The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12

the younger States, on account OF the great
expense and heavy taxation entailed on the
real estate to carry them out in a proper and
to the value, convenience and beauty of
farms. and aid materially in reducing the eX-
pense and time of transporting the products
of the farm to the markets and the depots.
Good roads save the heavy wear and te ir on
teams, wagons and harness, and enable the
producer to move larger quantities of pro-
duce to market in less time, and to take
advantage of the rise in the markets. and
save time and labor that could be used to
profit on the farm.
You will remember that as the law now
stands the only legal means OF opening, max
ing, or improving our public highways Is the
two DAYS work required of a certain class OF
individuals, and the annual road tax not ex-
ceeding three mills on the dollar, which the
taxpayer Is allowed to work out in his dis
trict While this may be sufficient to keep
many roads in repair, it is wholly inadequate
for the purposes of opening new roads. cut
ting down hills. or making needed nils.
county bourds have no authority now, under
the law, to appropriate money out OF the
County Treasury for making or repairing
roads. have no special plan to suggest to
remedy these defects of our road laws, but
suggest that you give the matter serious at
tention, with a view OF remedying the de-
fectS OF the system and securing better high
ways for the use of the public, in as econom-
zeal and satisfactory manner as possible
that the board of county commissioners be
authorized to levy n tax annually, not ex-
ceedin2 one mill on the dollar, to be used ex-
c!usively by the county board in the repair
of, grading roads. where public necessity
may require such work to be done, and the
means now provided by law are inadequ9fe-
There is no tax that could be levied that
would be of SO great benefit to the farming
interests, as one that could be used exclu-
sively, in prudent and economical manner,
for the lettering of public highways; and
none that will give more immediate and
beneficial return to the farmer for such o
small expenditure.
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Should be introduced "a soon as possible,
so as to give ample time and opportunity Tor
their careful examination and considera-
ton.
1t is important to the taxpayers, who bear
the burien and 50 nObly respond to every
demand made on them. that the strictest
economy NAV be observed, and that all eN-
traneous and unnecessary expenditures may
he avoided and omitted. 1t is important that
noappropriation bill should contain an appro-
priation for more than one object. This course
will permit the Executive to interpose any
objections he may have to any items without
interfering or delaying the passage of i'm
portant and meritorious appropriations.
BY pursuing this course you will make
every appropriation bill stand or fall on its
own merits without endangering the passage
of bills that are unobiectionabe, and thus
enable the Executive to practice that wise
principle embodied in MANY State Constitu-
tons of vetoing single Objectionable items or
appropriations.
CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT.
In the decennial apportionnent made by
Congress in 1882. seven members of Congress
were assigne to the state of Kansas. By the
third section of the law providing for such
apportiOnment, it requires the members of
Congress to he electedfrom districts composed
of contiguous territory. and containing, "a
iieafly as practicable. an equal number of in
habitints, and equal i'm number to the repre-
sentatives to which each State is entitled.
As the people of kansas are homogeneous,
their business interests and ordinary pursuits
of life being almost identical over the whole
State, there should be 10 difficulty in forming
the districts out of compact. contiguous ter
ulatiUn, thus enabling members of
Congress to ascertain the wishes
of their constituents and the necls of tueir
districts without travelling over long dis
tances or to remote partsof the State. 1 need
not remind you that failure to apportion
the State into congressional districts will de-
prIve il of representation in Congress.
=. STATE AGENTS.
/ The State Agent at Washington, Ex-Gov-
ernor S. j. Crawford. in the discharge of his
obligations to the state under II contra e with
it entered into on the Sd day OF Oct2ber A. D.
1877, has with great energy and marked abih-
ty prosecuted the claims of the state aga st
tine general Government, and has secured Tor
the school interests OF the State 25I ss,s acres
OF land, leaving On,y l6OJ acres yet in con-
troSersy: and also secured and adjusted n
large amount of the claims against the gen
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dered under his contract, and you will with
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p, pay n.'. EN- 5,,i s.iols .e oe aDe 70
$1,000 :. .UiP.o.o i0Poi' VI hi' '0'ion' ioi
your eAa'iiiha'ioh-
ELECTION OF SENATOR.
II will become your dutv durinp tho nrosant
coed the Hon Preston r. plumb and I haze
only tn ask that i'm the performsnc,, of t6js
in,nort,nt tast Won will keen stend;Iy in, lieu,
the honor and Good name of onr yonny state
and conduI. the electinn so that t6e s5.andsIs