The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-01-12


this duty ]. asdoabsediy aud s. sas
t1al, botheo the protocol Of the consumore
ara ths dairy,nen, and. therefore. should r.
having O. mind this limit tion and distribution
ployedEand he saaarY.sell. in this depart
tailed and the work to be done. Tho salary
roll is nearly $l5.tO0-a greater sum than that
OF any other OF the executive departments Of
ton department. which much moro than pays
Its own exp .nse5 from fees collected. The
the existing ord : of things. He found it there
when he entered the otice. Icamo into beins
under nm tho act Of 1857; when the appropriation
.set q ;sss: to si5'ao TO ' my
mind, 1t wou q be wholesome and w.ss economy
5000 ,aiary roll strikes ms As ample for this
department.. commend ths subject for your
consideration for such action a. you may deem
advisable ''is:- 'eE' II. @sif's - -
.f...,s, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
At - the last election two con stitutional
amendments were submitted to the people,
was adopted, This viii necessit.te the easct .
ment OF general laws to provide for those
cases and subject matters inhibited by tho
amendment The other amendment that re-.
latlns to taxation was evidently rejected b.
cause it authorized. among other things, the
Of mere license f.e in place OF : tax upon xross
earnings. In $50 tho people declared them.
selves in favor OF this tax by voting to reject
chapter lsl Of the General Laws Of 1882 There
is At present no adequate system Of taxation
1or mining, express, parlor car and sleeping
car companies. U:ider existing laws. insurance
companie5, both foreign ana domestic. pay .
premium receipts, in addition to taxes upon
zeal estate, in case Of domestic companies, and
IN az altion to taxes upon both real and per
sonAl property IN this state In cas0 OF foreign
companies. from TINS source Obtained
during the last fiscal year . revenue of Sl37.-
xA4.2a Will, from the tax upon the gross earn:
1nXs OF railroads wo obtained revenue Of
$esi.O9l. 43 during the sanlo period. Thus from
these two sources we obtained . tosal revs-
tSsse az s II In the the xh Of
ere. It would seem t be advisable and sound
policy to enact q law proposing an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing the levy
and collection Of tax upon thu gross earnines
Of all the companies and industries named IN
the rejected amendment, except such as are
upon real estate. A tax upon gross earnings 10
more remunerative, moro equitable and more
expanding than mere hcsnse fee, unless
earnings. ! believe an amendment OF this
kind would find favor with the people, and 50
] commend ,nis important subject to your
GRAIN ELEv2Ton3 AND GRAIN INSPECTION.
Wheat raising is the leading agricultural in.
dustry OF our state. and It ia Of such para
same vitality disturbs moro or less ell the COM
mercial and manufacturing interests Of our
people: Everything. therefore which pertains
to the handling, marketing and transpor-
tat1on OF our wheat crop Is not
Only matter Of the highest
importanceto our farmers. but is something
that concerns every citizen VIII has our pros
psrity and well b ing At neart In 1885 the
legislature, in obedience to public demand. en-.
acted law for the purpose Of regulating and
controlling the Weighing grading and inspec-
ton Of gra.n at the terminal points Of St faul,
Minneapolis and Duluth. and for tho further
purp 80 Of regulating and controlling grain
elevators and warehouses At those places.
That portion OF the law relating to weighing,
put into successful operation. All who handle
grain at these termiEa points, avail them
selves of this feature OF the law. The follow
business in tho inspection department from ito
orig gin to the present time
NUMBER OF CARLOADS INSPECTED ON AR