The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-03

IA nav ,bes. sropa1ioa As the If the
state tax shall he paid there will be in the
state treasury the General Fund enough money
carry states business from that time until the time
, the for 1917 shall be due
sadon there will be some money coming in for the
teriul miscellaneous that there should be
available for period July 1871 January about
carrying the regular business of the state
There will be some saving fact that all Of the
appropriations made by the 1915 legislature will not be
called for There today few deficits less than Tor
years will before this body from the last biennial
period adjustment Al the present time the bills against
the state are practically paid in its history has
the good shape financially is at the pres
Four the state owed over and above all
available three hundred thousand dollars
In past that has been paid Had We been
receiving from the oil Inspection fees for the past
three onehaf years had been done for number OF
years previous the General Fund in the
state treasury Today between three hundred and fifty and four
fifty thousand dollars Several appropriations
made legislature and paid in the two years
up Among the larger Of these items was
Of $o00o generally believed taken Illegally from
the Bounty Fund 1911 and credited the General
Fund of the expenses In the past two
years this money has been raid back to the Wolf Bounty Fund
where il belonged. q - s$azz~
BONDED DEBT.
-Four wears ago the bonded 10000
Today it S2 bonded debt in four
years OF Sl75.3oo00 little than one-haf If fnan
in the shall it, it would be well
four continue levy each year
money the bond sinking fund and then to anticipate the
bonds still outstanding that within the next
five the might be entirely free from debt
floating and bonded The fact that North Dakota Is
getting speaks well for industry
thrift of people and is state record which will speak
volumes fo- with thinking throughout the nation.
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
Two wears ago the honor recommend the legis
ture of Budget Committee, whose duty it
financial data of the state and present
to incoming legislature that they might have basis
upon which in the making OF appropriations The work
has been carefully compiled and earnestly
You carefully the report you will find
of interest and it will be OF service in determining
appropriations should be made by you this winter
Experience has that the formation Of the State Board
charge of the penal and charitable insu
and the formation Of the Board Of Regents having in
charge all Of the higher educational institutions lega
ton the right direction is possible with the system
which these various institutions working to
the needs of each of them in such present
their Further it is longer necessary for
bers legislature from the various places where state
located devote all their time and energy
securing Of appropriations for their particular insu
ton but gives TO the members broader opportunity to look
legislation that affect the interests Of the
whole state. Members low that the
having in the particular institutions will
the needs and interests of each in fair and
with equal justice all Further budget makes possible
for the legislature make all appropriations upon
basis than possible under the old system.
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both the House and Senate OF North Dakota and experience
in the past four Governor has firmly convinced
that have made long in the right direction in
pairing budget and in placing finances UPON proper
basis That which is Of the departments already
spoken Of is true OF the other departments Of state
by officers in their various capacities
connection with this wish call the special attention Of
every Senator and Representative the reports which
been made by the officers by the Board Of Control Board
Of Regents and other officers having with the affairs Of
the and would ask that member read reports
carefully thoroughly famliarze himself with the
subject contained therein and thereby full and
complete the various lines of work in which the
is interested.
TERMINAL ELEVATOR
The bill upon this subject state leg
ature introduced by myself in 1907 when member Of
the North Dakota State This provided for
appointment OF Grain Commission should give the
subject Of terminal elevators grain grading dokage and all
that might pertain to that particular business careful cons
Grafton and that the commission should make report Of
their findings the Governor Of the that might
the matter to the legislature for appropriate action The bill
introduced became law and under and conditions
OF the law Hon John Burke then appointed the
commission They made report although they did
into the subject quite fully liked to
have had them. Ft#
In direct have terminals for the terminus
for grain lie within the confines states
build elevators in other states the question arises Whist
control would have them also to the control
might have the inspection Of grain made at these
inals 1t true that at the time have federal
inspection but that yet is only in the beginning and
cannot whether federal inspection will be satisfactory
to people than state inspection Were
build terminals in North Dakota they
elevators but would be really storage large
number Of local elevators in North Dakota
by the farmers More will be and these farm elevators
tribute large Of storage Dakota
ay ships out more than hundred millions Of bushels Of