The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-11


gates were present. By last night few
more had drifted in. The lower floor of
Representative hall was almost filled
last night, at least 500 people being in
best meeting" said Secretary Coburn,
That we ever had. The people who are
here represent the real Kansas farmers.
In his report Mr.. Coburn said:
Gentlemen of the State Board of Agri-
culture: The work in the boards Office
Tor the year just closed has been prose-
cuted as vigorously as in any previous
1z-month, and along much the same hnes-
An exception to the regular routine was
IN the board S supervising and compiling
the NTH decennlai census of Kansas IN
every tenth year ending with a state
census taken under the boards direction
as required by law, and hence this was
one OF our arduous duties in 1905.
These census returns, gathered by town
snip and city assessors and forwarded
age sex and color Of every person IN the
state, whether adult or infant, and when
all the various fluctuations and classified
tons have been completed the showing
accounts not only for the states pOpula-
ton by townships, cities and counties, but
shows from whence our inhabitants came,
their nativity, occupations, their military
record and also gives information regard
ing churches, public schools, public and
private libraries, newspapers and pauper-
| ISM and crime As may be imagined, the
task of classifying, reconciling, tabulating
and compiling these returns after receipt
| by the board, as required by law, IS a
tedious and large undertaking. In carry
1 ing this work a force Of additional
| helpers has been necessary, amounting
for part of the time to as many as
thirty people. It is expected that the re-
suits will be in proper form for the print
/ er within few weeks.
The legislature placed upon your secre-
/ tary for another two years the work of
inspecting the beets raised in the state for
sugar making and apportioning and certi-
4 tying the bounty of &c. coo thereon. The
| duty also devolves upon him of collecting
samples of the commercial fertilizers sold
/ IN the state. having them an9lVZed and
collecting upon each an annual license fee
| Of 500.
| least in part enumerate the boards pub
! locations for each preceding year the first
that should be mentioned for 1905 is the
| lIiuslrated March quarterly report OF 24l
| pages. which besides the addresses, papers
and discussions at the board thirty
/ fourth annual meeting, contained other
! information calculated to aid and en-
lcourage our farmers and stockmen and
advance generally Kansas agricultural
| conditions. This volume also gave the
statistics of the states sugar beet pro-
lsduction in 1904
The June quarterly was devoted to
Kansas crops, giving statistical and other
/ information relating to the same, as well
/ as summing up of agricultural condi-
/ tons al that time.
A four page leahet giving an approx
mate Of the 1905 population by counties
ana cities, and for the state. based on
/ the then incomplete tabulation of census
! returns, served as the September quar-
/ terly.
/ 1nere nave been made such significant
! discoveries in recent years in the science
/ of corn breeding and so many interesting
Il and valuable developments in connection
1 with the production sof corn, that it has
4 been deemed advisable to issue another
i treatise~ on the subject. the edition of the
! boards former reD0rt devoted urinciDa Nv
! to corn having been exhausted within a
short time after its issuance, in 1896 This
1 new volume or report of 325 pages will no
4 doubt be coming from the printer within
/ the present week and be distributed to our
/ farmers in ample time for them to derive
/ whatever benefits careful reading and
study viii give prior to this years opera
| tons. The volume contains information
Il upon the selection planting. cultivation,
/ harvesting and storage of corn. and con-
| stffutes fhe larger T3a7f ~ fIa f1oa,.7'e
/ December quarterly. The 1905 agrcul-
tural and live stock statistics, as well as
| a summary Of the states population by
/ counties and cities, constitutes a not UNI
/ important part of the report. as they re-
veal an aggregate value of Kansas farm
/ products and live stock for that year OF
SAG. 639. S23 the Ia rgest amount ever re-
4 corded for the state in a single year.
+ Having lived in the state continuously
for nearly tWO-Score years. through sea
sons both lean and fat, it is a specia
pleasure to your secretary to be the Off
cial spokesman for agricultural Kansas ir
1 a year when it can truly be chronicle6
that the states farm productions were
| greater in value than ever before anC
when. as would be a natural conclusion
| her farmers are most prosperous
Contribute Two Cents.
The report of Edwin Snyder of Oska-
ACOSe1s yesterday AFTERNOON. treasurer OF
the organization, caused the hat to be
passed. For the past two years there
has been S1.97 in the treasury. This
year Mr.. Snyder said that it amounted
to $1.9S, but he was unable to explain
i where or how the additional penny haC
1 made its entrances into the account. An.
i drew Shearer of Frankfort rose to his
feet and said: we must not let Mr.
Snyder worry himself to keep track Of
an odd, number Of pennies like that
Tor &c hot
want two pennies. Let's make the
account two dollars" For a few min
utes pennies rained Shearer'S direction
He picked out two which he thought
were good, turned them over to Mr. Sny-
der and hereafter the board of agricul-
ture treasury will contain an even $500
A number of minor business matters
We're disposed of and adjournment ia
ken to. last night
HOch's Railroad Talk.
When the evening meeting was called
Governor Hoch appeared on the plat.
form to make his address of welcome
Everyone thought that he was in WITCH.
tia. The governor could not go to the
Windy City because of the severe colo
from which he has been suffering, 81
he saved up his railroad thunder foi
the farmers.
He lifted the audience clear off it.
feet by this statement: I am an opti
mist We must pass laws to prevent re
bates and eXtOrt1ons 1t VIII be done
It must be done Listen: If it is no
done the time is coming on when tn,
people viii be compelled to do tina
which hope they never will be COMPEL
ed to do, namely, own the railroad,
themselves
The cheers that resulted could almos
be heard in North Topeka. 1t was no
merely sudden spasm Of applause
but was renewed and renewed. Tn,
spirit caught on"
The governor said his usual nicl
things of welcome, but kept close to hi
railroad subject. He declared that tn,
great issue of today was whether thu
great railway companies shall be allow
ed. without restriction without being
blocked by the government, to give on
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