The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-14
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Concluded. !

1 lIoHSab1tasI
| RAIL ADS.
The establishment, at ~ early u day ~ possib bic
OF i aysiem of railway loconotion over the State
uniting county with county, and one neighbor hoos
with smother, and thus linking together not only
the four corners Of the State with bands Of iron
but put ting IN in connection with ell the btHtct
east and south OF as, 10 = matter Of so much i'm
| portance that few men, OF any soction or party
would wish TO record themselves against it.
| Their social and comm ercial advantages have
been tested by millions in this country and In ku-
/ rope, and they are forcing themselves upon thu
reco milton of every civilized nation. We have :
| system OF near 200 miles OF railway projected
| admirably adjusted to accommodate every part
of the State, with only about four hundred miles
constructed.
| Had We the means 10 complete the entire system
! it would cause wonderful TRANSFORMATION 10 take
place in the settlement OF our praries, in the de-
vclopment Of our coal mines and other minerals
in stimulating the productions Of the soil, az well
as the various branches of operative industry.
But great and obvious ~ all these advantages
there are just grounds for Apprehonding that they
will for some time be postponed to us. They can.
not be built without large amounts OF money
ton any longer; it Is claimed by many that the
State ought not to give its aid county subscrip
lions are now adjudged unlawful and although this
dsscr .ption OF Improvements are peculiarly adapt
cd to the wants and interests Of the masses, they
never yet have been prevailed upon TO do much for
enterprises Of this kind. In this attitude Of af
fairs, the question may we'll be propounded, How
are our railroad schemes to be carried forwardf-
The few entsrprising men In the State who en-
gagged In this work unaided, cannot accomplish the
task. suspension would be disastrous to the
best interests OK the State Already, il is known,
large numbers of migrants have located in ad-
joining States because OF their superior advantages
over in railways. This subject is Of no ordina.
ry import, and is mentioned not because have any
specific Recommendation to make, but for tho par-
pose of asking your serious and earnest attention
to real condition in this respect the end that
you may in your combined wisdom, devise some
method by which this work may be PROGRESSED, that
the people of this State may have, under q system
Of completed railways, all the benefits and advsn-
tages enjoyed by the citizens Of other States.
In regard to the four roads receiving land grants
from the General Government through the State "a
trustee, it will be remembered that the State in
the execution of this trust, imposed among others
the following condition "That in case either OF
said railroad companies shall fail to complete and
equip seventy-fve miles of its road within three
years from the LIST day Of December, 1885, then and
ia that il shall be competent for the State Of
Iowa TO resume oil rights conferred upon the COM
pany 30 failing, and to resume all rights to the
land thereby granted, ant rem aiming undisposed OF
by the company 80 falling TO have the length OF
road completed in manner and time as aforesaid. -
If, after \ full and careful investi CATION, and
making oil due allowance for the stringency OF til
times, it shall appear that any of these companies
have failed to comply with the requirements of the
law and the just expectations Of the people, and
are now unable, either through mismanagement or
other cause, to 60 forward with the great work
committed to their charge, then it viii become your
duty to make such disposition of the lands granted
TO such delinquent company or companies as shall
secure TO the State the benefit of the grant and
give to the people altng the contemplated lines al
the advantages Of direct eastern outlet that the
would have possessed if such default had not been
made. cannot dismiss this subject without ad.
vsiLg the passage of an act that shall require q
majority of the Board OF Directors of ell corpora
tions organic I'd under and by virtue of the provi-
sions of cur lawr to reside and keep their Office OF
business within the state.
CAPITOL BUILDING.
This structure was erected at the expense of the
School Fund, borrowed by six gentlem en- of Del
Moines City for that purpose, for the repayment Of
which, with ten per cent. interest they gave mort
cages on their individual property.
Tho amount of money thus obtained from the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, with ten pei
cent interest up to tits date mot paid). is Sb7,
terest up to this date, $53733 81. The divided pub
lie sentiment in regard to the particular site i,
should occupy precluded the possibility or buiding
1T OF the common expcn Sc Of the town or county
These men are quite unable to supply the State
with so large and costly building for nothing -
The State ought not TO be content to become pen
| sioner upon their bounty. 1t cannot do 90 withou
compromising it's magnanimity. She ought Il
own this bui ldng-it is convenient, substantial
bull, and worth the money il cost. The State has
been in the occupancy OF this building over tw,
years-made import ant changes and Improvement
upon the same, inconsistent, perhaps with the L.
gal rights OF the froprietors), and it will nov
answer the purposesof State Houst for years. Ii
view Of these facts it is gravely suggested whethe
| the interest and honor Of the State would not b
quite as we'll subserved, by directing the NOR gage
against these mon to be cancelled, assume the lia
biitcs to the School Fund, and pay to them the diff
ference between this fund and the cost of the build
| lug.
JAaEs D. EAps, LATE SURF. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
| Under your legislation was instructed to ap
point Commissioner to settle with the suretiss
this delaRltng officer, upon the basis therein speci
fed. Kob't A. Russell, competent person, wa
assigned to this duty, but failed, after several at
| tempts, to negotiate such settlement upon an,
| terms whatever whereupon directed suit to b,
instituted against said Eads and his securities TO
ST. $50 ~, being the amount Of his supposed dofal
| cation. Although the cause was expected to hay
been red last month the result has not yet trans
pirsd.
eEoLd GrcAL SURVEY.
| Since your last session, this work has not pro
crossed Is rapidly could have been desired. Th
year 1893 was mostly employed in preparing an
publishing the result Of the survey in the easter
part OF the State, which made Z large volume, ii
two parts, and hes drawn from the scientific worl
the most satisfactory testimonials Of its merits.-
Charged, as was, with the distribution Of som
two or three hundred copies OF this work in for
eign lands, was able, through the agency OF lib
Smithsonian Institution, and the assistance D
Professors Hall and Agassix, to make such dls
tributon - wills In my opinion, tell largely to th
| interest Of orr State.
list Of the nations, societies, institutions an
scientific journals, dc, to which copies were SEM
| viii be found In o communication from the Stat
Biologist to the Executive, herewith submitted 10
your inspection, and from which you will ais
learn other details in respect to the present con d
ton. as we'll as important suggestions bearin
upon the future Of this enterprise.
At the time OF tho last appropriation the Stat
was more largely In arrears with the expenses d
the survey than was anticipated; the payment Q
which absorbed so much Of the appropriation tina
there was not sudciency left to form an cifsctiy
organization for working out the Geology Of III
western part Of the State, and henoo, in part, hi
little progress made the last two years.
IL Is due, however, to Prof. Hall to say that b
has had two ASSISTANTS in the field, working out til
| dutaiis OF some portion Of the State before 81
plored, and which viii make part Of the materi,
4 or the second volume. .#a44s.s.-assHa4s
In addition TO this he has already published
supplement to his first volume, containing desert,
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