McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
,or presentation to the legislature Of 1883,

for presentation to the legislature Of 1883,
and as it was deemed of the greatest i'm
portance to the interests of Nebraska that
she should be represented in this matter,
steps were taken to raise the money.
Public spirited citizens interested them
selves In the matter, meetings were held
and plans discussed. At length, at a
Joint meeting of the state agricultural
and horticultural societies they agreed to
advance 81 200 each from the funds at
their disposal and look to the legislature
to reimburse them. The remainder
SO ,OO0-was obtained from the banks at
Lincoln and at Omaha upon the personal
notes of myself and the members of the
societies above named, for which you
will be asked to provide. With his
characteristic energy and enthusiasm,
Mr.. Furnas entered upon the prosecu-
ton of the work placed in his hands, and
the result of his work SO untiringly and
intelligently performed, is witnessed in
the magnificent display of the varied re-
sources of Nebraska now upon exhibition
at New Orleans-a display that has called
forth lenconiums from the press of the
country, attracting general attention,
and eliciting from those who have not
visited Nebraska expressions of wonder
and astonishment at the great extent and
variety of her resources.
This is Nebraska's opportunity, and
she must not fail to improve it. To meet
the sums advanced and borrowed, and to
meet the necessary expenses of a proper
conduct of the exhibit until the close of
the Exposition May 30th, will require an
appropriation Of not less than $40, 900,
and would recommend such appropria-
ton as measure of the wisest economy.
The act should be passed at once, with
emergency clause attached.
In making recommendations that in
clude the creating of various boards, / do
so not unmindful of the fact that obsta-
Giles are said to stand in the way of such
action upon your part; but they are
nevertheless submitted, with the hope
and belief that you will be able to sur
mount the difficulty, if it in reality exists.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
A communication has been received at
this department from the national board
of health setting forth very fully the
danger that menaces the people of this
country in the apprehended appearance
of Asiatic cholera, and earnestly request
ing that the attention of the legislature
be called to this subject, and to the
urgent necessity of appropriate legisla-
ton providing means whereby the most
thorough sanitary service, state and
local, may be Immediately organized.
Communications have also been received
from the Nebraska State Medical Society,
through its chairman, and from leading
physicians, expressing their views, fully
sharing the fear of danger from the
source named above, and all. without
exception, urging the duty of the legis-
lature in the enactment of law pro-
viding for the organization of state
board of health, with power to establish
auxiliary boards in such parts of the
state as in their judgment might seem
necessary. An imperative demand for
such action has been created by the large
increase of our population, and the rap
idly increasing number and size of our
towns and cities. The subject is referred
to you for such action as the great i'm
portance of the interests involved would
seem to dictate.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND REFORM.
1t is recommended that you provide for
the organization of board to be known
as the state board of charities and re-
form. After consultation with those
whose long experience in work of this
character justly entities their views to
great weight, and adopting in the main
their suggestions. ! would say, that such
a board should be clothed with full power
to see and hear all that is needful to a
full understanding of what the state,
county, city, and private institutions of
a charitable or correctional nature are
doing. Abuses never flourish in the
light, and it should be the business of
such board to turn on the light, and let
a healthful public opinion do the rest.
For the starting of the board this will be
sufficient. After it has proved its use
fulness it may be found eXpedient to give
it other powers, but at the first the only
legal powers it should have should be
those of inspection, recommendation and
public reporting. The creation of a
board of this character will be step in
the direction of securing a more just,
humane, and economical administration
of public charity and correction.
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS.
Protection to the live stock interests of
Nebraska is one of the most important
subjects that will claim your attention.
Stringent laws should be enacted to pre-
vent the spreading of infectious or conta-
gious diseases among our domestic ami
mails, as well as laws comforting the
power to create and enforce quarantine
against the introduction into our state of
cattle affected with the disease known as
pleuro- pneumonia, or those affected with
Texas or Spanish fever, and against all
domestic animals that may be affected
with any disease that is infectious or con-
tagious.
That these laws may be irtelligently
carried into effect, there should be Great
ed the Office of state veterinary surgeon,
and also board of stock commissioners,
to consist of not less than three persons,
the duty and power of said officers to be
thoroughly defined.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
The great volume of business transacted
in this department during the past two
years is fully and clearly set forth in the
detailed report of Hon. A. G.. Kendall,
commissioner of public lands and build
ings, whose industry and valuable ser
vices to the state l cannot too highly
commend. His report is filled with use
full information.
The following statement, covering the
years 1883 and 1884, will be found of in
- of 81.