Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-01-26

tulS luuu I'd Cu0 30 C8lleQ SOllleES UOuto
fund, which would afford that fund
ample fupply for its wants during the fis.
cal years, commencing August LIST, 1893,
and August LIST: 1894, thereby obyiating
the necessity of any other appropriation
Tor that fund during those years. In ad-
dition to this the annual tax levy for the
soldiers relief fund skould be cut down
from one tenth of a mill to one half OF
that rate, which think would be ample
to meet all necessary demands.
Educational institutions.
/, In the field Of educati OH Minnesota oc-
cupies high and advanced gfoSonds at all
points Our state university has within
the last ten years grown beyond all pre-
cedent In quality, scope and numbers,
and today ranks as one Of the leading
educational institutions of our country,
TO which we can all look with pride and
admiration. In 1882 the total attendance
Of students. was 253. In 1892 the number
had reachsd 1,8T4: And during 1893 the
number will exceed 1850. Departments
OF law and medicine have been estab-
llshed and are in most successful opera
tlon. There were 453 law and medical
students in attendance in 1889, and in
1893 the number will no doubt reach 900.
The fees charged students in these de-
nartments are nearly sufficient to pay the
salaries ct all tbs Instructors; and will in
the near future be more than ample for
this purpose. Perhaps nothing pertain
ing to the progress and growth of the
university has been more marked and
original than the establishment Of q
school Of practical agriculture, giving
special instruction in all that pertains to
the theory and Practice Of agriculture, in
all its branches. In connection with this
school and as part thereof. is dairy
hall ample aud we'll equipped,
IN which instruction is given
in the theory and practice
Of cheese and butter making by
I'M expert instructor: This school has
been we'll patronized by the sons Of our
In 1892 it was us, and in 1898 it will be
over 40, and would be far mora if there
were sufficient accommodations. While
the state has dealt literally with the UNI
versity, yet its growth has Of late been so
rapid that appropriations have not al
ways kept pace with its wants. An in
crease in the force of instructors has been
made from time, to time; and is still
needed, and such inciease: I'd my knowl
edge, urgently calls for additional appro-
priations. The library and assembly
room are located in the OLE. main building,
which was so injured by fire in April,
1882, that the assembly room has been I'M
fit for use since that time. The quarters
occupied by the library afford very mad
equate room and arc wholly unsafe
in case of fire. An assembly room suffi-
cient for the great audience of students
and safe aud com mo0ious place for the
large and valuable library are among the
most urgent wants of the university. The
regents think that, with economy and
advantage, these two--the library and
assembly room-should be combined in
one suitable and Substantial building,
and for this they appeal to YOU for lib
eral appropriation at your hands.
Our Normal Schools.
Our normal schools are increasing in useful.
ness and in attendance, and seem to keep on
advanced ground in a. that pertains to their
special lines of education.
Our high schoo have become excellent
feeders for our university, and have, to a
large extent, assumed the sphere and alb.
sorbed the work Of the old fashioned
academies, and thereby they have brought the
NOShuldScS VI u ul5ucE SIuCtClOu ClOS0 20 Gle
doors OF the mass OF our people.
Plan for Buying School Books.
The contract for the supply of text books
for our common schools, which has been in ex'
istence for fifteen years, expired last August
existed previous to 1877. under which the
pupils supplied themselves with such books as
the school board for the time being selected
Under this system books were dear, chan2es
frequent, and there was an entire lack OF
uniformity. To avoid these drawbacks, some
action, it seems to me, is urgently needed on
your part. To secure the highest order OF
formlty and stability, ought to lie the central
idea Of any plan that may be devised.
The Judiciary.
There are sixteen judicial districts in this
state with tweuty-t1iie district judges doing
the nisi prius or original trial work; think il
would be the part Of wisdom and good admin
i,tra:io ion 10 effect judicious rearrangemen,
Of our judicial districts SO as to distribute the
wo.k more evenly and to leave each Judge q
reasonable and proper amount OF work to do
The Dairy Industry.
In connection with the school Of agricul
ture. and the experimental station at St. An.
thony Park, is our dairy school, now in most
successful operation. 1t Is here where ou1
struction and training, by precept and exam.
PIE, by instruction and experimental work.
But it seems 20 me that the force employed
and the salary roll. in this department., is out
OF proportion 20 the duties entailed and the
work to lie done. The salary roll Is nearly
fifteen Thousand dollars. 10 my mind, il
would be wholesome and wise economy to re
turn in this respect to the act of 1855 A 49,
,00 salary roll strikes me as ample for this
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consideration for such action as YOU may
deem advisable.
Proposed Constitutional Amendments.
There is no adequate system Of taxaticr
for mining, express. parlor car and sleeping
car companies. Under existing laws, insur
ance companies, both fOrei sn and domestic
pay tax Of two per cent per annum upon
their gross premium receipts. in addition tt
taxes upon real estate, in cGse of domestic
companies, and in addition tt
taxes upon both real and per
consl property in this sta:e in case of for
l-eizn companies. From this source we OBJ
tanned during tho last fiscal year a revenue Of
3 27,244.5; while from tho tax upon the gross
earnings of raj roads, We obtained a revenue
of SS94, O0l Al during the same period. Thu.
from these two sources we obtained to: a.
revenue Of 81 21 $685.. In the light of these
facts and in justice to the othec tax payers. Il
to enact law proposing an amendment t,
the constitution, authorizing the levy and col
lection of a tax upon the gross earninss of al
the companies and industries named In til,
| rejected amendment, except such as are nov
| paying these taxes, in addition to taxes upo1
| real estate. tax upon gross earnings ii
| more remunerat've, more equitable and NOR,
expanding than q mere license fee, unless
! such fee is measured By and based upon eros
earnings. l believe an amendment of Thu
kind would find favor with the people, and s,
commend this important subject to you
careful consideration.
Grain Elevators and Grain Inspection
Wheat raising is the leading agricultural In
| dustry Of our state. and 1t is Of such para
mount Importance that q depression in tn
same vitality disturhs, more or less, all til,
commercial and manufacturing interests o
our people. Everything. therefore. which
pertains to the hand ing, marketing ant
! transportation Of our wheat crop, IL not onl,
uatte. OF the highest Importance to our fal
| mers, but is something that concerns ever
| citizen who has our prosperity and we'll bein
! at heart. In 1885 the le xislature. In obedtenc
to public demand. enacted a law for the pul
pose of regulating and controlling the weigh