The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-16
E. A. WILLIAMS
ENTERS RACE
FOR CONGRESS
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be reserved from sale all lands
granted the state, under the Enab
ling Act, that contained Ignite coal
thus insuring to the people of TIL,
state cheap fuel supply, This wa.
about the time that J. J. Hill bought
up the iron ore lands of Minnesot;
and Wcyerhauser the pine forests oil
many states.
Mr.. Williams, while a member oil
the Territorial Legislature intro.
duced the following bills of loca
interest:
A bill creating the county of Bur
leigh.
He prepared and had introduced
the first incorporation act of the
city of Bismarck, including appoint
ment of its first officers.
He also introduced bill authorz-
ing and directing the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners of Burleigh Couh-
ty to buy the four lots in front of
the Court House, giving the county
the present court house block. Com
mlssioners Mellon, Harvey Harris
and Neal completed the transaction.
He introduced and put through the
Legislature bill providing for the
construction of the first high school
building, now know as the VIM.
Moore School.
In the first state legislature Mr..
Williams succeeded in securing the
passage of law requiring all state
institutions to burn Ignite coal,
keeping thousands of dollars within
the state
He was president of the first City
Commission which secured the dump
ing grounds south of the city, ac-
quired the lots on which the city
library stands and built the city
hall. The Commission also reorgan-
lied the fire department., purchasing
fire team and hose cart; installed
the city scales, and laid many stone
and cement crosswalks and a number
of miles of cement sidewalks.
When member of the legisla-
ture Mr.. Williams prepared and Sc
cured the passage of bill empower
ing cities to build municipal audi
forums and during his presidency,
the city commits sion secured the
site on which the Auditorium is
built.
He was Chairman of the Commit
tee that secured the right of way
FOR the 500 Railroad into Bismarck;
which right-Cf-way was given to the
500 by the citizens of Bismarck.
The coming of the 500 brought new
ife and prosperity to the city of
Mr.. Williams has an ambition to-
20 to the National House of Repre-
because, he states, he
would like to see returned to the
state, from the National Government,
he more than $l2,000,00O that was
'aid in to the Reclamation Fund
lnder the Act of Congress approved
|une II, 1902, which provided that
I'll proceeds of the public lands
within each of the states included
within the act, should be paid into
he Reclamation Fund for the pur-
'ose of developing irrigation pro-
ects in each of the states included
n the Act. Under the provision of
aid Act the major portion of the
mount paid in by each state was
o be retained in the fund, all in
Xcess of that might be used tenn
orarily in other states but at the
nd OF ten years was to be returned |
nd credited to the state from
hence it was borrowed.
Under an amendment to said Act i
II money received from the sale of
he public lands and other sources
'ent into general Reclamation
und to be expended under the di-
nctiOn of the Secretary of the In
erior. This Act should be amended
r repealed and North Dakota re-
tored to her full rights under the
ct of June II, 1902; and broader
exclamation Act passed that would
low the expenditures within the
ate of the money accumulations
nder said Act, in such reclamation
would develop and improve the
ate.
Mr., Williams says if elected to
ongress, he intends to introduce
II providing for the appointment,
7 the President, Of a commission of
ipert engineers to make a thorough
lrvey of the upper Missouri River
I'd all its tributaries, including the
ellowstone, with a view to the To-
tion of dam sites at strategic
'ints for the impounding of the
ood waters for purposes of irriga-
on, flood control and the develop
emit of hydro electric power. This
ectric power will be furnished for
e operation of railroad, manufac-
ring, and distributed to cities and
rm homes throughout the state.
le Ignite coal would be used at ;
asons of the year when the water '
the rivers are low. This COM {
ssion would also lool; into the ]
ainage of the Red Rive Valley.
In 1872 and 1873 he voted to pass {
bill bonding the territory for !
5000 for relief for the farmers
lose crops had been destroyed by I
ought and grasshoppers in the
utheastern part of the territory, t
d in 1855 he introduced in the c
'use of Representatives bill APP
opriatinc 100000 direct out of the {
treasury 20 buy seed t
ain and. provide assistance for i
'mers whose crops had been des- G
'yed by drought and gophers in !
at is no" North Dakota. S
sERDEEN WILL RING