The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-03
STATE INDUSTRY
BOARD PICKING
OUT BANK SITE
Commission Expected to Make
Decision Friday-Townley
and Lemke Here to Help
LAW SUIT CAUSES NO GRIEF
General Impression Among
Leaguers That Someone Has
Overplayed His Hand

When the state industrial board
convenes Friday morning 1t will be
with expectations that before it ad-
journs temporary site will nave
ibeen selected for the Bank of North
Dakota. The Industrial commission
is paying little attention to the action
inaugurated in federal district court
at Fargo yesterday praying for an
injunction which would restrain the
Industrial commission and other state
officials from placing in operation the
2 several acts of the last assembly es-
tablishing q Bank4,of North Dakota,
q mill and elevator association and an
industrial commission to manage the
same and providing for bond issues to
provide the finances. &
The hoard had expected to meet
this morning hut ad Journed till tomor:
row to give Morris an opportunity to
inspect sites which Bismarck has of.
fered.
Even those who have been most
vigorous in their opposition to the
league program feel that tactically
and from strategic standpoint, no
matter what the outcome OF the Far
go action may be, the filing of this
suit was a mistake. They hold to the
belief that program measures upon
which the people of North Dakota
have voted and with regard to which
they have expressed at least a par
tial approval should not be molested
through the courts, inasmuch as the
people are to be given an opportunity
to express their opinion through the
medium of an initiative and referen.
dun election.
Bismarck Favored.
1t was understood, this morning that
the Industrial commission favored
Bismarck as q logical site for the
Bank of North Dakota, inasmuch as
Its operations are 10 closely connect.
ed with the industrial commission
and the office OF the state treasurer
and the board Of university and school
lands. 1t has been said that William
Lemke, chairman Of the republic
state central committee and closer to
Townley than any other N0rta Dako.
tan, favors Fargo How much found
alton in fact this contention has could
not be learned this morning. so far
as can be discOvered,, Mr.. Lemke has
not committed himself on the sub
iect. ~
Towniey and Lemke Here.
Both President .Townley and Chair
man Lemke were-here all day Wedne )
day and probably will remain over. to.
day. Governor Frazier, who had been
confined to his bed by q severe attack
of rheumatism, although still suffer.
ing greatly, came to his office We'd
nesday afternoon to meet the high
executives of the league. What trans,
pired in this conference. has not ap-
peared, { 1t is believed, however, to
have concerned the location of the
Bank of North Dakota and other prob
lens which now confront the league
regime, which is faced with a very
serious revolt within its ranks.
All Favor Program.
None Of the 'leaguers of this revOlu.
tion has expressed any opposition to
the league program bills nor any sup.
port for the action which was begun
in Fargo yesterday. Attorney Gen
eral LANCER, in his capacity as chief
legal adviser to the state industrial
commission, Is prepared to fight in
the federal courts any attack upon
the constitutionality of the league
program acts. It seems apparent that
Hall, Kositzky,s Olson Olsness and
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