Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-01-11


nboishment OF the contract system had bcttcr
nv Do moan noanp or STATE CHARITIES.
Tho Board OF state Charities has, during tho
four years OF my administration, performed
most valuable service to the state. Speaking
to thoir work, j cannot too strongly urgo
upon tho General Assembly more generous
support than they have received @ int In tho past
Four years of experience In dealing with
tho matter of pnrdo6s strcnHthcns my bellof
fishing an advisory board of pardons, and
yitod.
The Inspector OF Mines estimates falling
or Of tho output OF the mines of one and
year. This Is attributed to tho prescnt dc.
prosscd condition OF tho iron industry, into
which the consumption of coal so largely
His report shows that twopty.slx fatal ac-
cldents occurred In the mines during tho
Tor FOR tbe CIV wear ending November Is at s,S,5,OOO
tons. which makes one life lost for each 3lo,-
Union. IN which mine inspection laws arc in
force, makes as favorable showing.
There is growing disposition on the part
of miners and their employers to settle all
differences arising out OF wages and other
disputes without resorting to the unwise
method of strikes; so, or o,,s
Tho law regulating tho manufacture ana
sale of oils ia being rlgidly, enforced through,
out tho State; manufacturers, dealers ana
consumers continue 10 yield a cheerful COM
pllance with tho provisions. of tho statutes,
tIon to ali concerned. While few slight ac-
odonts have been reported. which, on lnves-
tigation. were proven to nave been caused ny
| carclessnoss IL affords me pleasure to report,
so far as / have been able to learn from the
use of Ohio legal oils us an illuminator, no
The number OF barrels inspected and CON
sumed during 1888, In the state, amounts 10
PUBLIC PRINTING AND binding.
The work executed by the Department of
Public Printing and binding during the year
ending November 10, 1888, has increased nine
per cent over that of the preceeding year.
while the total cost of materials and laoor,
comparing the same periods, increased put
fraction over one per cent.
JUDICIAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The Legislature, at Its last session, Submit
ted to the people of Ohio proposi,tii,on, , 10
amend the judicial article of the Constitution
aud the people, ut the October election, rati-
|, | fed the proposed Constitutional amendment
, | The principal change, so far rs the Constltu-
; tionnI provision is concerned made by tho
amendment, consists in the estaDilsnnment n Q OF
Circuit Courts TO take the place IN a irespeots Is
necessary to provide the number OF CIR,
, cults aud tho boundaries thereof. and
S ns the of sd a term OF oco Of
the same. and tho snlary thereon, and the Leg
slaturo also has the power to pass laws regm, ,a
amendment and It's ratification by the people
: resulted from long established opinion IN
Ohio that the judicial system pfOYlueu py tnc
: Constltution Of 1851 was not sufficiently cas-
|, tic to meet the demands of the present time,
and there has been an apparent prcJuaice OF
long standing against u system OF District
Courts made up of the Judges of the Court OF
The rGp,iIt of all the difficulties growing out
: of the nilexible character of the old Constitu-
a, | ton has been that the dockets OF our courts
|, have been crowded with cases. business Ia "a
. the Supreme Court has accumulated, until
from Ave to six years was the average time
! betwecn the fling of a case and its tlnal dis,
\ position. This was u denial OF 1ustlse ,,,t ana
: recognition OF II BY the people Drought ABOUT
the amendment of last year.
/ respectfully call tho attention of the Coz
| eral Assembly to the duty devolving upon u
to provide, by suitable legislation, for the put
y ting into execution and operation OF the
amended judicial system IhS Go es'aEisn ntsr
9 mediate between the courts of original aud
= tho court of final jurisdiction, j. is believed
g able speedily in Ohio. 1t would be out of
y place for the executive to mako Suggestions
y to the Legislative department as 10 now, or oy
= | what method, this constitutional provision
' | can be made the more effective to carry out
: the object for which 1t was enacted; but 1t
q may be proper to say that the people OF OHIO;
; | ever slow and conservative in tho matter OF
Z amending the organic law, have seen
nt to recognize the necessity for the
8 and ii is believed that wise legislation may be
I | enacted by the General Assembly that VIII re-
y suit in giving to the people an tnau uney do- n
d crease of the cost of the administrator OF
s Justice II is believed that the number OF OF
n Common Pleas Judges may be reduced TO 70
g equal the number of Circuit Judges that VIII
= be created.
l, The report of the Commissioner of Railways
G shows Il steady growth in the mileage and in
the business of the railways of Ohio.
There were June 30 1873, boOO miles OF rail-
/ way in the State, an increase over the num-
i ber of miles of the preceding year of 1906 per
u The capital stock of these railways repre-:
s sents a value OF s250,743,3I6l7, an increase OF
y 40 pcr cent.
r of S47s,069 49,. 10, showing a decline in the
e Indebtedness of gb5 per cent: :,
y The business of this year was In advance OF
d the preceding one in the number OF passen'
e gers, 7.42 per cent; in the passenger mileage
100 per cent; In the tonnage 4Ol per cent; IN
Ie per passenger per mile was a4as cents, an ad
1T vance over the former years rate of 90 per
is cent. The average rate per ton per mile nile
upon freight, $40 cents, an auVhhce III tne
y rate of S24 cent. -
m The gross earnings of the year were S49,
e net earnings were Sl6, ,e26 2l3.37 an increase OF
,f 1858 per cent, making 3.42 upon the total
IF amount of stock and debt
2, The operating expenses OF the year were
r So, ,574, ,212 So au advance of i.6t per cent
These operating expenses were us per cent
e of the gross earnings. o,,
IN are now laid with steel rails.
s. There are 80 1913 men employed upon these
Since 1859 the mileage of Ohio railways has
70 increased lO7 percent, the number of locome
e tives il per sent and the number OF c cars o 40
t. motive in 1888 was 10; now the number Is III
le 1t will be seen that the improvement IN IN per per
ID manent way, by the laying OF steel rails aat
ot substantial ballast, and superior motiv,
G. power. has increased the carrying capacity Of
"a railways le6 per cent without e4hsidering n% ,n'
A. the greater speed OF transportation OF tn'
70 present time.
,k The rpppiDtS for the sale ut retail IN ONO o
III wine, beer, and Intoxicating liquors probably
lc amount to the enormous sum OF seventy mn
TO lions of dollars That ii entails upon the gen
ID eral public an enormous outlay OF money
nc which is raised by general taxation no on
pretends to deny, while the annual pronl
l of those engaged in the business is more THAI
of forty millions of dollars, yet, until recently
x this traffic contributed nothing to the burden
,r- 1t imposes upon the taxpayers OF the state:
% And now, because the General Assembl,
k; has in obedience to the demand of an over
d whelming public sentiment, undertaken, in
en- conservative way, to impose restraints upo
rd it, and to require it to contribute something
lc- to the cost 1t imposes upon the people, tni
no. interest recently, though its delegates gnti
cred in convention, formally demanded n
vs. repeal of the law. The lazy passed by tn
cd last General Assembly entitled IAN act Z
Sd provide against the evils resulting from tn
he traffic in intoxicating liquors" is the firs
as seeking to impose restraint upon me lquo quo
to successfully put into practical execution
rni | Under its provisions more than four thousan
or. Ave hundred saloons, and places where tn
ot trailic has been carried on, have gone out 9
cd existence, and If the law is permitted to stan'
tn, the number retiring from the business VIII b
I'D materially increased.
on A revenue of nearly sl,a0O00O has been n
ip ceived from the operation Of the law and pal
III into the various county village hhd ei'y lrea a
To l ures OF the state. Under tho local optic
,as features of the law number Of villages hay,
Ice by ordinance, prohibited the traffic within the
,se corporate limits, but because of their phras
ology relating to tippling houses, the SUI
TO of spirtuous liquors cannot be prohibited,
Of not sold In tlppling houses. The law should
nor amended so MS to include spirituous liquor
Of the sale of which. rs well as wine and bee
,ie may be prohibited by ordinance, and tho pr
lot visions OF local option should be extended