The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
PLANS
MESSAGE FOR
LEGISLATURE
Will Urge All Promises BE
Kept in Legislation, Gov
ern0r Declares
NON-POLITICAL BOARD
Expected TO Urge This. in
Connection with Operation
OF Grand Forks Mill

Governor r. A. Nestos, asked about
his recommendation to be made l.,
the state legislature, declared, while
he was not ready to announce a pro.
gram, that "thc promises made in the
platform and in speeches through
Out the state will be carried out in
spirit and to the letter." Indicating
that an effort would be made to less
en- the hatred and bitter strife il,
the state the governor declared fur
ther that he believed the program
presented would be such that he
could not only count upon the CO.
operation Of all Independent men,
bers of the legislature but also On
the cooperation of many league leg
islators "who come with desire to
promote the best interests Of the
state and to put those interests
above all other considerations"
Among the most important mat
ters of legislation to be submitted,
in the view of many in the admins
tration, are proposals dealing with
the state industrial program and es-
pecially with the operation of the
Grand Forks mill and elevator. There
are many around the capitol who be-
lieve that because of the many and
numerous duties of elected officials
better results can be obtained in the
so-called industrial program by re-
lieving them of some of the super
vision which requires a vast amount
of time.
1t is expected that Governor Mes
tos will recommend to the legisla-
ture the creation of independent
boards to take the state industries
out of politics as far as possible, Yin
line with his advocacy Of this prin-
ciple in speeches during the recent
campaign, and in this connection to
urge the creation of a non political
board of three to five members to
take carge of the mill and elevator
at Grand Forks as Il board of direc-
. tors. Legislation also will lbe urged,
it is expected, to provide methods
of financing the mill and elevators.
When the Grand Forks mill is run
| ming at full capacity of 5000 barrels
of -four a day it will be necessary in
certain seasons to purchase several
hundred thousand bushels of wheat,
it is said. Flour also is said to be
more saleable if it is kept in ware
odses for a time after being manu-
factureds and that these considera-
tions, together with the length of
time necessary to ship -four and
make collections, will necessitatc
capital amounting to several hun.
dred thousands Of dollars being pro-
vided for the bill
Thus far in the state industries
officials have relied for a revolving
fund upon tax monies, but it is as
serted that in such project as the
Grand Forks mill the very season of
the year when tax funds are at their
lowest may be the season when funds
are in greatest demand for the state
mill, and that, therefore, the using
of tax funds to finance the mill is
impracticable. All legislation to be
urged in this respect, it is expected,
will be along the lines of campaign
promises Of the governor to urge
"full, fair and honest trial to the ex-
tent that citizens may be satisfied in
full' concerning the experiment of
the state mill.
1t is expected that the Legislature
will be urged to liquidate the Home
Builders Association, because of the
involved state of affairs in that de-
partment and the impracticability of
operation under present conditions
This was urged in the Independent
platform.