The Somerset reporter., 1895-01-03

! due regar1 To- In best interests Of the State,
! govern your effort upon this topic.
| Tie report IF b State Board of Assessors
call to y5nr attention the propriety Of amend
/ ing our law relating Ia tn taxation Of several
! clas-es of property; of amending the law re-
LATIN To taxation of lateral inheritance,7,
and urges greater uniformity in assessors
books. The recommendations made by tn
| State Board involve no radical legislation, an
are IN harmony with tn wise policy hereto
fore pursued By the STATE.
Ayr culture.
When we consi1sr hit there are sixty.Hve
thousand farm n me containing 6,5j9.57s
acfes and o IA estimated CT il value Of $lJ!,-
5o15l5, producing farm products in 1888 Of the
value of more than twenty-five million dollar,
We can fully appreciate that this great interest
should never have u secondary place in our Of
forts II advance the prosperity OF the Com
| monWealth.
The STATE Board of Agriculture organizad
and md WED for the purpose of holding far
mei.-' Institutes has ben unu II lily success sal
in II. work, an its meet inss haFe be N more
fully ATTENDED during the past two years and
greater intere has ben manifested than ever
before. W have two State Aero ltural Sprio-
tbs, one Stat Pathological Society, and over
fifty county aud tow agricultural societies,
paying out annually more than si5,01O in pre-.
mums. throughout the state org IMITATION
of the Grange are Quielening the public min
! and inanpurating advanced ahl improved
methods in aefleul tnre, which vii surely lrli
toa higher prosperity aud more productive r'-
suits u tho sbandtuan.
TIE Secretary Of thu state Board informs M.
that Al no tim since he became familiar with
our agriculture, has It shown such unmistak'
abe sgns of progress "a are now apparent.
While during tie past var many branches OF
business have been depressed, III agriculture it
ha7 been year of more than usual productive
! ness.
\ good market. easy o. aces by rail or
/ convenient rods, is one of the important rlr
ments in tn adv me ment OF IN rarmnt in
terests Of the STATE; and eontinu 4 harm pnipu>
combination Of effort on the p.trt Of our indus.
trial, agricultural All oth-r int t"est-, VIII ID .
beneficial To all.
Tie invcstaent Of capital in TIN t,vclon
ment of our vazt Waterways, the r 'ct inn.o.
new mills and mauufaetorirS, the rroaJi1l OF
new iaaustries, opening up a Nid"r fed ',
the empl9v1n Mt Of labor. 81 cralt. n+N
homes, build up communities and establish "a
permanent home market for the products of
the farm. Diversified IN lustry will encourage
our agricultural progress and make "
stronger greater and more powerful ~ II
State. All of THESE important interests. uoDn
which the well being and prosperity of 50 many
people depend should have full measure of
attention nj YOU hands
The protect N of the live stock of Maine
against CONTIGUOUS disease is of Ut mt inn
portanee, and aay neglect OF this duty may on.
tail upon the owners very large LOSSES. Thu
appropriation for this purpis, for tn past
few years has been insufficient to meet the tx
pendtures that We're necessary to properly
guard this interest and fully protect the pub
lie health. The sum appropriated having been
eXhan ted in July last. the Governor and Conn
Gil authorized the Commissioners to cXrcn an
additional sun of Sl01o in carrying forward
their necessary work, which amount has boon
paid from the treasury.
W. are now appropriatng largo sums of
money to pro, our fish and game and c.r
tainly should not neglect to make an AIDE
quate appropriation for the protection of our
herds and hocks.
Education
Education is the great buwark Of dcfcns ),
stronger than standing armi g aud the most
powerful navies. 1t directs publ g sentiment
in the paths of peace, right and Justice, i, IL.
foundation of pure and good government, aud
the enemy of wrong and oppression. The
organic law of the State recognizes that "a
general diffusion of the advantages of cda
cation, is essential to the preservation of thp
rights and liberties of the people.
a Statettx OF one mill on dollar is ANNUALLY
assessed for the support of our comm Il,
schools. In ',tion to his ona-half of tn
savings bank tax is devoted to the sam
purpose we'll the interest tn
permanent school fund, making the aggr,.
gate amount appropriated by the Stat,
for common school purposes for tho Schlo
year en- ling Aprl |. 1873. $5il 59l.li Thrr,
is Ge luetca from this fund an appropria
ton of S2120 for teachers meetings, nor
NAL and training seAo lis The balance of Sill
800. Il is distributed among the several ctir-
towns and plantations by the State Treas
urer, according To the number of scholars
as the sam shall appear from the OIL
cial returns made To the Suparintrn lent ut
Common Sch Dls, for the preceding year. IL
1871, two hundred and eighty-dvc towns an t
plantations received from the State larg,,~
amount.in the form Of school money than thciI
entire stat tax; the ciies and larger town.
contributing 10 this fund
The State has also expended during the past
year, 81 ,6i5 for free high schools, academic,
industrial schools and 9th + educational Iru-
poses. The entire expenditure for the Srh III
year, from Stat and municipal funds, for our
common schools, We're Sl.5Di Isl. and from a,
same sources the slim of S351,2J5 has been cV
pcndad for fire. high schools and other ,alucl
tional work, making grand tottl for IN year
of 81 ,1oS.3S1. 1t is n proud record of devotion
to our common schools, ana thy should j..
su-t inel mi guarded by on p'ouIr flr tn .
future honor and gfeatne IS # our State.
Thu valuable aid inter sting report ot h
State sap5ti tend mt OF schools will hr pl.
scented IL tn legislature
The superior educ ttionil advantages e pu e.
colleges mi other advanced institutions r.
learn % baea received deserved rrcpgnit q .
from all section of our country. Our norma
! schools, academies and free high schools ar.
aiding IN our e1ucationa progress rs Pc
pie and theirs Is grand example of success
ful work
In this connection it is my duty to call v 10
! attention To the demands for an additional
school building at the State Normal School .
Pennington, and recommend IN apprppra.
ton therefor. TIL attendance is cons; - "a
increa sing, an1 tn existing structure does 40.
afford sui1icier m dations; unless r.,rl.
eslied the etliciene, OF tins State Institution M
its educational work viii he impaired.
The dormitory Of Il o State Normal School nj
Gorham, was destrayed by fire during the past
year: and il will be your pleasure to give due
consideration 10 the recomm .ndati0n of tn
Trustees, relating thereto.
Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
For several years the State annually upurl-
i priated twenty thousand dollars for tho cducu
ton of h deaf. the dumb and the blind In
1883, this appropriation WAS reduced to ate
Thousand dollars. In view of the increased
nuntcr desiring the advantages Of this 5po.
ca training, that sum will he ina lrquatc t.
properly provide in the future for the free
education of the 81 unfortunate ehlllrrn.
A school for tn instruction Of tee ~ an 4
dumb WAS est ID ishad in Portland in Is. 3
commencing with thr - pupils. Al tn prs.
ent tme fifty.hve cAillren are bong educated
i mt this excellent and progressive institution,
un1er thu supervision OF the accomplished
principal Mss Taylor. Severn Sch,lprs are
attending the 4 N arican Asylum At Hartford,
Connections, tn o lest srho u for III deaf anil
dumb in the c)un ,ry. Great alrauc 'mrut has
been maize in the Portland school W thin thu
past few years and the pupils are max ng adj
mirable progress, Heretofore no opportuni