Morris tribune., 1885-12-02
What Has Been Received and What Spent
with Estimates for the Next
Two Years.
Matters Concerning Education, State 1nstitu,
items, Public Health, Militia, the Public
Examiner, Etc, Discussed.
The Necessity That Something Be Done Re
garding System of State Inspec-
ton of Grain.
Also That Some Action Be Taken for Relic
Against the Oppression of Railroad
Management.
The Message.

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives: The two years that have
elapsed since the legislature was in session
have been marked by large increase in the
population of our state, and a corresponding
accession to the aggregate wealth OF our PEG
pie. The national census of 1880 gave Min
nesota a population of $50, SOC. A compar-
tSon of the vote cast at the presidential cleo
lion of that year with the poll in November
last assures us beyond question Of present
population of over one million, an increase
of 80 per cent much the larger part of
which has been realized within the past two
years. The increase IN the assessed valua-
tion of real and personal property has been
about % per cent within two years, and 80
per cent since 1880, as appears from the fol-
lowing statement of property valuation as
fixed by the state board of equalization:
Valuation for 1880. SOS 5lz, 73S
Valuation for Instantaneous. 2S3, 277."",,o
Valuation for 1882 ................ 800 l51, 81
valuation for 1883. ................ 34S, 603 4S6
valuation Tor 1854. .-..--......... 4O4,oZS,oo|
This showing will be accepted as evidence
that our state is making substantial progress
toward the realization of those possibilities
of empire and independence which great
natural resources and an intelligent and Wig
The information furnished by the various
department reports that are before you show
that, as a rule, the varied interests of our
people have kept pace in their development
with our growth in population and wealth.
During the year just closed Minnesota has
been blessed with harvests of surprising
abundance. In no period of her history has
her soil yielded more bountifully of all it's
r -i1T
prevailing this would assure to our people
great prosperity, but the experience of all
grain growing countries of. the world has
been so like our own in this respect that, as
a consequence, the great distributing mar
kets, unable to absorb the rapid accumula-
lions, have now such plethora of all cereal
products that values have declined till they
barely return to the grower the cost of pro-
ductlon. In the older sections Of the state,
where our agricultural industry has demon
strated the adaptibility of our soil and eli
mate to the employment of the most ad-
yanced methods of husbandry, there have
rapidly developed in recent years large in
terests IN stock raising and extensive estab-
ishments for the manufacture of dairy
products, from which the farmer realizes
handsomely upon his investment and labor
prosperous and are accommodating wealth
The fluctuations and contingencies of the
grain markets lose much of their signifi-
canoe to the farmer who has other resources
than his crop of wheat 1 think we may
safely assume that the people will profit by
the teachings OF our own experience, and
that we shall continue to note in the future
the tendency of agricultursts in all sections
of the state, to more diversified methods in
their industry.
THE FINANCES.
The auditors and treasurer's reports give
IN detail the transactions of the treasury and
the present status of the public funds. To
conform to the changes in the fiscal year
made by the last legislature, the reports of
the current period cover eight months, end
ing July 81, 1888, and the year ending July
Of these Dae condensed ae
follows: