The Worthington advance., 1903-01-16

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aRemei,t Of the state educational butter
and cheese contests conducted. ed. monthly
fren Aprn = 1921: TO- Ny !; 4! 1se,; nr.r,,n
pouaa a sar wses issasn Upon she output
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how earnest should be our efforts to dot
everyone Of Ainnesota's eishty.four coun-
ties with creameries. especially In the
bstee on more are
dairy field y now open to the energetic
husbandnan than in northern Minnesota.
which with its healthful climate. pure
Great credit, too. Il due thi. depart
ment, for It not only advances the dairy
versified farming; which 10 20 essential
to our future prosperity.
Food Inspections have been equally
ment chemists. These samples have been
gathered from every city, town q ana annaso ham
tors. and wherever the result of any
analysis has demonstrated the illegality
Of any article, prompt and vigorous means
Market teen Thus the people Of the state are
sure that the food they consume is free
from impurities or injurious ingredients
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Department OF Insurance. -
The vast interests over which the De- de-
eiiH seSpervision - renders said !. department. one
of supreme Importance to- our citizens.
the commissioner against all financially
may have been found insolvent or unre-
liable or whose business methods were
Of Questionable or dishonest character.
placed in the hands Of a receiver and their
% eanized "u Under tn the la laws 5 Of Other States,
The fullest extent possible under the ex-
There has been collected and turned
into the state treasury through the tnsur-
ance department. during the past two
years. on account Of taxes and fees. near
an increase over the receipts for the
So ie'a oeo. and P'eSsh over that Of a like period
ten years previous Of nearly x2oG 1000 ooo
Of the business under its supervision.
ample facilities should be granted by the
cure the best possible results in the way
Of insurance supervision.
Bureau Of Labor.
It would be difficult to find a community
where labor troubles are fewer than IN
Minnesota. While other national and
been disturbed by serious strikes and
lock-outs. eliminating in violence and
bloodshed, and resulting In oth the i loss s,of Of
free from them. The inhuman employ
ment OF children:- the unlawful importa..
ton Of cheap and pauper labor has not
our our fair state. Our fortunate condition In
this respect Is due to our wise statutory
provisions enacted In behalf OF labor. and
Our state received one Of the five med
ais which were awarded At the Paris
Exposition Al first prize for the best labor
laws, 80 that our enactments on this sub
Among the many laws to which we
can point with pride are those relating
tI ton SA and y Employment Of Children. and
IN dangerous or immoral occupations: a
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people: laws for the protection Of rail:
way employees; the eight-hour law, and
many others.
- Public Examiner.
conducted with the greatest emciency.
This department Is rapidly growing IN
importance and the necessity OF dNigent
and ssryics IN the sdmn1s Sy
the public At the last general session q
law was passed making It the duty Of
the public examiner to examine the books
by law pay taxes to the state on q gross
earnings basis. Under this law the public
examiner has been enabled to examine
the books OF the vhether he
amounts required by law on gross earn:
ings have been properly computed and
paid to the state. These examinations
the state treasury owing to the discovery
Of errors and oversight in computation
on the part Of certain railway compan-
portant duties upon the department I
the report Of the. examiner which con-
tains many valuable suggestions I ss-
ings law. In view Of the Importance Of
the work Of this department. and in order
enforced. ese ses IRE recommend that an Adequate
Game and Fish cemmles'on.
The work Of the game end sh
Every effort has been made to prevent
the unlawful destruction Of game and
fish, and no offender has been permitted
dred convictions. and the fines collected
amount during the past two years to
nearly IS, 900. In addition many violators
Of the law were sent to jail. Some TO-
000, 900 fry have been distributed to our
lakes and rivers. When It is remembered
that this valuable asset and food supply
is worth many millions to the people Of
our state every endeavor should be made
to protect It. and your careful attention is
directed to the needs Of the commission
for the coming biennial period.
Drainage.
In accordance with tho law enacted
during the last session Of the legislature
appropriating $4,000 for drainage. the
board thereby constituted, consisting Of
the auditor, the secretary Of state and
the governor, met. organized, and selected
an engineer, and provided for the prose-
cution of the work as contemplated by
the law. After careful surveys contracts
were entered into for nine bitches; sew
eral have ben completed and others are
well under way. The work has been re-
prices Of labor, and IN many cases the
swampy nature Of roads leading to these
bitches. In all 36.6 miles Of bitches
have been contracted for and when these
are completed, toRether with the expense
Of surveys. the $50. 900 win have been
expended. These ditches have reclaimed
many thousand acres Of land and it is
certainly desirable that this work should
"a nnrffn,aA M .fha nacAaaffv far more