Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-25
The MESSAGE,
Governor Martin Delivers His
Last Message.
A Handsome ShOWing-the Mar
VeIOus Growth OfKansas.
Numerous Recommendations
Based on Experience.
The Message.

10 the 6e1lAte ana house OF Ieo6lLLlsL
Section I'VE, of article one, OF the COnstitu-
ton prescribes that the Governor shall. at the
commencement Of every session OF the Leglsl-
Oure, communicate IN writing sucn lnIorIne4l!lOn
As he may possess in reference to the condition
OF the state and recommend such measures as
he may deem expedient."
This year, for the first time in the history Of
the State the term of the retiring Governor
does not expire until six days after the assem-
bling Of the Legislature, and thus 1t IS made my
duty, under the provision or the Constitution
above recited, to transmit TO you tins communl-
i have no disposition, however, to trespass on
any T7a-oaative of my honorsd successor. An
experienced legislator and citizen familiar
with all the cOncernssot the goYernme9G and
people Of Kansas, he IS abundantly queIlned 70
advise you concerning legislative requirements
and executive policies. But as the Constitution
imposes upon me the duty of addressing you, II
seems Appropriate that, IN dlscharg1ng IT, Il
should present such information concerning the
condition of the State and it's departments or
ing the practical working of institutions and
laws, as my observation or experience may ap-
THE DEVELOPMENT OF KANSAS.
The last two years have not been, in all por-
tons of Kansas, seasons OF plenty and prosper
itV Ihe harvests in many counties OF
the western half OF the State have been below
sFandine this. our general condition is fairly
prosperous. The growth or the State has been
constant, and the development or her resources
and Industries remarkable ms tacC Is De50
shown, perhaps, by a comparison or the vote cast
The total vote OF 1881 was z0o,SiSi WINE JLaG OF
1883 was 33O, 2I5-an increase OF %, $50. j con-
rrHgt of the vote OF l65U WlLn LuB OulLGl states
census of that year, shows that the rauo or pop
ulaUion to voters was nearly I'VE to one. This
ratio increases with the age or a state Inc vote
of 1888 therefore, clearly establishes the fact
that the population of Kansas is fully 1851 900
an increase since 1881 of over 654OOO, and since
During the past four years twenty-three coun-
ties have been fully, and one partly organized,
making a total of one hundred and six. These
newly organized counties embrace an aggregate
area of 1882 square miles, or very nearly one
fourth of the total area OF the State AT the date
of their organization their population aggregated
68147 and they polled, at the November election,
population, at that time, of 81, 40 Their terri
Torial area exceeds that Of Massachusetts and
Vermont combined and nearly equals that of the
three States of Maryland, New Jersey and Con
necticut. Four of these twenty-four counties
were organized in 1885, viz; COrnanche Febru-
AIRY 27th; Clark, May 9Th; Thomas, October 6th;
and Meade, November 4th. Eleven were organ
ized in 1850 VIZ Hamilton JaPq 7er rz95h;
June Sd; Seward, June 18th; Scott. June 29th;
Stevens, August Sd; Cove, September ID; Sher-
man. September 10th; Morton, November
18th; and Wichita, December 24th. Five were
i7t6 Haskell, July ist; Garfield, July 18th; Gray,
have been organized during the past year viz:
Kearney. March 9th; Grant, June 9Th; and Gree
lev July 9Th. Wallace county, organized IN
1855, was declared, by a recent decision OF the
1873, and petition OF the legal voters and
householders OF Lhe county! a cehsus-l9ker was,
an enumeration of the inhabitants, preliminary
to the reorganization of the county.
At the beginning of the year 1885, only three
cities. Topeka, Atchison and Leavenworth were
organized as cities Of the hrst class. There are
now six Kansas City. Kansas, Wichita, and Fort
Scott, having since been SO organized During
the same period twenty-seVen towns have been
organized cities OF the second class viz: Cher
ryVale. Abilene, Eureka, Minneapolis, Anthony,
II Dorado, Seneca, Weir, Great Bend, Dodge
man, Garden City, Council Grove, Caldwell Con-
cordia, COffeyville, Osborn, Horton, Beleville.
Marion, in the order named.
The Increase in the area of land in cultivation
acres; and of land taxable IS O82 SIS acres while
the assessed value of property has, during the
The educational interests of the state have kept
pace with its material Development There are
employed than in 1884, while the value OF our
school property has swelled from S5,715562 to
population in 1854 was All $50; in 1888, 5S2 O1O-
an increase OF 120,760. The receipts for
9 6IR purposes IA i f, assEegsse9d
963; while for 1883 the receipts were 81 782, 4O3
and the expenditures S4,70S 647-an increase of
81 7I8 625 IN receipts and 81 800 684 in expendi-
lures On the first Of January. 1885, the Perma-
nent School Fund aggregated SSO68, e8501, and
on the first instant it aggregated Sl,s5S, 1000
an increase of 81, 794, 555.s9.
The most extraordinary growth, however, is
SHOWN IA the rallYay system on Ihe sIaTe. On the
inst OF anuary, 1885, the railways OF Kansas az
gregatsd 4 ,O64 miles Of main and 489 miles of
side track. or total OF 4, 505 mlIes On the nrst
of January, 1859, they had completed and in
side track, or total of 1858 miles. and an in
crease, IN four years, OF 5,1S5 miles. The as
6Cbseu Ntzlu6 EtllAEOau properly AGrcn. 1884.
was SIS 455 500, while on the first of March, 1885,
1When the assessments are made by the State
Bcard,) it aggregated So, 829 664-an increase of
SzA,SlS,45t 10 four years. or very nearly double
On the hrsU or January, 1885, e'xty-line eoun-
ties We're trgversed by one or more railways on
the hrst of anuary last one hundred counties
were traveEsed by railway lines. In railway
mileage, Kansas Is now the second State OF the
Union. Her railways average one mile to each
half miles for each one Thousand inbs bitanFs
These tacts clearly MITIGATE that the State even
continued 20 grow. Indeed Kansas has never.
since her organization territory failed to at
tract attention labor, enterprise and capital nor
20 ind Tor these, employment and advantage,
FINANCIAL.
The biennial reports of the State Audi
tor and treasurer, herewith submitted
show in detail the receipts and eZpendi-
tunes during the biennial period ended June so
1883, and present, also, general exhibit OF the
financial condition of the State
1ss5 s~e5 Sol sSs AtT ~, LrsaslFys ane ~
six months ended December 81. 1883 were a. fol-
school lands, Sl57 100 s5 from principal On bonds
paid, Sll5, i59 So; from interest on school lands
sold S14I.211.9lS from interest on school bonds
SAto SoSoS rom a.! other sources, Sl65, 500 o.
making total (including balance ia the Treas
uTgs June SOth,l of S1.545,6st9S
The disbursements during the same period su-
er6gateQ Sl,S0l,e9A-lo, as follows: General reVe-
nue. 81 i4li5 sS 5 6, House siI55Iti State
e28,O75; Militia Fund, S135.46 Veterinary fund
81. Z5l6Ss Permanent School Fund, S2S7 Oh Sc:
Annual School Fund. $50 4SS-59s University
Permanent Fund, 81, 800s University Interest
Eunu- EasoQo.E&s Normal oonool permanent, So
$3.50; Normal School Interest, IS O0Os Agricul-
turat College Permanent, Sl5,4l5s Agricultural
College Income Fund, S14.S56 making total
Of 81 SCI .S01.18.
The balance in the Treasury December 81, 1883,
aggregated S2tS, SS0.75 divided among the several
funds az foll0ws: General Revenue, Sl4-99; State
Houss. S2s,9lS.zli Sinking Fund, SS52.62; Inter
est. sl6a2o.lOi Militia, SSQ5s4s Veterinary, S2ls-
1884; Permanent school, S94 229.7Os Annual
School &6J, ga is; University Permanent, Sa4S,-
-, University Interest, Sl,Ul1.14; Normal School
Permanent, 5t,449.T1; Normal School Interest.
si62-7d; Aericu ltural College Permanent, SS251.-
-: Agricultural College Interest, s. 901.S7; In
sursnce, 81 234; Library. 81 624, 50
Ths bonded debt Of the state, on the INST Of
January. 1883. was SSls 900. showing a reduction