Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-30

the primary election, making it more
possible for many to go to the polls
who otherwise feel intimidated be-
cause of their employment. 1t would
tend to make voter more independ-
ent in making his own free will
choice and would be an improvement
as was our Australian ballot system
when it was inaugurated. This legis-
lation had the recommendation of the
governor.
AT the last election Minnesota vot-
ers gave to Floyd B. Olson for COVER
nor an overwhelming majority but
elected a legislature which largely
was not in sympathy with many of his
recommendations, thus making it diff
ficult to carry out many of his pro-
posals.
Victory for Governor.
One of the excellent victories for
the governor, however, was the con-
servation bill upon which he had cam
paigned. 1t had also the support of
the Izaak Walton league, women's
clubs, and conservationists all over
the state. The bill encountered much
controversy but finally passed both
houses with good majorities. This
law is of much interest to folks in
general and in the words of the gov
ernor, 1.-The man who controls the
waterpower of a country will control
its industry" Going on Governor
Olson said: 1.-The time has come when
we must and shall clamp down the
lid of control over the disposition of
our remaining water power. We must
take out of office the men who are
unfaithful to their public trust and
proceed along the lines of our new
conservation program to reconstruct
and rehabilitate our wasted natural
resources, as well as to preserve what
we have left.
Minnesota was the richest state in
the Union in natural resources but
we have permitted our timber, our
water power and to some extent our
mineral rights to be plundered.
1--WE have tried for years to estab-
lish an intelligent, co-ordinated adj
At last it has been accomplished.
Had we done this many years ago we
would now have enough income from
our~trust funds to pay the entire bill
of educating every school child in
Minnesota and as you well know edu-
cation is the largest item of our tax
expense.
1.-THE Legislature would have justi-
fed its existence if it had not passed
any other legislation"
BrOOks-COleman Law Stands.
The forces of reaction were too
strong in this session to permit re-
peal of the obnoxious Brooks Coleman
law enacted in 1921. 1t failed of re-
peal in the Senate and consequently
was carried no farther. This is the law
that took home rule away from the
cities of Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Duluth as far as street railways are
concerned.
Granting authority to municipalities
to extend lines of municipality owned
electric light and power plants be-
yond their boundaries failed to be-
come law. 1t passed the House but
did not go through the Senate.
The State Board of Control is re-
quired to reduce prices of farm ma
chinery manufactured at Saltwater
prison Is per cent and Irvine 2 cents
pound for 1881 and 1882 in &C
cordance with a law passed by the
legislature.
Among other measures passed may
be mentioned the following:
Providing for compulsory grading
and labelling of potatoes by dealers
and prescribing grades and penalties
for failure to observe the act.
| Designating route from st. Paul
to the south boundary of the state as
.The Capitol Highway"
Designating October 9 of each year
as Left Ericsson day and providing
that one-half hour may be devoted
to appropriate exercises in the schools.
Designating October II each year
as Columbus day and providing that
appropriate exercises be held in the
schools.
Requesting the Governor to proclaim
October IL of each year as General
Pulaski's Memorial Day" for the OBJ
servance of the death of Brigadier
Casimir Pulaski.
Authorizing the issuance of up to