The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-29
Press Association
Meeting in Mit1ot
Government Encroachment in
Business Scored BY Great
Northern Officer
MANY SPEAKERS ARE HEARD
Influence Of News Out Of Wash1
ington to All Parts Of
World Described


mental encroachment on business wa
assailed as directly responsible for 8
considerable part of increased taxa.
ton by Edward F. Flynn, st. Paul, as
sistant general counsel for the Great
Northern railway. in an address before
the North Dakota Press association
here Friday.
Speakers on the opening days pro.
gram included H. D. Paulson, editor
Of the Fargo Forum: w. v. Udall. gen.
eral chairman of the international
Peace Picnic association, Boissevain
Man., and Fred F. Jefferis, publisher
of the Washburn Leader, who gave
the annual address Of the president.
M. H. Graham, Devils Lake. as sec
rotary, reported on the Publishers
Mutual Fire Insurance company, and
M. I. Forkner, publisher Of the Cava-
lier County Republican, gave the an
nual report Of the etary-treasurer
of the press association.
1.-THE result Of the governments en-
croachment on business" Flynn said,
lis evidenced to a certain extent by the
rapid increase In our taxes which In
1918 were $2,1e7 ,000, 900 or $22.73 per
capita; In 1923, $7,234, 000, 900, or $64.77
per capita; in 1928, $3.50 900 900, or
about ST per capita; and in 1880
SIS 900 900, or $l25 per capita.
1T Is q fact that cannot be dis
puted that large governmental ex-
penditures upon waterways and high
ways without an accompanying levy
of fair charges for their use by those
who commercialize them has resulted
In what we might call an oversupply
Of transportation facilities which ir
| turn has forced the railways. to cut
down their operating expenses, adding
to unemployment.
Interested In Tax, Money
I'VE are all vitality interested II
what becomes Of our tax money. With
many Of us it is difficult enough to
pay the tax once. and to pay
the same tax over again Is an impo-
sition and should be prevented. In
the state of North Dakota alone there
are hundreds of thousands of dollars
perhaps more than one million dol
lars, that have been paid for taxes
involved In banks which have failed
Some of this money belongs to coun-
ties, some to school districts and some
to other municipal corporations. II the
municipal corporation has been care
full in procuring ample security for tar
money deposited In various banks
then 1t is likely that this tax money
will be saved.
I'm hundreds of instances, however
throughout North Dakota municipal
officers have been careless In procur-
ing proper security for their bank de-
posts and because of this, large sums
Of tax money will be lost and will have
to be paid over again. In other In
stances members Of the school board
contrary to law have signed bonds
and in some instances members OF
school boards being friendly with
those who become sureties on bonds
securing tax money deposits hesitate
or refuse to enforce by law or other
wise the payment Of the money thus
secured.
In two counties alone on the Great
Northern railway In North Dakota
there was probably $250,000 Of the
peoples tax money IN banks when
such banks failed.
Expect Free Publicity
MANY of those who purchase
stamped envelopes from the govern
ment with corner cards printed there.
on expect the small town newspaper
which has a Job printing plant, to fur
nish certain amount of publicity
free. They expect the newspaper t.
publish columns of items boosting TIT
city. On the whole people are fab
and reasonable, but In this respect
perhaps they need some education.
1.-The act creating the Federal Trade
commission contains the declaration
that unfair methods Of competition
In commerce are unlawful
II maintain that the activity Of thu
government In manufacturing or pro-
curing the manufacture OF envelopes
and the printing OF corner CARD
thereon and the sale thereof and tn
carrying on Of transportation and 9th
er private business is an unfail
method Of competition in commerce.
and unlawful"
In his report as president Of TIN
press association, Jefferis recon-
mended employment Of q full or par
time field secretary.
He urged publishers to study thu
problems Of their own communitie
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