Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-16

lions a. suggested by the board in their re-
port The rapid increase Of the stock inter
est of the state suggests some legislation fol
the protection OF our numercusa and valuable
herds from the infectious diseases that have
wrought havoc the past year in other states
The board of health is the proper agency
through which to operate in this matter.
Authority should be given them to employ
competent veterinary surgeons when neces.
sary, and to lake the other steps required Il
prevent or suppress such diseases. The
vital statistics Of the state as now collected
are imperfect and unsatisfactory. believe
they could be made more complete and use
full if collected under a system devised anC
controlled by the state BOARD Of health. I'm.
portant Investigations relative TO The charac
ter Of illuminating oils brought into the state
have been made che past year by the secrea
tarv OF the board which are fully de0lllcd ir
his report accompanied with practical rec
concentrations for the protection OF the pup
lie against the importation OF interior goods
The increased laborS imposed upon the boart
scope OF it's duties calls for moderate ia.
crease in the annual appropriation tor it,
use The recommendations in this regard
and upon those matters relating to sanitary
questions in which our entire people are In
teIested, have my approval
MILITIA.
The leg'si allure OF 1898 enacted o militis
code which provided for the organization OF
two regiments Of infantry and one battery
OF artillery, to constitute the matte guarc
OF the state It required seven compalie&
or ntantcy in addition to the then existing
organization TO complete the quota author.
lied by the act Within the ye;r following
TINS " as made up, giving an aggregate en-
Gstmont OF l>.1ti3 officers and ,.."n and the
eutlle force has been provided W / the nlosi
improved arms and eoui ;:inentS il use BY
the GENERAL government Annual encamp-
mems have been held as contcm plated nv
the code, the details OF which are furnished
in The report OF the al utant general. am
pleased to he able to report tlaJ the guar!
is in a satisfactory state OF discipline and
efficiency The value 10 the state ct mod
crate military establishments was demon
stratcd on tht occasion OF the tlrcs at y!,e
prison last January. DrtAchm 2nts frolp
the First regiment Rendered; invaluable ala ia
preserving order and l,revn!., ing aAt attempt
OF the c,uvJcts to eStti1c during the
progress OF and subs q .lsnt - the fires. The
presence Ct a considerable force Of armed
men doubtless had :. sau.alv moral effect
upon the inmates O. l}.,- prs, II; certainly nc
such efficient force cOH.t. ave been organ
Mcd from among our cir 'ls as uhH Nj tia
furnished, to guard The coilyicCs while The
affairs OF the l.ri:''n wcr, II Gonfusi"n. 1'oi
nearly Il week Of TtiE itv:ln weather tI.cy
crcGitablv discharged the most ex"cllre
duties ina soldiers are cal, i NIX 10 y,'r-
fern The subsistence and Yer diem OF ,he
men for this service, :tnG 4}sC the cos1 oi
their transportation, amounting III thc %,
grcgate to -. -4I..iG, *as l,ld from to
national gUa' fund As no such eXtranld
nary expenses are property clla1g:i,e te
that fund it should be reimbursed by
special Appropriation. as iTc|'i:lr ended BY
the adjutant general. On tlle 2.th Of July
last was requested b. the n1:-yo: OF Mime
aDolis and the sheriff Of Utnnr'in county
to furnish troops 70 aid the civil authorities
in p tfOcH ST ~ O.
upon The Jail 0i that county. Those coNlI,a.-
mes Of the First regiment whose hnauN lar
lers are in minneapolis were Ortcrc,{ ul,LI
srras and moved to tn: vicinity of the jaii.
Their presence probably deferred the iEoh
from the execution Ct VIC threateued vio-
lcncr, and certainly had !. rrassuriny elect
upon IeacCaD'e H:tizc"r ~ The city. such
occurrences, likely to tca'.<|'!re at any time,
demonstrate the n2tat. '.t'SH c effective
military organ Zatjrn lie: rt.urn' OF the
scvera! companies >n''w !hAt aside from the
eEcalnplnclL expenses. The guard have ex-
Dentasl the past year 81 t., SIS, in man.
tanning their organization. i: excess OF the
allowance made Them hy the state The
aGiItApG generals re,'o!i Will nfoIm YOU as
to all TIC details Of tln ,:ua" organization,
and also the tr.ilstctlf ~ OF Ms department
relative to the l''oscut IN # st,dier claims
for pensions He has procure! the allow
ance or 5000, 5Ol the past Two wears, and
has ,1N2 cases OF t1a; character yet in his
charge.
PUBLIC Eyt MINER
The act Great, ng the u::iCc of I'ublic exam
inter and nresc .iblrr h!> JiLtl -, provides,
among other Things, thar ".le shall order rI.G
enforce {; correct and as Tar as practicable.
uniform sy stem Of 5OohE"ti'ing !'y STATE ;2nG
county trcasurHrS and H"'iiUOrS, SO AS TO al
forti Suitable check uIon their mutual
ton and usu-c the thorough supervision
anu safety OF state and "r,untr lands" In
r
Iriremenl Of the law, tl> examiner encOun-
ters much embarrassment or &c. cunt OF the
lncOnGruOus provisions II the sCat'itrS re-
, lating to The admin lst1atlus: 't the = 'hiic
revenues What these cm!,uIraS$!n"ntS axe,
and their evident reiledy, are made hno"n
To vOu III the examiners J:.DOrt, and ere "a
1nj]iar to those who Rave txaniu q his re-
;1O:cS Tor recent venrs IN the matter OF
enforcing a uniform. tT'&en. Ut book
keeping bv county auditors :,nu treaaureTs,
he has met with resona e success, but thls
does ct afford suitais.5 check upon thHiy
mutual action" because the laws, - they
now stand, shave taken what only cll r'"Ovd
to be IA rpeQUate cEr'.k oul Il the hands OF
any CO ordinate an0 indeI en'len: OFFICER, and
placed it solely in the hands OF the very
officer in regard to whose account the chez
il necessary to be DEVISED" The Theory OF
our system relative to the collection and dis
tributlon o. public funds is that the county
auditor shat 1T as q check upon al t~ane-
actions Of -, ;ounty trc''' nrr;. IN practices
he IS III no sease any check whatever. az
he can audit the 5rca :;:rer's accounts
@onIy BY means Of data furnished by
that officer himself" 4 remedy f.,
this is apparent and 50 urgently
demanded By the simplest principles a')pll-
cable to I'll business luelnohE. thaJ it woU,e
seem only ,iacessarv to ':.! attention t" thls
defect in the system to uavc the remedy
promptly applied tru>c that ti.lh viii bs
q 4 this ,,.;.D
examiner. even though it may involve some
innovations in the tax Ia" Of the state. ioui
attention is directed to thu; Migrant 1nst"nct
cited Ey the eX1lllinrr. of n)SapNroprlatit'H
of public funds by boards Of county COM
mssionerS Though these cases are rare. The IL
existence should su,!ges1 souc security IT.,
legislation, against their possible res>urren -
in the future. The examiners statement O.;
county finances shows receipts for 1884 0!
fH,331 1899, including balance on hand
/ aud disbursements of ~ 1853 ,7U3. 80
Banning STATISTICS
are summarized as follows:
Increase
since 1852
S Ssp ssoe & as IL 5:
Surplus fund ls4 h'nks 2,2oO,14A 6n3, 6.
Deposits ts6 banlss'... 27,2s4,ll7 4,573,sl;
F; Loans and discounts
Of the above banks, as are national 9.
state, 6 savings, and 1875 private The fig
! tues given being for less Than one-haif thu
banks Of the state, ore not very satisfactory
as showing the resources and liabilities O.
these institutions. The increase in the sew
eral items will Indicate to some extent, no"
! ever, their growth in business.
| INSURANCE STATISTICS.
| The growth Of the insurance business O
! the state furnishes cumulative evidence O
our rapid material development. The repor
Of the insurance commissioner furnishes TIT
! following comparative statement:
! Risks Premiums Losses
written RECEIVED. incurred.
| 1889 .SlsS OG3, Oo6 $2,45 .S25 81 800, 1a
arc. 1ASSS:s S14G 81