The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-05

persons or property directly engaged in
prOductio q Intimately connected with
this inquiry and equally important % the
subject Of utilizing to the greatest adj
vantage TO the people Of the state, the.
& moaates raised by taxation. s.x u II II 9 I 5s
hi BY we'll eonsid ered legislation, tlle.state
may be able to 80 utilize its different re-
A sources for raising revenue by taxation
h that the rate may be reduced and still an
increase secured in the revenues. But it
4 ~ Idle In a young state like ours with q
Il constant and rapid growth appropriation
Y TO speak about decreased expenditures.
n hat we can reasonably hope for, and
h what we should insist upon attaining, 10
/ not necessarily a reduction in aggregate
expenditures. but system OF manage
m ras1 and administration IN all public az
3 fairs that Will give the people the great
est possible efficiency and the largest pos
sible returns for the money expended.
This Is as true with reference to our
schools as 1t Is In regard to our correc-
tiomal and charitable institutions
Education. Is
The educational interests Of the state
haYe kept pace with the other factors in
ITS growth and development in most
\ gratlfylng degree, as appears by the re-
Il port OF the superintendent OF public In
( structton which. with the recommends
lions therein contained, I commend to
Your attention. The cause Of education
Y 80 close to the heart Of the patriotic
Minnesotan, and has so continuously re-
cetyed generous treatment at the hands
OF our citizens. both In the legislature
and without, that it Is not deemed neces-
sary Tor me to specially solicit your con-
siderat1on for this subject, as am sure
that you are already determined to exert
a your every power and resource to extend
lis efficiency and benign influence. T
+ would merely caution you that in all leg
islatlon and appropriations for this sub
1ect, It IS as necessary, as It is in every
other department, that your liberality be
prudent, and that you look to the future
as well as to the present.
Our university has continued to pros
per. All the colleges embraced in it are
making laudahle progress in the extent
and methods of their work. Its growth
and Increase IN attendance has been more
rapid than its most sanguine friends an
lcipated. The enrolment in the year
1878 was $3.50, an increase Of 1872 over
the previous year. This rapid growth
Will necesstate new buildings. and ad-
ditional facilities. The report Of the presi-
dent and of the board should receive your
careful consideration. E7- r.,r.E ID l5iSa l.s
In addition to the specific recomm emda-
tons submitted by the superintendent Of
public instruction, all of. which merit
the earnest consideration of both legis-
lature and executive, would specially
commend to your consideration the sub
account the school books required in con-
necion with our: free text book system
II seems to me that there are many con-
slderatlons that will commend this SUBJ
1ect to your favorable action First and
foremost, on the score or economy. The
prices exaeted by the school book trust
are simply exOrbitant. The present sys-
tenn with its well known practices and
ABUSES IS corruptive of public morals and
destructive of that absolute confidence in
| the integrity Of school officers and teach
ers that should prevail to give their work
ana word the greatest efficacy The typo
! graphical and mechanical work incident
to the publishing of our own text books
!; 10y the state would be in itself great
help to our labor BY the cooperation
]; OF the Intelligent educators of the state,
I a system of text books for the primary
| and grammar grades, at least, could be
| prepared at comparatively small expense.
! that would be indefinitely better adapted
| to our situation and our scholars than
! matter compiled in the East or elsewhere
! outside the state.
State Institutions.
! 1t is not deemed necessary to call your
attention specifically to the reports of the
| various state Institutions. The manage
'ment OF the state prison shows most
gratifying results. The net gain in earn
tngs over expenditures$is phenomena
showing, and there is no reason to be-
lieve, so far as am advised, that the
result has been obtained at the sacrifice
or any obligation that society owes the
unfortunates in that institution. The
| binding Irvine industry successfully intro
duced and carried on In that institution,
1 at Least so far as production ds con-
scerned, mas been as salutary ard bene-
flcial to the farming interests as it has
to the prisoners in furnishing work. and
to the state, as means of revenue for
their support The output of binding
| Irvine for the past season was about five
million pounds; the board estimates the
requirements of the whole state at about
| seventeen million pounds It will thus
| be seen that there Is ample room for
the expansion Of this industry, ana be-
lieve that it can now he safely and profit
\ ably extended, and without the risking OF
! loss incident to experiment in new under
takings. What has been regarded, just
i ~ or unjustly, as a scandal in connec
| ton with the sale of the product during
the last season should not prejudice your
minds against the industry on that ac
count. Under proper administration, and
i needed legislation for facilitating the sale
and distribution of the product ainone
] the farmers, such occurrences can read
1 lily be averted in the future. recon-
i mend this subject to your careful atten
i ton. 4 s~g " ~ ~.
/ The state reformatory at st. Cloud Is
1 deserving of your attention in as great
i degree as any institution in the state
l The superintendent Recommendations ir
respect to providing employment for thu
population of that institution and hi:
suggestion as to the efficiency and cor
receive influences of farm work are wei
worthy of your consideration.
i The need of the other correctional an(
4 charitable institutions are set out in tn,
several reports and except as to the hos
i pital for the insane will not be- farthe
i comm nted upon. $50 'a
The problem of properly caring for tn,
insane has become so pressing that 1
I absolutely demands solution sat you
hands at the present session. The i'm
4 portance of the subject by reason Of tn,
Il great number and helpless character o
the unfortunates. as well as the grea
cost to the public for their care ant
maintenance upon the lines heretofor,
4 and now in vogue in this state, cal
hardly he overestinated, and justifie
all the care and consideration that an
i sure you will give it.
n Hospitals for the Insane.
I On July 81 last, the insane population
in this state confined in our hospitals wa;
1926, q gain of 321 during the preceding
two years. The rate of increase durin,
the current biennial period was 6h pc
cent, while in the preceding biennia
period, It was not far from per. cent
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