The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-07
MILL MANAGEMENT
BY Commission IS
APPROVED IN HOUSE
Burkhart Says State Mill Made
Progress Under Direction
of Governor Sorlie
AIRPORT MEASURE PASSES
Senate Okays $161, 900 Appro-
priation to Finish University
Building Construction

BY straight party vote the lower
house of the North Dakota legislature
passed the bill to place the state mill
and elevator IN the hands Of q COM
mission.
The vote came following a short
discussion, B. Fl. Burkhart, Ward
county, leading the opposition and L.
L. Twichell. Cass county, defending
the measure.
I'VE have heard here on the floor
Of the house that the mill and ele-
vator never has paid and never will
pay" Burkhart said, land I would
point out that the purpose Of the
mill and elevator association as
worded in the original law is to en-
courage and promote agriculture. Is
it any wonder that the mill and ele-
vator is not paying when half of the
people Of the state have been con-
tinually fighting It? Can any bust
ness make progress under such con-
ditions?"
Burkhart III rcciting the history Of
the institution pointed out that the
mill made better progress under the
management of the governor than at
other times and that Governor Shafer
would make an able manager Of the
mill.
Leagu: Is Responsible
1.-THE League is responsible for the
MILL" Twichell declared, land they
should make q success Of it. It Is
their project and the independents
want to turn 1t over to them. A COM
mission of three can run the
mill and elevator better than Shafer
or Sorlie or any other governor"
Freeman, Grand Forks county,
maintained that the year In which the
cost OF grinding flour at the mill was
greatest was under the management
Of Governor Sorlie.
Erickson attacked provisions Of the
bill which would permit members Of
the commission to assist the mill in
other ways than through service on
the commission, that is, in the per-
Torrance of special duties such as
buying grain.
The Northridge- Hamilton bill gov
erning the storage rate Of grain in
elevators which was scheduled on the
calendar was placed in the commit
tee of the whole upon motion Of g..
w. Hoffman. Pembipa county. and
was taken up by the committee at !
p. m. today.
Eight bills were passed including
q bill requiring state and county off,
GERS to report to federal authorities
the names Of aliens convicted Of fell
ony and bill to provide levy Of q
tax to create q building fund for con-
struction Of a new capitol building.
The senate bill to authorize munic-
qualities to acquire and maintain
airports or landing fields passed the
house with no discussion and awaits
only the governors signature to be-
come law.
IN order to give one more day for
introduction Of appropriation bills
the house recessed until ! p. m. today.
Wednesday was the last day Of the
five days extended time for introduce
ton Of such bills. The recess permits
their being introduced until : p. m,
today.
Administration Bulls Pass
Two administration bills passed
the senate Wednesday, one Of them
BY I close vote.
They were the bill creating . com.
mission to study the state banking
code and the measure requiring thu
state treasurer to keep IN separate
accounts the funds for the payment
lot principal and interest on bonds
issued BY the state to finance req
estate loans.
The banking code bill wen'
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