Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-07

against ii Than were 49, n, -
go the one that carried III IA View M
H. mn y, lisa character Of the Ieg
people OF the State deemed ii 1ay1TssfsssS
sMrx 80 hsaVp direct legislation IN MIrs.i
meSe9a, the amendment should nnt gns1n
again be presented. bot II q presn,.l,s
That There were many voters III Mime
sofa who believed tn direct Iagislax8rr
bg Ihs people and who would have sup
ported the FIRST proposed amendment
were II not for the manner in whiga HI
came before them. The details of the
pl&n were Incorporated IN the amend.
self should be q part Of the etnsE6fas-s
ti0R. This In nay Judgment was ILL.,
advised. Experiences teaches ms that
and put In practice need to be amend
ed frequently 10 meet changed 4comsli4
tions and 70 remedy administrative de-
If the entire law is q part Of the con-
Stituti0M then there can be no amend.
ment without the cumbersome and diff
tion itself while Il think this par
fieular amendment shEnld not be sab
fnitted Mt the next election to the pro-
pie. I do recommend that d proposed
constitutional amendment empowering
the Legislature to enact Legislation es~
tahhshing the Initiative and referea~
dunn be submitted. such an amendment
should be short, easily understood.
Then there would he no doubt after the
vote was canvasseH VS. To the optnion
ef the people OF the State concerning
The Legislature In 1911 established
the minnesota Board or Commissioners
for the promotion of uniformity or leg
islHtinn ia the United States, In 1918
the uniform negofiatle Instruments
law and the uniform warehouse re-
cstpts lEw were enacted. The Com
ATOMS s this year 10 Witch the o daasaia
ture will undoubtedly give NEST earn
est consinsra1ion- The work Of this
Commission is OF great value and
lestslation throughout the United
States is very desirable frorn every
view point and this state ought TO be
uniformity. I recommend that the
small appropriation for the Commits
sion be continued. and that Its suEges-
tons and report be given special at
IFrEes BssaIainx mi Coed Reads,
There must be no backward step talk
OF good roads throughout the COM
smonweRltb, and In the stPveinpmenT Of
q conservative forestry policy The SO
called Dunn Lave, in my Judgment a
be made better by some minor changes,
but on the whole Ill liz working well.
The amount OF money expended for
roads increased more than 600 per cent
in the six years ending In 1913, and so
large an expenditure directs the affen-
4ien Of the people 70 the work accom-
BfiStlGG anu the ff9eAhnuS BurEAFu- care
must be taken lest criticism develop In.
10 antagon3sm, and III wpBld be well 10
leave with the local authorities as much
control and direction of roRd~wark as
is compatible with uniform improve
nert OF the highways throughout the
State This matter, too, am confident
will receive you attention.
Now that the sth proposed amend
Tnent TO the State constitution f4Rs been
carried. permit me to repeat what
took occasion to say recently ia q pub
Tic address:
ssate Should Acquire LmndS.
Within the boundaries of the State
there are approximately 80 milAi8n acres
OF land, 83 million acres of these were
originally forest lands. and rs million
acres fimciuainE eut-nvBr and burnt
over areas1 are forest land today. A
large part Of this area Is suitable foS
agriculture and ultimately VIII be de-
voted IL that purpose. The other part
rs non agricultural land and can he pat
70 ne hEtter use than forest culture.
Some Of thIs land liz the property OF
the state, some Of Vt is in private own
erEhin.sAnd except for the timber now
sfaDasng upon 80, OF little value, II
the SFate should adopt the policy Of ac-
qufrtga& as rapidly as possible while
II Is cheap this agricultural lasld
now owned by individuals and wnul1
conserve its own lands OF this charact-
err, planting each year some portion
HS In trees, in years to come the Com
monwsalth would be possessed Of mag
ntfieent state forests Spruce develops
demand for it for pulpwoOd. Minnesota
may be called the home Of the white
pine, and its value for lumber Is well
known Birch, poplar and other trees
do well Ii we had q great area for
eSted and belonging 70 the State, 1T
would yield a large annual income as
Well as provide splendid playground
for iaeclth and recreation seekers: 10
say nothing of the satisfaction of max
Ing good use OF what would otherwise
be waste land and making heauttfafa
and attractive what would otherwise be
cherries uniformity, This cannot be
done ia one generation, bat we owe il
come after as to proceed along econo-
mic lines TO the accomplishment OF this
result
For Forest Fire Prevention
THE great enemy of the forest lis
fire, and there should be adequate APP
each year for FIRE proven
ton. Last year We lost through these
Next. each year some portion Of
the non-agTiCultural land not owned
by the State should be acquired and
no year Should pass bnt thsf 4 e ras s.s@
cradle portion of such land should be
planted 10 trees. We may well be proud
of our position as an asrtenltural state.
third In the production OF oats. and
FIRST in the production Of barley. But
this is not All; our iron ranges are
produced in all the rest OF the States
oEether--tiye-eiglt DIETER than SO
per cent? of the total Of the United |
States I'm 1919; Minnesota alone PRO-
ducfHg more iron than any foreign ma
tion in the world except Germany, Nor
is this all IL Is the greatest humber |
Thousands Of our citizens
find employment ia it's lumber camps, |
on the rivers, in the mills and In the
handling this product. /
for development appear
now to be without limit, and il Is the
part of wisdom to taxi advantage OF
our opportunities. We receive from the /
federal government SIC, 6NB year 20 aid
in this work. Our STATE should stand |
first in forest conservation and forest |
culture"
Make Waste Iama Productive. /
There Is in the State a great body /
of land which ought TO be productive. !
but which is now liMIie better than d I
waste. This land, fertile and capable |
Of producing crops and furnishing |
Some Of 1t must be cleared; some of IL /
must be drained; some Of IL ts tnaSces-
sible and roads must be built 50 that IL 4
can be reached. There are many set
Tiers attracted by It's fertility who would |
like to purchase IL and make homes /
upon ii, but they are without the /
means needed TO purchase and improve
it and to await It's Development They |
must find land that Will yield QgIIck re- |
turns 1t seems TO me the state can
wen AFFORD TO develop this waste land. |
and When it is ready fer settlement; /
that Ia. ~heu SETTLERS can 60 upon IL 1
md by industry and good Judgment |
secure an early return for their effort, /
sell 81 to actual settlers On easy terms. /