The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-01-06
ClAMOR FOR CASH
SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL CREDITS
COMMISSION Is sWAMPED
WITH REQUESTS.

plication for loans. During the first
ten days In December q total Of 357
applications we're received requesting
an aggregate Of s1,61s, $780,. and others
continue to pour in. The commission
has approved loans totalling $4,000
900 since January /. 1920. and Is do
lng everything possible to relieve the
farmers at the present time, but is
about at the point where another block
Of bonds must be sold to obtain mon
sy for lending. In the past the com
mission has succeeded In placing the
bonds at a moderate rate Of interest,
and does not anticipate any great
difficulty in a new issue. However,
the rush for loans will cause delay in
the passing upon the applications.
AT a meeting Of the officers Of the
state fish and game protective asso-
citation and State Game Warden He'd
rick the question OF possible game
laws were discussed. These were
along lines Of Introduction and pro-
pagation Of new game birds In the
state, and better protection for those
now located. The question: Of deer
shooting in the Black Hills was talked
over. The Black Hills people them
selves appear to be divided on this,
but the sentiment appears to be to-
ward a shorter shooting season and
limiting the kills to bucks only, with
an absolute prohibition against the
killing OF does and fawn. The ques-
ton OF stocking streams OF the state
with new varieties of game fish was
also considered, and while no definite
line OF legislation was laid down the
chances are that something along the
lines indicated above will be presented
for consideration at the coming SEES.
sion.
Liquidation is the only solution Of
the present economic situation and FL
nancial s~tringency, in the opinion OF
the South Dakota bankers, fully a hun
dred of whom met with twice that
many farmers from the southeastern
section of the state In Mitchell. Bank
ers urged the farmers, who II Is de-
clared are holding their product, ex-
pecting a rise in price, to sell at least
a part of their goods and take UP a
part of their financial obligations.
MILLIONS of dollars in farm loans, ii
was pointed out, are becoming due
during this month, and the bankers
declare unless at least a part of these
notes are met the banking industry
of the state will be seriously crippled.
Tho nann1a ~ -nr+hnnn uiaha1h
county are rejoicing over the discov-
cry Of a new vein of coal in that sec.
ton which is pronounced to be of bet
ter grade than any heretofore opened
up. One peculiar feature Of this find
is that 1t was discovered under a
"gumbo flat" and not in the hills.
The coal vein lies at a shallow depth,
the oerlying gumbo strata being only
two to four feet In thickness. This
covering can be scraped off and the
coal vein, which is about four feet in
thickness, opened up for mining with
out tunneling. This gives that local.
ity a supply Of excellent coal without
long hauls.
The appraisal OF state lands in the
state park near Custer, is one of the
moves toward building up one of the
beauty sections under state control.
At present the land in this tract is
state school land, and the only way
the title can be transferred to the
state park board is by sale, as the
constitution prohibits transfer in any
other manner. In this line the prop
erly authorized appraisal board went
over the tract and fixed minimum val
ne for sale. The purpose is to trans
fer this tract to complete control of
the state park board, instead OF the
present control through the state land
department, the state park board ard
the state game commission.
The Ignite coal mines Of that ter.
ritory are proving of great benefit
to the townspeople and homestead,
ers and ranchers of northwestern
South Dakota. Thus far comparative
ly little coal from the east has reached
any OF the towns OF that section, and
therefore there has been a heavier
demand than usual on the Ignite coal
mihCS. IOdi dI these mlueS can De
purchased for a few dollars a ton
when hauled away by the purchasers
themselves.
Yankton has another curfew ordi-
nance, passed by the city commits
sion to become effective about the
first Of the year. 1t provides that
minors shall not appear on the streets
or In public places except in charge
of a responsible adult between the
hours Of $3.50 p. m. and 6 a. m. The
fire bell IN the city hall is to be rung
at 9:15 each evening and offenders
will be liable to arrest and a fine
of IS.
Arrangements have been made to
install a municipal skating rink In
Violin.
South Dakota spends 1929, 900 a year
on its state university. Only three
states In the union spends a smaller