The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-15

made subject TO the JURISDICTION OF Tie A1SuA-
ance department.. And certainly our laws
ought to permit any class OF foreign Ihsut
ance companies 10 transact business IN tInS
state, and yet deny to own citizens the right
| to organize like companies. Some OF the lnsuf-
ance companies referred to as accident assocla-
tons, organized under the laws OF osher Ssde5s,
and dong business this sIate are SAID 10 be
! secret associations. having ordinary Tieuats'
SIgnS AMI pass words, ike other secret societies.
L doubt VINE her suen or sanz ttlons or soc-e-
| ties. should be permitted TO transact business
of Insurance in this sta q; but II tney are per
| m4I.eI 60 do so, they should be brought un,ter
the jurSdIc ion and be made subject 20 the CON
| Eroi of he In slrance depar- mele- Ii m.gns De
Wei for The legs azure TO consider the whole
! question of fraternal insurance. so caled, as
1 wei as accidental Insurance, an MAKE sllta-
be provisions respecting rne terms and condi-
| tons upon which sdcn ASSOCIATIONS may uans-
act their legiInale business in this state.
| irrigation.
The sui. ect of irIi sation is of vast i'm
port tnce The pc pc of this sta e In nearly
one-hAlf of the state the scant supply o. me
rainfall makes general farming an uncertain
| and precariouS business and renders compara-
! lively yalIeieSS. eXceps Tor grazing PURPOSES,
mnllons of acres OF the choicest landS IN me
state. With an ample supply OF water at the
| proper season at least z0JJ1010 OF acres OF iand
now not worth on an average more man s-.oO pr
acre could be ven a value d 90 per acre. aLu-
ing least $4JJ.OO1000 to the wealth OF the
state AMI making hat section the SarGen SpoVoi
| the nation. numerous theories fDr the preven-
ton of drOus II have been advocated and tested
| but they have proven failures, AMI the people
| are now turning to the subject of irrigation.
There are some difficulties that contron6 thenl
/ The amount of The -er supply. ana It's ayalla-
blIEy for irrigation purposes are the Chief prob
lens to be seisled.
The we Stern settlers in their struggles to de-
veop that part of our state. serve the hearty
support of every citizen. more brave, loaest
| and intelligent class of men never cast Their for
tunes in a new country An Appropriation of
| public money to a limited degree, TO be ex-
! penIed under the direction of the state board
| of agriculture or the agricultural college may
| be advisable But should carefully avoid
| anv eXtrayagant expenditure of public money in
| visionary experiments The energy, industry
l BASIS Of the Development Of any
|
pend for the development of every part of our
state Wise and equitable laws controIllng the
| be necessary. but the chief source of supply, in
M Judgment mast come from waI Is known
| And as every man who owns his farm owns ms
wafer, and can own his pant no LEGISLATION IS
farm. Experimental stations, however. can be
made valuable. and a thorough and systematic
| survey of that pOr Ion of the state may develop
| some new means of utilizing The present water
i supply L most earnestly comm nd to your
| careful consideration the SuDJecs OF retaining
! that beautiful section OF our state.
Un.formIty of Text-BoOks-
The question OF state uniformity of textbooks
| is an Important one, anu should receive your Sc
| riouS attention AS it now IS, there is not even
county uniformity. Indeed, in many of our
counties the textbooks change with the school
/ district lines. La some counties there from
five to ten different .nds of textbooks used in
the pubic scnoo 5. family moving from one
district TO another is thereby needlessly put TO a
great expense. The result is. that in the aggre-
| gate lhe peopie OF the state eXpend many thOus-
ands of dollars for VIII Oh they never receive any
adequate return, which would be saved the
people if we had uniformity of textbooks.
This is ali the more important because
this burden falls usually upon those who
are least able to bear It. The farm tenant.
wno changes his residence from year to
year the laboreF who, seeking
! employment. must move from one city to
another is a most invariably compelled TO buy
a new set of books for his children. This is I'M
posing upon him an unjust burden. and com
pelnr him TO spend quite a large amount of
money useleSsly. because the books he IS COM
PEELED to dispense will are just as valuable. and
nc H. ofU Tor % children :
new ones which he is compelled TO buy. There
is valid argu nent against the system of
ments for it, and where it has been tried it has
proven very advantageous
ChIckAmaugn.
Under the act of congress of August 10, 1890, a
park has been established at the battle field of
Chckamauga, and tie government has pur-
chased, or proceedings are pending for the pur-
chase of. over SIX thousand acres of the battle
field. embracing most of the heavy fl ting
| ground. A commission appointed by tn e
president to take charge of this work. and near
ly ali of the states whose troops were engaged
in that battle have already appointed commits
sions to act conjunction with the United
States com rnissioners in locating the positions
of the different regiments and batteries; and
most of the states have provided for the cree
i ton of suitable monuments to mark the posi-
tons occupied by their respective troops on the
field.
In that memorable battle Kansas was
mdnding a division of cavalry, Coz. John
A. Martin. commanding brigade. and
Eighth Regiment of Kansas Volunteers.
The battle WIS one of the most important of
the war, and the KANSAS troops fought with
great bravery, ref .cJlng honor on thelr state.
The loss of the brave eighth has seldom been
exceled by any regiment on any battlefield.
9 hey went into the engagement with 406 men;
A we're killed and 1893 were wounded OF missing.
1t is important that the position occupied by
the regiment in that contest should D3 pro Der ~
marked, and 1t is but a fitting recognition of
, Their distinguished services.
Eighteen states have already appointed COM
. missions to assist the national commission in
the work of locating positions rs The
monument near the Nln.ard pace, where it
fought on Sasurdry. the 18TH one at Orchard
Knob and one on Missionary Ridge.
} l would most earnestly recommend that the
sum of s.. 5uJ be appropriated for the erection
sum of 500 be appropriated TO pay the expenses
of Chree cOmmiSs -oners. to be appointed by the
| governor, from the survivors Of the battle. to
| Select the proper monuments and to decide
, | where they shall be placed
Public Printing.
1 | In the matter of public printing there is
| in my judgment, an unwarranted expenditure of
r pubic money. The amount paid for
e eMts WGfs much IN excess Of sha PAID by
| other that are larger IN population and
5 wealth. even for the same qualify and am 1unt
of work. Our law is defective. and our constitu-
ton is in this respect at fault. In the state OF
Ohio he pubic printing is let by contract,
0 | officer Is ap pointed by the governor. known as
the snnsryIsor OF printing Wno receives a sal
a | arV of SOON a wear He examines all pr MED
e | mater and sees that it is done according to
: cnnTract and has power to accept or reject the
t | work The entire cost for the printing and
Y binding for that great state. which mas three
times The population and wealth OF our state. fol-
Q the last year was only al .40J, less amount
g than that paid by Kansas. The state of ILL
g noiS has a similar law. The pub c printing in
that state for the years 1898 and 1894 amour ted
{ to less than $5U.00J, nos que $4,000 perannum
In ebraSka the pubic printing is let IN the
| same manner and for the years 1893 anu 1894 i
cost the state $4,000. In the state of NJ ssOuri
for the same period of time. it cost So 800, Oh
= less than S44 900 per year. Kansas paid in 1879;
$4,000 and the appropriation of $685. 900 for 1885,
is now nearly exnaus led. with half the year re
S naming.
r state printer shall be elected. and that he Sh al
\ do all pubic printing, it is impossible for us t
d put our state printing upon the same basis
l. he legislature has tbs power to regulate the
l. prices which shall be paid the state printer
|. The iabOrer is worthy OF his hire and far
e oh and int cnnnens fnn SllnLI.d b.