The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-07
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR
JOHNSON WAS STRONG
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class Of property coming under the. pro-
visions OF such q law.
Education.

visions OF such q. law.
which demands the most careful atten-
ton. and in which there is yet great room
for and nd Sese sehoos at
least 6 per cent of the pupils and stud
ents attending them receive no instruc-
ton beyond that received there; OF over
F.; half a million pupils in all the public
/ schools during the past year, more than
schools By reason Of the primatiye
stu empaye sch tns aek the
vantage of well constructed buildings,
adequate books and library, trained and
5s Ts SSst 10 a hs 1aaea
The primary education Ct the youth Is
the real basis OF our Citizenship. ; ana Sn1
be employed. The inducement for more
general attendance should be held out
| by every possible assistance OF the state
I suggest that there is much coca sion
for Improvement in our rural school,
houses with regard to heating. light
greater comfort Of the pupils.
To secure this result would recommend
the adoption Of some general Plan where
structed in the future upon plans sub
mitted to and approved by competent au-
thority.
during recent Years has done much to
raise the standard and increase the eff
f1ciency of rural schools, and trust
liberal pGGy VIII be a. Aq de-
class Of schools Is as essential as for
those in towns and cities. To obtain this
I think a change in the law is neces-
| sary whereby our county superntendents
| will not only be paid adeQua tely for their
services, but which will also insure more
competent supervision.
n,,~s, $ho To- CT fho 1y1fio
imposed upon a3S the the department Of pubic
While the working force during ali 5his
clerk and the funds at the disposal Of
| the department have been only cores
pondingly increased. In view Of the in
ing every branch of Of our pubic schools
and other educational service, I recon-
mend that the Legislature make provi-
per peri fund Of the working force Of
! the office be made $500 annually.
Timber 'Trespass and Mineral Leases.
There should be no cessation in the
suggest to you the advisabiltty Of making
provision with sufficient appropriations
for the employment of special eounse!
amounts claimed to be due the state. The
auditor in his report makes reference also
to timber trespass, bearing out the state
ieeed also SO that t''i thousands of collars
worth Of timber has beer stolen from
the, state of which no report has been
! made.
i It would be wise to appropriate. suffi-
cient funds TO enable the executive to
make complete Investigation Of our tim
Der conditions with a. view Of bringing
| offenders to justice, and securing to the
school funds OF the state the amount prop
eriy belonging thereto.
The public examiner further states as
! g result OF investigation, that mineral
| leases have been issued contrary to law,
ana to eprsons not legally entitled to
sa6. H h. o r; yS% a t
AS precaut:on against future violations
Of The law that class Of property
may yield to the state the, greatest pos
of a bill to provide for tine sale OF min
erai leases at public auction to the nigh
est bidder, and that every such sale should
and after meteorological. examination Of
the land by the state before such sale.
| Railway Legislation.
The United States supreme court in 9
against the merger 81 such parallel and
competing lines OF railway. And yet we
realize and know that combinations are
much higher than across our border In
Gambia. That Their is an unjust dis
You are the ."1 representatiy s Of the peo-
pie. To you they look for. relief: BY
| many the Iowa distance tariff law Is be-
l.eved to be solution of this question
for our own sake.
Railroad rates are lower in Iowa than
in this state by. from q to 40 per cent.
Something is radically wrong with a sys-
tenn which places the Minnesota shipper
at such disadvantage.
That the Iowa distance tariff law would
be of benefit to our state, Is Of grave
doubt. The railway situation Of Iowa
differs materially from our own. Iowa
is state compact in physical form, hav-
ing within her borders no great terminal
markets. and whose products are mainly
agricultural, the great surplus being car
ried to terminal markets beyond the state
In carloads. The manufactured articles
are largely brought in from points out
side Of the state in carload lots. With us
the condition IS wholly different, and
after investigation, have concluded that
Ut is an open question whether or not
the Iowa plan would be to OUR advantage
as whole state. A, distance tariff nigh:
be Of temporary benefit to the rural
districts and at the same time be the
means Of gradually t"a-irg down our IN