The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-28

ducing bushels and bushels of grain
and thousands and thousands of head
OF cattle. hogs, sheep and horses each
year. All this has been accomplished
In the span OF the governors lifetime
and he is not an old man either.
The Governors Address.
Space will not permit a very ex-
tended report OF the governors ad.
dress, but we will endeavor to give
a few OF the important points.
The governor stated that while no
state in the union has progressed fast.
err In the way of state development
than South Dakota, the growth has
been handicapped by the limitations
OF the state constitution and that
while some proposed amendments that
would remedy these defects had been
carried, others had been carried to de-
feat simply because II was a season
for voting no and all measures, no
matter what they were, were. carried
down In the general no" vote.
No state in the union has less clash.
ing between the towns and cities and
the men and women OF the country
than South Dakota, the governor said,
and all who live in the cities and
towns realize that from the farmer
and the soil comes their support and
prosperity. With this fact in mind
past sessions of the legislature have
either passed laws, or have submitted
proposed constitutional amendments
to the voters, to make the life Of the
farmer more easy and to give him ev-
cry possible benefit in the transaction
of his business, which in a time oil
wal Is even more necessary than in
times OF peace. The governor feels
hat there should be more legislation
along this line and he hopes that the
amendment that will be submitted this
fall, that provides for the classified
ton OF property, will be adopted. Al
the present time all clasas of proper
ty must be taxed on the same basis
and the farmer who makes improve
ments on his land in the way Of up.
to-date commodious buildings must be
taxed for their improvements, while
the Spectator who simply holds the
land for an increase of value, secures
the benefit of the enterprise of the
bona fide resident. He also urges a
gross earning tax SO that express com.
panies will be compelled to bear their
just share of taxation.
In speaking oh the thousands OF
acres of state land still unsold in this
state the governor said that when the
boys from South Dakota who are now
at the front fighting for humanity and
democracy return, they should be pro-
vided with a way to secure land of
their own on easy terms. At the pres.
emit time 1t Is necessary for all who
buy state lands to pay 25 per cent of
the cost at the time of the purchase
and 25 per cent more in five years and
that this should be changed so that
u boys can buy these state lands
with a small initial payment and
small cash payments afterwards.
The governor urged the construc.
ton Of water power plants in the state
as soon as conditions would permit SO
that the u~ndeveloped water power ia
ciiities may be used. He spoke of the
proposed amendment which, IL car.
ried, will allow the building of a state
cement factory, and said that the
bluffs along the Missouri river are
simply banks of undeveloped cement.
This would allow the building of con.
crete roadways and make all kinds
II travel nor convenient.
" q The Irvine Plant.
The governor stated that the men,
oers OF the last legislature and he had
been criticized for not e~nlarging the
twine plant, and that IL the present
plant at the penitentiary is a good
thing for the farmers OF the state. A
plant twice the size would be better,
and that those who criticized said that
the state should have appropriated at
least $25O,000 for this He
said that these arguments sounded
all right, but at the present time ev.
cry possible prisoner in the peniten.
tlary is engaged in the manufacture
OF Irvine. and that we cannot spare our
boys and send them 10 the peniten.
tlary for the purpose OF making more
twlne. He stated, however, that the
twine manufactured at the peniten.
tiary had been the means of reducing
the price OF twinc all through the
state.
The governor urged the earnest CON.
sideration of the several proposed con.
uuo amendments to be submit
TED next fall and not to blame him or
tne members Of the legislature II they
go down in defeat.
Tribute to Soldier Boys.
The governor paid a high tribute to
the soldier boys from South Dakota
ana stated that when the examina.
ions were held II was found that H.