The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-13
Two Significant Reports
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Two Significant Reports
Of North Dakota
should study closely significant depart
the present state administration Conditions
caloused electorate y spending spree
there is food for thought the these reports challenge
to the attention of superficial student state affairs
the state allowed along9 really
carer What candidate for public office will have the
fortude challenge the whole the interest
and their posety paying
generations
What the reports you ask?
issued out Of the Commissioner w. E.
Byey and the other from facile Mudget
the North
tors George F. shafer James Norris attorney
and Joseph A. Kitchen commissioner of immigration and labor.
In the Byey report is the astounding
the states trust funds tied in farm land foreclosures
delinquent interest More than 100000 active
what percentage
add the states tast-increasng public
speculative.
Turning report there are some
other startling figures Land has acquired through
by the state the grand total
Of acquisition without interest has been $ssoos OF the total
forecoed 2l3443o Mr. Farmer
who has always believed the credit
Of North Dakota unmxed blessing finds
necessarily have shot this land escheated to the
taxee BY adding the increase any
happens have probably paying
heavier rates applied
agencies private North
koas noble experiments in the hands of noble statesmen
coming to the surface It question longer the
voters of the state going to swallow the old hokum
The state has loaned through
the Bank OF North Dakota There heavy
will follow The time Bank of
North Dakota which carrying and Elevator at
Grand Forks Amos operating its books
will be forced to charge off course like the
Mill and Elevator will be hopelessly the true
picture will finally have be given
whole situation There is little truth in
present political twaddle.
distant when the state board
OF equalization will have to put into the
essmen upon the people of this of
both the bank and the land department. going take per-
sona and political forude music and the dav Of
atonement cannot be postponed forever Begging may
through this political campaign whole sov mess
created by the existence Of the and the meth
ods OF operation OF the State Loan
pament of the Bank Dakota must be cleaned IN some
day. 1t won't be pleasant task Official This state
must pick then who will courage that
North Dakoans will hear much ranng radcasm and
state socialism IN the next from cand
dates for office wo for tight and seen this
situation from worse.
These times call for highest type It WON'T do
to fix the blame seek ab Steps taken ere long to
reVap the whole credit structure North
little world Is misery anyway the truth hod
better be known and and protect the
credit of beloved state
Is there enough fortiude any of the cand
oates 10 lace the music tell are going
to do about the situation?
NOW is the time to speak meeting Correction here will
Al Time ease the tax burden than the the
aoVseo measures which finding way to the ballot
measures are protests against are going
to get support than people think but thew IN
TAX reductions only drop in the compared to the Still
penoous waste going elsewhere and local
mens Taxpayer association date are the ]abors ~ n.
mountain which brought forth merely a mouse
Let us get down essentials let US get down In c.se. na
brass tacks. " ~ "o
Send for copies Of these reports and study the stewarh ~
W aia's Men charged with the obligation of protecting
your interests are now the for additional
favors Pin them ask them what thav a.. ro, -
ABOUT 1t ALL 1t IS surely high time something was done