The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-19
Shanghai Battle Drawing Near
Slope Folk Rally to Support of Bismarck
Time vs.. Miles
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One Of the most strongly capt.
Il. removal group that their city most North Dakota
points by rail than They reason
for moving the state capital forgetting the fact that
transportation is by
When figures distances In alone,
the jamestown claim correct but when time considered
factor the picture changes argument The jamestown
groups claim consider freight
needs and with no respect for time Bismarck submits this
the
few argument falls when time
enters the picture prove the point
Rolla by highway Is 2lo miles, matter Of
six hours speeds jamestown
Is s4 miles, matter Yet takes n hours
and 81 minutes to from Roa to
marck II b 70 hours fac
ties using the bus from Mnot The rail
Churchs or BY way Of Leeds
and churchs Ferry requires stop overnight with the
endant cost for hotel and meals either
Casselon En- route requires overnight at
either Nlinot Drake.
From Bottneau by los miles and to James,
town 49, matter of six hours automobile
able speed From Boneau by Rugby
Devils Lake IS matter Of rs hours minutes requiring
either long waits overnight Bismarck BY using the
bus from N1ino It is matter of minutes
From Cavalier in the northeastern
would be rs hours and "a minutes
Fl hours 70 minutes by rail Bismarck
A hours In either the traveller
Forks Contrasting with this the that only pleasant
daylight drive from Cavalier either Jamestown
From Mnot to either Bismarck long and
ortuous journey BY rail- BY highway matter
to Bismarck and six to jamestown.
The Of jamestown promoters base
On an unS0und premise they that
people are going to travel by rail- consuming
spending money for hotel they
by auto at less expense and in less than tnc
With nanmate freight where = consideration It
possible to route shipments
OF the time required the number changes
dealing with transportation however idea becomes
absurd.
The Jamestown group makes the
tors charged mileage through coming to the state
capital The assertion has been dares not
mention this matter "beause is state
anyone who It mp"
Bismarck not only Is do offers an answer
Is contained In the simple statement anything
wrong with legislative mileage charged state jamestown
should advocate such rcons
as Will correct the alleged abuse capital
On the basis OF Jamesowns figuring which
ato through Valley City from direction except west
Valley City and not asking the capa
group makes better Valley City their own
town.
But granting the truth of the (which It
Impossible TO do there comparison between
be saved legislative meag which would be lost
on the property which capital were
moved from Bismarck
As pointed out Tuesday newspaper interest on the de-
600 and amortization 5oyear basis woud
mean $4,000 additional $4,000 year for the next 80
years. not to mention the replacing property elsewhere
Inc legislature meets once two
Of $40 each for IS legislators saving Of s1sso per
bennum to the capital $3.50 year.
by ubtracng the alleged saving legislative mileage costs
from the loss which would II moved we find
Bismarck ahead to the tune Of $7l,l7o annually
may be that Jamestowns do not realize what dv
package ct increases trying to hand North Dakota tax
payers they do Is available Ia them and
Is much matter OF state record legislative miases