Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-18
OLSON EXPECTED
TO SWEEP CLEAN
GOyernOr-Elect Deluged With Appli-
cations for POsitiOnS.-Senator
ROckne Having Trouble.
By H. G. TEIGAN

By H. G. TEIGAN
Floyd B. Olson, governor-elect, is
literally flooded with applications for
positions. There are, it is safe to
state, as many Republicans making
applications for jobs as there are
Farmer-Laborites. Moreover, some of
the old wheel horses of the G. o. P.
are making maneuvers to hang on to
their positions.
Among those who have virtually
announced their intention to "hang
on" unless forced out are: George
w. Mccullough, game and fish COM
missioner; N. ]. Holmberg, commits
sioner of agriculture; and A. L. Veigel,
commissioner of banking.
While the writer is in no position
to say what the new governor will do
when he takes office in January, it
seems practically certain that he will
not retain any of the appointees of
the present administration who are
now in key positions and who have
been in any way responsible for caus-
ing the political upheaval which took
place on November 4, last. McCul-
loughs term expires in 1881, as does
that of Mr.. Veigel.
One thing is certain, the people OF
| the state of Minnesota voted for a
house cleaning on November 4, and
| it is reasonable to construe their YER
dict as being one in opposition to
the Republican regime generally and
against the satellites of the party who
are now holding important places in
the state government.
An Interesting Advertisement.
The upper Mississippi and st. CroiS
River association, through it's secre-
tary, Josiah Chase, 203 Phoenix Build.
ing, Minneapolis, has made most
effective answer to the propaganda
of the railroad companies charging
the government with substituting in
land waterways transportation in such
way as to virtually confiscate the
properties of the companies.
The improvement commission ha!
just issued a circular reproducing II
facsimile form an advertisement of thu
Northern Pacific Railroad compan!
which appeared in New York maya
zine in June, 1871. The ad appeared
SO years ago, but it's contents serve
to refute the present contentious o
the railroad companies that the rail
roads built the roads lat their owl
risk"
Land Grant Paid for Road.
In the advertisement referred to, tn
N. p. railway stated among othe
things that the government land gran
to the road would be sufficient to pa
for the entire cost of constructing
and equipping it and still leave
large amount of money in the Com
pany's treasury. These are the words
with the road built through tn
midst of these lands North Dakota
Montana, Idaho and Washington wha
is their money value? The lands G
the Union Pacific thus far sold ha
averaged $4.46 per acre; the schoc
lands of Minnesota, $3.50 per acre
the lands of the Illinois Central raj
road grant, $11.O0 per acre.
{ "At even the average of $500 pc
: acre, the lands of the Northern pa
: cific railroad will pay for its cor
: struction and equipment and leave tn
y road free from debt and one-half tn
lands unincumbered in the company
possession.
: 'At only $3.50 per acre, governmer
t price, these lands will build an
e equip the road leaving it free Of del
: and place surplus of $4,000, 900 j
the company's treasury"
s A Boomerang.
The advertisement is surely boon
erang, though it took it a long tim
to act as such. That the railroa
: companies, the most of which wei
= financed by the government, the state
> and the municipalities in much til
same way as was done with the Nortl
ern Pacific, is a fact we'll known
students of railroad history in IL
United States. The Great Norther
the Northwestern, the Union Pacif