Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
SUPPLEMENT
GOV. CLICKS
MESSAGE.
To the Le0isLdture:


In obedience to a Constitutional REQUIRE
ment and time honored custom, it Is made
my duty TO address you and submit such
Iaots, reports and recommendations for your
consideration and action that may be import
ant TO the State and furnish you such infor-
NATION as may aid you in the faithful and in
telnBent discharge OF your duties, so that you
may perform them with ndelity TO your con-
Stltuents and credit TO yourselves.
An abundant harvest has rewarded the hus-
Dandman Tor his labor; the stock interests of
she state have been prosperous and remuner-
alive. while labor has been fairly rewarded.
All business has been reasonably productive,
while the material wealth of the State has
steadily and fairly increased. and demon
etrates In an eminent and satisfactory man
ne ina. our state while yet In its infancy. Is
abe thoughtless, and create wonder and ad-
miration In the minds of those who can APP
preciate the grand development of the past
and contemplate its capabilities Tor tho flu
turo.
The Secretary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture shows in hts report that our wheat crop
was over IS. 900 900 bushels worth over Ss4 600
900, and over Isl, OOO.0 900 bushels of corn worth
nearly fo3.OOO.OOO, with value of our cereal
crops alone over IS, 900, and "A total value
of all farm products OF $lO5. III 52O.93, while
our live stock interests represent acash value
OF TSS.S4 $50. making showing of the capa-
ioioe at
state not quarter of a century old that
can give such evidence of its capabilities and
such enterprise and industry on the part of
her citizens, can well challenge the ndmira-
ton OF mankind, and assure the seekers after
new homes that Kansas has room enough
and oRn take care OF all who may avail them
selves of her inexhaustible resources. Those
seeking new homes will find n soil of unsur-
passed fertility, a climate equal to- any for
saluDrity and healthfulness, with school
houses and churches dotting our beautiful
Prairies. and brave. generous and hospita-
Die people, who Will welcome them to cheer
tul, happy homes within her borders.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
The Constitution of our State makes it in
cumbent upon the Executive at the COM
mencoment of every session to commu nicate
In writing, such information as he may pos
ses5 I'm reference to the condition of the state
and recommend such measures AS he may
deem oKpedtcnt consider this duty, under
the present system of biennial session, would
be proper, and more satisfactory to the Leg
islnture, were IL performed by the outgoing
Executive, rs all the transactions of the
Government are familiar to him, and
no part OF them and an i'm
pOrtant factor in them. The incoming Adj
ministration labors under great difficulty in
endcavoring To- perform this duty satisfac-
torily 20 you and benehcially to the State. The
inability of any one to make himself entirely
familiar with all the various affairs of State,
It's educational, charitable, refOrmatory and
penittve institutions in the short time inter
Ventng between the election and the time for
entering upon the discharge of the duties of
the executive ONCE, will Oe apparent to any
one who will give tine matter "A moments re-
dection.
when the sessions of your body were an.
nual, this system was less Objectionable and
cOulu DC, at the second session after the cleo
ton OF the Executive performed satisfactorily
and benencially for you and the State. But
now, with our biennial session, the transac-
tionS Tor two years must necessarily DC COW
cred by the communication required, and
that often by an incumbent who has no per-
sonal acquaintance with the transactions
which should be reported TO you. A large
number of reports have to be examined the
financial affairs of the State investigated and
epitOmZed, and n mass of information pre-
paI ed in so short n time, that exact certainty
Is almost impossible, while mistakes in state
ment are liable to occur, and many may have
crept into this communication. l would
therefore, respectfully suggest for your con-
FEDERATION the ACCESSIBILITY of providing by
law for the retiring Executive to submit TO
the Legislature message. making a report
oil the transaction of the Government during
his official terms.
STATE FINANCES.
The cash I'm the Treasury at the close of the