Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

Figures Tell the Story.
Take a look at the official tabula-
ton returns for Pine county, pub
lished on another page in this issue.
You will note that where | received
in Pine City village 1877 votes for the
office of lieutenant governor, Mr.. ELS
worth received 300. Just outside the
limits of the village, in Pine City
township, l received 164 to EllswOrth's
81 and Reynolds 100. Pokegama, in
the same neighborhood, gave me 249
to 11S for my nearest opponent; Rock
Greek 257 to 1875 and Royalton gave
me a three to one vote, or 239 for
Petersen and 76 for Ellsworth.
Hinckley village recorded 123 for
Petersen and 145 for Ellsworth, while
Hinckley township recorded 100 to
SO and Dell Grove township, in the
same neighborhood, 1876 to II.
Sandstone village gave 191 to Peter
sen and 224 to Ellsworth, while Sand
stone township gave me a two to one
vote, or 12S to 60. Further figures
in this article are unnecessary. The
tabulated report speaks for itself.
Is it possible that the taxpayers in
the villages have forgotten that 95
miles of Pine county roads were add
ed to the trunk road system in the
1888 session of the Minnesota Legis-
lature, while the average county of
the state got but so miles of their
roads into the trunk road system?
More Open Roads.
The adding of 95 miles of Pine
county roads to the trunk road sys-
tenn means that many more miles
of open roads in the county all the
year round and less local property
taxes for the construction and main
tenance of roads.
Is it possible that the taxpayers
and voters of Sandstone village have
forgotten the new tarvia road built
through the village, connecting up
with the pavement, at an expense of
over $1,000 to the State Highway De-
partment, and not a local property
tax burden? Did they also forget the
re-planking of the bridge across Ket-
tie river some weeks ago, state jobs
for the quarry, ETC.?
In the 1882 campaign there was so
much bowling on the part of con-
sentative and reactionary opponents
about the huge cost which the tuber-
culin test of cattle, or the sCcalled
area test, would entail for the tax
payers of our county. Is it possible
that those folks and other taxpayers
have forgotten or do not know that
the estimated cost of between $4,000
and $4,000 was reduced to $4,000, or
something over $4,000 when adding
the expense of transportation for vet
erinarians? And that this was accom-
plished during the 1888 legislative
session?
These items are not mentioned be-
cause we Farmer-Laborites pride our
selves on pork barrel legislation. No,
not at all. But we are dealing with
a number of people who measure a
mans ability in public life by what
he can get for his community, county
or district, and l feel that it is in
order to remind such people of what
has been done.
Farmer-Labor candidates do not
base their candidacy upon pork bar
rel legislation. We are out to work
for the general public welfare.
OF course, l grant that it is i'm
portant for any political party to have
men in office who knew the needs Of
their constituents, who have some
business sense and vision, and are not
too timid to secure that to which they
are entitled.
Friends of Independent Merchants.
For the benefit of local independent
merchants, who usually own their
places of business and their homes,
and take more interest in the home
community than would chain stores
or cataIog houses, it might be well to