Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
Operates Office at a Reduction
in Face Of Mounting
Expense.
news OF STATE HOUSE
Ing In the Administration OF Laws
In the Different Departments
At Bismarck.

Bismarck.
The state bank examiners depart
ment, under Major ]. r. Waters of
Beach. shows saving for the first
year of the new examiners admins
tration OF s2,4OO.S6. This in spite OF
the fact that tie cost of printing,
postage and number Of otter items
In tae state banking department have
Increased.
; During 1917 the force Of examiners
on the road was increased, but q con-
siderable saving was effected by re-
districting the state and reducing
heavy mileage costs At the same
time there has been heavy increase
In the earsings of the department.
which always las been more than
self-supporting. Examinations have
been made promptly. and the work Of
the department kept up to date, al
though during the year there was an
increase in the number of state banks
from 656 to 7o5. In addition to all
It's other service. the department dur
ing the year collected $4,000 in fees
delinquent from 1915.
Railroads to Pay Big Tax.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany will pay sI.02S,003 in taxes in
North Dakota this year as compared
with $61t.519.S1 last year, according
70 the comparative statement OF 1916
and 1917 operating property valua-
tten and taxes furnished the tax COM
mission by the railroad company. The
report is based on figures furnished
BY the various county officers
The 500 line will pay taxes in the
state to the extent Of $5a2.791 this
year as compared with s477,sS3.16
last year. The Northern Pacific
taxes are 51.9 per cent higher than
last year, while the 500 line is as
sessed 24.17 per cent higher than q,
year ago.
Hoverstad Is Back.
T. A. Hoyerstad, formerly farmers
institute director for the agricultural
college. and for the last six or seven
years Industrial commissioner for tho
500 line, position which Director
General McAdoo has abolished. has
returned to North Dakota to re-.
engage in agricultural extension wor..;,
and for the present he will resume
his former duties as institute director
under Commissioner OF Agriculture
and Labor John N Hagan.
State Without Funds.
1--WE now have about 100000 in
unpaid bills. To assure the legisla.
tors their mileage and per diem and
other expenses of the extraordinary
assembly, 1t is possible that state
officials will be required to do with.
out their salaries for one month. said
one member of the state administra.
tion, When discussing the special ses-
sion.
TAX collections gre now coming in
in fairly satisfactory way. and NO
are meeting current expenses, but We
have almost half million in accum.
ulated expenses to pay and this spe-
ciaI session is a new item Of expense
which was not anticipated nor in
cluded in our budget"
State Banks Are Named.
National banks were given little
consideration in the naming of the
state repositories by the state board
of auditors in regular session at the
state capitol. State banks were given
the preference in every instance. only
three national banks in the state re.
ceiving recognition. while on the
otter hand every state bank filing an
application was named depositary.
"The seeming discrimination against
the national banks of the state in the
naming OF the state repositories" said
Secretary of State Thomas Hall IN
discussing the action of the board.
was done to strengthen the new
guaranty fund act. The surety fund,
which guarantees deposits, will ben.
eft by one-quarter OF one per cent on
all state deposits by placing them
aith the state banks.
State Loans Farmers $4,000.
The state board of university and
school lands has approved farm loans
TO the amount of $4,000. There were
other applications which could not be
allowed because the commission had
not collected in sufficient money.
Anderson Gcts State Job.
State Land Commissioner w. J.
Prater has announced the appoint.
ncnt OF A. s. Anderson. Bismarck.
as deputy land commissioner to sue.
! cced Charles iaissan. resigned. Mr.
leissman was recently chosen secre.