The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-13

viii be consfructed on too exiravagaf,t
a scale and with no economy Of admins
district cannot. however. command The
services of skilled engineers and road
maReTs and b SO Is sxpendinn results
The state built roads faI on the oppo-
site side. The county roao system seems
sS and escaping the. evils Of the the
largest and the smallest unit of manage
The si iatsc ann is suseeea
fore. that the legislature establish what.
for want of a better designation. may
tied state aid. The legislature. in fur
therance of this plan. could pass a gen
sTa a% and ouplR Rnas tS OF
methods of raising and eIpending the
1no Ss ss po II any
lR Re pro % e roaa and BY vote Of the
s seives of ihe prouisions of the stapepe
The adoption oo Of the the above o2 so,, outlined
praetieal plan most heartily rec conn
mend.
Penitentiary Earnings.
The managers Of the prison at Still
water present an exhibit of the work OF
that institution that in TWO particulars.
at least. deserves more than a passing
are larger than ever before. and this in
creased income has been obtained in con-
neetion with a discipiinee mat has al
tive number of convicts than ever before.
In fact, IL is doubted if any similar insti-
tuition in existence can present a better
record in these respects than that at
Saltwater. This fact should be sufficient
warrant for preventing me adoption, OF
any ill-considered legislation that will in
the least imperil the good results now OBJ
tanned by the prison discipline of our
and changes e in the laws and resuiaiions
concerning prisons should be those that
promise an extension and not restric-
ton of these factors for reformation
Desertion of Children.
nv attention has been called to the
alarming number OF cases OF desertion of
YEAR isa5. S4s cases of desertion Of chill
dren were cared for by the institutions of
many more. The laws Of Minnesota have
proved inadequate TO check this evil The
State of Ohio has law which has proved
stantially- adopted by Illinois and Colo
RADIO. Your attention is respectfully
called to this important matter.
Hospitals for Insane.
The increase in the number Of those con-
signed 10 the care OF our hospitals for
the insane mas, N ,b sne pas Two years.
crease in the facilities for lninistering 10
this class of unfortunate people within our
be provided. and this calls for special ap-
propriations at your hands for the means
Of constructing the fourth hospital at
three older institutions on the high plane
of usefulness and efficiency to which their
osity of the state have elevated them
The continued increase IN the number Of
those consigned to the care of our hos
pitfalls for the insane during the past ten
years or more in excess Of the relative
increase of our population. calls up the
question in the minds of many thoughtful
ma X change ShOll6
eeption of inmates at these Institutions.
mendafion of new legislation relating to
this branch of the subject. / bespeak for
it your most Thoughtful consideration
The Soldiers Home.
The ninth annual report of the board Of
trustees Of the Minnesota Soldiers Home
contains a fun statement OF the admin
ton. The population OF the home has
steadily increased from seventy-six In 1888
viving soldiers of the civil war now resi-
dent in Minnesota; their disabilities are
increasing with e. each advancing year; Lane and
ton will not be reached for several years
TO come. The net cost 10 the state of main
ent and competent dispensation, during
the last fiscal year was 81 1874. From the
soldiers relief fund: which is disbur sc
abled and destitute ex-soloiers residing
with their families. the expenditures
ience reached over 200 families. residing in
seventy-seven counties. No appropria ton
is asked by the board for new buildings.
of the home is deemed surlcient for pres
ent necessities.
The New Capitol.
toll building has gone forward according
to the laws passed by the last legislature
apo 1s svsabe is the Il bee
of the faithful and public-spifited gentle,
men who compose the commission charged
might be vastly facilitated. the cost Of
construction cheapened and the interests
81 o 5he ak ~ ibe pra
ceeds of the tax levy for this purpose that
will accrue only after the passage of sew
appropriation or OF. the tax levy to be made
IN any year is asked or contemplated or
a 5houa be red aRuu Of ss
hered TO rigidly. But if moneys belonging
to the state and available for investment
of the past three years of the capitol tax,
il is pointed out that great benefit would
accrue Contracts would would be let in bulk
building would not be allowed to deterior-
ate by the lapse of years while waiting for
would be ready for occupancy. to the great
convenience or all its servants, and to the
public satisfaction. several years earlier
than under the present plan. Inasmuch
as this is merely a matter of finance. in.
volving no alteration in the conditions of
the capitol act. and as ii presents so many
advantages and seems open TO no oblec-
tons. recommend TO your favorable con-
sideration such legislation as viii furnish
the capitol commission with the ready
funds contemplated in the act. these ad-
vances to be repaid by the proceeds of the
taxes that mature in future years.
A Forest Reserve Area.
Allied to this proposition presented by
the board of game and fish commission
ers for an enlargement Of the state park
is one that wilt be brought before you
for consideration. calling for, the creation
of a forest reserve area to be under the
control and supervision OF the state. The
reasons urged for this proposed law are
substantially the same as those which led
two years ago to the enactment of the
law for the preservation OF forests and
the prevention of forest and prairie fires.
This law enacted April 16. 1895. seems TO
have been framed with wisdom and TO ac-
complish its desired results in a fairly
satisfactory manner. The great interests
which Minnesota has in its forests and
the relation of timber reserves to cli-
~ ion 1f nd