The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-04

on account of his party affiliations or
his political influence. If this is ever
political purposes, its value to the state
will be immeasurably lessened, if not
destroyed altogether Not only is it
free from political control in an way,
but as far as possible system of civil
service promotion prevails; In case
the. employees are made. I take this oc
casion to publicly commend the men,
bers Of the board Of control for their
excellent services to the state.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND
BOARD OF CONTROL.
I desire to call your attention to the
charge our educational institutions and
the board Of control. Two years ago I
urged their separation, and time has
confirmed my belief that it should be
done. The university and normal
schools should be wholly under the man
agement respectively of the board of
regents and the normal school board.
Their affairs would be safe and we'll
managed by their respective boards.
Besides, the duties Of the board of con-
troll are sufficiently onerous without this
additional work. It was not the inten-
ton of those who favored this original
measure to have the educational insti-
tions included in the act creating the
board. There ought to be friends
enough of the educational institutions
and the board of control to secure the
desired legislation. I most earnestly
recommend the enactment of a law re-
moving the university and the normal
schools from the board Of control. Two
boards are unnecessary for the manage
ment of the school for the deaf and
blind at Faribault, and the state public
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tonna.
The board of control should have full
charge Of these institutions.
STATE PRISON FINANCIAL SHOW
ING.
We have reason to be proud Of our
prison because of it's practical humani-
tartan and reformative administration.
1t is regarded thruout the United States
as one of the best-managed prisons in
the country.
The financial management of the
prison during the past two years is very
gratifying to the state. We have come
of penal administration as any state in
the union. We are no longer taxed to
support the criminals in the state
prison-on the contrary, they are a
source of profit and at the same time
they are humanely and intelligently
treated. AS an indication of the finan
cial prosperity of that institution I will
cite the last year. which shows that the
total earnings Of the prison were
maintenance, $1O9,51O.S7; leaving a net
profit, or excess of earnings above tota
expenses, of $S6,196.76.
There is not another prison in the
United States that can make so favor
able a showing.
THE TWINE PLANT.
The showing of the Irvine plant dur
ing the past years has been especially
gratifying. During the year 1904, 10,
OFT 1865 pounds of Irvine were manufac
tured, upon which the state made
profit Of $112, 444.27. All Of this twin
was sold direct to the farmers. of tn
state at 2 cents per pound below tn
ruling prices at which Irvine was sold t
dealers by the manufacturers, thu
showing a clean profit of 2 cents pc
& pound to the farmer-making a savin
to him of $2O0,757.31 Add to thi
the states profit, $112,444.27, maxim
i a total profit of $313,2O1.5S for the sea
son Of 1904.
pacity of the Irvine plant has been il
creased over 100 per cent. In roun
numbers, in 1902, we made $4,000
pounds of Irvine; in 1903 more tina
seven million pounds; in 1904 we mao
2 10,000,000 pounds, and for 1905 Ctr
manufacturing season is now half over
y there will be manufactured about eleve
4 million pounds. Contracts were mac
& early in the season, before the pric
n went up to the present high level, for a
. of the raw material that will be T
quired to keep the plant running at i
7 maximum capacity until the close of tt
4 Irvine season of 1905, so that it can
definitely stated now that the manag
ment of the Irvine plant for the seast
e of 1905 will be more profitable to tt
state and to the farmers than the pa
Il season has been, which was the mo
profitable in the history Of the pla1
AS an evidence of the business met
Z DDS since the Irvine plant was ests
Il lished, there has been manufactur
4 over 56,000,O00 pounds of Irvine, and t
2 sales during this time have amount
to nearly $5,OOOO0O. If the farmers
the state have been benefited to the
L tent of 2 cents pound (and I think
j has been more than that), the twi
plant has saved them over 81 100000,
the same time the state has made oy
$500,00O. Conservatively estimated, |
Irvine plant has profted the state to I
lH extent of over ST. 100000. .
NEW PRISON.
There are now nearly 100 prison
confined in the state prison, which
ready taxes the capacity Of the