Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-24
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Appointm ont d r. 3. akemors
Of Fargo, as Manager Of A.
ISOLATION and Preparation
4 Of Bond Issue First Steps

The appointment OF HODorL b. 6lakeeS
more, Of Fargo, as manager Of the
North Dakota Home Building associa-
ton and the action Of the Industrial
commission in preparing to issue bonds
by which the revolving fund is fur
nished for the association, Is evidence
that there will be no delay in putting
the new law into speedy effect.
On July s, the industrial commission
made the appointment of Mr.. Blake 4
more, to be effective upon his accept
tance and the filing Of his oath Of Office
and bond in the sum Of $50, 10000.
This has already been done and Mr..
Blakemore has assumed his duties.
The salary. is fixed at So, 600. 90 a year.
The offices of the State Home Build.
ing association will for the present be
ut Bismarck and offices will probably
be arranged in the Bank Of North
Dakota building. n ,s,. .g.
At the meeting at which Mr.. Blake
more was named, resolutions were also
passed authorizing him to prepare
rules and regulations for the associa-
ton and the blank forms and pr0ce-
dure required under the law, as speed
lily as possible. The industrial COM
mission is now proceeding to issue
$25, 10000 in bonds, to furnish the re-
vOlying fund for both the Home Build
ing and the Farm Loan departments.
The appointment Of Mr.. Blakemore
has met with statewide approval. His
work in the City of Fargo for munich
pal reform and public ownership Of
utilities has held him in sympathy with
the hopes of the farmers of the state
for the realization of the reforms they
have worked for. He has been q mem-s
Der of the state legislature, and Is best
remembered by. the genuine initiative;
and referendum measure which he In.
troduced and which the politicians de-
feated, substituting the fake measure
which existed when the league came
into power. He was also elected COM;
missioner of the City of Fargo and his
administration of the city-owned water
supply made q record for its efficiency
and for the low rates charged. He has
been in the real estate business for
| thirty years and is qualified by that
experience for the duties that have
now been imposed upon him. n
! Speaking Of his ideals as to the
home, Mr.. Blake kenmore expressed the
sopinion that the work Of the women on
| the farm will be made easier by the
laid given by the Home Building assoc
Isciation. He has an ambitious program;
with an eye to making easier the bur.
ISHen of the women In the farm homes.
This Is what he said, on taking up his
EWork ~ ,isasE " .sss9
1T Isl customary to! emphasize the
Iflab0r-saving devices Of the city home
and forget about. the farm houses,
said Mr.. 8Blakemore. The country
woman and her daughters are entitled
to facilities for tightening domestic
toll. Through the plans for farm
homes to be erected by the aid of the
state, we can cheaper the cost OF In
stalling modern heating, lighting and
sanitary equipment so that 1t will be
within the reach OF all. 3 81 -
BY having d variety Of Standardized
textures every farm house, Mr.. Blake
more hopes to be able to put In every
farm home built by the state associa-
tion, fixtures for hot air or hot water
heat electric lighting, and running
water in the kitchen. Cream separa-
tors and churns also could be run
from small unit electric plants
"Theer Is no position In the state 90
important as that Of being able to aid
people in purchasing homes for them.
selves" said Mr.. Blakemore we
accomplish our task. we Will have done
what every state n the union should
have done long ago. We will have
made true demo racy possible, y 5;s
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