The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-08

cradle industrial development is not inconsistent with or OPP
progress. Industrial plants located near At hand furnish prof
ts:s;s ;; .:,S;s. cost ;:s;, i MI s .sS Is s% ! s;tsss for ! rs &. sS ..i,'s
wisconsin and lows, while leading agricultural states, have all
d dsssns.Y . Ssso% Wiz ale mod iean' mechanical sssssI' inv ws ans and an - mod ID.
en means Of rapid communication and Transportation, In
of. Commerce see el from the n m resources Of fh e0 so S,1 both mineral rsi's and
agricultural, knocks at the door Of every state. including
nor agriculture to the West, Industry is invading the West;
S SGes1g e. Ss9 81 sssT ~it iia w ss hours s1s a. aTe's ~ ths p %iy ns 1 %an.
siOns of New York City. North Dakota will not have fulfilled
resources are made use Of and its economic foundation broad
ened by making industry the partner of agriculture within our
.td lhb believe ! : y. it is agpf1o a,saas:. Therefore stea., for ?. the state to take *
ward industrial development. The state may very Well at this
tent and vaiae Of our industrial resources. determine the con-
ditions and obstacles which stand in the way Of industrial &C
s authensie material asrisi for { the ! s sdaer sisalses Of se our INDUSTRIAL : RsiV' re-
basis for the adoption Of an industrial development policy for
the state. To this end, I would recommend that some state
such a survey and. give the result Of its findings to the State
%veiopmeent Of North Dakota. :"
Railroad Consultations
You are aware that for some years there has been pending
before the Interstate Commerce Commission an application for
ern and Northern Pacific Railway systems. During the past
year the Interstate Commerce Commission handed down a
Northern and Northern Pacific Railway Companies surrender
system. This condition the petitioning railroads decline to
a atSePt te pns n wsrs eontinu ,eGf bg tho sew stock + iSes9n Of saeh 1 rai1,
roads. In the meantime, the Board of Railroad and Ware
with the Interstate Commerce Commission requesting a re-
hearing Of the whole matter upon its merits, which petition was
the northwestern states, including that Of North Dakota. This
petition for rehearing was granted and the question is again
After giving this matter considerable thought, 1 have
rsiInsd the ays somslu MS;ch that nst the consolidation escS atSsr O. ar ane' st. two pa s1es fa
Seattle, would be detrimental rather than beneficial to North
which the separate ownership Of these railway systems has
provided throughout the years, has been. ] am sure, advantage
Of f that e element Of composition ton would r%d - / believe. be injurious
to the people living in this vast northwestern empire. While
a corporate merger, yet such saving would, in all probability,
be made mainly through the release from employment; Of :; a
the various cities between st. Paul and Seattle, and such q re-
suit would certaiAy not be in the interest Of the public well
If you agree with my views in this matter, I would advise
Board d0 # ' Railroad ce ennaiss 's ap in JOINING oe 4 nesSa i IN op.
posing such proposed consolidation, and instruct that Board
rehearing proceeding now pending before the Interstate Com
The last legislative assembly created a Missouri River De-
velopment Commission to serve as a contact body with other
velopment Of the Missouri River for navigation, flood control
and diversion purposes. This Commission has performed the
functions intended for it since its creation, but its powers are
limited to contact functions only. It appears now that the
neering staff of the War Department and under the provisions
of the Federal Flood Control Act, to conduct a gigantic survey
termiping the feasibility. Of several forms Of river improve
ments, including navigation, irrigation, flood control and d.
version improvements, which survey, when completed, will ex-
tend into and to q large extent cover the water resources Of
North Dakota. This survey is now in progress, and certain
ton have already been filed with the War Department. This
great, waterway survey is the forerunner Of a national water
m ment o to improve the Reo Mississippi s&Sa' and the e Missouri IS asii Rivers, both
for navigation and flood control purposes: Under the circum-
s SEQUENCES sU Of this HsA Federal al : survey mys, a and in \ Il the !" Ultimate AGosas'e p eos-
poets Of the development of the Missouri River and its tribu-
taries for y navigation tsa: flood control entre . and water : conservation mise .;s. \ y pur-
large the duties Of said commission by authorizing it to form.
ulate a tentative e; state :, waterway atsrv S;s development piea1 P prHera%tt ;. and
urge its adoption by the Federal Government as a part of its
national waterway Improvement scheme; such a waterway de-
velopment program to include the Improvement Of the Missouri
River and it's tributaries for navigation, flood control, and also
the conservation Of the waters Of those other rivers and lakes
in the eastern and central part Of North Dakota now known to
be diminishing. with alarming rapidity: believe that the pro-,
poets for securing Federal assistance for the improvement and
protection Of our water resources will be enhanced if the state
officially adopts and recommend a state waterway develop.
ment policy that is in harmony with the waterway improve
of the Federal Government.
During the preparation Of this message and before the fire
which DESTROYED the Capitol building on the morning Of De-
cember 2sth, last, ! had written a paragraph advising that
the early construction Of a new Capitol building. I based my
plea for such action largely upon the ground that the state
stantly present in the old building. Now that the long dreaded
disaster has happened, with consequences that are known to
which must be met by this legislature. We tempted the gods
of fire too long and now we are faced with the problem Of build
be created with the requisite authority to plan and provide for
the building of a new Capitol as soon as the necessary plans
You will recall that the last session of the legislature adopted
alaw providing for 2 fractional mill tax levy for the purpose Of