The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-03
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57c hold farm mortgages school money that had been
loaned upon farms North Dakota to the amount OF $loo
N7 December nearly four years later the BOARD
of University School Lands had increased the loans TO the
farmers forth to the sum or $4otooUVo
Farm loans have been county III the state anu
are made five per cent interest We still have loo''ooo
acres of land When these lands shall have been soo
and ad for present land contracts paid we will nave
have fund less than sixty and probably scVehty'e
millions of dollars be used in North Dakota to loan
upon the farm of state and thereby solve Tor our
selves the rural credit farm mortgage problem
nr present farm mort gage should be changed so that
II will provide farmer borrowing upon his land snail
pay ocentl onctwentch of the principal each year
thereby revolving fund This will hclp some oher
farmer to get Il loan the state. Further the borrower
by reducing the amount Of principal he owes upon MS mort
gage each will gradually get out Of debt anu Will each
year save himself and to his family some money in the way
of interest Experience has shown that wrr" farmers pay
nu of their year, they ultimately get out OF
debt where their loans are made for teri" or years with
out any payments the principal until the end I" the term
then as a rule the not paid and are in many
increased
rc school lands and HE money their sale is
splendid heritage North nkoaS schools and under no
circumstances should we permit of this money in any
way Whatever whereby it might be lost It should ne sur
rounded by every safeguard should not be diverted for
any purpose other than those allowed by law This FUND.-
loaned to the will solve in North Dakota the ltu''
problem.
Last winter found that large part OF the coal used IN
Germany hriuecs made from German Ignite coal The
general appcaracc Ignite Is similar to the
Ignite o North Dakota. A prominent chemist in Germany
stated that believed the right for North Dakota TO
solve Ignite and briuettg proposition was not to SEND
men Germany be educated in that line or work, but 10
send to German chemist who had MADE
life study Of Ignite North Dakota and determine the
best way Goals Further he advised bringing
from Germany North Dakota three four men who had
brought up the manufacture of briqlettes from Ignite
coal. German briquecs made without binder
An appropriation least fifty thousand dollars should
this purpose and this money used by and with
the cooperation Bcock Of the State School of Mines
Authority should be given to employ German chemist versed
Ignite bring accustomed to the manu-
acre briquetes the machinery used for that
to North If this is done will have proper so1
ton question North Dakota and instead of send
ing millions of dollars to the eastern states
coal will keep that money at home and supply our
selves with coal and will be able to furnish South
Dakota and Minnesota WELL
In southwestern North Dakota there is extensive
field Doctor Leonard School of Mines has made
study antcne in that Of state and advises
that undoubtedly large amount of gas and posi-
blity of oil.
The state large Of school lands located in this
anticine appropriation sufficient TO
three test wells lands owned by the
state large from minerals OBJ
tanned from school lands within that state reasonable sum
could spent North Dakota in testing whether
there underlying owned by the state There is
but that there is large volume Of and 1t
may possible the advantage and where
it will bring a to the schools of North Dakota
LEGISLATION
Briefly your attention certain suggestions
of which advocated to the legislature
1915 that these propositions consideration
The reduction Of the membership of the House and
senate membership would for efficiency and
in
the state.
Second constitution should be changed to pro-
vide of the legislature in four years. instead
OF years present II for it may be
legislature in special session. the
Governor power call the legislature extraordinary
session any time
Third county officers should be elected for terms
of four years and believe that the Governor OF the
state reelected at the expiration Of his four
term ..s -
Fourth Dakota should Business Agent whose
duties it should push Ignite clay other
industries which, nearly dormant and be
made much Of ....,.- ...r---..
Fifth Appropriations and legislation should he enacted to
encourage immigration into North Dakota North Dakota
needs men No offers better Inducements
than does and reasonable appropriated to
courage immigration would be money wisely expended
sixth The capital stock of banks should
y increased from fifteen twenty thousands of dollars
seventh Something should he separate the children
= the Reform School, TINT the criminal and the nonrm
81 glasses can be segregated provided
- cfpAan and endess children where they have
eare ara attenfoa they are justly entitled to-
shth The electorate have BY their votes located Normal
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