states
lands are awaiting the plcw. The
untitled
Touching upon the great tide of i'm.
migration that has been turned toward
Canada in recent years, Mr.. Preus
said:
You need more people, more actual
settlers farmers-in your community,
county and section of the state. And in.
this the state should assist you. Many
people from the states east and south
Of MINES 9ta are being made familiar
with the agricultural value of northern
Minnesota lands. They must be made
to stop here and not permitted to go on
to Canada. You should vote for con-
stitutional amendment No. l. It pro-
vides that $250,000 may be set aside
out of the state school fund to i'm
prove state lands
"The state still has 100000 acres
for sale-cOnsiderable Of it is in your
county. In the cutover region it costs
from $40 to $50 an acre to crop the
| land, and many bona fide settler has
come to this section of Minnesota with
a family and too little money to stick
it out because this was so. 1t cost him
too much to clear his first three or
four acres and there was too much
time taken before he could realize on
his labors. Amendment No. is in
tended to remedy this. 1t will make
! it possible for the state to clear three
| or four acres of each 80 acres sold.
| This, together with the easy terms of
sale of state land should bring tide
of immigration to northern Minnesota
| that has been before unequaled."
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Urges Neutrality.
Governor w. S. Hammond, who
spoke at the Traverse county fair here.
! made strong plea for neutrality in
! deeds if not in thoughts on the part
| of all citizens. He urged everyone to
support President Wilson in his poll
cies and said there would be no war
while Wilson is president.
Increases Capital Stock.
The Washburn- CrosbY company Of
Minneapolis increased it's capital stock
by 100000 with the filing of amend
ed articles of incorporation with julius
| A. Schmahl, secretary of state. The
flour milling corporation now is cap
italized at $9,000,000.
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! Orders Old Rates.
The Northern Pacific railway was
! ordered by the Railroad and Ware
house Commission to put back into
| effect it's old switching rates at Duluth
which obtained before January /, 1914,
when the eastman distance tariff act
became a law. On that date the N. P.
put into effect a tariff applying line
haul rates on switching in Duluth on
the ground that they were compelled
to do so under the law. The Duluth
Commercial Club petitioned the com.
mission to require the road " ra~in.
state the old rates.