The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-03
KITCHEN URGES
PERATION IN
AIDING FARMER
States Services of His Depart.
ment Will Be Available For
Use of All Interests
BONDS ARE SIGNED UP
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
Real Estate Bonds Signed
Other Capitol News.

Cooperation and suggestions from
the agricultural interests of North
Dakota "to the end that our united
efforts will tend to build and stabilize
our farming interests and thereby the
welfare of the entire state are in
vited by c Commissioners, Of Agriculture
and Labor ]. A. Kitchen, in state
ment issued here. Mr.. Kitchens
statement follows:
"The undersigned has recently as
sumed the office Of Commissioner OF
Agriculture and Labor. We propose
to bring to this offire not only the
benefit Of many years OF practical
farm experience and intensified crop
experimentations but to have in this
department those within the state best
qualified by training and experience
to render practical service to agrarian
and other interests
"The deputy commissioner OF agrl-
culture and labor is R. G. Catron,
whom we induced to leave his farm
in Stutsman county to handle this
work. also the Farmers Institute
work of this office. Mr.. Catron is
not only a practical farmer but IS a
graduate OF Westfield College, llll-
nois, and trained and experienced
teacher in commercial subjects. He
has been vitality interested in forward
farm movements; was the first secre-
tary OF the first farm bureau organ
lied in North Dakota; Is president OF
the jamestown Potato Growers Asso-
citation; has served in many such Ca
pacities as president Of school boards,
etc.
1--WE have been fortunate to procure
the services Of Robert F Flint, as
Dairy Commissioner. Mr.. Flint served
in former years as both state dairy
commissioner and commissioner OF
agriculture and labor, also assistant
in dairy extension in the United
States Department Of Agriculture. His
wide experience in the manufacture
Of dairy products extends from rural
creameries to overseeing large dairy
manufactures, and is president OF
the North Dakota Dairymen's Associa-
ton. He will be available for farm
ers' meetings, institutes and other
functions where the benefit OF his
practical, scientific advice could be
useful. From my personal work with
him, handling tn estate exhibits. l
know something of his ability in this
department.
1--WE have absolute confidence in
these men, neither of whom sought
an appointment, and from whom you
will receive courteous and impartial
service
"Your cooperation, advice and sug-
gestions are solicited to the end that
our united efforts will tend to build
and stabilize our farming interests
and thereby the welfare of the entire
state" - tag
The recession from the bond con-
tract of the former administration
was obtained by the new industrial
commission with considerable diff
Guilty, it was learned today. Repre-
sentatives of the Spitzer, Rorick and
company, it was learned, did 50 only
in the face of refusal of the admins
tration to accept the contract as
drawn by the old board.
The first concession Of taking
$5Oo,OOO.4of real estate bonds at par
instead of discount OF 5 per cent as
agreed upon in the former contract
cost the bond company $25,0O0.
- cE0n 0O0 ,no1 70 hnpI iccunc,
were signed by Secretary of State
Thomas Hall late yesterday and the
representative of Spitzer, Rorick and
company expected to leave Bismarck
today with the bonds, and turn over
to the Industrial Commission check
for $5OO,OO0 BY obtaining a modifi-
cation of the contract the Industrial
Commission could make the immedi-
ate sale on the bond issue already
printed, saving considerable time and
money.
Attorney General Sveinbjorn John
son went to Grand Forks last night.
He will bring his family to Bismarck
for residence, and during the trip will
transact legal business in jamestown
and Fargo.
Chairman A. H. Liederbach, of the
Nonpartisan league state committee
in Bismarck on private business, said
that the league would pursue policy
OF "watchful waiting" until about
February, to see if the new admins
tration makes good it's prediction
promises. What may happen in the
future he did not care to predict, but