The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-09

question Of continuing tho present In
vss,nspt Of sehpol moseys.
IAN Of these measures weFe sp-
proved BY me then, and haze my
lBdorpensnt nov--uOtabiy the fran
chise law, the beer ippsO'ion law and
the law creating the State Board Of
Arbitration. The franchise laa serged
TO remove oil Doubt ~ 10 the power
Of the state board Of EquSilEation TO
assess franchises, and, although fran
ohises have heretofore been taken into
account, he total assessment Of cor
poraie property waa Increased, In our
last valuation, more than ten millions
Of dollars over any previous year, aud
With the aid OF tbs arbitration law sew
erzl serious strikes have already been
satisfactorily adjusted,
Continuing, Ihe Governor said;
IL do not care al this time 10 enter
into elaborate detail nc to tho record
of re first twelve months Of tbis nd.
ministratioH. | have only hastily oul.
liued some Of lis salient features. The
record speaks for itself.
GoyEHSoR's Tribute
To LAST ASSEMBLY.
"ln mg opinion, The laws enacted
by the last Legislature. 10 which have
adveFted. have tive approval Of the
people. The record OF the last Gen
eral Assembly may possibly no, have
been entirely inuliless, but !: was ons
Of the cleanest legislative bodies which
has assembled at ths State Capitol 10
r&esnt years. !"
Concluding. the Governor added:
'1he laws have bsss rigidly on.
forced. CE!I..e has been punished.
Life and property have been fully pro-
teetsd. The costs IN eriminR! cyses
have been greatly reduced BY whole
some Legislation. Every interest Of
the State has been lastly ard fairly
treated. Our eleemOsynary, edueS-
tional, reiormatory and penal inGilu-
lions have been generously fostered.
Honesty and frdgnlity Save been OBJ
served IN the expenditure OF the PEG.
pies money.
BooEs CORRECTLY EEPf
AxD ACCOUNTING HONEST.
''Thc books 9t the State ara cor
really kept mad the accounting Is
hoEea. The bonded debt has been
redgcsd aud will be fully paid during
the osming yeai. The tax levy for
State purposes, proper, IL the lowest
Of any state In the CuioB. and the
levy 10 m,cs The requirements Of the
public deb, will Be greatly reduced II
the existing sy,ten of school csrli6-
estes Is ooulinacd by the people.
1.-The largest spporlionmenl Of the
school moneys In the history Of Mis-
souri, has eeen made.
CASH CAriTSL sCuUUL EUgD
LAWUEsT OF ANY sTRTE.
''Our cash capital school fund, in
vested In our own securities, is The
largest of any State Of tbs Republic
One. ihlEd Of the States Revenue Fund
has been discussed 10 maintain the
public schools. Our splendid eduea.
tional system Is unsurpassed. Capital
aud labor are associated IN bonds Of
mutual aud reciprocal advantage. The
credit OF the Stale is unsurpassed by
the credit Of the National Government
itself.
"Our mining industries are seli-rc.
liant ana renianeraIlve The interests
of horticulture have been promoted
Our agricultural interests, despite the
drought, arc fairly oohtcHtrd. Our
manufacturing and other business 10.
tssests sro prosperous. EnieTpvising
cities and besut'ial towns and villages
dot this fair State. A vast railway
system, together With OUT great water
ways, carry our products to tho mar
kets OF the wc.ld.
"All OF the varied interests Of this
wonderful Commonwealth have closed
~ DIST year Of lbs new century conf
dent and aggressive, aud we begin the
second year imbued with public spirit,
courage and determination to reach
still greater achievements.
1.-THE creates. Worlds Exposition
of all time is to be held within our
commonwealth In 1908, and this IN
itself is an incentive for rcdoabIsd en-
ergy snd Rrido on the part Of overy
Missourian.