The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-01-11

two members be selected from tha szE2B
ne stats soldsers, Home.
The state soldiers home was intended
orE Of the civil war when theg were no
longer aDle 10 provide for themselves.
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senIlEElent that no Survivor o. Ine elFaE
war Wuo- In the days OF his strength gave
himself 20 MS counrrys service IA the De
LeIlse o. neE INSTITUTIONS should remain
unCared for IN his hour OF need The
number demanding admission TO the
soldiers home Is Increasing rapidly, and
during the last two years many VINO
ought to have been admitted have been
mad not been made for their accommOda-
ton Those now in the home are vel
fed and well cared for. The board Of
PrlaIlon Tor the purpose OF erecting ao-
o1tlona1 cottages to supply the iuCreas-
ing -oeEnanes upon that institution and
4 recommend Chat their request be
granted. few years more VIII marx
the discharge OF the last OF these sacred
ODLgauOnss out while they last the
state can make no wiser use Of its means
than TO amply provide for the survivors
Of the civil war.
Needed Railroad Legislation.
The law creating the court OF vista
ton having been declared uncOnstitu-
uoual, and the act relating TO the board
OF railroad commissioners having been
repealed. il remains for the present leg
lslaEure to enact a law creating a board
with al the powers possible within the
limits Of the constitution enabling IL to
adjust rates OF transportation within
the state and 10 settle and adjust all diff
and shippers, and such other questions
as may from time to time arise in the
operation OF the railroads as common
carriers ana their relation as such to the
people
Good Words for Insurance Department..
The insurance department is In most ex-
ness Of that department. has been con-
Quoted on business principles, and there
mas been paid into the state treasury
rom this source larger sum than at any
previous time for like period. The rate
OF premiums has been decreased so that
( III the aggr egate there has been saved to
the pOLCy-hOlders of the state during the
incuInbency Of the present superintendent,
coo. The amount Of taxes and fees from
companies doing business in the state re-
ceiVed during the incumbency Of the pres
ent superintendent viii be $4,000. The
law relating to the examination Of in
surance companies is uncertain, and the
power given to the superintendent in max
I ing examinations, arbitrary. The present
superintendent recommends a modification
of that Law and 7 most 49, r+fI[- 49,. -
his recommendation
Thinks Fire Marshal Is Needed.
A number Of fires throughout the coun-
try are the work OF 1ncendiaries. It is
important that reasonable measures be
taken to prevent such fires. The people are
interested In protective measures. as such
fires often occur in business portions Of
town or city and are easily cOmmuni-
companies are Interested, as every loss
from IRE upon an insured stock or build
ing, is a loss to the companies carrying
the risk A state fire marshal, whose dJ-
ties it would be to trace the origin of
fires, and, in case Of incendiarism, be
charged with the prosecution Of the guilty
persons, ought to do much to diminish
the loss from this source.
Coal on Inspection.
At the last session Of the legislature an
act relating to the inspection Of oils was
passed, which was crude and imperfect
in its provisions, but contained many ad-
MT a he old faaz
also for the inspection Of gasoline. This
act also provides for a test Of the safety
. rather than the quality Of oil inspected,
ana OIL may pass the requisite test, al
though OF very poor quality The re-
ceipts- for the inspection Of oils have been
IN excess OF the expenditures or the de-
partment, and the surplus Of such re-
ceipts for the term of the present in
Spector, VIII De more than Sz5,OO0- The
inspector recommends that If the present
local inspectors are continued, the num-
Der Of general deputies may be reduced
to tWO-possibly one I concur in this
recommendation. I would also suggest
that the law be amended TO provide for
a quality as well as a safety test.
Recommendations OF hank Commissioner.
The report Of the bank commissioner
shows that the state banks are in a pros
porous condition; that during the last
two years, there has been an increase in
the capital and surplus Of more than
S5J0, 90, and IN the deposits OF more than
S., 900, 600. Our principal industries being
agriculture and stock raising, ii is
source Of Qualification to know that
more than One-half Of the depositOrs in
our state banks are farmers and stock
men, and that more than half Of the de-
pOsits in such banks are made by these
two classes Of our citizens Your atten-
ton is called to the many valuable sug-
geSuOnS which the commissioner makes
In his report.
There seems to be a pronounced diff
ference between the commissioner and
a number OF state bankers as to the ad-
visibility Of limiting the total invest
tai and surplus Many or our state
bankers insist that this rule works a
hardship to the state banks having large
deposits IN proportion 20 Inelr capllal
stock, and gives national banks, similar
" situated, advantages Of which the
state banks are deprived. me commits
siOner, while admitting that it works a
hardship in some cases seems to think
this rule a wise one trust the legis-
lature will give careful consideration to
I this question 1t might be well to give
to our state banks an Of the advantages
enjoyed by the national banks, if il can
be done without in any way endangeTIng
the safety Of the banks or the security Of
the depositOrs; but, il should always be
borne in mind that the principal inter-
ests to be conserved are such safety and
I recommend the passage Of uniform
negotiable instrument law
Disposition OF State Funds.
In my. last MESA e-I recommended that
the surplus state funds be deposited in
banks Offering ample security and the
largest rate Of interest. Private interests
succeeded in defeating the passage Of
renewed The state treasurer ia his re-
port suggests that the present law pro
vfding Tor collection repositories could
be made more satisfactory 70 the people
generally BY an amendment permitting
the appointment OF collection agents from
any Of the banks OF Kansas, instead OF
limiting such appointments to the banks
OF Topeka, and that he would cheerfully
administer such a law He also suggests
that a reasonable use Of the states money
could be made a source OF prOnL 20 the
state BY interest on the daily balances.
For One Live Stock Inspector.
The live STOCK Industry is one Of the
great and growing industries Of the state
second only 70 that of agriculture The
value Of animals slaughtered or sold for
siaugnteT IN the state in 1893 was $50r534s-
O09; in 800, 81 81 900. The number Of
head OF live stock In the state In 100 was
651S,612 OF the value Of S143,457, 000 While
other interests have been protected and
encouraged, little has been done TO protect
our live stock Interests During the year
the sanitary board has done much TO pro
teCt the herds and pastures IN the south.
ern portion OF the state from infectious
cattle sought to be brought into the state