The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-30
FACTIONS LINE
UP FORCES ON
N. D. MILL BILL
Measure to Repeal the Board
of Managers Law Expected
To be Voted on Today
NO FINANCING SCHEME
Indicated Nonpartisans Will
Seek to Finance Mill From
Bank of N. ID.

A division along party lines was
expected in the state House of Rep
le&entatives this afternoon on the
Sorlie administration bill providing
for repeal Of the law creating board
of managers for the state mill and
elevator at Grand Forks.
The bill was approved in commit
tee of the whole yesterday after
noon. with brief interchange be-
tween representatives Of the lnde-
pendents and the Nonpartisans. De-
bate was expected to accompany the
vote on final passage of the bill in
the lower house.
Representative Twichell observed
yesterday afternoon that the bill, re-
pealng the board Of managers law
OF 1923, would throw control back
into the Industrial Commission, COM
posed of two Independents. He said
THIS if the mill succeeded Governor
Sofle would take credit and if it
failed the Independents would get
the blame Rep. Vogel retorted that
the Leaguers were willing that the
Industrial Commission law be chan
ged to give control to the NOnparti-
sans.
No Finance Bill
The repeal bill is expected to be
the only bill introduced on the sub
ject of the state mill and elevator,
with exception of measure design
ed to make the elevator at the mill
PARTISAN leaders. No step has been
taken toward the introduction of
any measure to provide finances for
.he mill, and today was the last day
for the introduction Of appropriation
bills.
TWO wears ago ti,s. ies;ss la. ~4e au.
thorized $1,O0O,O0O in milling bonds,
to provide oparating capital for the
mill. These bonds were issued with
the wheat, and flour manufactured
from it, as we'll as cash in the
bank, as security. To date 81 ,5OO,-
600 of these bonds have been issued.
j. was expected that authorization
would be asked for another issue OF
$2,O0O,O0O Of milling bonds, but this
dogs not appear to be part of the
Sttrlie program.
One Nonpartisan leader, asked
concerning measures regarding fl
nances of the state mill, said:
"We don't need any finances;
there's the Bank Of North Dakota"
1t is understood that the general
scheme of financing proposed by
Governor Sorlie and other Nonpar-
tisans is to borrow money on wheat
bought and stored in the state ele-
vator at Grand Forks. 1t is said 75
to 80 percent of the purchase price
of the wheat might be borrowed in
this manner.
Borrow From Bank
Money for financing sales, opera
ton, meeting deficit, if any, etc.
would be borrowed from the Bank Of
North Dakota.
If there is no legislation proposed
by the administration with respect
to financing the state mill, this mat
ter may be allowed to slide. lnde-
pendents, however, are opposed to
proposals by Nonpartisans to use the
Bank of North Dakota entirely to
finance the state mill and elevator,
which now shows heavy losses. The
Bank has loaned to the mill upwards
of 100000 for financing, and the
Independents hold that if the Bank
is depended upon entirely to finance
the mill and elevator, the result
will be that tax monies will be tied
up in the flour mill.
1t was suggested from an lnde-
pendent source, prior to the open
ine> of the legislature, that the leg
islature appropriate $l,0ONOOO to
finance the mill and elevator in the
next two years, so as to give Cover
ror Sorlie free hand and obviate
the necessity of heavy borrowings
from the Bank of North Dakota. The
Nonpartisans,, however, see no need
of approprating such sum, and it is
doubtful if such sum could be ap-
propriated and the tax levy of the
state kept within the constitutional
limitation.