The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-31
ALL minnesota Develop.
MENT ASSOCIATION Meeting
Made Many Recommends ations to the
Legislature for improvements in
State Laws.


State Laws.
A reduction of taxes on improve
ments on land and personal property,
an appropriation Of 100000 to i'm
prove drainage in the Red Lake river
district, a two weeks school for COM
mercial club members each summer
and the establishment of junior COL
leges in the state are the chief
things advocated by the All Mime
sofa Development association, inclu-
ded in it's resolutions adopted at the
close of the meeting in the Old Capt.
tol, St. Paul, January 18 and 19, and
recommended to the legislature for
action. More than 200 bankers, pro-
fessional men, farmers and members
of the state legislature attended the
meeting. F..W. Murphy of Wheaton,
presided.
The recommendation for reducing
tax rates was made in accordance
with a plan discussed by President
Frank L. McVey of the University of
North Dakota. The same resolution
advised the sending of delegations of
three members from each county to
a meeting of the state tax commits
SION in St. Paul February 27 and %.
The drainage work would be under
taken, according to recommendation
of the association, in connection with
the United States government and
the owners of the land that might be
benefited.
The course of instruction for COM
mercial club members was asked to
give city men the same advantages
of scientific information that is open
to farmers through the agricultural
extension division of the Minnesota
college of agriculture and the United
States department of agriculture. A
state official to give his time to CON-
mercial clubs and similar associa-
tions is asked for in the plans dis
cussed before the development asso-
ciation
F. w. Murphy was reelected presi-
dent of the association. C. G. Sell
Wig of Crookston, and J. B. Ludlow
of Rushmore, were elected vice presi-
dents, Charles T. Kelley of Menahaga,
was chosen secretary and E. w. Ran
dali of St. Paul, treasurer.
The complete recommendation
made in the resolutions are as fol-
lows:
We favor bill to help town and
county organizations to work in har-
mony with the state highway COM
mission with the provisions of the
McGarry amendment to the Dunn
road law, adjusting town and county
roads,
We recommend the use of prison
labor on roads.
We favor legislation putting A
mendment No. l into effect at once,
and believe that it should carry an
appropriation for a soil survey,
which would show the types of the
soils in the state and their adapta-
bility to agricultural or other uses.
We also favor reconnaissance sur
vey, as we'll as laboratory tests on
different soils.
We recommend that the state CO.
operate with the United States de-
partment of agriculture in adopting
standards for crops and livestock,
since the farm products of the state
must soon be placed on the world
markets. We favor milling and bak-
ing tests for wheat, the leading grain
! crop.
We recommend appropriations for
the Agricultural Experiment Station
TO carry on demonstrations on peat
and sandy soils, as we'll as on low
lime areas of the state.
We advise counties to avail them
selves Of the county agent system.
We urge the legislature to make an
appropriation to pay wolf bounty.
We indorse the efforts of the state
immigration department in giving
publicity to the opportunities the
state offers homeseekers.
We urge the state forestry board
the state game and fish commission
the highway commission, the park
commissioners and the immigration
department to include in their book.
lets and circulars as much informa-
tion as possible concerning parks
forests, highways, towns, hotels
camps, garages and other attractions
to tourists.
We favor that incomes be made
ope of the bases for taxation in the
state and the gradual lowering of
taxes on improvements and personal
property. We recommend that three
representative from each county at.
tend meeting of the tax commits.