The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-08-12
WHERE THE TAXES GOES.

j WHERE THE TAXES GOES.
! The Pioneer Express has fre.
Iquently referred to the way the
money Of the state has been wan.
tonly 'squandered by the Townley
administration. According to re;
ports furnished by the Home Build.
ling Department, the few houses
that have been erected have cost the
state in some instances Is per cent
more than the estimated cost.
I One of the most glaring misman-
Iaged things is the sale of the state
bonds that have not been sold, for
they can find no one who wants to
buy them. Why Messrs Lemke,
Frazier and Hagen shall insist on
squandering peoples money in try
ing to sell these bonds unless it is
to give some worthy Nonpartisan
a fat job, we are at loss to un-
derstand. Below we give a report
from Bismarck showing what the
farce of selling bonds has cost the
taxpayers. If there is a Nonpar-
tisan who can read this report and
still insist on voting to hold these
officers in Office, outside of those
who have been receiving paychecks
in some form or other for Services
rendered." they must be shortsight-
ed to say the least. The report
reads as follows:
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 5.-Money
paid out by the State of North Da-
,,kota in the propaganda campaign
preparatory to the bond sale cam
paign has risen to total of $7O,-
755.46. Information as to the am
ount of bonds sold still is lacking;
from state officials.
| The expenses account, which is
paid out of the industrial commits
sion fund derived from taxation,
was boosted by $26,459.95 when G.
M. Webb, representative of the
Bank of North Dakota, filed scores
of bills for bond sale expenses, in
cluding advertising, salaries, rent
and travelling expenses.
| U. S. Senator E. F. Ladd's name
has been added to the expense ac-
count in thesum of $198.33 for trips
to New York and Washington, one
on Feb. 20, and one on March 9Th.
The Nation, magazine which
came out in support of the bond
campaign, Immediately thereafter
began to derive cash benefit from
advertising, according to vouchers.
A total Of $3.50 was paid out to The
Nation up to June 80. One of The
Nations bills, as shown by the
vouchers, is for "six weeks service
at $40 per week, April 9 to May IA,
$60." Further explanation is lack
ing. Various other payments to
The Nation are listed, apparently
apart from the total mentioned alb
owe. On June 1, The Nation receiv-
ed $3.50; on June 9Th, $3.50; on June
18th, $3.50; on May 11th, $3.50; on
June 22nd, $3.50.
Carl D. Thompson, Socialist, also
drew money quite frequently from
the state Of North Dakota. He re-
ceived $60.67 for travelling expenses
from May 16 to May 81, according
to the vouchers. An item as of
June Is is for "$100 full time on
half month" for Thompson. Mr.
Thompson also receipted for $63.75
for the purchase of 81 copies Of
Russell's story of the Nonpastisan
League for the Public Ownership
League of America.
Printing and advertising is repre-.
sented in many items. A sum Of
$16.50 as paid fir 1000 circulars
containing reprint from "The
New Majority"
The Plumb Plan league Of Wash
iington, publishers. received s101.65
for slammed envelopes. letterheads
and 1917 hours of labor at rs cents
per hour.
The State Record Publishing com.
;ranv Of Bismarck. Ncnnart;san
Jared very well. receiving 1,790 70,
l'nrint;r~ 10000 PAMPHLETS on the
Nor+l, Dakota industrial program