The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-01-23

SION large portion rI the INV unfinished
part OF the building vii! In all probability
be needed for the reception Of patients, in,
duces me To recommend, as earnestly do,
that an appropriation be now made, which,
with tho unexpepded balance Of the last
appropriation, will be sufficient to finish
and furnish the west wing.
Every one who has witnessed the misery
and degradation and knows the hopeless
ness Of the cure Of those poor unfortunates
when confined in the cells Of our county
jails, and has witnessed their comparative
happiness and comfort, and knows the pros
pect for their restoration in the Asy lum,
will insist that the most terrible diseases
shall no longer be treated as crime, and
that the State shall do her. duty by provid.
ing and caring for these, the most helpless
and most unfortunate Of her people. An
abundant and uniailing supply of water is
absolutely essential to the successful! opcr-
alton of an institution of this kind. A re.
lance tor such supply upon cisterns and
common wells would be uncertain and un
safe, and as these were the only resources
heretofore provided, the Trustees and Com
missioners, IN order to remove the difficult
ty, have undertaken the digging of an Ar
tesian well.
The details of the work for this purpose
thus far will be found in the reports, and
recommend that sufficient appropriation
be made to complete it or to show its i'm
practicability. | also recommend that the
law requiring The several counties Of the
State to pay for the support of their own
Pauper Insane be so changed as to require
such payment TO be made in advance. In
this way only will such payment be prompt
and reliable, and the State be relieved
practically from the burthcn of supporting
the institution. cannot perceive the ne
cessity for the two Boards of Trustees and
Commissioners. Either of the Boards can
easily perform in addition TO its present
duties the duties of the other Board, and .
by the nso'idation possible conflicts of
authority would be avoided, as well as
considerable expense.
RECLAMATION OF FUGITIvEs FROM JUSTICE.
The law IN regard to the reclamation of
fugitives from Justice is indefinite rs to the
amount Of fees to be paid to agents of this I
State, who bring back such fhgitives, and
As to whether it is the daty Of the Census $
Board to pay such expenses in all cases.
1t is desirable that the uncertainty on these ,
points should be removed. !
AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture is and for many years must
continue to be the leading interest in our
State; and any fair and legitimate aid that ,
can be given thereto will tend to promote ;
the public good. With this object, the
State has for some years paid considerable ,
sums yearly, to aid the Agricultural Soci-
cites Of the State and counties. Whether ,
the benefits that have resulted from this
expenditure will Justify its continuance du-
ripg our present difficulties and cmbarrass-
ments, you must decide. This great in
terest of our State may, in my Judgment,
be aided by legislation in new direction.
Hitherto our great staples for export have
been wheat, corn, cattle and hogs. The
prices paid for the transportation of these
articles to New York forms a large pnr-
ton Of their value at that point. Indeed, ;
wheat and corn will not bear transportation i,
to tina. market during the season when the ,
navigation Of the lakes is closed Expe- =
ricnce has, think, concIusiveIy shown that y
our State is admirably adapted to sheep ~
grazing, and the value Of wool in proper. :,
ton to its bulk and weight, is much great s
Ct, and the price of its transportation to i
New York in proportion to its value much a
less than that of our present staples. a =
great drawback upon the growing of wool :
is that large numbers of sheep are annually 6
killed by dogs. |, therefore, recommend -
that tax be levied on all dogs in the y
State, and that the proceeds of the tax be
applied to paying the owners of sheep kill
ed by dogs, the value Ct the sheep thus u
killed. would 60 further than this-I st
would exempt from taxation for period e
OF five years all sheep not exceeding tiiy. |"
owned by any resident of the State. and al
would also exempt from taxation for the It {
'ame time all capital invested in the State d
n the manufacture Of woolca goods. IL
am well satisfied that the cultivation 81
IT flax can be successfully and prntitably IT
in our State 1t is valuable o
10. only for the seed, but for the lint, which, Il
'hdtr u ne" process, is &C Inverted into what Il
called Flax Cotton. am well assured
nat before the COMMENCEMENT of the re- {
'eilioh, re'nuneratlvc price could be
'ald N our State for the lax straw, which I
as hcretot re been sn entire loss to the I
'rmer. the fibre separated from the wood, II
nd the tow transported to Boston and
Manufactured into Flax Cotton, which
ould fairly compete IN price and useful
css with the cotton OF the Southern States.
n order to stimulate our people to exam
nc the question carefully, and if possible,
introduce among as 1 new and profitable
branch Of industry, | recommend that all
apital invested in the manufacture OF liza.
iced oil or the conversion of flax straw i'll
o flax cotton, be exempted from TAXATION
or five years.
If our industry We're more diversified, /
NC would suffer less from fluctuations of
prices OF particular articles, and if as neces.
sity requires and opportunity offers, VIC
become manufacturers as we'll as prodnc--
ers, we will increase our wealth and indie
pendencc.
The report ofthe Secretary of the Asri-
cultural College shows the action of the
Board of Trustees since your last session.
would gladly recommend liberal appro-
priations for the erection Of the necessary
College and other buildings. if the condi
ton of our finances would allow, but |
cannot now do So The farm and build
ines are in such condition that failure to
make appropriations will not necessarily
work any injury to them. The only unt;.-
vorable result will be delay. and t. that