The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-02-03
STATE UNABLE TO
GET MOTOR TAGS
RECEIVES ONLY 100, OF THIRTY
THOUSAND RDERED-MANY
APPLICANTS WAIT.
ITEMS FROM STATE CAPITOL
Bismarck letter Giving important
and Interesting News OF Officials
and Departments OF North
Dakota Government.

and Departments Of North
Dakota Government.
Bismarck.
Secretary of State Thomas Hall is
experiencing considerable embarTass-
ment over the failure OF the manufact-
urer OF the states automobile tags 10
deliver same. lie ordered 10000. Five
thousand were TO have been delivered
December 10, and 5000 January 10,
but up TO date only leo have been de-
livered.
The manufacturer complains that
he is having trouble in securing dies
and material, as Well as in securing
help. He has furnished tags for the
state ever since the tag law was en-.
/ acted, and has never fallen down on
orders before. But this does not re-
lieVe the secretary from his embar-
rassment. Owing to the delay. Mr..
Hall has notified the bonding com
pany, which is back of the manufactur.
ers in hopes that matters will be i1ur-
/ ried up.
Last year 24,9oS auto tags and L.
507 motorcycle tags We're issued by
the state. Out of each SO received by
| the state for fees, Nh. Han has re-
| turned S2.70 to the county from
which the money was received. This
{, goes into the road fund and is quite
ar item
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State and County Officials Meet.
A meeting of the county auditors
of the state, the state board of equal
lZation and the tax commission was
held III the Office Of Acting Governor
Frame, for the purpose of settling a
number of question relative to the
manner in which property in the state
1 shall be assessed.
Practically every county in the state
was represented, either by the county
auditor or by one of the county COM
missioners
The object Of the meeting was to
get the ideas of the county officers
on the new tax schedule as prepared
| by STATE Auditor Carl o. Jolgerson.
The schedule is patterned after the
Minnesota schedule, but has only 48
property classiiications, where the
| Minnesota schedule has 81. The mum
Der Of valuation columns, however,
| nave been increased from 28 on last
years schedule to 90 on the present
schedule. The schedule was hiehly
commented by Prof Boyle of the state
university, ali expert on taxation and
| assessment.
Bismarck.
North Dakota State banks and
| IIuGt companies are III excellent con
dition at the present time, according
to the statement just issued froIn the
Office Of State Bank Examiner G. j.
Johnson. The comparative statement
OF the State banks and Trust com
panies fOr call on December 81 shows
q biz increase III deposits over tie
last call. which was made November
TO- The total Increase in deposits is
$913,73G.l4, Time certificates of de.
post show an increase Of S1,443, ,673. .18
while demand certificates Of deposit
show decrease Of $I8,864.15. Saving
deposits increased F20G,5O397.
The total deposits in the 654 i'll
stitutions reach a grand total Of So
503,402.51, which spells prosperity in
the state, and is conclusive evidence
OF sound financial condition.
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Dairynen to Meet.
Dairy commissioner Peter Miller has
sent out notices of the coming annual
convention of the North Dakota DaiCy.
mems association to be held at James,
town Feb. 6 and g. Buttermakers
throughout the state are also invited
to attend the convention, and take part
in the general discussions.
A large attendance is looked for at
the meeting A Holstein breedrs as
sociation Will also be organized among
the dairymen, and there is a strong
lilllihood that breeders Of other dairy
stock will also form, an association A
number Of excellent speakers are On
the program, and premium fund has
been formed for the buttefmakers.
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For Flat Storane Rate.
The state railroad commission win
hold a hearing st Fargo February III
an effort to arrive a some adjustment
Of elevator storage charges on era II.
The atate laws establish maximum
atorage charge, and q number Of com,
plants have been made to the effect
that some elevators in the state are
discriminating in the matter A NUN
Der Of letters have been received By
the commission regarding the matter
of elevator storage charges, and rrac,
tically all Of them seem to favor a
fiat rate on the storage Of all grain.
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Protest New Schedule.
| cOny of a motion n,ndo at tho