The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

upon him, and that, too, without any considerable
extra expense for clerk hire or office outfit.
Is rE# ., RAILROADS. az
The report of the railroad commissioner is not
yet published, and am therefore, without infor-
nation to the details of the work of that officer
for the past year. It has not come to my knowl-
edge that any serious complaints have been made
against any Of the railway companies doing bust
ness in this state 1t is now conclusvely settled
that the state has the right to regulate railroads
and the managers of these great arteries of trade
and commerce seem to be using their best endeavors
to give the least possible occasion for the state to
exercise this right. = - ~ tLae5il12I p5100i 4
Ia2R JC1Im 3da $40 MILITIA.lebgoW vd Tn9r
/ There has been expended during the past
year Tor military purposes, the sum of So, 267O0,
and of this amount SIS, 10000 was paid to the
state militia for rent of armories, being at the
rate OF $500 to each company. / consider 8 well
regulated and properly disciplined militia as very
essential for the protection of life and property.
therefore believe that the formation of military
ments and brigades should be sedulously en-
couraged, that when thus organized they should
| be furnished with the best of modern arms,
and required to meet for drill and inspection.
| lSlncerely hope the day may never come when
the civil authorities in Wisconsin will be obliged
to call for military assistance, but should that
day arrive most deplorable consequences might
| result, 1t there were not we'll disciplined and
properly armed militia to respond to such call.
I therefore bespeak your earnest cooperation in
this matter. ~ -,+''4-it 1855 G9a az 1888 .5ltt
lEee5 SUPREME COURT. d+..e.. {.
The adoption of the constitutional amendment
increasing the number Of associate justices of the
Supreme Court, will impose upon you the duty of
providing for their election and classification It
has been suggested to me, also, that with this in
crease in the number of justices, the present &C.
commodations for this court will be quite too
limited. IF upon proper inquiry you find such to
be the case trust you will not neglect to pro-
vide the necessary additional room.
STURGEON BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN CANAL.
The work of connecting the waters of Green
Bay and Lake Michigan by a ship canal, and
thereby very materially decreasing the distance
between the principal ports on Green Bay and the
ports on Lake Michigan, as well as creating
much needed and most available harbor of
refuge, has been carried forward with energy dur
ing the past year. Already more than one-half of
the entire work is completed, and the engineer in
charge assures me that the remaining portion will
be finished within two years.g 5l.1i @uf +.
gslt FEEBLE MINDED AND IMBECILE. ,..
The last legislature directed She State Board of
Charities and Reform to make certain investiga-
ons in regard to the necessity and practicability
OF providing for the education of the feeble mind
ed. The result of their abors will be laid before
you. The state has undertaken to provide for the
blind, the deaf, the incorrigibe and the insane,
and no good reason appears for neglecting the
feeble minded, and the imbecile. Other states are
meeting with very gratifying success in their en-
deavors to educate this class of unfortunates and
their experience should encourage us to take up
this work as soon as possible The necessity for
immediate action in this direction is not SO urgent
in my judgment as in the case of the chronic in
sane, but at no distant day suitable provision
should be made in their behalf. 3Gt y.H
50& ,ogA, PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES. l...leH
b The tffacts and figures" herewith submitted
may well impress upon. our minds enlarged con-
ceptlOnS or the grave responsibilities to which
we have been called by the suffrages of our fell
lOw-c citizens. We have been accustomed to re-
gard Wisconsin as only q growing state. It is
more than that-it is great state Its financial,
educational, penal and charitable affairs involve
the annual collection and disbursement of mil
lions of dollars of money; the support and care
of thousands of schools; the detection and pun
ishment of long list Of criminals; and the fur
nishing of food, shelter, clothing, instruction
and medical attendance for the destitute, the
unfortunate and the afflicted. 5 .f
These are indeed noble themes upon which to
dwell, calculated to arouse and maintain a we'll
founded state pride, and indicative of healthy,
vigorous and self-perpeuat civilization. Con-
templatng them we should not forget, however,
that it is to the productive industries to the agri
culturst, the manufacturer aud the miner, their
allies and assistants, that we are most largely in
debted for what we are, and that our principal re-
lance under God is upon them for continued
prosperity and development as state. Whatever
tends, therefore, to the enlargement of these in
dustries and to the protection of the persons en-
gagged in them should receive your encouragement
and support. esa vt are e-r
AS contributing to the promotion of these ends, /
recommend that suitable provision be made for the
collection and publication OF full and accurate
statistics in relation TO all the great interests of the
state, especially those connected with agriculture,
which is, and for many years must continue to be,
the most important industry of the state, not only
as furnishing employment to the greatest number
of individuals and utilizing in the aggregate the
largest amount of capital, but upon its de-
ponds very largely the success of all other indus
tries Whatever therefore, the state can do ia dis
seminatng information in regard to the results of
improved processes agriculture and to the rea-
tive profits derived from the different branches OF
this Industry it is not only proper but important
that it should do. The State Agricultural Society
was organized to assist in the accomplishment of
these purposes, and has rendered most efficient
service in this direction. To enable it to continue
its work in the future recommend that the usual
appropriation be continued and made permanent
@'t THE CURRENCY. 4 5L4tA
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