The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-23

with all its zeal the proposed bill for
/ .eparate schools for the sexes. At
this early stage of the proceedings it
does not look as if this opposition
could be successful, but it has already
| developed that it will require bitter
contest to establish separate school
for the girls The more's the pity.
| The governors revelation of the
value put upon the iron ore of the
state by the Steel company, which is
the principal owner, is something al
most startling. He quotes Mr.. Charles
M. Schwab, former president of the
United States Steel corporation, to
/ show the value the company puts upon
/ its iron ore as a commercial PROPOSE
! ton Schwab estimates the ore at
! 700.000,000 tons, upon which the Off
| Gals place valuation of ST per ton
/ On this basis they sell their bonds and
stocks and borrow their money. BY
! the same token, the governor argues,
i they should be taxed on the same
/ basis which they use in the financial
/ world to raise money, which makes
! the present rate Of taxation seem very
small indeed. In fact, the message
shows that in cur iron possessions we
have mine Of wealth for the future,
as well as iron mines. >
Corporations and Taxes.
| He naturally gives large attention to
| the railroad question and one Of the
| leading elements in the legislature
t this winter will be how best to make
the railroads divide their receipts
| with the state. In fact, all branches
| Of public service corporations have
! got to be brought to the bar Of taxa
ton justice this year. Bills have al
ready been introduced taxing express
and telephone companies and provid-
! ing penalties Of fine and imprison-
ment if the officers attempt to evade
| the proposed laws. A change in the
primary election law is recommended
and bill to that end IS already pend
ing It is quite certain that some
thing will be done to amend or change
the form of primary election. The
matter of good roads and drainage
has prominent attention given to it..
The question of curtafling the work
of the professional lobbyist is taken
up. That subject has received prompt
consideration already, as a bin is
pending which requires the registra-
ton OF every one who desires to act
as a lobbyist and a statement as to
what or Dany or corporation he rep
resent There never has been a SEES
sion Of she legislature where such
promDt attention has been given to
fte recommendations OF the governor
fn his message as in the present one
and as he recommends almost every
thing conceivable there seems to be
NO doubt about there being plenty OF
work before the legislature. Repre-
sentative Dorsey of Glencoe raised
quite laugh in the house tie next
day after the message had been de-
Ifvered by Offering a resolution asking
the governor his opinion on local OPP
tion, Mr.. Dorsey claiming that that
was the 0aIy thing which had been
omitted in the message. All of these
public questions were pretty well
threshed over in the campaign ard
the governor has certainly given an
opportunity 20 have them threshe8
over this winter in the legislature.
The fact that so mary of his recon-
rnendations have already been taken
up is high compliment to- the chief
executive Of the state.
Monument 60 Generai CaiwTF8.
One subject, recommended In the
message ought TO appeal to every c1ti-
zen in the stare and 5fiat 81 for
monument to General William CofvifI,
who led the First Minnesota at the
battle, CT Gettysburg anG was shot to-
pieces in that memorable engagement,
But still recovered sufficiently 20 five
until quite recently. TIE governor
proposes a state appropriation for the
erection of monument TO his mem
DRY at Cannon Falls, where he was
buried To show the violent partisan
ship OF life I cali attention to che fact
that when the Democrats nominated
this hero for congress few years
ago all his valor and suffering were
forgotten and he was not only ma
ligned in the campaign but given a
beggariy vote as well. Regardless of
his political faith he should have been
elected and kept in office until he died
as a tribute worthy TO ore of the.
bravest men VINO ever lived In fact
the state ough9 to have protected him
with special pension while alive.
A bill has been introduced estaE-
fishing an agricultural implement fac
tory at the state prison. to compete
with the trust; in fact, there is no
element of monopoly or trust which
viii not come in for a bigger swfpe
from the legislature this winter. Re
form is so much in evidence that 1t is
difficult to get into the doors OF the
capitol without running against it.
was talking with a prominent attor-
ney the other day about the loss of
passes to the Legislature and his reply
was. while this legislature may
abolish passes it will not make the