The Ward County independent., 1921-12-29

Some were granted their requests and
others had their sentences consider
ably shortened. In still other cases
the board did not find it possible to
make any changes at the present time.
The Latest Appointments
DR.. L. A. Benson, Of Rolette, a
brother of Senator Benson, Lacquer,
has been appointed by the Governor
as member of the Board of Vet
mary Examiners. He is an lnde-
pendent and considered as one Of the
best in his profession in the state.
Joseph Bell DeRemer, Of Grand
Forks, has been appointed by the gov.
ernor as membeAo of the state board
Of Architects. to take the place Of w.
]. Edwards, Of Grand Forks, deceased.
p, r. Trubshaw, editor and man.
ager of the Valley City Times-Record,
has been appointed by the governor
as vice president of the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes Waterway commission.
The banking board has confirmed
the following appointments by the
state examiner: o. L. Engen, of Far
20 as receiver for the Scandinavian
American Bank of Fargo, the Prosper
State Bank and the Peoples State Bank
of Hatton. Other appointments in
the examiners office are: Chas. A.
Fouts of Towner; Q. T. Nelson of
Stanley and S. c. Hilleboe of Lakota.
Paul Haldorson, former deputy state
examiner and later of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Minneapolis, has been
appointed as credit manager of the
Bank of North Dakota; P. B. Butler,
of Lisbon, has been appointed title ex-
aminer under Manager Default of the
farm loan department; F. E. Deal of
Bowman, lawyer, architect and con-
tractor, has been appointed manager
of the Homebuilders Association.
The New Mill and Elevator Program
In accordance with the promises
made during the recall campaign,
Governor Nestos has appointed two
csnmittees, or commissions, that, it
they are to measure up to expectations
will come to play an important part
in the economic policy Of the state
during the next few months. One
is the commission for the survey of
the mill and elevator at Grand Forks
which consists Of:
Hon. A. j. Gronna, Lakota; State
Senator w. J. Church, York; ]. A. Din
ME, Grand Forks; ]. c. Leum, May
vile; Walter Reid, Armenia.
The commission will have these
questions and propositions to settle:
1. The cost to date Of buildings.
2. Are buildings according to speci-
fications and dependable for COM
pletion and installment of machinery
3. Is it possible to continue the
construction work during the winter
months, or is it necessary to wait
till spring?
4. What will be the final cost of
buildings completed and machineryin-
stalled ready for business?
5. Additional recommendations for
the completion of the project.
6. Recommendations as to the best
method of securing honest and eff
cient management of the mill and ele-
vator next fall.
z. Recommendation for managing
board for 1928.
The other commission will deal with
country life and rural problems
which consists of the above named five
men and six additional appointees.
The latter are:
Hans Georgeson, Niagara, president
Farm Bureau Federation; j. H. Riley,
Sterling, president Farmers Union;
T. NJ. Williams, Des Lacs, president
The Grange; John Dawson. Mandan.
head of Farm Bureau, Morton county;
Steve Moulton, Wahpeton, member Of
Wheat Growers Assn; Nick N. Mel
son, Emerado, treasurer Wheat Grow
ers.
The rural problems commission will
advise the governor on problems aris-
ing for administrative action and Of
special interest to the farmers Of the
state. While the committee will have
free hands to act - it sees fit, it Is
generally accepted that its recommen-
dation will be along the lines of leg
islative action in the interests Of:
/. Production, diversifcation, clean
fields, healthy animals.
2. Grain grading and financing.
3. Grain and other agricultural
marketing.
4. Laws on cooperative associa-
tions.
S. The milling situation.
s. Making life on the farm more
attractive.
The members of those two commit
tees were all drafted for the service
and not notified of their appointments
until the governor made it public. Five
of the members are Leaguers and six
Independents.
How Farm Loans Were Distributed
Under the League system Of doing
farm loan business fellow certainly