Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

IrdVei.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Your attention is called to the magni;
to the State Beard of Agriculture and tn.
necessity for liberal appropriations for de-
yelopfng the agricultural resources Of the
state and stimulating live stock hus-
bandry.
Violations of the a~nti-butterine act
prohibiting the sale of deceitful imitation
butter compounds have been vigorously
prosecuted in he lower courts, two APP
LealS have been taken to the SUPREME
Court and in one instance to the Federal
Court and in each case the Missouri law
was Upheld and every contention of the
AS a result of the earnest efforts OF the
Board IN the enforcement of this law the
average Lumber of retail license for the
sale of cleo issued annually by the Gov
1iImeht has been reduced from six hun
drct 'od StEenty-four to one hundred all
ten and while the number of Wholesale IL
G. iseS averaged annually fourteen prior
to the enactment of the law, in 1887 there
was none. 1858, two; 1899 and 1900. one each
and these were either. complying with the
antl-butterlne act or have been prose-
cuted.
Farmers institutes, schools in agricul-
ture to the farmer and the farmers sons
have been held each season, in localities
distributed well over the state
MINES AND MIN INSPECTION.
The Bureau of Mines and Mine Inspec-
ton has heen in existence for nearly two
years and the wisdom of it's creation has
become more and more apparent as time
of our mining industries attracted my at
tention and so impressed me with it's pos
determination was formed to foster and
encourage such further DEVELOPMENT of
our mineral resources as the situation and
our opportunities would warrant. With
this object in view, and convinced that the
industry had outgrown the law and the
provisions formerly made for it's supervis-
ion, 1 recommend the Fortieth General
Assembly, that it separate Mine Inspec-
ton from'the Bureau of Labor, and that a
naxu d0nlr Z m ant ha nraofn1 70 ha y-A--
ton"
During the past year coal was mined in
thirty-six counties and lead and zinc in
tw~enty-One counties. There was a totsI
of 1.453 shafts operated, in which l.. $50
miners worked; the outside men and mill
men numbered 4,75S, with 1,613 men pros
pecting-making a total of 19, 66D men. Al
lowing each man to represent a family of
but four persons, We have a population
supported by our mines amounting to rs
$40 souls.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND
CORRECTIONS.
The State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections was created by an act passed on
the 18th of March, 1897. No work of any
Legislature in recent years has so
strengthened the confidence of the people
in our Charitable and Eleemosynary in
situations as the creation of this board.
An impression prevailed in the minds of
many people that the afflicted of our State
were not receiving such humane treat
mentaS they deserved. In most cases
these Impressions were without founda-
ton, but the creation of this board. whose
mission is to look specially after these hu-
name features, has succeeded in baniShing
such impressions. All of our larger insti-
buttons have been inspected repeatedly
from garnet to cellar, and at such times
when least expected. Food clothing, bed
ding, etc, have all passed under the vigil
land eyes of this board, and whenever
there was the slightest evidence of neglect
or mIstreatment my attention has been
directed to 1t.
NATIONAL GUARD OF MISSOURI.
The reorganization Of the National
Guard, made necessary in part by the
Spanish-American war, has been complet-
ed, and an examination of the reports of
the Acknowledgement and Brigade Com
mander discloses the present strength to
be two thousand, seven hundred and sixty
officers and men. This force has been or
ganized into tour regiments of infantry of
eight companies each, and one light bat
terry of artillery, the whole constituting
the First Brigade. Our laws wisely pro-
vide that the National Guard in time of
peace shall not number more than three
thousand men, inclusive of STATE Cadets,
the desideratum being a small force thor
oughly disciplined and equipped rather
than a large one poorly trained and indif-
ferently cared for. This policy has been
strictly adhered to, and the present force,
with a possible increase of one more COM
pany to the regiment will be ample to
meet every emergency for which a militia
force is maintained. 1t has been the poll
cy in the reorganization to distribute the
troops over the State as far as possible,
ed.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MISSOURI.
In the treatment of the Geological Sur
vey of Missouri" I simply submit for your
careful consideration he report in full,
prepared especially for this message, by
Mr.. Lee Gallaher. the Acting Geologist.
EXCISE COMMISSION.
Chas. P. Higgins, Excise Commissioner
of st. Louis, submits me the following
comparative statement of State and City
Revenue for dramshop purposes, collected
by his predecessor and himself, during
their respective terms, excepting the year
beginning July 8, 1900, and ending July 3,
1901, which II is thought will also show an
increase over the preceding year.
BY n. NJ. Bell.