The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-07
SOUTH DAKOTA
LEAGUE MAKES
NOVEL CLAIMS
Actual Saving of s9l5 Per
North Dakota Farmer in
y Two Years Time.
.TABULATiON IN DETAIL

a slUG1llLr1lL. ~ ststS UCCu StahhSN
with lAacA blcersssf about the capitol
comes troGA >Q&Gh. pasota. Ii appears
10 ba 4 fly le4E or cover page OF the
.oguartEs;4n Leader. with oliver S.
Morris is editor, issued from Fargo,
and addressed TO Mr.. South Dakota
EoIer After giving the South Da-
koca league platform, which calls for
the exemption Of farm improvements
from taxation, rural credit banks Oper-
ated at cost. state terminal elevators,
warehouses flour mills. stock yards.
packing houses creamerles and cold
storage plants. an eight-hour day, state
insurance for workers and free ana
uniform text books in the public
schools. selection OF the same 10 be
uninfluenced by agents of~the school
book trust" there is the following
table. which contains much that is new
and novel about the league admins
tration in North Dakota:
"WHAT THE NONPARTISAN
LEAGUE FARMERS OF YOUR SIS
TER STATE HAVE DONE: Nonpart-
isan league adm. inistratiOn has actual
ly saved to the taxpayers OF the state
SCI ,2OS, 400, making an average OF S9lo
for each farmer.
Here follow some records and sta
tistics of the Nonpartsan eague Gov
ernment in North Dakota. Read these
figures and see if you don't think the
SIG fee of the members has been we'll
invested:
The total saving brought about by
the league administration has been
SGT .2OS. 400, and. placing the number
of farmers in the state at $1,000. the
average saving to each is thus SHOWN
to be $9l5. with more benefits TO 1ol-
low in the future:
"Following is a tabulated statement
of the various items thus saved to the
taxpayers by the LEAGUE GOVERN
MENT:
Increased assessed valua-
ton of railways and cor
pOratiOnS ............. l,'4l w"
Action of legislature Sc
curing federal price on
wheat of 1920 instead OF
$ls5, saving 35 cents per
DuShel 10, ''o,oo'
Defeat of Weeks amend.
ment to land loan law
saved ................. 100000
Passage of grain grading
one-fourth of all grain
/ marketed, amounting to. 95O,00o
Amendment Of bank assess
ment law increased tax
return ........ $4,000
Money and credits tax law
increased valuation @l0O,-
100000 producing in.
creased revenue, annually
of ...... ......... 3OO,OOOl
State exemption board, by
economy, certified N. d.
soldiers to federal gov
ernment at cost of $3.50
each less than the aver
age for the United States
saving ......../....... lu,9oN
Law placing tax abatement
in hands of tax commits I
sioner saves ...... 100000
Bafk taxes for private line
companies collected ..-t. 3,O00
Fifteen per cent increase
in freight rates prevent.
ed, saving ........... 4,OO0,oOo
Inheritance tax law in
creased state revenue.... 2o,OO0
Property not heretofore
taxed now taxed yields $4,000
Lower interest rate secur-
. ed for seed-grain bonds,
saved ......... 2S5,000
Increase of coal price pre-
vented, saving $1.3O
ton 100000
Motor vehicle tax law for
4, road building ....... $4,000
Saving in operating eX-
penses of state govern
ment by economy ..... 662,o0O
State council Of defense
brought under cultiva-
tion $4,000 acres of alb
sentee landlords pro-
ducing incheased revenue .2,OOO,O00
Bonding act for public Of
ficials saves $4,000
Total SCI ,2OS,4 400