Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-12

that the total number under treatment at bot
hospitals during the year reaches the larg
number of 1,027. The rebuilding of tho burne
part o. Of the o edce is the first necessity 10th
that they can be made readily available. Th
| the restored wing substantially firt
proof can hardly be doubted, provide
It can be accomplished, as is repre-
scented, with little additional cost of none
\ the insurance of public buildings belonging t
the state, which has at sundry times befor
been considered, is brought up anew by thi
calamity, and it would be we'll to settle it finally
and thus definitely fix the responsibility upo
the principal. rather than the agents, in matter
o1 SO great moment. The governor saw IL
reason why the state should not insure it
property in the same manner as cautious bust
ness men. The recent loss at the St. Pete
asylum will amount to larger sum than woul,
be required to keep up reasonable amount O.
insurance on all public buildings for the mex
Attention is directed to the ample report O
the directors and officers of the Institution TO
the deaf, dumb and the blind, which show
that during the two years 40 pupils have beer
connected with the deaf mute department anl
IS with the blind department, making total O.
10 inmates cared for by tho institution sine,
the date of the last annual report. The cart
l
duct of this institution continue to mark it,
| management.
The thirteenth report of the officers of tn,
state reform school affords continued evidenc,
OF the wise management of that excellent in
stltution: It shows that 1852 inmates have beer
a ada since its opening in 1868, of whom
1856 were held in charge during the past tw1
years, and that ia remained at tie close @
the year. Strong reasons are given for chang,
OF the law regulating committees and for civ
ing the institution essentially state rather
than county support, as well as for change Of
name, all OF which met the governors hearty
concurrence.
The completion of the report of the public
examiner, permits for the first time condensed
| ana more or less ample view to be- taken of the
entire financial situation of public affairs. The
summary OF monied institutions shows the ex-
lstence of seventeen banks organized under our
state laws in 1880. with an aggregate paid up
capital Of 49, 047, 800; total loa Is and discounts,
$4,496,592, and deposits, So, 1856, 1856; while
their resources and liabilities amounted each to
S5,S67 ,6S6:49. This shows marked increase
OF banking facilities and flourish
ing condition of business, while the
generally excellent management of these insti-
tutlons Is complimentary to the skill and integ-
nty OF their officers, since the state laws to
OF restrictive provisions. This absence of law
1ul restraint was duly pointed out by the ex-
smlner IN, his first report, and, as then appre-
hended, 1t has already borne fruit in the failure
OF one OF the state banks as reported. It is
worthy OF serious inquiry whether due regard
Tor public security does not require that the
seVenty-tlve private banking houses of this
state, some Of which are repositories OF public
funds, should be brought under some kind of
official supervision.
The report of the board of Enumeration
shows that $4,000 of the pamphlets prepared
Dy It's secretary have been printed in the sew
eral Languages, of which 123, $40 have been dis
tnbuted, in addition to which letters descrip-
tive OF the resources, progress and attractions
OF the state have been published in some of the
leading newspapers of this country and of
Great Britain. The total expenses for all pur-
poses to December l, $780, were $7,1SS.12.
leaving balance of $946.89. The Importance
OF providing adequate means for the encour-
agement Of immigration has been heretofore
repeatedly set forth.
The returns made to the commissioner of
statlstlcs with careful estimates for a few I'M
reported counties, show the total titled area to
have reached O43, O74 acres, of which q 1852, 527
acres we're devoted to wheat, producing that
year total of 81, 21S, 634 bushels. The total |
Tiled area for 1880 was 4, $685. ZIG acres and the
Wheat allotment 2, 963, 1926, showing that about |
;"o- thirds OF all the cultivated land in the state
continues to be devoted to wheat-raising, the |
10000, 900 to $4,000, 900 bushels for 1880. while
he aggregate yield Of The four principal cereals.
t is believed, will approximate as. OOO. OOi |
bushels. The report shows an increased cul- |
ure OF the early amber cane, of which 1917 |
cres were grown the past year. The report |
hoWs that 25,331 acres are now planted to |
rees, BESIDES 1923, 800 rods along public high
Ways and the boundaries of farms.
The returns of vital statistics for 1879 show |
total OF ~, 474 births and 8,777 deaths, being
less favorable exhibit Of fecundity and health.
ulness than that of preceding years which at
orded ratio of more than three births to one
cath. Wv
The report of the railroad commissioner shows
hat 536 miles of additional railroad we're con-
t = ;! during the two years, making total
I 3.11O miles of completed railroad at the close
1850. The gross earnings for the year end
1g june 80, 1879, were SS,O47, s34, and for 1880
} same date, $40, ia, 1926, while the net earn
lgs for the latter year show an increase of ST.
81, 9S3 over those Of 1879. The state revenue
ecelved from railroad companies in 1879 was
2O9, 1864, and for 1880, 1884, 1924. The tons of
ram carried in 1879 numbered 596, 493, and in
$50, l,O55, $40, While the tons of freight of all
lnds in the latter year numbered 3, 1874, $50
gainst 1888, $40 in 1879.
She sales OF land by the state, United States
md offices and the railroad companies reach
900, 600 acres.
The last report of the insurance Commission
I shows that fire and inland risks were written
Dr. 1879 covering s30, 097, 596, for which pre-
nuns were paid amounting to 81, 02O,0 and
axes and fees paid into the state treasury ag-
regatng 1913, 1885,
The report of the fish commissioner shows that
the past two years 1888, 7O4 of tue several
arieties of fish have been distributed for prop
CATION IN the lakes and streams of Minnesota.
The report Ct the adjutant general shows
5fo%o o1o
led between January l, 1865, and November
Q, 1880, total of SAT- soldiers claims, of
hlch 4, 7s4 were allowed, covering the total
I'm of $767, 757.67, which was collected and
attributed to the claimants free of charge.
APPoRT1oNMENT.
Among the first duties which should demand
rompt performance is a new apportionment of
'glslatlve districts upon the basis of the late
'deral census of the state. The census of the
ate has not been officially reported. but it's
results are sufficiently known for the
tactical purposes required. To enable the
glslature to form congressional districts before
it might be we'll to pass resolu-
on urging an early official report of the census
} be sent from Washington.
MILITIA,
After complimenting the militia upon their
romptness on occasions Of emergency, the
overnor said bill would be presented to reg
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examinations of the state. and invited careful
ttention to its several provisions.
MIGRANTS.
Referring to depredations inflicted by tramps
ne governor said stringent law providing for
ue discrimination rs to the persons properly
lbject to its operations would doubtless have
salntary effect both upon those liable to its
enalties and the communities suffering from
heir practices. 49,, 1870.
BOILER INSPECTORS. -
The repeated explosions sefasthe boilers of
on Lake Minnetonka, resulting in
hooking loss Of life, and the liability to fur
her disasters from the same causeon tlnat and
other lakes in the state demand the lnterven- |
lon'o OF law for the protection Of the public.
revision FOR the appointment of a competent
late inspector Of steamboat boilers, with am
lie power to condemn or alter unsafe boilers. |
nd otherwise provide for the safety of passen-
,ers upon steamboats, in oil waters not subject !
o inspection by authority Of the United States |
vas recommended. ~>s'FE
-, D1sHoNORED BONDS. =
The governor made another appeal for the |
ettlement of the so-called Minnesota state |
abroad bonds. The fact that the principal of |
hese bonds will become due SO soon after the |
lext regular session that too little time there
liter will be left to provide for meeting them,
nRests the subject with new Importance, and |
enders the prompt ande-fnaI adjustment of |
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