The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-06-08
STATE TREASURY
RECEIPTS HEAVY
MARCH ONE OF BUSIEST MoNTHo
IN HlsToRY-S2,1sss,s4
PAID IN.
ITEMS FROM STATE CAPITOL
Bismarck Letter Giving Important
and Interesting News Of Officials
and Departments Of North
Dakota Government.
Bismarck.
Rail Commission Meets.

NNU commission Meet8.
The state railway commission, which
has been in session in Minot has com.
pleted its labors, cleaning up the cal.
endar and finishing all the work which
was before it for consideration at this
meeting. A number Of matters were
taken under advisement and will be
decided at a later date, and several
were laid over until the commission
could make a physical examination of
the matters upon which it was asked
to act. This was true Of the matter of
putting in wyes on the Great Northern
n 500 line connections at a number
of places. The commission will visit
the points concerned and decide after
looking at the conditions.
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March in State Treasurer Stems
Office was one Of the busiest months
that place has eve had. State Treas.
urer John Steen issues the following
report of the work done and of the
receipts on various funds. The total
amount paid into the treasury being
t2,1SS,346.22.
O1 this amount the gener
al fund received ......$ 4 4,4Ge.43
The permanent school
funds received ....... 829,634.4O
The interest and income
funds received ....... 8 ,5G6.28
And other funds received 131, $1,000
The balance on hand in
the state treasury at the
close of the month was$2, $50, 81
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Proclaims Arbor Day In N. D.
Governor Hanna, has dictated and
ordered issued the following Bird and
Arbor Day proclamation. It touches
upon the gradual determination of
the feathered songsters, and appeals
for their protection.
State Of North Dakota, Executive De.
partment.
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the
pecuniary benefits to be derived by
our people from the extension of tree
culture and plant life in our state.
Trees are n of Natures grandest
gifts to man, not only from a CONNER
clal standpoint, but they also tend in
large measure to make our surround.
ing more agreeable, identifying our
homes, parks and public grounds,
thereby contributing to the happiness
and contentment of our people.
The propagation and conservation
OF trees, plants and shrubs is closely
allied with the care and protection of
bird and animal life.
IN order that we may show our an
probation of the benefits derived
from these messengers of a glorious
springtime, I, L. B. Hanna, Governor,
DO hereby proclaim and set apart,
Friday, April 2Sth, az
ARBOR AND BIRD DAY
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Show Prosperity In State.
Disclosing total resources of sS8, S87,.
ol2.OS, the state banks and trust com.
panies of North Dakota are in the most
prosperous condition of their entire
history, according to the report is.
sued by the bank examiner, covering
the recent call.
Inc "a banks and the four trust com.
an1es show a total gain Of S1,S53 ,2o1,.
Al IN resources during the period be.
tween Dec. 81 and March Z, and that
fact is looked upon in financial and
business circles generally as a most
remarkable showing.
The greater marketing of grain dur.
ing the winter months this year as
against conditions in previous years
Is responsible, in the main. for the
better showing.
IN the matter Of deposits on time
certificates, where the greatest in.
crease has been made, the total is now
$S6,s7s.684.9O, a gain of $3,5OG, 157.G7
The time certificates Of deposit, how
ever, have grown at the expense, in
1 part OF the deposits subject to check
and demand certificates.
J X 4 K
Must Show Net Weiqht.
b United States supreme courts
decision unfolding North Dakota's lard
pail case, which compels companies
selling lard in pals to show the net
y weight OF the contents rather than the
Gross weight of lard and pail, will re
suit IN orders by Commissioner E. F.
LAdd that bacon, hams and all meats
done up In paper and sacks shall show
the net weight of the product instead
Of gross weight of contents and wrap
per. Such orders will go out immedi
ately. Commissioner Ladd declares
that consumers are paying for the
wrapper on the same basis that they
pay for the product.
X X X
Decides Tax Case.
A decision of especial interest has
been handed down by the supreme
court. 1t was an opinion in the case
of the state ex rel Andrew Miller Va
Addison Leach, auditor of Cass coun.
ty, wherein Subdivision IA, Section
20S8 Of the 1913 session laws, provid.
ing for the assessment of heat, light
and power companies by the tax com.
mission is held to be unconstitutional
Leach refused to place upon the rolls
of the county the assessment of heat
light and power companies by the tn.