Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-19

/. impossible for farmers in the low lands
and valleys subject to inundation, to get
relief without additional legislation.
Educational Institutions.
Every citizen of the state will be graft
| fled to know that the education institu-
lions are In flourishing condition Each
! of the three asks additional appropria-
tons to serve their great needs, and am
sure you will deal generously with them.
No money Is better spent than that
which is expended for the equipment Of
our educational institutions.
From the report of the warden of the
penitentiary you will learn that that in
stitution is self sustaining: THAT during
the past two fiscal years there has been
returned to the state in cash and in pro-
ducts, which II sold in the great open
market would have produced the cash,
a greater sum than the amount appro-
priated by the state for the expense ac-
count" This Is certainly a gratifying
statement. | wish to indorse the recon-
mendation Of the board Of directors that
each state institution shall pay cash for
what 1t receives from each other state
institution las 1t would" to quote their
language, more clearly show the correct
receipts and expenditures of each one."
Manual Training School.
The new Manual Training auxiliary to
the State Normal school, provided for
by the last legislature, Is now In sue
cessful operation at Pittsburg. | have
visited the institution during the past
year, and commend, from personal OBJ
servations the work being done there.
Charitable institutions.
The nine institutions known as the
State Charities are especially worthy of
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your careful consideration the biennial re-
port of the board of trustees and the
recommendations which they make 10
you.
Under the able management of Prof. W.
T. Vernon. the Quindaro school is an
institution which merits your liberal sup
port.
The Girls Industrial school at Beloit,
and the Boys industrial school at To-
peka, are institutions which appeal
strongly to every sympathetic heart.
Soldiers Home.
Kansas patriotism and gratitude have
found beautiful expression in the SOL
diers' Home at Dodge City There, in
cozy cottages, several hundred battle
SCARED veterans, upon whose heads have
fallen the SHOWS which melt not away,
many of them with their wives and
children, patiently await the bugle call
across the river. The state has made
many contributions 20 their comfort and
should make many more.
Mother Bickerdike Home.
A kindred institution more pathetic, II
possible, in it's character than this, is
the Mother Bickeru4Ae Home for Soldiers
Widows at Ellsworth; but, | am sorry to
learn from numerous sources that this
institution has been somewhat neglected
by the state. / call your attention to
the Mother Bickerdlte Home and its
needs
Live Stock Sanitary Board.
There appears to be great diversity
of views among stockmen as to the prac-
tical value TO the state, or to their in
terests particularly, of this board. Some
contend that it is of incalculable value,
while others insist that 1t has no value
at all and should be abolished. | hope
you will give the whole subject careful
investigation.
lne recent war with Spain forcibly IL
Illustrated the value of an organized mill
tary force ready for emergency. The
National Guard of this state is composed
of a splendid body of young men, finely
differed. They should be the pride OF
the state, and are entirely worthy Of
legislative liberality.
Insurance.
The state superintendent of insurance,
Hon. c.. II. Luling, follows the example
of his predecessor in recommending the
creation of new office for the protec-
ton of property from fire. the incumbent
to be known as the state fire marshal.
Statisticians assert that the fire insur-
ance companies paid losses in this state
during the year 1905 amounting to ST.
$4,000. They also assert that more than
one-third of the property lost by fire was
not insured, so that the fire losses in
this state last year amounted to two
munon dollars.
Insurance rates are entirely too high in
this state, relatively much higher than
elsewhere. AS the law now stands the
people seem to have no protection against
the cupidity of insurance companies.
There is practically no competition IN
the business, and no present pretense of
any The laws on the subject are eVaded
and practically annulled
Agriculture and Horticulture.
Kansas is pre-eminently an agricultural
state, and has long recognized the i'm
portance of this branch or It's industry
by liberal appropriations for the support
of the State Board of Agriculture. that
board under the able management Of
Secretary +. ID. Ooburn, has been Of in
caculable benefit to the state, and the
work has been so greatly appreciated
| abroad that the people of other states
and countries have adopted its methods
| as pattern for their own. The eff
cheney OF this valuable and necessary de-
partment of state should be maintained
and increased by liberal appropriations
| at your hands.
The ladies of lie Daughters of the
| American Revolution will ask you to
/ pass a law, in harmony with that already
| upon the statute books OF many other
| states to prevent the dissertation Of the
American flag, and L heartily indorse
/ their efforts.
Pure Food.
No subject is of more vital Importance
to all the people than the subject OF
pure food. You can render no greater
| service to the people of this state than
| in the preparation and passage of good
pure food bill.
The governor, speaking of public
boards, advocated the adjustment of the
grain grading commission. and asked
the grain inspector to do the work. lie
| thinks the state Obard Of medical regis
/ tration should be consolidated with the
/ state board of health. He favors abolish
| ing the barber board, or extending the
/ usefulness of the board to smaller places
,nan cities. He thinks the state board
| of education and the state text book
commission should be consolidated.
The governor has much to say about
/ the building of state and believes that
development should be followed along
broad lines wherever possible. There
should be no sinecures and the people Z
money should be expended honestly and
ably for their benefit He advocates a
legislative commission visiting a number
of other states than Kansas ror pointers
on proposed legislation.
Miscellaneous Appropriations.
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