The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28

bear a portion Of the expenses Of maine
tanning the schools in the less wealthy
counties.
BY adding the 81. 20s, s46.33 to the in~
come derived from the permanene
school fund investments, to the $685.
sS1 10 produced by the state 1-mill tax,
we find that since 1863 the enormous
sum of s17,72s. s2743 has been appor-
toned to the common schools OF the
state
No Saving Under the Present Admin
In trntion.
OF the public institutions OF the stats
which have been provided for educa@
tional, charitable and correctional pur-
poses during the forty years Of Repub-
lican rule, the people of Minnesota
have just reason to be proud. Without
presenting a mass of figures and de-
tails which would be OF little Interest,"
to you, may say that in the past forty
years the state has expended over 80
600 900 on buildings for state institu-
lions, and over 900 in maintains
ing them.
The per capita cost OF maintenance
steadily decreased up to the close on
1898; during the years 1899 and 1900
there is a slight increase, so Tar al
the charitable and correctional institu-
TONS are concerned. There has been
no. decrease of cost during the presens
administration, so that in this dlrec-
ton, also, there has been no benefit 10
the taxpayers from reform admisis-
tration.
The cost of educational Institutions
viii increase in proportion to the in
crease Of pupils. and the state is fully
able to provide for them generously IN
the future, as it has done in the past
Minnesota,s Charitable Institutions
Minnesota has many noble charitable
institutions. All things considered no
state in the Union has made more
ample provision for its unfortunate and
afflicted than our own North Star State.
The three main hospitals for the in
sane, located at st. Peter, Rochester
and Fergus Falls, are ably managed
and well conducted, and every care ID
bestowed upon the unfortunates con-
fined therein. In the beautiful little
city of Faribault Is located the Min
nesota institute for detectives, consist
ing of school for the deaf, school for
the blind and a school for the feeble
minded. The inmates are well cared
for by humane and experienced officers
and instructors. Another noble charlt-f
able state institution is the home for
dependent and neglected children, To-
Gated at Owatonna. The building and
grounds cost the state 5000, 900, but it
was money well expended. The object
of the institution is to provide tenn
porary home and school for the depend
ent and neglected children OF the state.
The Minnesota state training school
for boys and girls, located at Red
Wing while somewhat on the plan or a
reformatory is necessary and benen-
cent institution and is generously pro-
vided for by the state. All these insti-
buttons are under the care and super
vision of non-partiSan boards OF man
ayers. 1T was Republican legislatures
that provided for the establishment OK
these institutions, and it was Repub-
Hcan legislatures that wisely guarded
against partisan boards of managers.
State Soldiers Home and State Re-
lief for Soldiers of the Civil War.
The Republican party of the state has
always recognized the justice OF provid-
ing for the necessities OF the veterans
of the Civil war and their widows and
orphans. We find that as early as 1865
the legislature established soldiers
orphan home at Winona. This was sat
isfactorily conducted for several years.
It was not, however, until 1887 thar the
legislature decided to provide a pern1a-,
nent home for all honorably discharged
ex-soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in the army or navy OF
the United States during the War
of the Rebellion or the Mexican
war, and who had no adequate
means of support. Beautiful buildings
have been erected near Minnehahal
Falls on the outskirts of Minneapolis
for that purpose, and to the presents
time over $4,000 has been expended on
the home. About 800 old soldiers, who
are unable to provide themselves with
the necessaries of life, are being cared
for at the soldiers home at an average
expense of 5000 year. portion OK
which expenditure is borne by the na-
tional government. Nor is it necessary
that old soldiers should go to the sol-
diers' home to obtain the benefit Oh
state assistance. The same law which,
established the soldiers home tchapteE
las. 6. L 1851 also provided that those
who were unable or unwilling to go to
this institution could receive relief at
their own homes and this was made
permanent by a tax levy of one-tenth
of one mill upon all taxable property In
the state Since that law was passed
in 1887 the generous sum of $50 OILS. q
has been distributed by the trustees to
old soldiers, their widows and orphans.
at their homes. This has been done an
positive recognition of the debt the
state owed the veterans of the Civil
war and their dependents.
Assisting Fire Companies.
Nearly every village in our state has
an organized fire department. one-ha4
of the amount collected from the in
surance companies as tax levy upon
the premiums received in the villages
and cities Of our state is paid back to
the local fire departments. The law au-
thorizing this payment is found in
chapter 1S7, G. L 1895. In cities where
the fire company has organized a fire.
mans relief association for the bepefit
of the sick and injured firemen the state
tax is paid to them and not to the FIRE
companies direct This very meritorf-
GUS law has been the means of building
up vigorous and useful fire companies
in nearly every Incorporated village in
the state, and since the passage OF the
law the sum of $444 S65.6e has been dis
tributed by the state treasurer for the
support OF fire companies and fremen'a