Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-02
STATE AFFAlRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest


Ansel d. Nicksrson, special agent Of
the United States department of labor
at Washington is doing some of the pre-
liminary work in taking the census of
the building and loan associations of the
state. He spent some time at the secre-
tary of states Office, ascertaining from
the records kept there the names and
locations of the various associations.
There are between 200 and 800 of these
associations in Kansas. He said: This
is the first time this work has ever been
done. Carroll d. Wright, the commits
sioner, believed that the people should
know the amount of good done by these
associations and something about the
number of poor men who are enabled to
secure homes through their means.
There is between five and six hundred
million dollars invested in these associ-
atoms in this country. In Kansas I am
merely doing the preliminary work. An
other force will follow me to visit every
county in which an association exists.
We hope to have the work completed by
January l."
Bishop Vincent will speak on the
evening of December 81 to the Kansas
teachers association, and his address
will be s.Tom and His Teachers"
The Santa Fe passenger department
announces that, if the Burlington puts
on a flyer between Kansas City and
Chicago the Santa Fe will do the same.
About twenty Kansas men and women
met in Superintendent Gaines Office and
organized the Kansas Auxiliary of the
Children's Home society. DR.. Hoover
of Iowa, of the national committee, was
present and instructed the members of
the Kansas auxiliary.
A case has been filed in the supreme
court which will test the validity of the
eight hour law. It is that of F. T. Pres
ton, of Wichita, VS.. the Barber Asphalt
Paving company. O. 81. Bentley and
Hatfield filed the case, and
asked to have it advanced to an early
hearing. The decision by the supreme
court will be looked forward to with much
interest by all the contractors in the
state.
Topeka Capital: The finance commit
tee of the Topeka City Council formally
accepted the offer made for the purchase
of the $4,000 funding bonds at par and
accrued interest. A fact that shows that
bonds are still o. K. was made
to the committee, when it was
that an $500 bonus had been Of
fered for these bonds that Mr.. Bacon, of
Chicago, wanted 81, 900 commission to
sell.
A request was received by Secretary
of the railroad commission
ers, from the superintendent of schools
of Usage City for dozen of the maps
issued in the last commissioners report.
The superintendent states that it is the
best map of Kansas he has seen, and
that he would like to introduce it in all
the schools. Similar requests have come
from other cities. It is impossible to
comply with them as the edition was
long ago exhausted.
Governor Lewelling is in receipt of a
letter from Alfred Christensen, a ship
owner of Copenhagen, informing him
that company had been formed there
to take hold of the governors Gulf
project. The company
has let contract for the construction of
b steamship to be called the "Urania''
and had plans for two others, which will
run in the Gulf trade. The whole feet
will have carrying capacity of 1000
tons, and will cost about $4,000.
Labor Commissioner Todd has for the
past three months been making his an
nual inspection of the Kansas factories.
The law requires that every factory in
the state shall be visited at least once a
year, but the appropriations made by
the legislature have never been large
enough to permit this. The larger
cities are covered, however, and the in
formation for the small towns is re-
ceived by mail Mr.. Todd expects to
have some statistics on Kansas indus
tries complied soon.
The executive council has granted to
the Academy of Science the exclusive
use of the room formerly occupied by
The labor bureau, in the basement of the
west wing of the capitol, which has of
ate been occupied as storage room by
the State Historical society. Here B. B.
Smythe, librarian of the Academy of Sci
Bnce, is engaged in sending out the rec
ord of the transactions of the twenty
'ourth and twenty-fifth annual meet
ngs of that body. This book is just
rom the state printer. 1t contains all
he papers of the scientists who were pres
INT at the meetings of 1891 and 1892,
besides report of the librarian showing
he list of books added during the past |
we years.
The officers of the state Kelley league |
Ire sending out circulars to county and
'ity superintendent requesting that
penny collections be taken periodically |
n the schools for the purpose of send
ng victims of the drink habit who are
Unable to pay their own expenses to the
Kelley institute. No part of the money
is to be used in Shawnee
county and all collections taken in any
county are to defray the expenses of
leedy persons residing in that county.
The state league has asked Hon. 81. n.
James. state superintendent, and Hon.