New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-11

time to time, and Is sim needed. and such
for additienaI appropriations. fhe library ray
fire in April: 1872, that the assembly room
quarters Occupied i s. the ' nbra @e anon. rns
very Inadequate room. and are wholly y''u I'M
safe In case OF fire. An assembly room
sufficient suit It. foF the great audience Of students
ana sale and commodfous place for the
large and valuable library are among the
most urgent wants of the university. The
vantage, these tWo--.Mbrary and assemble n
rooms-,shou!d be combined In one suitable
and substantial! building, and for this they
appear Hl.s 20 you Tor liberal appropriation at
Our normal schools are increasing in use
laaes 8, ana nd. IN attendants; and seem to
tafns to their special lines of education.
Our high schools have become excellent
feeders 1sed for our university, and have, to 5
sorbed the work Of the old-fashioned acad-
emies, and thereby they have brought the
d daoantages Of higher education close to the
ooOfS OF the mass Of our people. &c.
our common school system-the priceless
5s get, OF our hberty-grows in quality and
mee 4r"in!s year by year THROUGH sum-
at other points in the state, as well as
through teachers, Institutes. the teachers
acquire a skill and aptitude for their work
common schools. Liberal appropriations for
these training schools is money wen invest
ed, ana there can be no serious objection to
setung aside portion of the one mill school
tax for this purpose as recommended by the
s sopernte nd Of public instruction. The
xhs Of for
Ior h1teen year., expired last August. We
are now RENTED to the status, which ex-
listed prior to 1877, under which the pupils
school board for the time being selected
Under this system books were dear changes
n nrei99Senf; and there was an entire lack Of
uni0mity. 10 avoid these drawbacks. some
action, it seems to me, is urgently needed
on your part. To secure the highest order Of
DOCKS. at the lowest possible price, with
tfa1 loea OF any plan that may be devised.
The Judiciary.
There are sixteen judicial districts in the
state; Win tWehty-nine district Judges, do
ing the n1si pfius or original trial Work and
IN aadlu1n to this there are . number Of
Jurisdiction. We cannot well shut our ewes
to the fact that this judicial force is in the
aggsegate' IN PROMOTION to our population,
unusually large, and that the work is vv-y
uhevenly distributed in some districts there
Is very little to do, while in no district, do /
think Is there any substantial! overwork.
thnA II would be the part of wisdom and
good administration to affect a judicious
rearrangement Of our judicial districts, so as
10 distribute the work more evenly and to
amount Of work to do.
The dairy industry of the state. especially
IN IN view new. o. the fact that 1t is to that source
ceases to be promising deserves our earnest
care and protection. In connection wisA the
s sfaGSa Of # and The
school now in most successful operatios' L
Is mere where our !dairymen Of all classes
Rr3psr Ell and training
Experimental work: And this Is tie proper
place and sphere for it. The department in
s sea as matter Of both lazy and practice,
cational and experimental work. but is lin
tied and in its very plan and purpose limits
user to police supervision and police pro-
necessary and essential, both for the protec-
t ton o. the consumer and the dairymen, and
therefore should receive oil proper aid and
aSa aaRS n ag n IT scents sns
nv me ro,' mat "a; the force employed cha sal
be done tpe TS Hntles entaiied and the work to
a greater sum than that Of any other Of the
executive departments Of our state govern
m ment except except the grain inspection depart
expenses from fees collected. Tie present sent
commissioner is in no wise at fault Tor the
lie q nnss He found it there
ing under the act Of 1887, when the appro-
priation for the department was Increased
ac} a. s1 Paw as It existed under the original
De wholesome and wise economy to return
III THIS respect to the act of 1885. A So 600
salary rou strikes me as ample for this de-
paftment. L commend the subject to your
consideration for such action as you may
deem advisable.
Constitutional Amendments.
At the last election two constitutional
amendments We're submitted to the peopIe.
; Uns OF tnem, that relating to special egis.
t tahtion, was adopted. This will necessitate
Tue enactment OF general laws to provide for
those cases and subject matters inhibited by
tne amendment. The other amendment. that
fe.atlng to taxation. was evidently rejected
the SUBSTITUTION, ii the case Of railroad com.
Panles, OF mere license fee in place OF a
G ta1 upon gross earnings In 1870 the people
voting to reject Chapter 1871 Of the General
Laws Of 1889. There Is at present no ade-
quate system of taxation for mining, e1-
MES Under existing laws, Insurance compa-
Mes both foreign and domestic. pay tax of
: 1,+ per cent per annum upon their gross pre-
t hi1m IRE receipts In addition to taxes upon
In case of foreign companies. From this
source we obtained during the last fiscal
the tax upon the gross earnings Of railroads.
we, obtained a revenue of $S04, O01 43 during
the same period: Thus from these two sources
we qotainsd total revenue of s, OF. ss5. %.
the other taxpayers it would seem to be ad-
vlsaole and sound policy to enact a law pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution,
authorizin; the levy and collection Of a tax
upon the gross earnings Of all the companies
and Industries named in the rejected amend
ment. except such as are now paying these
taxes. In addition to taxes upon real estate
a Al tax upon gross earnings is more remunera-
tive, more equitable and more expanding
than 4 meretlicense fee. unless such Zee il
measured by and based upon gross earnings.
l Deleve an amendment Of this kind would
find favor with the people. and so com.
mend this important subject to your careful
consideration.
Grain Elevators and Grain Inspec-
tiOn.
Wheat raising is the leading agricultural
industry of our state. and it is OF :nch par
amount importance that p depression in the
same vitality dfsturbs more or less all the
con and manufacturing Interests Of
pertains to the handling. marketing and
transportation Of our wheat crop Is not
only u matter Of the highest Importance to
our farmers I9t;r but is something that concerns
well.being ut heart. In 1855 the legislature
in obedience to public demand enacted a
la w for no ~F