The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

open market. He claims this is neces-
sary in order to fight the trust
Our Public institutions.

The board of control report will
] Trove to be an exceedingly interesting
tocument, which shows that there are
7,113 inmates in our public institutions
and asylums and that it costs s153.50
Per capita to support these persons.
During the year there was S22S,150
| spent for repairs of public buildings
and S394,10 spent for new buildings.
The average salary paid to attendants
In the state institutions is $500. Five
years ago it was S497.
There are twelve institutions in the
state which are not educational and
during the two years term they have
cost $448,120.
Over 100000 insurance is carried
on the state institutions costing s72,-
900 for three-year premiums. This,
however, seems to be a paying invest.
ment, as the board states that in seven
years there has been paid in pre-
n1iums for insurance policies $119,-
388.68 and collected during that period
$200,337 for losses.
Would Separate the Sexes.
They recommend a separate train
ing school for girls. An effort was
made to secure an appropriation for
this purpose two years ago, but it
failed. The matter was quite thor
oughly discussed in the late campaign
and the chances are that such a bill
will meet with more favor this win
ter.
AS usual the beginning of the ses-
sion will not be productive of very
much work. It generally takes about
ten days or two weeks for the lieu
tenant governor and speaker to for
mulate their committees. They are,
of course, at work on them at the pres
ent time, but they need to have the
presence Of the members to consult
before the final announcement is made
Of course, until the committees are
announced, almost no work can be
done, as every bill must go to some
committee for consideration and re-
port. Then, too. the senatorial cleo
ton will not take place until Jan. p
and while there seems to be no con-
test concerning the reelection of Sen
ator Nelson there is always a tendency
to delay legislation until after that
important event has occurred. So it
can be set down as reasonably certain
that the latter part of January will be
reached before any serious legislation
is taken up.
Project for Capitol Approaches.
st. Paul has unanimously decided
in favor OF the proposed capitol APP
proachae. This involves an expendi-
ture cf $2,000,000 on the part of the
city md the state is only asked to pay
the interest on the amount invested
for forty years. 1t is natural that ST.
Paul should endorse this great project,
but the state ought to bear in mind
that st. Paul is Offering a donation to
the state Of S2.000,000, which shows
an earnest of good intention independ-
ent of local consideration. Can the
state afford to reject a gift of $4,000
900 which goes to beautify and adorn
a state property There will undoubt-
eddy be good many who will oppose
the scheme, but no harm can come
from its discussion in a reasonable
spirit. There are good arguments 'for
the project.
At the outset there were many who
did not favor the building of so ex-
pensive a capitol, but there are few
who now see the building in it's COM
pleted form who regret the investment
or think the state acted unwisely 1t
will be interesting at least to see the
breadth of view the members of the
legislature will take of this matter.
The state university will ask its
usual large appropriation this winter,
perhaps even larger than usual, and
there is just as much ground to as
sumo that that is a Minneapolis insti-
tuition as to assume that the capitol
is solely st. Paul affair.
H. P. HALL.
An deliberately Prepared Crime.