The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-09
LIVE STOCK SHOWS
INCREASE IN STATE
SECRETARY OF STATE BOARD
SHOWS ADDITION OF $4,000 LAST
YEAR OVER 1915.
INCREASE NOT SURPRISING
Official Makes Recommendation for
Laws Which He Says Will Be
Benefit to industry-New
Laws Recommended.

Helena
Montana exported 227,828 of cattle in
1916, an increase of 1892 head over
1915, according to the annual report
of d. w. Raymond, secretary of the
state board of stock commissioners.
He says the increase is not surprising
in view of the natural increase of the
Montana herds and the importations
that have been made in the past few
years.
He points out all the herds are in
creasing, the assessors figures in 1913
showing sol, 1913 head and in 1916 1,042,-
006 head.
Mr.. Raymond recommends a law
regulating the price of livestock killed
on railroad right-of-ways, disinfection
of stock cars used for horses and cat
tie; licensed butcher law, and an act
imposing a penalty for using, holding
or killing an estray.
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Insurance Companies Pay $4,000.
| Figures prepared by State Auditor
Heating regarding receipts from insur-
ance companies doing business in Mon
tana show that there was received
from various sources $205,263.32 as
against $190,42223, but of the former
| amount $14,938.23 is RENTED to Mon
| tana insurance companies in conform
| ity to the law changed two years ago
excluding Montana companies from
paying. Of the taxes on cross pre-
miums in 1915, S90,752.91 is for excess
premiums at 2 per cent for 1915. There
are eight Montana insurance COM
panies whose share in the deductions
from premium taxes payable in 1915
to the amount of $14,93S.23.
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Typewriters Are Scarce.
There is scarcity of typewriting
machines in the house, hence the COM
mittee attending to such things was
instructed to do the best it can in the
way of disposing of the old machines
and replacing them with new ones.
Early in the session motion carried
to the effect that instead of buying
machines the house would henceforth
lChI IhChl. IL hdo DCOA doSCl ldiaCu
since that the problem of renting 25
machines is serious one, hence an
effort will be made to trade the old
ones in on deal for new ones.
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Discharge Employees.
A majority of the members of the
house judiciary committee decided to |
report out the employees matter, rec
ommending that 10 names be dropped |
from the list. A minority report was |
returned asking that the present pay
roll be maintained intact. Ward and |
Blodgett reported that the list was |
within the legal provisions of the |
1915 statutes, while the majority con-
tingent held that there are too many
janitors and other attaches. They |
adopted the majority report.
Woman's Building for Fair.
The 1917 Montana state fair will be
held from September II to %, accord
ing to announcement by the directors.
The directors will ask the legislature
for an appropriation of $4,000 for a
woman's educational building at the
fair grounds, $4,000 for maintenance
of the fair annually for the next two
years, and $500 year for improve
ment and betterment F. B. Harlow of
Como was elected president of the
Montana Fair association.
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Bills Killed by House.
The judiciary committee has killed
several bills and the house concurred,
among them being that amending the
relating to taxation, to
require the paying of taxes before
that providing that one
mark on the ballot shall mean voting
FOR the four presidential electors. That
congress to relinquish
over the Missouri river
was referred to the committee on fed -,
sral relations.
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legislators Attend Reception.
A big crowd of legislators attended ,
he reception at the Auditorium, which
vas rendered them by the Helena Min
olCl d6oOSidtiOh. aims NCi0 SlfCn |
~ Senator Edwards, Speaker O'Con-
Tor, Chief Justice Theodore Brantly, q
Chancellor E. C. Elliott and others. t
admission by ticket only and every G
member of both branches was extend
ID a cordial invitation to attend the d
flair. Politics, religion and legisla- g
ion were barred. a
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-axation Struggle Begun.
The Montana legislature has settled
own to long battle over the appor r
lonment of taxation. Arrayed on one
ide are the mining corporations and u
Individuals concerned in mining, the v
umblest grubstaker, the merchants "
ssociations, rotary clubs and similar b
On the other are FARM c
rs organizations, of which the Society "
Equity is the chief, which seek to Il
~ upon the mining industry share D.
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