The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21

FARMERS BILLS ARE
PASSED BY ASSEMBlY !
Despite the frequent jangline
there was much beneficial legisla'
tion passed. Take 1t all In all, l be.
lieve that the session Of the legisla.
tnre just closed was fairly satisfac.
tory" The speaker was Senator T
T. Wilson Of Weld county, who hat
returned to his home In Greeley, fol.
lowing the adjournment OF the two
houses Of the general assembly.
Soaking Of the state highway bill
as finally passed, Senator Wilson
says 1t gives Governor shoup a great
opportunity to make a showing in
state highway work. provided he car
get big enough man for the engi
neer's Job at the salary offered
1880.
The farmers program was passed
by the legislature to 30 large q de.
gree and in such effective form that
both houses were thanked by com.
mittee headed by J. M. Collins and
including representatives Of the
grange. farmers union, farm bureau,
and farmers congress Among the
features OF this program which were
adopted were: bill providing for
a state marketing bureau with paid
director: q bill establishing a de-
partment Of sociology, and rural &C.
onomics at the state agricultural col
lege; a bill protecting trainers CO.
operative enterprises from unfair
competition by the old limo eleva-
tor and mercantile companies: a bill
protecting the use of the word CO.
operative from abuse by non coop
erative organizations.
Four Factors Fatal to Pawnee
In discussing the fate of the Weld
county division bill, Senator Wilson
pointed out four reaons why the bill
could not be showed thru the senate
First. the Burlington railroad had
very able lobbyist working against
It; second the showing OF the vote In
the proposed Pawnee county showed
unmistakably that the new county
would be non-partisan which would
not make hit with strongly re-
publican senate; third, the senator's
regarded the vote on the county div
ision measures on the ballot at the
general election last fall as a man
date not to establish any new c0un-
ties; fourth the present financial
conditions made It inadvisable In the
opinion Of senators to allow any
new governmental units in the state.
Despite rumors to the contrary
very few bills got by which would
increase salaries Of public officers.
The only change In the salaries af-
fecting Weld county Is the raising Of
the county commissioners annual sti-
pend from $500 to $4,000 per year.
No present commissioner benefits
from this during his present term.
Senator Wilson says that many
prominent men Of the state regard
the law creating the Office Of state
water ambassador" together with
the appointing Of d. Z. Carpenter as
the ambassador" as the most for
ward step the state has taken in
irrigation matters for many years.
New Water Commissioner Law
Senator Wilson put through bill
changing old laws In regard to wa
ter commissioners and regulating
their pay. Districts having over
10000 acres under ditch will al
low the commissioner a salary Of S.
day. districts falling below this
acreage will pay So a day. The CON-
missioner is limited to deputy. ex-
cept that additional appointments be
authorized by the division engineer
uner certain circumstances.
And another law clarifies and
changes In several respects the state
irrigation district law. In new dis
tricts organized after the passage OF
the law voting will be on the areage
basis. For instane man having 32O
acres will have twice the vote Of the
man with 100 Under the present
system every land owner has equal
vote. Al to the old districts ergan-
lied before the new law each land
owner retains one vote regardless OF
his acreage unless by a two thirds
vote Of all land owners II Is agreed
to put the district under the provIs-
ions Of the new law.
A bill was passed removing some
Of the arbitrary restrictions which
have hampered the development OF
mutual inurance companies and
uhinh will anahla than In nnm naf q