Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-17
ASKOV PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA, THURSDAY APRIL IT, $780,
PETERSEN FILES
FOR LEGISLATURE
ASk0v Editor Issues Statement Upon
Entry i'm the Race for State
Representative.

Representative.
= Hialmar Petersen, editor of the
Askov American, was in Pine City
Monday and filed for the office of
state representative from Pine coun-
ty-the seth legislative district. JOS
eph E. Therrien. of Pine CITY. the
present incumbent, who has served
four terms, filed tree weeks ago for
a fifth term.
Upon filing. Hjalmar Petersen is
sued a statement which was given to
all the newspapers of Pine county,
and reads as follows:
Petersen's Statement.
'Inasmuch as many people who are
interested in having the government
function for the general best interest
instead of protection of the groups
continually seeking special privilege
have urged me to file for tine position
of state represent alive from this legis-
lative district, the 56th, l have decided
to accede to their wishes. / hereby an
nounce my candidacy for that position
and submit a short statement on a few
of the issues of the present time for
consideration by the voters.
II firmly believe in the tax on the
iron mining industry. both the occupar
tional iron ore and the royalty taxes
from which the state has collected in
the neighberhood of $3O,000.000 since
its adoption Iron ore is natural re
source and the United States Steel
Corporation should continue to return
to the state a part of the enormous
profits they are making. will oppose
with all my power any reduction in
the above taxes.
1.-The Brooks Coleman law, as is vel
known to many Minnesota and Pine
county voters, is special privilege
legislation taking away home rule
and is legislation which has caused
a scandal in Minnesota political life
because of some OF the large retaining
fees paid to men prominent in Mime
sofa political life. I am opposed t.
undue and unfair protection of public
utility corporations and pledge my ef
forts to help repeal this law.
The Twin City busses operating
between Minneapolis and st. Pau
were given a tax reduction from 10%
to 2.4%c by the last session of the
legislature, in other words where they
formerly paid 500 they now pay $24
This is a nice gift of several thou
sands of dollars to the street car com
pany which owns the buses. The
public pays for the building of roads
and 1 am opposed to any such favors
to the groups which already are get
ting special privileges. Let them pa!
their share.
The practice of members of TIT
legislature getting appointments t.
other offices and positions with large
salaries should be stopped. also the
practice of Legislators appointing mem
bers of their own family to differen
lucrative positions. Such Legislative
evils are not conducive to good govern
ment At the last session a recon
mendation was made that for thes,
positions disabled war veterans shoult
be given the preference whereve
they are capable of holding the posi-
ton. / approve of this policy.
THE Shlpstead-Nolan bill relative
to the international border waters ant
now before Congress, has the supper
of conservationists, the American LIE
gion, Women's Federated Clubs, AM
many other groups. / approve Of thi
bill to help conserve our natura
scenery, and from exploitation of tn
Backus and power interests and will
lend my efforts toward its passage.
Il believe in and will continue t
work for the improvement of co-opera
tive marketing and will also striv
tow ard the reduction of taxes for tn
agricultural population, the rea
estate and personal property which /
bearing more than its just share O
taxes.
Last but not least my record will
be an open book, it will be give
publicity through the press. and
shall vote IN such a manner that tn
record can be discussed at any tim
and anywhere.
These are a few of the prin
ciples of government I believe in an
| will labor for. l will discuss thes
and other issues at greater length i
the future"