Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-18
The Chronicle.
DODGEVILLE,
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. IS. 1866.
Governors Message.

We had intended to give our readers the
governors message in a supplement, and
had sent to Madison for it, but at late
hour, when it was too late for US to set it
up ourselves, we receive the answer that
the type has been distributed, and we can
not get the supplements. The message is
quite lengthy, heing a full and plain state
ment of our financial position, past success
and future prospects. The governor truly
says:
"The barvests of the state have yielded
bountifuliy. The fruits of the earth have
fonnd ready market, the material wealth
of the state has increased, mines have
poured forth their richest stores, COM
merce has thriven, the people have lessen
ed their Indebtedness, manufactures have
hourished, labor has been in demand and
commanded liberal compensation. Sober
industry has everywhere brought its re-
ward, ard distress has been almost I'm.
known. The finances Of the state are in
good condition. BY the timely legislation
Of your predecessors, the financial panic
which threatened us in thpss early part OF
last year was successfully avoided, our
peopl, were saved from loss, and the state
was enabled to meet ali demands against
it. Our credit is good, and our state debt
50 small that i can easily be paid when
ever it is necessary"
'she whole debt of the state is 81 ,G04,-
553. During $50 state bonds to the
amount of S5GS, 200 have been redeemed.
Provision has also been made for the pay
ment in February next Of 1928 temporary
loans and $359,T53 currency receipts,
which aiii l,avc the whole d,bt of thc
state $I,776,710, about two dollars for
each man in the state; and of which ST.
81, 100 is due to the educational fund. Tn
other words. Wisconsin will be her own
creditor The estimated receipts Of 1866
are 81 So ,04I, and expenditures finclud-
ing payments on thesstate debt of $912,-
000}. 81 ,G87 ,040. There has been paid
ont Of the state treasury for war purposes,
$4,000, 600. There has been raised by
cities, town, and counties for war purposes
during thc var st, ,Z52 ,5o5; total by tho
state $1l,652.5n5. In consideration of
these heavy burdens, the governor advises
that III The trust funds he'd by the state
be invested exclusively in state bonds.
The whole amount Of taxable lands in the
STATE IS l7,4633l ares valuation Of
The same, $9l .453 .haa.54 Eala7ation OF
.ity and village property, S3s, ,l5I .2a1.
Aggregate valuation ofreal property 1924,
j04.934
The Governor calls attention to the large
SUMS expended annually for collecting the
rcvcHuc, ard advises change in the sys-
tenn. The school and university finds are
both in afisurishing condition. The mum
Der Of children in The state over four and
und1r twenty years Of age is 1882, Of
which, 22a,oG7 attend public schools
There sSssi expended during the year for
school purposes $1,o36,o6a. The estab-
lishment Of the agricultural college. for
which Congress -has doaated lands, is
strorg'y urgel by the Governor
The Governor discussrs in detail the
various local interests, and institutions Of
the state, indicating the legislation needed
to promote the public welfare. He rec
ommends that most liberal provisions be
laale in behalf Of the orphan children Of
the Wisconsin volunteers, who ought to
be treated as children of the state.