The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-09-13

Largest One Ever Made in the
States History.
WILL BE SOME LIVELY KICKING.

counts with the Treasurer I'm December
-Cause of the Extra Large Levy The
State Getting "a CT eat Army OF Retainers
on Its Pay Koll-The Coming Political
Campaign To IBe Warm one.
Lansing, Mich. Sept. 12.-The state
tax for this year Will be S3,2OO,OOO.
and by the end of the present week
each county will know just what por-
ton OF this amount has been appor-
toned To il 10 contribute. This Is the
largest levy ever made in the state,
and the taxpayers are quite likely to
do some pretty tall kicking when they
come TO settle at the captains office in
December. 1t may be said by way Of
explaining this unusually large levy
TO certain extent, that the needs of
the several state institutions were
greater this year than for n long time
for the reason that they had for sew
eral previous sessions of the legisla-
ture been denied everything not abso-
lutely necessary for their existence
this denial being due TO the stress of
the times With the return Of better
conditions, these needs, which had
been accommodating for several years
were provided, many of them having
by this time become imperatively nee
essary. That eXtravagances crept into
the budget in some instances cannot
be denied, and these, together with the
supplying of TIE accumulated needs of
the Institutions account for the large
Increase.
There has been something of an in
crease in the number of objects for
which taxes must be levied, forty
seven different items being included
in this years budget. There are those
who fear that if future legislatures
keep on piling up state commissions.
boards OF examiners, etc, ut the rate
they have been created lately, the
time will never come when the levy
will be less than it is this year. But
few citizens realize how great an ar
my of retainers this state is getting
on it's boks. None of them are at all
bashful about getting out of their Of
fees all that there is in them. whether
this be much or little. and when all
together make this kind of "A pull the
taxpayers leg is apt to be stretched
TO the limit.
New State Normal school.
Everything is readiness for the in
auguration of the new state normal
school ut Marquette next week. The
city Of Marquette has granted the use
OF the necessary rooms in the city hall
building until the new school building
can he erected next year. and yester-
day Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Hammond, who is secretary of the
state board of education, received the
city's check for $1,000. that being the
sum eXacted by the law providing for
the school and locating il at Mar
quette. \ strong faculty has been Sc
lected. each member being an expert
in his particular line and the school
will be rs good in this respect as either
of the older normal schools. 1t is not
expected that the attendance will be
very large this year. So far as the
public is concerned the school is large
ly an experiment \ number OF stu
dents have declared their intention of
starting in with the beginning of the
school next week, but il is expected
that others who naturally belong to
that institution will wait year until
the school is more firmly established.
Several upper peninsula students, who
have been attending the Npsilanti nor
NAL for IA year. hesitate about break
ing off there until they are fully as
sured that the new school is to be "A
L
tend the Marquette another year. The
greater number of upper peninsula
students. however have been attend
ing the normal schools of Wisconsin,
and il is these that ii is expected to
hereafter keep mt home. 1t is shorter
distance to the Wisconsin institutions
than TO either Ypsilanti or Mt Pleas
ant, The result of this attendance in
another state is that the upper pen
insula graduates have been i'm the
habit of locating outside of the state
when they commence teaching. and
for this reason the rural schools of the
upper peninsula do not rank with
those below the straits The educa-
tiOnal authorities of the state have
great hopes that marked change will
be wrought i'm this regard as soon as
the Marquette school is old enough &c
send forth graduates equipped for do
ing the best teaching The plan of the
state which puts its state institutions
up at auction. or. as i'm this case. de
mands a bonus Of city i'm return foi
making IL the location for n state in
stitution, is very pointedly criticised
by many of the best citizens of the
state. These people believe that the
state is great and rich enough TO es
tablish such institutions as the needs
Of the times demand without either
holding up any of its citizens for do
nations of land or cash. or locating al
institution in community that will
make the highest bid for it. regardless
Of whether that is the best place fol
il or not. In the present instance tn,
legislature demanded both $1,000 il
money and a site for the school. i
should have been dignfied and boil
purchased the site and provided al
the money required for erecting anC
equipping the buildings and beautify
ing the grounds Anything short o.
this is little less than highway rob
berry
Campaign VIII BE Warm.
1t is very evident that the forthcom
ing state campaign is TO be an exceed
ingly warm one The oldest politician
cannot recall the time when so mucl
preliminary work has been done b.
candidates so far in advance of tn
nominating conventions as has al
ready been accomplished by Statesmen
who hope to be among the chosel
npyf vpor Now and thpn thprp haV