The Wahpeton times., 1917-03-22
REASONS Why OLD GANG
ELEVATOR BILL WAS VETOED
tN'I., Eln q


State:
IL file herewith Senate Bill No
81, an act tu provide for the crra-
tinM of commission, the srIec-
ton of a location, erection. lcas-
ing, operating, renting or selling
one or more terminal elevators
either within or outside the state
of North Dakota, and making an
appropriation therefor, without
my approval for the folio Wing
reasons:
II. This act provides for the
building OF an elevator or elcva-
tors by direct taxation.
II feel that the taxes arc high
enough and i'm view of the condi-
ton of the states finances and the
financial conditions of the people
an increase of the taxes is unwar-
ranted and undesirable.
''Our state permits cities to is
sue bonds for improvements such
as sewers. water works, paving,
electric light plants, etc. This
method has proven to be the cor
rect principle and has given gen
eral satisfaction. believe the
state should follow the same prin
ciple in the building of terminal
elevators or other state owned
projects for the benefit of the
farmer who pay the greatest part
of the states taxes and produce
most of its wealth.
"2. believe a state owned
terminal elevator without a slate
owned -four mill to grind tn"
wheat into flour and demonstrato
its true milling value, thus show
ing the wide difference in the
price received by the farmers for
and the price paid by the public
for -four, would he a failure.
"Surh an elevator in this state
wilhout a mill would he Of no val
II" unless it were large enough ,c
!laI.!!c or cumtr.! all the North
Dakota crop. In fact, $500, ,00C
would not even finance such ar
elevator if il were already built.
"3. This act provides that tho
, elevator may be built outside o'
lie state.
II am satisfied that the peo-
pie of North Dakota would take
, n" pride in building such an inst
itu:ion in another state, especial
iy Il state where the grain gamh.
Iers slill control the marketin:
and influence Legislation in thri
favor.
should the elevator be bull
out side the state. il would not b,
| under the control of our laws, bu
would be regulated by the laws o
the state in which it was built
Neither would il he i'm kccpin:
with The often expressed senti.
mrnt and desires of our people t:
keep North Dakota institution.
and money at home.
-. ! believe il to be my dui,
to Withhold my approval of This ac
| for The further reason that The
legislature appropriated money j:
excess Of the states available
funds. IL is true that there vii
! b" about SioO,000 in the icrmina
elevator fund. but this should b.
carefully protected rather Than
squandcred by an ill-a'Iviscd pro.
crd1lrc.
-. am in favor OF state-ow
ed terminal elevators and ilouI
mills built within the state an,
properly financed by The issue %
| bonds. and am satisfied that ;
terminal elevator in North Dako-
la with Il Stai"-OWn"I ilOur mil
would ir a great success. and
firmly believe that two years from
now tn" will of the people canmo
be blocked and that these inslitu-
IiOnS will then be built.
II am equally satisfied that thi,
nraSul" would hamper and rciar.
real progress, discourage the pcO.
pie and make the struggle Of Tho
farmer against the grain gambl.
rrs much harder an will tend tt
block the ultimate establishment
of a terminal elevator and nouj
mlIIin" system on a business has.
is that will nSs9r" success.
Brlicv"in@ 'lat This proposed
act is aginsi the best interests o
both the producer and the consun
| or and that tn" best interests o
he stale demand a united cifOr
for stat"-ownrd elevators an,
-four mills built by bond issu,
rather than by raising the taxes,
withhold my approval.
II am. very respectfully yours.
lSgincH LINN J. FRAZIER.
Governor
-Nonpartisan Leader