The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-14
CHARLES CARTER ]
FOR LEGISLATURE |
. DELIyERSK'E|YlNO||1''E 4:
1ALKAT1ENSTRIKE
Hiven Big Reception by Former
s@ Townspeople and Now
81 Neighbors.
.FLAYS DITCH BONDS;
r. URGES CHANGE IN LAWS
Advocates immigration Commission
to Secure Homeseekers' Rates
to State.
(By a Staff Correspondent

TO state.
(By a Staff Correspondent
'Tenstrike. Mlnn., Oct. 14.-Chas.
s. Carter, candidate for representa-
tive from the sixty-second district,
believes that Friday the thirteenth
is lucky. At least, he opened his
campaign on that date in this vii
lage.
Judging from the size of the audi
ence and the enthusiasm with which
his address was received his cand1-
dacy has struck a. popular chord.
The meeting was held In the Ten
strike school house and besides Ten
strike citizens many from rural dis
tricts attended. There were a. large
number of women in the audience.
Fellows Presides.
Mayor William Fellows presided at
the meeting and introduced Ed Alger
who in turn introduced Mr.. Carter
as a pioneer of Beltrami county.
"There is no man in Northern Min
= nesota who is more alive to the legis
Native needs Of this county than Mr..
Carter" said Mr. Alger. HE has a
faculty of going out and bringing
back what he goes after. 1t is time
to cease voting for men who cannot
produce the goods. I am sure that
if Mr.. Carter is elected he will work
INCREASINGLY and willingly for the best
interests of the county and state."
Opposes Ditch Bonds.
Mr.. Carter in opening his address
explained why he entered the legis-
.lative race. He explained how he
was interested in bringing settlers
to this county and how he saw that
some changes were necessary if more
settlers we're to be brought to this
district to remain here.
II am opposed to the further issu-
ing of ditch bonds in this district un-
til the present judicial ditch law is
amended so that bitches will be con-
structed only where the quality of
the soil, prospective settlement and
general conditions warrant the
same,' said Mr.. Carter. He explain
ed the Volstead act, the construction
of bitches and the issuing of bonds,
and stated that the total ditch bonds
to date, according to an abstractor's
report, amounted to $1,812,35O. Be-
des this there are $1,011,500 bonds
authorized but not issued, bringing
the total amount of bonds to $685.
7 $50, he stated.
q" Against Raising Values.
He opposed the initiating of the
valuations and stated that if elected
he would do all he could to relieve
the county from any possible future
-Davment of ditch loans
II believe that the operation of the
present judicial ditch law is excess
sive," he said. "The homes and
property of our citizens, which are
pledged for the payment of the in
terest and principal of these bonds
have been jeopardiZed by the enor-
nous issue of bonds and the high rate
of interest paid therefor"
Drainage Necessary.
Mr.. Carter told of his recent trip
with Senator D. P. ONeil and Mr..
Dugan, Federal examiner, down the
Red Lake river to Investigate flood
conditions. He explained that some
action must be taken to protect the
settlers along the river from floods
as result of emptying bitches into
Red Lake, whose outlet was not large
, enough to dispose of the water.
~ He urged the securing of better CO.
operation between the state immigra-
tion commission and the railways to
secure homeseekers' and settlers
rates to Minnesota.
almost every other state in the
Union has homeseeker rates." he
said. "Why can't Minnesota have
the same rates? We want and need
more Settlers
He urged the construction of a
state roadway from the Red River
valley to the Iron Range.
For Trunk Road.
"The Iron Range is practically our
back yard neighbors,'' he said "Only
a distance of about 70 miles, yet we
have no good roads. With good
roads, products from the valley could
-; q shipped to consumers on the range
IN trucks or in automobiles in a
short time A farmer could leave his
home in the morning with his truck
of grain or supplies, go to the;range,
sell them and return the same day
if we had a good road system. L
will take up the matter with Com
mercial clubs and other organizations
to get such road" =
In conclusion of his address he
statedtthat his promises were not nu-
merous as such promises were soon
forgotten after election, but that his
>nromises were few in number and
lat they would be ,religiously kept
The is elected. -,,. ,-...s.. Ss,Issss 4
Protective Tariff. "a ~ -,
- ct am now, and have alwaysSbeen a
believer in the protective tariff, ,".he
\ said, +"apd although nowsrunning for
Legislature on the bipartisan ticket
believe IN the Republican princi-
ples. .. ,.-r.- .., .....,-.. ,...,....,,-,