Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10

accordance with the provisions IF exist
1ng aroitTation laws. LABOR Commlssionef
mediator Of the dispute. but was assured
shat the parties interested would be able
to reach a satisfactory adjustment with
out assistance. When the strike was de-
clared, on May Z, Mr.. Rixey again en-
the Transit Company and its employees ar
Ditrated. but was by the Of
icers of the company that as there was
no dispute between AZ and its (then) pres
ent employees, il had nothing to arbitrate.
a citizens committee composed OF prom
inent business men was formed for the
purpose of effecting a settlement of The
differences between the Transit company
and its striking employees, but did not
employees were engaged in this strike,
which continued for a considerable Lme-
insuffciency of our present arbitration
laws. The general public is concerned in
all disputes between employers and their
employees and this is especially true where
the employer is engaged in conducting a
public utility the interruption of wnicn
iEterferes with the pleasure, convenience
or material interests of the public. The
concensus of intelligent public sentiment
favors the settlement of all such disputes
between employers and their employees by
arbitration. Many of the states now have
arbitration boards whose efforts appear
ccrned.
Your attention is respectfully directed
to this subject with the confident belief
that you will give it such consideration as
| its Importance merits
BOARD OF EMBALMING.
Commencing with the May meeting,
Licenses have been granted undertakers to
practice the art of emhalming, and to this
date there are altogether in the State 327
In the month Of January. 1898, the
Board met with the State Board of
Health. and after comforting and investi-
cooperation of the two boards would be
to the good of the public health. they
II q prAnd IN n OIH hfnnInr nn-Nnn a-@
adopted the rules of the State Board Of
Health and the American Association OF
General Baggage Agents for the trans
portation of the dead
BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF BAR
BEERS.
During the Fortieth General Assembly
you created by enactment a Board of Ex-
aabmeirneeWriI,b TOT = a Tap6ersss a 1hra IN rasenesonrsdHanes
tive BARRIERS members of that board, who
qualified on August 26, 1899; From that
sued in ST. Louis, Kansas City ana ST.
Joseph 2;440 licenses, and from January. 1.
sued in said cities 2.10S licenses.
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
without any express authority Of law,
hut at the request of the management of
at Buffalo. N. Y, in 1901, 1 have appoint
ed a number of gentlemen and ladies to
serve as commissioners to prepare and
Missouri at such exposition. The COM
missioners thus designated at once or
ganized by the election of Hon. Alex. G..
Cochran OF St. Louis as president; Chas.
w. Green, of Brookfield as vice-president;
Robert NJ Yost of st. Louis, as secretary.
ard VIM. 3. Thompson of st. Louis, as
treasurer. Frequent meetings were held
during the summer, and L kept advised Of
the progress of the work. Though with
out a dollar of appropriation the commits
SionerS have collected a large and SpIen-
oId eIhI6it OF the - aEF Fi and hort,
process of collection many exhibits of
mines. manufactures, live stock, educa-
tional facilities, arts and sciences, etc.
1 therefore recommend an appropriation
for that purpose. The Pan-American TX
position should be especially utilized by
Missouri as an advance agenE of our
Worlds Fair of 1903, and it would not
look well for us-of all States in the
ing before the nations of the earth hat
will have representatives at Buffalo.
Recommendations for Monuments.
Recommendations are made for provi-
Sions for the erection of to
the memory of Judge William Scott. of
The supreme court. and to Governors Nc
Clurg and Fletcher.
WORLDS FAIR LOUISIANA PUR-
CHASE EXPOSITION.
The centennial of the acquisition of the
Louisiana Territory will occur in 1903. 1t
IS not only proper, but incumbent upon
: the states and territories within tina ex-
tensive and r~esourceful area, to COM
memorate so great an event. At the re-,
quest of the citizens of St. Louis l calles
a Convention on January 10, 1899, of oele-
| gates from the Louisiana states and ter
ritories 20 consider such a celebration.
sentative citizens from thirteen of the
States and two Territories and after two
days elaboration it decided that moth
ing less Ihan an international exposition.
fOStered by the Federal Government and
participated in by all of its states and pos
sessions, as well as by every civilized
country of the globe, would fifty mark
the completion of a century so Important,
not only in the history of the United
States, but of civilization and society.
That Convention realizing that Missouri
is the most populous and the wealthiest
| State in the purchase and that St. Louis
is the largest and most accessible city,
selected that metropolis as the location OF
| Your predecessors, the Fortieth General
Assembly, recognized the significance of
the celebration, and the magnitude of the
enterprise, by submitting to the people of
the State a constitutional amendment au-
thorizing the city of St Louis to increase
its bonded debt IN the sum of So, O00,0 600 in
aid of the exposition, and also a consti-
tutiOnal amendment authorizing the Cen
eral Assembly to appropriate 81, 900. 600 out
of the interest and sinking fund to defray
the expense of a state exhibit at the
aforesaid Exposition. These amendments
were not only carried by substantial ma
j%orities, but were approved by the people
of the state in a spirit which Indicated
that their patriotic impulses and their state
price were thoroughly enlisted towards
making the exposition a credit to the
commonwealth, and commensurate in ev-
which has contributed more than any
other event in our history since the for
nation Of the government towards it's
perpetuity. 1t is an honor to Missouri to
have such an exposition located within
her borders. The people of St. Louis. with
cOmmendable liberaiity and enterprise,
have raised by private subscription a fund
of $500, 900 for the incorporation of a
Louisiana Purchase Exposition company.
Furthermore the federal government has
through the almost unanimous vote of
beth Houses of Congress, approved by the
President, recognized the exposition and
pledged aid thereto in the sum of 50, 900, 900.
Invitations will be extended by the add
ministration at Washington to all the ma
exposition, and during it's continuance
the rulers of monarchies, the presidents
of our sister Republics, and ali who are
eminent in art, science and philanthropy
will doubtless be entertained as guests of
the United States, of Missouri, and of st.
Louis.
The people of St. Louis planned this ex-
position on a great scale, having decided
that SIS, 600 1000 must be secured before the
corporation shall be formed or the site
selected. In pledging themselves however
to provide so, 900, 600 of the SIS, 900, 900 they
burden, as none of that $40, 000, O0 will be
procured or expected from any people of
Missouri outside of the city of St. Louis.
Furthermore as St. Louis pays about two
fifths of the state taxes: it will contribute
two-fifths of the one million voted by the
people for the state exhibit. 1 am sure,
therefore, that you will be prompt to car
~ out the wishes of the people as ex-
pressed at the polls, and follow their
Instructions by appropriating s1,000,0 600
during the early days OF the session.
Each House of the last General Assem-
bly, had a Louisiana Purchase Exposition
committee, and 1 take it for granted like
committees will be appointed by the