The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-21
GOV. RUSK'S MESSAGE.
To the Senate and Assemble:

4 U Gt6 CtFtit6 Gftu ASStHtDty.
Selected by the people of Wisconsin as tbcir
chief executive, have the honor, in obedience
to the requirements of the constitution, of sub
hitting to you my first annual message I am
deeply impressed with the responsibilities of
the position to which have been chosen. occu-
pied as 1t has been by so many distinguished
gentlemen, including my immediate predeces-
sor, who has administered the affairs of state
with marked ability and to the satisfaction of
the people.
The past year has been one of UNPARALLELED
prosperity to the nation. United once more in
the bonds of peace and harmony, with all sec
honal strife abated, the country has made gil
gantic strides ahead. Our nation has been
blessed with health. with abundant harvests,
and greater degree of prosperity than in any
former year; and had it not been for the shock
of the assassination of our lamented President
the year would have been one of the most sue
cessful and happy of our national life.
/ cannot refrain from speaking in this con-
nection few words in relation to our late be-
| loved President, James A. Garfield man of
broad intellect noble heart, q kind and gen.
erous spn1t-he was pre-eminently leader
among leaders. Succeeding by his own efforts
in raising himself from poverty to the highest
position in the gift of the people, he had COM
menced career which promised to bear full
fruition of the hopes of his countrymen, when
he was Frustrated by the bullet of an assassin.
Beloved by the people and mourned by the
whole civilized world, his memory will live for
ever.
The present chief magistrate, President
Chester A. Arthur, called to the position under
these most sorrowful circumstances, has, by his
wise administration of governmental affairs,
merited the confidence of the country.
Wisconsin has shared in the general pros
perity of the year. Our harvests have Welded
good returns and products have found
ready markets at good prices.
Agriculture, our greatest industry, has been
well rewarded, and the financial condition of
this class, who contribute so much to the
growth and wealth of our state, has been ma
terialIy improved. Capital seeks investment at
a much reduced rate of interest, our manufac-
turing industries have steadily and permanently
increased, and many other enterprises and re-
sources have been developed during the year.
TIE laws have been faithfully and efficiently
executed, and peace and tranquility have pre-
vailed throughout the state during the year
with as few exceptions as is usual.
FINANCIAL.
Without further delay | proceed to more
detailed statement of the condition and affairs
of the state.
From the reports of the secretary of state
and state treasurer, it appears that the balance
remaining in the treasury belonging to the sew
eral funds at the close of the last fiscal year
was 1885, 5000.
The receipts and disbursements of the gen.
eral fund, which embraces all the revenue of
the state applicable to the payment of the or
binary expenses of the state government, for
the fiscal year ending September 80, 1881, were
as follows.