The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-01-11
Wide Range of Subjects
Covered in the Docu-
ment of the States
Chief Executive.
RAILROAD RATES TOO HIGH
Suggestion That All Roads in Lower
Peninsula Earning $1,000 a Mile
Charge but Two Cents a Mile
Proposed Disposition of
Primary School Fund.

Lansing-The second inaugural mes
sage of Gov. Warner, read to the house
and senate of the ty-fourth legisla-
ture January 3. covers "a wide range OF
subjects. II begins with reference 10
the exceptional prosperity OF the state s
financial condition. The governor goes
on record as favoIing the calling OF
constitutional convention in accordance
with the expressed wishes of the people.
Showing the financial position OF the
state, the following figures are given:
THE balance in the state treasury, at
the close OF the fiscal year 1903, was
81, 1929 361.75. BY reason of the payment OF
back taxes by railroad companies, the
treasury balance, at the close of the last
fiscal year, was al ,OOS, 7S2OS The state
tax levy decreased from $3,S69, 72i.67 in
1905 to 1855. 1929 in 1906. The aggregate
of all taxes, both state and local, levied
In Michigan in 1905. was so f02, 1886, ana
In 1906 approximately $26.3Sl 900. The
amount received from railroad companies
I'm 1905 was Sl.7S9.S40.15, and in 1906 S. los, .
71226 The latter sum includes the back
taxes mentioned above. In 1908 the IN
surance companies of other states operat-
ing i'm Michigan paid into the state treas
ury in taxes 1895, 60O.sl, and I'm 1906 $4Z2, :
aggregated $1S7 ,35l IS, and in 1906 $3.50, 04i.-
81. In 1905 corporations paid the state
franchise fees amounting to S6SslO.42, ana
In 1906. 1872 ll1.07. During the first IL
months of the year just closed the state
received 1872, OS93l interest on deposits OF
surplus state funds in various banks
throughout the state. The. balance In
the state treasury, at the close of bust
ness, December 81, 1906, was s., 1923, S9473.
1.-The assessed valuation of the taxable
property o. the state was N,574,422UO In
1906, the average rate of taxation for that
year for all purposes being $40 per
81 900 of valuation. IL is estimated that
the assessed valuation for 1907 Will be
81, col i93. 600, making the average rate or
taxation about $500 per $1,000 of valua-
ton.
Good Financial Condition.
"This satisfactory condition of the
finances of the state reflects quite faith
fully the general condition of the tinan-
cial and business institutions of the state
as well as of the citizens OF the state
generally. There has not been a failure
of state or national bank in Michigan
during the past four years. This fact
reflects great credit on those officials who
are charged with the duty OF supervising
these institutions"
The reports of the boards OF control
OF the various state institutions show,
the governor points out. that the state
has received honest. economical and in
tilligent service. He recommends a lib
eral spirit in dealing with the needs of
the institutions and watchfulness in
seeing that the funds appropriated are
expended with care and economy. The
necessity for increasing the accommoda-
lions of the hospitals and asylums for
the insane and feeble minded is shown,
as well as the Importance of carrying on
the care and education of the deaf and
dumb, the blind, and the dependent chill
| dren of the state.
The work done by the state department
| of health since its reorganization by the
last legislature is highly praised. A
| recommendation that the health laws OF
the state be modified and simplihed fol-
| lows
On the subject of insurance the gov
ernor calls attention to the conference
| of February last, participated In by sew
eral state. and recommends that bills
prepared by a committee appointed by
that conference be given careful atten-
| ton.
The message continues:
THE indeterminate sentence law. al
though of comparatively recent enact
ment in this state and providing for n
| radical change I'm the manner of sentence
| ing persons convicted of crime and ter
| Nlinating the period of Imprisonment, is
! working satisfactorily.
Dairy and Food Department.
1.-The work of the dairy and food de-
partment has been greatly extended dur
| Ing the past two years. Conforming tC
| the suggestions made in my first In
| auguTal message. the legislature made
provision for the new lines of work
| Chief among the extended powers grant
| ed to the department, in addition to in.
creased appropriations for its laboratory
were the supervision of and the giving
| of police power over the condition under
which food and drink products are pro-
dueed, the control of dairy sanitary con
ditions from the farm where the milk Is
| produced to the time of delivery to the
| consumer, in the form of either milk
cream, butter or cheese. the control OF
| the sanitary condition of bakeries, con
| fectioneries and ice cream plants, and
the making IL possible to appoint a suf.
fcent number OF inspectors to enforce the
| several provisions of the law.
| From carefully gathered statistics II
is evident that the production of cream
cry butter in this state, during the pas
year, has exceeded 35.O00,0OO pounds, and
| that the production of cheese has eX
ceeded 100000 pounds. These amounts
show an increase of nearly 70 per cent
NIa NNrFA L.
t2,OOo.00O annually. While there are GER
| tainly some other contributing causes
for this increased production, yet l be
lieve that the dairy meetings, inspection
work and the general interest aroused by
| the operation of the new dairy law, hav,
done their full share In bringing abou
| these results.
During the past year, congress hal
passed what Is known as the nationa
pure food law and meat inspection law
The application of the new regulation
OF the national food law will apply, s,
far as the United States authorities ar
concerned, only to food products pass
ing the borders of the state. In so far al
II is practicable, without surrenderinl
any of the advantages of the Michigal
law over that of the national law,
recommend that the requirements OF tn
| Michigan law be made to conform witt
those OF the national law.
Need Of Good Roads.
"It is an unpleasant, though well es
tablished fact, j think, that some state
contiguous TO Michigan can justly boas
the possession of roads far superior Z
those of this state. Michigan has beei
Tagging in this enterprise. The need o
active work in the direction Of improv
ing our highways is imperative. Goo
roads are OF great value 90 all classes o
our people, and an economically and In
diligently conducted system of roa
building will prove TO be a paying in
vestment The detailed report OF tn
STATE highway commissioner Is commend
ed TO your careful consideration.
| soThaf there Ia a very general 0eman
| for the enactment OF a law placing pr
vate bangs under state supervision can
| not be denied. Two years ago when
| BILL making such provision, was passe
| by the house OF representatives and de
feated In the senate by very narro'
| margin, apparently the only ones vh
sons who were either directly os ind
rectly interested in private banks.
cannot be successfully gainsaid tha
these so-cailed private banks s. are .,, privat