Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-05

part of states and individuals in donations
of valuable books, for which suitable &C
acknowledgement was duly made.
LOGS AND LUMBER.
Reports of surveyors general of logs
and lumber have been made according to
law, and are herewith transmitted. They
show the following transactions:
LOGS SCALED, FEET.
1881. 1882.
First district .. 260,045,7 100 276,595, CAT
Second district go. 23S, 64S,2 l0 Sl9, 211, 7sC
LUMBER MANUFACTURED FEET.
1881. 1882.
First district. ....... No report. l2b, o2U,59I
Second district. ... 3l7,308, $40 $4,000 25C
Fifth district, estimat-
ed .............-.. zo5,VVV,VVu
FISH CULTURE.
The fish commissioners submit report
containing much interesting information
upon the general subject of fish culture
and in their detailed exhibit show much
industry upon their part in the distrlbu-
ton of whitehsh, trout, salmon and nu-
merous other varieties of fsh IN the wa
tiers of the state. There were distributed
during two years 1,683,16S fish, the prod
uct of the state hatchery.
AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural statistics of the state,
as presented by the report of the commits
siorer OF statistics, indicate the existence
of progressive spirit pervading this great
industry of our people. There is crafty
ing evidence of improved methods and a
more intelligent system of management
in this important interest, which is the
basis of the wealth and prosperity of the
state. In sections that have heretofore
been almost wholly devoted to the produc-
ton of single staple, recent harvests have
returned in gratifying abundance a great
diversity of crops, and as an exporter of
stock and products of the dairy, Minnesota
makes showing full of promise for the
future. There has been marked increase
of interest in stock raising, and much eff
fort made to introduce those breeds best
adapted to our climate. The officers of
the State Agricultural association inform
me that parties who exhibited fine breeds
of stock from abroad at our last fair, have
since introduced such stock in large num-
bers in different parts of the state, By sale
to farmers who became acquainted with
their superior qualities at that exhibition:
that the demand for such stock for breeding
purposes throughout the state is active,
and they believe Minnesota is making
rapid strides towards becoming large
stock producing state. 1t is our duty IN
every practicable way to encourage the
interest in this new departure of our agri-
culture. I believe most effective way in
which such encouragement may be extend
ed is to aid the state and county associa
tons in their annual exhibitions. The
state should grant them liberal appropria-
tions and the people should encourage
them by their personal presence. 1 recon-
mend an increase of the appropriation to
the state association to $4,000 per annum,
and like amount to be distributed to the
county societies.
We are intelligently committed to the
policy of encouraging forestry. In that
connection commend the suggestion that
the state assume the expense of printing a
considerable edition of a revised manual
of instructions for tree culture, and for its
free distribution to those who seek infor-
nation.
The American Forestry association is
expected to hold its next meeting in st.
Paul next August. 1t will be an occasion of
great interest and importance to our peo-
pie. The use of the rooms of the capitol
are rendered as far as they may be SER
viceable, and it seems proper that the
State Forestry association be provided
funds at least sufficient for the manual re-
ferred to, and for their Incidental expens-
es in connection with the expected meet
ing.
RAILROADS.
The vast aggregations of capital con-
centrated within the control OF the mon
ster corporations of the country within the
past few years, are suggestive of danger
aud possible disaster to the vital interests
of the public. The increasing aggressive
ness and holder defiance of corporate
power especially represented by great
railroad corporations must ultimately be
met and restrained by the power and au-
thority of the state. Through consolidation
and absorption the entire railroad system
of the country is rapidly passing under
the control of few men who may by the
despotic use of the power they thereby
WELD greatly injure the material interests
of entire communities of people.
The knowledge that such power
lies in the control of these huge
monopolies, to be exercised almost at will,
creates feeling of disquiet and distrust,
if not dismay, among the people. While
we recognize the fact that these
corporations confer great benefit up
on the country; that they are mighty in
their influence for the spread and devel-
opment of our civilization, and should re-
ceive the cordial support of public sym
pathy in the exercise of their reasonable
and legitimate functions, yet they should
on their part feel that they are the servants
and not the masters of the public; that
like the citizens, they are amenable to law,
whose majesty at once affords them pro-
lection and commands them to respect its
restraints. They should be reminded that
they are creatures of the authority of the
state; that it has endowed them with val
liable franchises and enormous subsidies,
and thatit affords them that protection and
enjoyment of possession, which gives to
all property its greatest value. They
should be impressed with the fact that
their legitimate resources are wholly de-
rived from the patronage of the pubic,and
that their proper and legal relation to the
public can only be maintained by dispens-