The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
GOVERNOR NORBECk
ON TAXATION REFORM
Spoke Before Farmers Coop
erative Association Meeting
At Watertown.

"dleTtOWH, >. H., feD. Z.-SCVethOT
Norbeck, who was one of the speakers
at the meeting Of the South X
Farmers Cooperative association, IN
session here, devoted considerable at
tentfon to the constitutional amend
ments to come before the voters or
south Dakota at the general election
this fall.
The governor said the taxation re-
FORM Is designed to place
more of the burden OF taxation on the
SPECTATOR and make X less for the
land owners who are improving their
property. 1t Is also directed, he SAID,
at taxation in proportion to income and
thus designed to make the express
companies railroads and other corpor-
atoms pay their fair share OF state
expense. n amendment was sun
united TO the voters before, but was
defeated.
Favorable comment was made by
the governor on the amendment pro
Vidlng for the development of power
sites. The governor said he has be-
come convinced that it is good business
policy to establish power sites on the
Missouri river in order to furnish
cheaper and better electric service for
towns n farm houses within the sup
ply radius.
The governor gave his approval to
the amendment for development of To-
N itS at Stdle ehDCIlSt, 5So'-
ing the possibility of the state engag-
ing IN the cement business. He also
declared in favor of making more lib
eral terms for the sale of state lands.
referring to legislation enacted by
the 1917 assembly. the measures EN-
phaslzed by the governor as particular
ly progressive were the state rural
credits law, the law creating a state
market commission, and the ~organiza-
tlon OIL sheriffs and deputies under a
state sheriff.
The governor drew a round OF cheers
from the large audience in declaring
that South Dakota will back the gov
e thn war program to the limit and
that nothing shall interfere with the
TASK OF crushing Prussian militarism.
HoMESTEADERS TO BENEFIT
BY THE DECISION
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 2.-Adolph
Hoberz, president of the Farmers Equi-
W exchange, at Eagle Butte. and also
president OF the Eagle Butte Farm Loan
association. as the result of a visit made
TO President Hogan, Of the federal land
bank at Omaha, Neb., reports that an
important concession has been made
relative to loans on homesteadS on
which final proof has not been made.
Mr.. Eioberz states that he was assured
by President Hogan that in the future
nolleSteader could secure from inc
federal land bank loans sufficient to
cover the making Of final proofs. and
that upon receipt from the United
States district land office Of a receipt
showing that this amount had been
paid, the balance of the approved loan
would then be made by the federal land
bank on the land.
In the past the land bank>has re-
fused TO make full payment on APP
proved loans until patents (titles) had
been secured, but as it generally takes
six months after the non is paid OF
final proofs before patent is issued, a
hardship a been worked on the home
steaders. The concession made by the
federal land bank at Omaha will be of
material benefit to numerous home
stcaders in western and northwestern
South Dakota this year, as all are pre-
pairing to put In every available acre to
crop ana run live stock on the balance
OF their lands.