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Preamble.
| The: resolutions committee at the
sevenths annual meeting Of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
tion at Bemidji submit the following
resolutions: ~5 .
Revolving Fund Amendment No. /.
WHEREAS, the revolving fund
amendment, providing for a revolving
fund of $3.50, 900 to be used in the
building Of roads, bitches and fire
breaks through, in and around and
the clearing of State lands will be
submitted as Amendment No. 1 at
the General Election of 1916, this
association wishes to commend the
amendment to the voters Of the State
of Minnesota and submits the follow
ing propositions:
1. The early sale and settlement
of the school and swamp lands owned
by the State are desirable for the
complete development of the state
and the building up Of the State
School land.
2. The sale and settlement of the
State lands will be facilitated by the
making of preliminary improvements
which will make the lands more at
tractive to prospective settlers.
8. The $25O,OOO involved in the
amendment will be used to make
such improvements and when the ne
cessity for such use no longer exists
will be returned to the school fund
intact.
4. The adoption of the same, sys-
tematic plan of handling state lands
proposed by amendment No. 1 is alb
solutely essential to the development
of Minnesota at rate of progress
commensurate with the Importance
of such development for the future
prosperity of the State.
Resalved, that the campaign COM
mittee appointed in response to
a resolution adopted at the Coleraine
meeting be continued with the newly
elected president substituted as a
member Ex-eficio for the retiring
president and
Resolved further, that the
campaiga committee be urged to raise
an adsaqlate fund by whatever means
it mar adopt and to take such steps
as may be advisable to secure the
adoption of the Amendment.
Drainage.
! eNEas. fayegr. such changes in the
drainage laws Of the state as will
extend the powers of the authorities
in charge of drainage work in build
ing roads so that complete and per-
manent roads may be built in con-
nection with all drainage systems.
We believe the drainage laws
should be amended to permit a limit
of forty years for the payment Of
drainage ditch bonds instead of
twenty years as at present.
We favor the enaction of laws in
connection with drainage laws which
will provide that in the construction
of drainage and road systems state
lands abutting upon such bitches or
roads shall be cleared to the extent of
approximately ten acres to the forty
The cost of such clearing to be as
tenn; and payment for same to be in
cluded with assessments for the
drainage or road work. And that
private lands may be cleared and
clearing paid for in like manner up
on proper application to the authori-
ties in charge. Further that if these
changes in laws require constitution
al amendment to the legislature to
take the necessary steps to submit
this to the vote Of the people.
Rural Credits.
Resolved, That this association ia
vors suitable legislation, either fed
eral or state, or both, authorizing the
organization of land mortgage deben-
ture companies for the purpose of
making longtime loans on the
amortization plan, and issuing bonds
against the collective security of land
mortgages.
Resolved, That we recommend such
amendment of the existing Minne-
sofa laws regarding such companies
| (sections 6140 to 6143 and sections