Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-01-08
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of TIE Sendis

oHo fIV"st " 6cWtStIhurtDtSs--
In again addressing you on the affairs Of
our beloved State, il is source Of great
satisfaction to me to be enabled 10 congratu-
late you on the high degree of prosperity
with which kind and protecting Provi-
dence has blessed our people, since the close
Of your last session. Abundant harvests
have rewarded the labors OF our farmers
our mining and manufacturing interests have
flourished and have been greatly extended
--o,,r commerce has grown'with the gener-
al rapid, but healthy growth Of our State and
its Deigbbors, and remunerstive prices have
encouraged all branches of industry. The
health of oil portions of the State has, also,
been unusually good, and our citizens have
not been plagued with any epidemic dis
eases,
The report Of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts will exhibit to you, in detail, the
state Of our finances in the two last fiscal
years, and their probable condition for the
next two: it shows that the Treasury is not
only in satisfactory, but in a highly -four
ishing condition.
The amount OF revenue received
in 1855, is...... $500. $4S9,130 10
The amount Of revenue received
in 1856, is...... .......... 5i7,es3 "a
Teal amount received for the
two years ending LIST Oc-
tober, 1885,. .,...... 81 ,00I, 1l3 SO
The amount expended
in 1855, is..... 1885,, i07 u
The amount expended
in 1855, is...... i7S,l13 80
Total amount expended for the
the two years ending Oc-
tober, 1866 1871 ,SlS ~
The balance in tlle Treaury on
lst October, 1861. S271 ,s99 "a
This sum includes, however, 100000,
set apart by the ac' Of December 18th, 1855,
for the payment Of like amount Of State
bonds which became due on the first day of
July last, and the available balance is there
fore, $7l $3.50 81.
The Auditors estimate FOR the revenues
10 be received from all sources, during the
fiscal period Of two years. ending on tie lst
OF October, 1858, is 81 ,l9l ,36l 81.
The ordinary expenses for the same pc
Rod he estin a,es at $500, 900, and the a.
mount chargeable TO revenues, for school
purposes, at $297,S40 Al. II the actual
receipts and expenditures correspond 10
these estimates, there will be surplus in
the Treasury, on the lst October, 1858, Of
1892 90.
BY the act of 7th December, 1855, 'to
secure the prompt payment OF interest on
State bonds, the Treasurer of the State and
Auditor Of Public Accounts, were made
commissioners TO carry out the provisions
ofthat act TO create State Interest Fund.-"
and invest the same. They have, accord
ingly, invested $780, ca in Missouri
stocks, having purchased for that sum, fifty
eight State bonds, of 81 900 each.
Under the various acts of the General
Assembly loaning the credit of the State TO
certain Railroad Companies, State bonds
have been issued and delivered TO those
companies, 10 the amount, on the lst Oco-
Der, 1856, Of S., 633 900, as follows:-
For the Pacific Railroad, (main trunk):-
Act to expedite the construc-
81 ton of the Pacific Railroad
and the Hannibal and ST.
Joseph Railroad, approved
February 22, 1851 800. So ,000, 600
Act TO accept grant of land
made to the State of Missou-
ri by the Congress Of the u
nited States, 10 aid in the
construction of certain Rail-
roads in this State. and APP
ply portion thereof 10 the
Pacific Railrod, approved
25th December, 1852 49,. 100000
Act TO secure the completion
of certain Railroads in this
81 State, passed 10th Deem
- Der, 1855 $50. ...... $50. 100000
Total ................. s4,7oo,oOC
For the Pacific Railroad, (South-
West Branch):-
Act to secure the completion
OF certain Railroads in this
State, passed December 10,
1853 100000
For the Hannibal and ST. Joseph
Railroads.
Act TO expedite the Pacific
Railroad and Hannibal and
st. Joseph Railroad, sp-
proved 22d February, 1851. 200
For the North Missouri Railroads.
Act to expedite the construc-
ton of the North Missouri
Railroad, approved 23d De-
cember, 1852 1,240, 00(
Act to secure the completion
If certain Railroads in this
state, passed 10th Decem-
Der. $780,. 49,. ........ l,O00,0Ot
Total ...... ........... ,Ool
For the ST. louis and Iron Noun
tain Bailroad:--
Act TO expedite the construc-
ton of the Iron Mountain
Branch of the Pacific Rail-
road, approved December
95th, 1883 .,.... TJ0.OUl
Act to aid in the construction
OF the St. Louis and Iron
Mountain Railroad, APP
proved Sd March, 1855. 1890
Total. $993, OO
These Sums amount in all 10 1888 600
representing the extent 10 which, on tn
LIST October last, the credit Of the State hat
been actually used by those companies. Il
addition, the State has authorized the issu
of the following amounts, on complianc
xi;h the conditions imposed in the severa
acts of the General Assembly relating there
to-
trunk, 80: ::...: -. $4,000
west Branch, -. ......... $4,000
For the Hannibal and ST. Joseph
Railroad ......, 800 90
For the North Missouri Railroads. 10000