The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-18
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Governor Martins Last Message
to the Legislature.
The Financial Condition and Remarkable
Growth of the State-Recomment ations
as to Needed Legislation-The
Temperance Laws.


ropru. Ean ran 1o-rba ,o,,ow,r, :,
Governor Martins MESSAGE sent tn the I,ecis
iatpre Yesterday.
To m. Ssnat. ami Hons, or Rspressnfc,irss.
Section & of article 1. OF the Constitution.
.prescribes that the Governor .,shall. at the
commencement of every session of the I.egisia
ture communicate in Writing such information
as he NAV possess in reference 10 the condition
of the State. and recommend such measures as
he NAV deem expedieut.-
This wear. for The first time in the history o,
the State. the term OF the retiring Governor
does not exp,re until six DAYS after the assem-
bling of the Legislature. and thus il is made
INV duty under the pnoy,sion of the Constftu.
ton above recited. to transmit to YOU this com
munication
Ihaye no disposition- however IN trespass
on auy prerorative of NV honored successor
An experienced legislator and cstizen IA.
miliar with all the concerns of the Government
ami neonle of Kansas no ;s abpnd,n.Iv oua,i
f,e5 10 advise ron c,nce-,ing la,isI.tive re-
ouirements and execnr;ve rolic;es Rnt as the
CONSTITUTION imposes unon me the dutv of adj.
dressing Won. il Seems annronriate that, in dis
CHARGING II. sbonId nresent such information
concernino the con,itjon ot the stare and its
deoartments of government and submit srch
sur,-est,ons ,oucbinr, tho nr.c,ic,, ,ror,-;,y of
our irstitutions and laws ne NV ohserva,ion or
exneriencc nav anna,r 10 iustifr
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va -oi'Iet pat canning ,t,ls
oui s.heia eonui.lon y larry pro- perous' ine
s.", Vi .u9 ,,a'e mas poou anu 'ne
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80. 60 =. sue '.a1.. az 'ue uA.e VI sue 60.
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o. wy! po.N "s Wy -'oien10ei oieo.ioti al
"es.Se VIZ VI i''f-o 'o'es, inuica'nas
popu,'A'iou d. tuas tlnie .. s.'if. ihelr 'erri,
.oiI'Ii area e1ceeus tnas Oh MassachuSetts ana
efnons eon,ol''eu, anu nearly equals that OF
G c,e me- os"'1s Vi ndIS ianu' ne" Jersey anu
Sonnee'icu, Four OF ,nese counties were or
E'I,. N, ~ ,o0, VIZ. Conanohe, reuiu,Iy -
Sialh, NAY Inonnas' octoper o anu Meaae'
~ We, y Hi1sen NeIe orsani1ea IN ioso,
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=. .oota, 'one 90 oeo'ens, august ., 1oVe'
S| eplou :, is nau' oeP.onioei - HioI toh
io' Gnu " I'm DeoenIoet - rive
49, tsHai[ou IN ioo', VIZ Ssahtoh June
itaShei,' July 1, 1arneiu, July % gray
Suly % anu Logan, Septenoer Il. inree nave
oeeh orsa,izeo curing tue past year VIZ: Rear
q TuIieh - urAn'' June ana Gleeiey- July
n"i.aoe oounty, orsani]ed In ioos: was oe-
S S Ny recent uecaslon 0, 1he supreme
" Law zen uisorsanileu III ie.s, anu on
=. 'ue iesai 'o'ets anu housenoiaers OF
oouitS' CENSUS taHer was Oh the s'tn OF
I,o'onpeI iasS appointed 70 make an enunier-
osion y. .ne inttaoI'anls' preliminary W Inc re-
Va sue oouu.y'
NJ s oSnS VI INC year Ho'' on three
CLUES iopeAa A'cnisoh anu Lea'eh"ortn, were
oseI as otties , VI cue liS' lass: inert are
E CO" .'N- .Aae.s osy, naA, "ionies "',u Z orI
- go. -" 70 -. 49,. 80 y " DuinS
'no SAM potiou s"ents .se'en owns nave oeen
oseu Hs .,s1s VI INC ssoonu cIass, VIZ
.is.A e, D aoito "a nr,nheaPons'
nn.nony ~. Ell porauo' Seusoa' "etr urea. oeho'
am Has.N 10y, SoonoL Hio'1 Oiu
mon Conoo Una oones TIte' oSoorne' moFtoa'
, er., t,NAe,sonr ioipoi' MOI S'Aie' va
To- 10, anu naiion' n, 'ne oiuei naaieu'
tue increase ~ INC areaoi iahu IN cuitivaton
uulihs sne pas' ,oa, seals, aesIssa.es o,''oo'o
acres anu Oh ianu taAaoie' i''oS'oio acres
"hile tne assessed 'aiue OF propefy mas our
ing -, tiie SAINT periou' incteaseo % o'<..'sA.
ine euucationai interests Oh tne State nave
kePt pace Win us nia,e,iai oeVelopnenl Inere
are i'osi more scnooi houses ana Lsos more
Seacners eHpioyeu 'nan I'D 1904. "nne Tue SaIue
OF our scnool properly mas s"eiieo rom so.aIa'-
%. 10 ssoS'ss-an increase OF ss,ssStos. me
schooi popuiation IN issi was ll.'2'o' IN 1888
o'<,oiO-an increase OF i%' 'o1. Inc receipts Ior
common scnooi purposes IN 1854 asgregated D.
ola'I.s and the expenditures. q eo2'soS; wniie
Ior isoo Inc receipts were - f9' ana tne ex
penoilures si,.c5,oia.an increase OF si'Hoos, In
receipts and N,Ss0,ts4 IN expenditures On the
Isl OF January, 1852, tne permanent scaool fund
8ssregaoeu soooo'soo'ul, anu On liie ISL inst, IL
a e"'0u Ss'0''''f''f0 III ia''eaSe VI Si''o''
o,e'.
Inc most ek.,aoroinary growth however. is
SHOWN IN tne railway system OF tne stare. on
tne Isl Oh January 1852 Toe rali"aSs OF Kansas
aegreeateu a,oof mnes OF mann ana 'e9 miles OF
size track or q totai OF 4''oS miles. On the LIST
oi 'anualy, aooo, tney naa compieteo ana IN
operation o's' nnes OF mann ana ess miles OF
e1ie an VI ooIei y, s,oso lnnes, ana an IN
crease' IN ioui years, Oh ",io mics: Inc as
eesseo 'aaue OF railway properly In Marcn' 1881,
~Is 20 So'eos. WINNIE on Ine -. OF Ma.cn, iooA
t~nen tne assessments are mace oy the state
DE, W. !. assfesa'eo e's'o'''oos-an increase OF
.s 80. IN lou, years VI very nearly oouoie
sne faiua.on oi Ioot-
on sne is' VI january ioo's siAty-nine coun-
Ses ~ere esversea oy one OF more rail-
ways On tne -. Oh January last ioo counnes
NeIe oS , W ransay ines. IN Runway
ieoeo nAnses - 40" tne Seoono S.a'e IN tne
Union ner ,anWsys aseraee one miie 70 eacn
o,he snu mail "iies y. ter1i.oiy, ana nVe ana
y noD 1iiics ior eocu i-OO inndoitants