The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-23
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

To the Legislature Of kdHsds:
SECTION 5. Article /, of the Constitution pro-
vides that Governor :. shall, at the commence
mcnt of every session of the Legislature, COM
uunicatc, in writing, such information as he may
possess in reference TO the condition of the State,
and recommend such measures rs he may deem
expedient.' In pursuance of this provision the
following is submitted:
Our State has now completed its first decade.
We were admitted into the Union in 1861, after Il
long conflict on our own soil, aud just as the
arena of that conflict was becoming as wide as
the Federal Union. While the National war las
ted. Kansas contributed more largely of her sons
than any other State in the Union, but never for
g,,t TO grow. The first full reporis made by our
State officers were for the year 1862, and il will
be instructive for us to make a brief comparison
between the statistics of that year and the year
which has Just closed.
The total value of all the taxable property in
the State, in 1862, was SIS, ,2so7 749. In 1872, it
was Sl27, $50, ,9H.l3. In 1862, there were 534 Or
rauized school Districts in ~ there were 3, ,41s.
In '6a the number Of children of school age was
1886; in ~, the number was l65, ,9e2. The
number of teachers in the former year was 319;
in the latter 3,795. The amount paid to teachers,
in '62, was $l4,OO9; in ~, it was S596,6ll. The
nmount raised by district tax in '62, was S1O, ,3el;
i'm ~. il was $522,6 ,644 The total value Of our
school houses in '62, $40, ,439; in ~, it was
A. Sl5 262 The whole number of votes cast, in
1852, was 15,al5; in ~, the number was lOl,
49, In 1862, We had no Asylums for the Deaf
Insane. We had no State University, no Agrcul-
tural College, no Normal Schools, no Peniten-
tiary, and no State Capital. In lS62, not mile
of Railroad was in operation in the State. Now
we have 2,039 miles in actual operation, while
several new roads in process Of construction.
Kansas has more miles Of Railr"ad than either OF
the twenty-six States named below: Maine,
Nsw Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware,
MARYLAND, We.t Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesots,
virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama, MississipPi, Lonisana,
Texas. Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas,
California, Oregon, and Nevada. VI all the
Southern States which opposed the admission OF
Kausas into the Union, only one, Georgia, has
more miles of Railroad. She exceeds MS but six
Nv nine miles and will not lead MS many weeks
longer.
The vote Of 1870, and the census Of that year,
taken several months prior tn ths election, e
tablish that our population averages ut least SIX
ncr.ops to each voter. Our Last vete wAs l0i,
a.s which makes nur present population 60e,SS;
IN incressr since isoz isif ernilliOa af People
When the Repablic ID one nnno!ea YEN ya',.' olo' y"
ls76. onr population will exceed oue million
Our.yote At the late election WAS larger than
the ynte of either she States- Of Maine, New
Hsmpshfre Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Arkansas, Delaware, Florida Nebraska, Neva1a'
OREGON. South Carolina, West Virginia, Califor-
mia Or Miunesota-lsrger than the vote u any
New England State except Massachusetts,. and
iarm.r than the combined vote Of Nebrsska, Dels-
ware Nevada, Rhode lsland ana oregon.
n Ia ~, b- observed that while every County
$, thr state exhibits healthy and rapid growth,
,hs harvest arcessions have been made in new
.ntie; omen to actual Settlers but not 70 specu-
t.,or, In real estate. Congress, in opening ths
1s.oe lands for settlement, wisely provided tnat
th.y .houid be only sold to actual settlers 1t is
- ftsu thrce years sipee the iadian titie wss
e.fiuvpi.hetl, and there 70 now farmer ON every
on.rfsv lection in-that portion of our state. As
Instance of rapid -grsTto, aAoatESsnsr! .sn% ~
1sO'.nsrr Couuty ut the late election was
/. sIs sndic.tiag population Of 1874 The
S-c, Wn~,rd County was Z, $50, indicating q
sc.e s.,",;o,, of 1000 In the western part of the
SSsr.s ,rhere the land has been opened TO settle
."t ,nder the very just provisions of the Home
men. unu 80 growth has also been very rapid,
S .,s n.w Counties are fast becoming Popu-
Ions and strong. ,.,d o,,, 70 octnal SET.
:, tns almost universally admitted 70 ne E
ta .,,y xis. aud Just course, and u rs oe'ee %
si.ot ~ have seep the last oi the a'se"P's y"
.".",s . moaepo3y in the Iand.
IT, ,,r,yr.ss of the State " fne dineren. oIe
T,..sa factnres II mot . ae:s subject ioI on. sn
esee Our ;mneuse enai Astlaaifs are De-
gratuiats ,,J .sed in bnijaing mp zanufsctn-
ing openeu s within onr tsfllers. Advantage
,lns - taken of the water power hnotuou ~
mas oec1 ..~ r;vers. and mills driven by tnat
many ol gu, 100 fouud in various pssts ss the
power al ~ tS..e enterprises src now 10 tnelr
stare. hat II ia already manifest that ths Iint,
tutanc., hand wheu most Of ths articles useH'
~ neat % .;,;-sns and now Manufactured eise'
ny ou Iii I've produced here, and by home ina"''