Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-03
Operating Expenses OF
State Owned Industries
Materially Cut Within
The Last Three Months
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turned in for credit and had they been
properly taken care of should have
brought about $500, Mr.. Diehl says.
There are in Fargo. he said, sacks
which were found half covered with
rubbish which should have been re-
turned to companies and credit of
about $500 obtained. These will be
sold.
Much Lumber Stolen.
L Lumbersptorkd in the open in Man
dan, Bisrnarcksss&ndfF asxoil was disap-
pearing ifaptdly thronghitheifts. These
stocks have been sold!Es A consider
able amount OF lining material, in
Grand Forks and Bismarck has been
placed for sale on consignment. A
lumber shed was built by the former
management in Fargo on ground
owned by r.. B.. Blakemore, then
manager of the association. The shed.
though supposed to be a temporary
shed. cost about $3,S18 and had a
concrete foundation. Rent Of SIS per
month was being charged for the lot.
and the building was idle. The asso-
buy it. The shed; would have been
almost worthless for moving. The lot
was sold and the building with it.
Loose methods OF keeping accounts
also were found. Mr.. Diehl said that
he found loose credit slips in various
desks in. the office of h former
management. These were presented
to their proper%place and the Home
Building association has received the
following amounts: $57 from the PEN
itentiary; $32.72 from the state pur-
chasing department, and some other
bills for money due the association,
uyhioh ryoro fo,,nA tn Socka rn in
course of collection. When material
was sold by the former administra-
ton, according. to Mr.. Diehl, only u
bank entry was made. There are no
vouchers by which the items Of ma
terial. could be traced. Under the
new system itemized vouchers are
kept for every sales /,
@tpshod Buying Expensive.
Included in the material still on
hand are window weights in the
amount of two tons which,, according
to Mr. Diehl; are too large for win
dows used in houses built by the as
ISOLATION, and could only be used in
store buildings. 4
The office rent Of the association
has been reduced about two-thirds.
Theexpenses Of the Bank Of North
Dakota have been cut. Expenses Of
the farm loan department haye in
creased, al there were but one or two
persons employed in it under the for
mer administration
Little saving can be effected on the
Grand Forks project. 1t is said, be-
cause most of the contracts for ma
for sbeldng, was not let by the former
administration. 1t will be let at a
saving of about $4,000.
Further information on the efforts
Of the committees which are working
in connection with Child Welfare
Week indicates that there Is a good
women OF the city. They have held
gatherings to discuss the parade,
which To- now assuredly to be a fea-
ture Of the week. and 1t has been de-
ctded that automobile floats filled
with children under the ages of six
years will be the principal part OF
this exhibition. remnants INC signs
giving Information concerning the
children on parade will be promin-
Of children under this & register
them for, appearance in the show
which will be held ON saturday.
The public library Is cooperating
to the extent of arranging lists OF
books which are suitable for children
OF DESIGNATED ages. and il also bullet
ming the names OF books which@ar
desirable reading for mothers.
More than one dozen posters have
North Dakota Danes. and the uni.
veraity art department has volun-
teered its service along this line. also.
Mrs.. u. Traufer. It's North sixth
III. left et noon Tuesday for Toronto,