The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
PEOPLE Benefit
= BY LEGISLATION
Record of Administration Ia
Two Years Has Never
Been EquaIIed.

Tabulation Of amounts saved by the
Frazier administration shows that the
people of this state already nave bene-
fitted to the extent Of more than $780,
100000, and that If this legislation is
kept upon the statute books the annual
saving hereafter will total at least
$4,000, 900.
The increase in the assessed valua-
hon Of railroads, telegraph, telephone,
express and private car companies in
creased the states revenue 1891, 900 in
1917 and $3.50, 600 in 1913, and means
4 permanent addition of $875,OO q
year. Heretofore these corporations
escaped paying their fair share Of
A1es.
Grading Act Saved 100000.
The grain grading act, passed by the
1917 legislature, resulted in a saving
of four cents a bushel on approx
mately one-fourth of all the grain
marketed In this state. This amounted
to $9SO,OOO In 1917, the first year the
act was in operation, saved the farm
ers $4,000 this year; and, it is ssti-
mated, will increase the returns to
the grain producers at least 100000
annually hereafter.
The law placing the assessment Of
banks on the same basis as other prop
srty resulted in an increased tax return
of $1S7,O 600 in 1918 and will add $780,
600 to the states revenue every year
In the future.
The 1917 money and credits tax law,
which was attacked in the courts but
declared valid by the supreme court,
has already added 100000 to the rev.
enues of the state and will mean an
approximate return Of 100000 every
year that formerly was lost to the
people.
The action Of the State Council Of
Defense in allowing farmers to use
Stacker acres" owned by absentee
spectators, resulted in the cultivation
Of more than 100000 acres and in
creased the crop production Of the
state at least $12,OOO,OOO.
The Frazier administration also en-
couraged production by the passage Of
the feed and seed bonding act saved
the farmers $2S5,OOO. =
Many Economies Effected.
The state bonding law, providing
that surety bonds Of public officials be
issued by the state, saved $4,000 the
first year and this saving will be per-
manent.
The North Dakota draft board certi-
Ho1 Sn1linr>c Of on ovoro uo co vin0 ~
$3.50 for each soldier, as compared to
the average cost Of the other Al states
Of the Union. This saved $4,000.
Correction of the tax abatement law
added 100000 to the revenue of the
state in 1918.
Assessment of private car companies
for back taxes long overdue added
$1O,158 to the states and will
continue to add at least $1,000 every
year.
! The placing of property on the tax
rolls heretofore not assessed added
$4,000 Il year to the states income.
Increase Of $1.40 a ton in the retail
price of Ignite coal was prevented and
this saved 81, 4OO,O00 a year to the
The motor vehicle tax law resulted
in roads costing $685., 900 being built in
1913.
Farmers Saved Huge Sum.
The Frazier administration kept DR..
Il. r. Ladd in office and DR.. Ladd
almost single-handed was responsible
for fixing the price Of wheat at 1920 a
bushel, instead Of at $1.S5 as was
originally planned. This added $17,-
100000 to the revenue OF the farmers
in 1917 and increased their incomes
500, 100000 in 1918.
The 1917 Inheritance tax law IN
creased the rsEanues 81 Tire state $aD,-
600 in 1918 and will add $4,000 an
nually to North Dakota's revenues
hereafter.
I. As the above summary shows, much
of this $780, 1000 which was saved to
the people Of North Dakota came out
Of the pockets Of selfish special inter-
,ests which long enjoyed unfair adj
,vantages in this state. This explains
why these same selfish interests are
contributing to the Doyle slush fund
in the hope of defeating Governor Fra
zier. They want a return to the old
days when they were allowed to dodge
taxes and rob the people with i'm
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