Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-11


debt about $1,000 besides the inter-
est due upon the loan from the STATE
and upon the second mortgage 10 tile
former owners Of the purchased slte.
Besides this the society needs from >lV'-
opo IN $4,000 to enable il TO complel"
me work upon the new grounds ANA 70
ptnfect and preserve that already done.
In coming before the legislature asking
for such aid as win enable the society
10 discharge it, $4,000 overdue lndrh'-
elupss and 10 complete the work upon
lis new grounds, Wr come IN III" sup
nljapt mood. The just calm of this 500
cicty Is found ia il, long ye1rn of pa
triOtic. vet mucOmpun~gd service u"
rlc state and its people y" Wen IN
Toned citizen can be- found T." protest
against reasonable state aid 4 vast
majority of the people regardless OF
profession or vocation, dcmAnd u IN
Che interests of 40 clHsS but Of all class
as. Coucedc Off arguments Sah" ihdl
calm is urged almost wholly by me
farmers Of tho state What Of itt One.
third of our population is engaged ln
agricultural pursuits while the other
twothirds are largely dependent upon
agricultural prosperity for their own
This is a uite statement ana goes W.iii'
out saying
a new department in the state govern
ment was next advocated by the speak
en- Many wise and patriotic cil'-
zans he said, prfomdy interested in
The agricultural prosperity Of DE state
favor the establishment Of an aEi1cul-
tural bureau The movement is urged
i'm The interest Of greater economy, more
practical results and Withal more IN
tcligent policy of agricultural cncour-
agemont The plan COntcmplates placing
under one head or commission the sew
eraI bureaus, societies and agencies hay
ing kindred aims and purposes, now
maintained wholly or in part by The
state. Such a plan has been adopted
with very satisfactory results in many
of the states ana has received the earn.
est approval Of Gov Flower of New
York in his last message TO the legisla-
turc of that state.
In conclusion he said that the legis-
atlon which the society seeks is set
forth i'm a bill now pending in the lcgis
latme. No appropriation is asked for
but a loan from the state of money suf
icient to make possible the settlement
Of overdue equipment bills. The state
Is no, asked to assume amy risks tol
which Che security il not abundant The
only feature of the bin which partal,u,
of the character of gHuity is that
which provides for remission OF The
interest for Il term Of i've years. Tho
society is willing To trust to the wis
dom Of the legislature
GOV. Peck was introduced by thu
presiding officer President Parkinson
and began by recalling the fact tina
year ago he had spoken before th
convention Of the society ON the suhicr
of roads A great deal has been dom
since then 90 improve our roads, IN
said There is no more imIor'a ant NOV
mcnt before the people at present ou
an indispensable condition oil success
TO learn how TO build good rElds. 1t
not the duty OF the nation or ,hc stat
10 pay for this Improvement said Gov
Peck, but the county, towns and cite
benefited by the roads must do II
Probably no member Of the agriculture
society. IL he were furnished with 500
0OOcould build a good road, since h
would not know how to go to work. ED
ucauun In this respect is demanded
but mt present we have no facilities tl
this
I'm this connection the govenc
Thought that the road exhibit to b
made at the Columbian exposition thI
wear assumes great Importance Their
viii there be an opporuuitoy of e2
autumg cross sections Of roads of a
manners of construction. II viii b
shown there how to build good roa
cheaper illu poor one. The governc
emphasized that whatever progress
made i'm this direction must be accou
plishel 10y means Of education. tn
maftrr ought 10 be discussed i'm Oh
farmers institutes The governor a,
viscd that some one from each count
of Wisconsin should attend the Chicag
worlds fair and bring home plans ,
cross sections Of roads to mis- own loca
ity. These should Ice carefully siudic
and the children instructed in thC
and then i'm time we win have nothh
lint good roads
GOV Peck said he would also Ike
make some suggestions in his capacit
as life member Of the state agriculture
society. In regard to the trouble in whiC
they were now placed that is, the ttna
cial difficulty. The society needs To lear
how To do the most good with the len
money. said he. 1t is time for it to ii
eide whether it is better policy for
TO own 100000 to Sl5O00o worth
property. and pay taxes, interest and
pairs. or rent. The society now ow
$4,000 to workmen employed on q
. grounds last yea which must be ian
/; Of course Are we said the SpeaEg
setting good example TO the faume
of the state 10y going into debt WHIT
we are not able to pay money borroWe
40, ,r, wa pnfp The attendance nj In