The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-11

| consideration, Is the DeSI SIAte Ia w
Union. Year after year she shows the
greatest net cash returns from her plains.
| fields and mines. 1t is a fact that the ad-
ministration Of the affairs OF South Da-
kOta costs less, per capita, than any other
state in the Union. If we want the state
to keep on developing. We must nave
| more people and more capitai. II VIII hot
| do to let the state stand STILL Two things
are essential to assure her going foFwaru'
immigration and capital"
Continuing he says: -,
II beg Of you. pass no law that VII!
make II necessary to increase taAes,
rather set an example that WI. iear ~
| ton protects capital and insures work ior
| the labOrer
The state has had wonderful growth
during the past six years. says says "a the .t.erv gor
grown Many people have come to ths
| state and thousands OF new MONIES ana
| farms have been opened.
Under the policies which have prevaiied
taxes have gradually grown lower anu M
| they will continue to grow lower us
| clares the governor, II this ana succeed
| ing legislatures are economical, conserva-
| tive and wise. lie ADDS:
| do not vote a single dollar in the way
OF appropriations that IS not neeneu. e;ns,.
| Above ali things keep the appropriations
| within the revenues of the state DO noth-
ing that will retard the growth and the
| development OF the state.
During the past two years no less than
ave new railroad ,tnoanies have been
Incorporated under II o Avs of this state.
On this subject the goyeTbnor rbsse says; naw COM
Ma. o.;,...a. panies are creatures
new Ha"Toaos. of the state of South
success is largely in your hands. The
| people of this state have waited long and
sorely need the roads. You can encour-
Ee It Notns Should f0S be 'a done that
would retard the completion OF the lines
mentioned and other new lines that are
| about to be built. In passing laws Tor
Just ~
The governor urges the passage. of a
bill prohibiting the acceptance or ran, a
/ road passes by all state, county ana
| municipal officers.
The need of an immigration commission
| 8 pointed out. and the governor strongly
urges the legislature to create such an
office and make provision for carrying out
he work of advertising the advantages OF
the state.
The governor declares that the ma
jority OF our people want primary cleo
tion law. and he advises the enactment
| Of such law with an emergency clause
attached. The primary law enacted by
the legislature off, Illinois is urgently rec
commended as worthy OF serious consid-
| GRAFTON.
The report of Prof. NJ. NJ. Ramer,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. is very full and complete review
/ during the biennial
Our Common I.rnot;vs period, 1t nna is i,tnr- ln-
schools. esting from begin
| ming to end and is
worthy Of a most careful examination
1T is wonder to me that our schools
are efficient when we take into con-
sideration that the average wages paid
male teachers In 1906 was but $421 and
doubtedly increasing the standard of our
teachers, but are not increasing thei,
pay as We should. Increase wages and
the quality and quantity of teachers will
Improve.
1T is my opinion that the membership
| Of the county board of education should
superintendent and experienced teachers.
Cigarette smoking seems to be quite
prevalent among schoolboys. The law, on
law should be amended prohibiting the
! state.
on their hands. This is especially true
| in some of our large and densely popu-
lated counties. 1t seems to me that 1t
would be advisable in counties where
the population is more than 5000 to al
an assistant
/ in better condition or in better hands. All
concerned are entitled to congratulations.
Our state schools are of such high or
der and are doing such good work that
earnestly wish that
Higher Education our people would be
- t..%;%.,%;cne loyal enough not to
- U"eNs"'Ss' send their children
out Of the state to
be educated.
| I'm regard to the bonds of the State
| of North Carolina donated for the bcne-
fit OF the South Da-
North Carolina = k0ta university. the
p..d, governor reports that
oo"eS' following suit to coll
lect these bonds a
check for 800, ,416.O9 was delivered u him
and deposited in the treasury. The
governor continues:
II recommend that the legislature pass
an act carrying an appropriation TO re-
turn said sum to the state OF North Ian Larr
state. North Carolina. simply because tne
/ law said we could Might did not make
right in this instance.
Morally, we have no right 70 one cent
of this money. and we ought to oe prave
enough and true enough 70 f1ve y PACK; car
our rns nniverstyy ensy she ean eaar use but IS
| tainted money / would send this money
back to North Carolina for her nniversl.y s;a,,
did university. 1t will be no burden on
our people.
TT is entirely plain that ingenious
schemers are using our sta'e tor p'iVats
1T is clear to me that our state ought
to become to forcet the doct4e 81
.sUnder the Federal Constitution indi-
V10ualS C0nnOt sue StatcS Cu euCn UOSSAS
20 the. holder gives, or sells, them 20 uS
and we sue the state that issued the
North. Carolina does not owe South
Dakota anything and never did at least
In this transaction. Let us balance the
4 account by giving back to her that which
te~hers and not ours
TIT IL gratifying to be able to report
that all our penal institutions are in most
.sYour, attention il called to the report
OF the board OF charities and corrections
Il should5be read by every member.
| "Under the head OF Moneys returned
Ito the treasury We And the following:
Good business man
Psnai institutions. agem t requires
available funds to be used for the sup
port OF the institution than will serve a
careful and economical administration.
This policy was early adopted by this
ton of your board the hast legislature
reduced the appropriations for several of
II the institutions. Notwithstanding this re-
ducticn q surplus has accumulated and =
splendid flnancial showing has been made.
Nor has this been done at the expense
OF the inmates. for never in the history OF
the institutions have their populations
been better fed or better clothed or better
cared for according to the spirit and ptir-
4 pose OF the institution than they are to-
day. Notwithstanding tho prices Of food,
/ nHoh ~ 4Sp3n