The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-11


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Standards for favoring extracts ought
to be established. The section of the
law governing the manufacture and sale
be amended to prevent deceptive labelling;
the law relating to labelling of substitutes
be repealed. and new law should re-
quire simply the printing of the formula
in legible type. An effective patent medi-
cine law. should be adopted, requiring
the labelling of all packages giving the
formula of the product when it contains
dangerous ingredients. A standard for
ice cream should be established. The de-
partment should be relieved Of the bur-
den of proof when dealing with food
products in which the ingredients are
generally recognized and deleterious to
health. Owing to the growth of the
canning industry, special law should
be enacted giving the department super
vision as to sanitary conditions, and fix
ing standard of purity in the output OF
food law will be more effective if the
legislature will make the Minnesota law
as nearly uniform as possible to the ma
based on the best experience of the Of
ficers of the dairy and food department
for Minnesota, and in them heartily con-
the suggestions in the hope that benefi-
cent legislation will follow
STATE PRISON.
During the past two years the state
prison Irvine plant has been materially
enlarged the output amounting during
this period to twenty-four and a half
million pounds, which was sold at price
amounting to $2,360,0O0. It is conserva-
state have been benefited to the extent
Of at least three cents per pound amount
ing to approximately $75O0OO, while the
state at the same time has made a net
profit of $4,000. thus yielding during
the two years net profit to the state
and the citizens thereof of more than
81, 100, 600. The past two years have been
the most prosperous and beneficial since
the Irvine plant was originated. The prod
uct has given general satisfaction, and
the demand is still beyond the capacity
OF the plant In my message to the legis--
lature two years ago, l recommended that
practically all of the labor of the prison
should be devoted to this industry. I re-
new the suggestion that the plant should
be Still enlarged so as to increase the
capacity at least five million pounds an
nually. This can easily be done without
additional appropriation from the state,
except for the necessary buildings on the
new prison site to be used for that pur-
pose. With this increase the output would
be $4,000, 900 pounds per annum, and would
tai average crop year in the state. The
National Cordage Company, a subsidiary
corporation of the International Harvester
Company, has commenced making Irvine
from flax fibre in this state for the evil
dent purpose of competing with the state
product. To meet this situation and to
protect the state interests, the law should
most certainly be amended to permit the
sale of the prison made Irvine outside of
the state in order that we may meet any
effort made by the Irvine trust to throttle
also suggest that the law be changed so
as to allow the sale Of Irvine to dealers
after March 1, reserving 100000 pounds
to fill small cash orders direct to farm
ers. With the large increase in the out
put, 1t will be necessary to dispose of a
large amount of the product through the
dealers of the state, as prudent BUSH
ness man will not wait longer than Feb
early enough to meet his reauire 9aents
and and that q Of his trade; The law now in
| at one. cent profit per pound is ample
protection to the farmer, and fair and
equitable to all concerned.
part Of our citizens in favor of making
farm machinery at the state prison to
compete with the trust; that Is, the man.
| ufacture of such machinery as Is now not
ure could be made along this line which
! would prove of great advantage to the ag-
ricultural interests, and I would suggest
that the management at least be author
| lied to investigate the feasibility with
power to act. This does not necessarily
require or need to carry with it an APP
| conservatively engaged could be met from
the earnings of the state Irvine plant.
| STATE SOLDIERS HOME.
1 would call your attention to the re-
| quirements Of additional appropriations
| for the state soldiers home in order that
Minnesota may continue to discharge her
debt to the veterans who gave their early
I years to the cause of the country in the
preservation Of the Union. Increasing
age disability and dependence mean that
| the number of veterans at the home and
! throughout the state who receive state
aid will grow instead of decrease for the
0nxyf f0xry fnfo ~ =.
| which relief was provided through the
| agency of the relief fund were treated
during the biennial period ending July 81,
I 1905 tn, the , average payment being $40;
! for home for the mothers, wives and
widows of soldiers. 1t was found that
this sum would not build and equip the
rowed from the soldiers relief fund to
assist in the work. while changes were
made in the plans by which the cost
/ was leSSened. The board of trustees now
ask for an additional appropriation of
$50, 900 to complete the woman's building
according to the original plans and to
install an electric elevator. The building
has been so far completed as to admit
of its occupancy and the first woman to
! be enrolled is the mother Of two Min
nesota soldiers. She has just passed the
| beneficence Of the state she would now
| be forced to become an object of charity.
LIVE STOCK SANITARY BOARD.
| Laws governing treatment of contagious
! diseases in cattle, hogs and horses have
| been vigorously enforced but there is,
I regret to say, an alarming increase in
diseases requiring special supervision.
! The executive officers Of the live stock
/ sanitary board report that there were
killed for the year ending July 81, 1906, a
| total Of 1,438 head of cattle because of
f., tuberculosis and 606 head Of horses for
glanders. The law requires that the
state shall pay three-fourths Of the APP
praised value of animals killed under its
terms, but limits the value of the ami
mails to a reasonable maximum. Under
+ the law creating separate sanitary board
| there was reduction to $4,000 Of the
amount given to the board for it's MAIN
| tenance annually. this amount being in
| tended also to cover the states share
| of the value Of animals slaughtered I'M
der it's provisions. / do not hesitate to
say that the sum Is wholly inadequate.
There are now on hand over $50 claims
approved by the board representing every
county in the state, for slaughtered cows
and horses, aggregating $55, 900, and which
the state is under a moral obligation to
pay. The board asks for SIS, 900 to wipe
out this debt and also asks for an APP
preparation Of $50, 900 annually with which
to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle and
CHAMBERS in horses.
CONCLUSION.
By way of conclusion, permit me to add
that have every confidence that you will
be guided and governed by desire to do
that which is best for the state. This
commonwealth. with all Of its moral in
tellectual, and material advancement is,