The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-02-17
SAYS STATE HAS
TOO MANY BANKS
SUPERiNIENDEN
WOULD HAVE LEGISLATURE
TAKE ACTION
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL

Interesting and important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conveh.
ieace Of Busy Readers.
st. Paul.
Unless measures are taken IN the
near future to curb the number OF un-
necessary banks being organized, MIN
nesota will be overrun with weak
banks, according to A. H. Turrltln'
state superintendent of banks. 100
many banks are being started in towns
where banks amply able to care Tor
the needs of the business men ana
people there already exist, he said.
"Something must be done by the leg
islature soon which will make 1t more
difficult to organize state banks"
Mr.. Turritin offers the following sug-
gestions for the guidance OF the Leg
islature. Increase capital stock requlr-
ed. Limit banks to population. L.
sue permits to cashier or manager OF
bank.
| Create a bank charter commission.
mo town of less than 200 persc1s
should be permitted to have more than
one bank. This allowance should not
be increased to permission for Sec
ond bank until the municipality has
increased in population to 500 persons
said Mr.. Turritin.
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State Normal Board Meets.
The state normal board at a meeting
in St. Paul, has laid on the table the
recommendation Of the normal school
presidents regarding extension work
and aid to rural schools. The recon-
mendations will be acted upon at some
future meeting. The presidents, IN
| heir report, expressed doubt as to the
advisabi of establishing either
study centers or correspondence
coures on an extensive scale in Min
nesota, advising that the work be tried
out first on small scale.
Teachers of special qualifications
with SUPERVISION in the hands OF
man who could devote his entire time
to it were declared necessities.
Besides a moderate amount of extern
sion work for those who are prepar-
ing to teach, the presidents stated that
the educational system Of the state
would benefit by the employment OF
competent training teacher to visit
the schools where normal graduates
| are employed
| vic Wh n
could lecture at farmeO' club meet
ings and entertainments were recon-
! mended.
Tobacco Industry Thrives.
Tobacco growing in Minnesota, until
recently the theme of many rural jokes,
has assumed sufficient proportions in
recent years as an industry, in the op-
inion of experts at the agricultural col
lege of the university, to be the SUBJ
ject of a special bulletin. Minnesota
is growing tobacco and growing it in
quantities large enough to be s4ven
statewide recognition. According to
he bulletin, Minnesota is in line to emu
late Wisconsins $6,oS9,0O0 yearly out
put within short time.
The production of the plant at pre-
sent has been confined to the south
eastern part of the state. The brand
| raised i3 recognized as filler and bin
der grade. Thus far the profit from
Minnesota farms has averaged $165.88
per acre as the highest gross income.
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Blow to State Tax Board.
The Minnesota state tax commission
| received a severe blow from the SUI
preme court when the latter body held
that leases on mineral lands cannot be
assessed as credits. Such leases have
heretofore been SO assessed. The de-
cision will mean a heavy loss for the
state in taxes, though the commission
was unable to tell the amount because
the leases are listed with all the other
credits. The case was brought by
the Royal Mineral association.
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FUNDS to Save Quail.
A campaign for funds to help in say
ing thousands of Minnesota quail that
are Stdl NlIS DSCduSC VI llc OSSp
has been inaugurated by six st. Paul
sportsmen and Carlos Avery, executive
of the State Game and Fish Commits
sisn. A temporary committee has been
formed.
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State Wins Oil Case.
A second victory was scored by the
state in its fight for collection of oil
inspection fees when District Judge
Michael decided in it's favor against
the Pure Oil company, contesting a
claim for $4,000 fees levied
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