The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04

| ties as state register in March, 1897. SO
that during that year he really per-
! formed but nine months labor in his
official position, but the results accom-
| plished were gratifying and indeed
| wonderful.
l submit herewith a table showing the
| funds received during the years 1895,
1897 and 1898. as follows:
| Gross receipts of state land
| office for the year 1895 .....$ Al, sos 81
| Gross receipts of state land
office for the year 1897. 102,SS6 %
/ Gross receipts of state land
office for the year 1885,. ..... 126, 1873 II
| These figures indicate the magniti-
cent results achieved by the officer of
| the state land office in thus so vastly
| increasing the revenues of the state.
The receipts for 1898 are divided as
| follows:
| Permanent school fund ........ 50. ,739 90
| School income fund ............ 2,5S5 %
| Permanent university fund. 4,121 so
| University bond fund. ...-..... S,S04 So
| State capitol building fund. 3,0SS ~
! School of mines fund. ......... 2,141 As
| Normal school fund ............ 6.342 As
! Agricultural college fund.-. 3,04i 90
! Deaf and dumb asylum fund. 2.403 90
| A careful perusal of this latter re-
port will be very gratifying to each
| and every enc of you. From the above
| it will be noticed that our school in
|
| more than $4,000. This sum for dis
| trbution among the school children
| equals, or is in excess Of 81 per capita
| for each child CT school age in the state,
| whereas, during the eight years Of our
| existence as state prior to 1897, there
| had only been one distribution of pub
| lie school funds among the children of
| school age, and it is now assured that
| the annual distribution will exceed 81
per capita.
Reports of Inspector of Mines, Inspector
| of Boilers and State Examiner.
| The report of the inspector of mines
| is very interesting and instructive as
| to this, one of our greatest industries
| in the state. The state boiler inspector
| and his deputy have done their work
thoroughly. These offices, together with
| that of state examiner. are each self
| supporting. The receipts of each of
! these three offices. in fees for the per-
| Torrance of his duty, exceeds the sal
| airy and expense of the office, and they
| are each revenue producers. in that re-
| spect to the state. Too much cannot
| be said as to their efficiency and the
great industry and ability shown by
each in the discharge of his duty.
The office of state examiner has been
created for about four years. During
the first two years of its existence only
six counties of the state were exa-
mined but the present incumbent and
his assistant, during their term, have
examined each of the "a counties of the
state twice. making, in other words, As
| examinations of the "a counties within
| less than two years In addition to
| this they have examined our state
| banks in the state. with the possible
| exception of the Cruise Savings bank.
| Their report gives in full all the infor-
nation that can be desired with refer
| ence to the operations of his office and
| the legislation which the examiner
| deems necessary for more perfect and
harmonious conduct of public affairs.
| I believe every boiler in the state
and every working mine has been thor
oughly examined by the present incum-
bents of the offices, a record for which
| they are entitled to the highest credit.
Bureau of Agriculture.
The bureau of agriculture has been
presided over during the past two years
by Hon. j. H. Calderhead, and his re-
port speaks for itself. A vast amount
of informa ton, hitherto unsecured from
any source, Is given to the people of
the state through the medium of that
office, and too much cannot be said in
praise of the conservative and business
like methods that have characterized
the administration of the office by Mr.
Calderhead.
Arid Land Commission.
Under the law passed by the Fifth
legislative assembly the arid land COM
mission was organized by appointment
of the following gentlemen: Ex-GoV
ernor J. K. Toole of Lewis and Clarke
| county, Hon. c. O. Reed, Hon. Donald
Bradford of the same county, DR.. A. ii.
Mitchell of Deer Lodge county and Hon
T. c. Marshall of Missoula county.
These gentlemen went to work in earn
est for the purposes of carrying into
effect the legislation enacted with ref
erence to the reclamation of arid lands
under the Carey land act They have
at least three canals surveyed in the
eastern part of the state, namely, in
Sweet Grass and Yellowstone counties.
which, if completed, will bring under
cultivation about $4,000 acres of our
arid lands A contract has been let for
the construction and completion of two
of these canals, retaining about So, 600
acres, and I am reliably Informed by
the commission that every indication
points to the successful completion and
carrying into effect of that contract. If
this shall have been accomplished that
of itself will be forever a monument to
the industry and energy of the present
commission.
Veterinary Surgeon.
The present incumbent of the office
given to the people of the state and
especially to the stockgrowers the most
thorough and earnest attention to his
duties. He has always responded to
each and every call, even when, at
times, the expenses of travel were borne
by himself. The amount appropriated
for the expenses of the office was in
adequate to a full and complete dis
charge of all the duties devolVing upon
the officer but DR.. Knowles has not
hestated to spend his own money in
order to assist and protect the stock
men of the state against infectious and
other dangerous diseases to which the
stock interests of our state are subject
ed. The information that he has given
to the stcckgroWers and stOckraisers of
the state with reference to the treat
ment and protection of animals against
disease is of vast and incalculable bene-
ffe, and I trust that such legislation
will be enacted and such appropria-
tions made as will give to this officer
every opportunity to thoroughly protect
the stock industries of the state, for