The Irish standard., 1908-10-03

districts which It has examined over $780,.
600 more-maklna total Of over $4,000
than twice pays the cost Of ali salaries
and contingent expenses Of the depart
ment for the two years. But the recov-
minor pprt Of the ines work and yalne rs oa on tba
department to the public. The annual ex-
animation and constant supervision Of
state. county. and other public accounts.
the investigation of railroad and other
public service corporation earnings. and
in particular. the superintendence and
examination Of the state banks. trust
companies. savings and building and loan
Institutions. saves and prevents loss 70
the state and the public of one hundred
dollars for every dollar actually recov-
ered; ERE Tho The extra expenditure Of the state
past four years is warranted by the extra
labor thrown upon the banking section
of the department alone. The three hum
years ago, with $56. 900. 900 resources have
grown to six hundred and seven. with
s9o.oOo,ooo resources: In other words,
new state banks with. s34.OOO,O6o addi-
tional resources. an increase OF over
eighty per cent in the number of banks
WSerrss rSurns ,s Samnaon iaaoa and and,
the department for all purposes has in
creased only about half that percentage.
Among the new banks are. about one
hundred fifty former private banks which
the department has taken over and re-
organized under state banking laws since
is the last St. leEislatise session Compared
thrown upon the department and the
large returns which it shows for its cost.
the appropriation for the support and
Of being .:extravagant." Ism is niggardiy; iS
and this fact is recognized by the Mime.
sofa State Bankers Association which
at ats1,.,na the last annual convention adopted a
increase the appropriation and force Of
the department. SO that it will be able
to give the states financial institutions
single examination now provided.
The Labor Department and Employment
Bureau.
. There has been additional support for
s.s;.s ts:tion Of the RIGHTS, life. limbs and
women. and the gathering of statistics
for the intelligent solution of labor prob
lens. Free employment bureaus have
Duluth at which thousands Of the unem-
ployed have secured positions at a cost
to the state of about thirty cents per
iaborer. Increased number of inspectors
year have visited 400 manufacturing
labor inspection has become live and
effective force and Of practical S,aiue to
labor and school truancy laws have been
for the first time enforced, and good
many many th9usand tho children taken out Of
and placed in school. AS net result the
lives and health of working people are
better protected. mill and factory ma
spection is far more effective, employ
ment is better guaranteed, and child
labor and truancy laws are better en-
forced than ever before, in Minnesota; !;
submit .Sr>iV tod
citizens that the few extra thousand dol
lars expended by you per annum to
secure these results is not "extrava-
common humanity.
Is This An Extravagant Item?
In four years. the state legislature sup
porting my recommendations has in
creased by about $4,000 the annual support
for the state dairy and food department.
produet worth and md has M sn"ai saraea
for Minnesota the title Of beinu the pro-
dueer Of the finest s!t-edged creamery
b butter ter in the world submit is worth
dairy and creamery inspection; and a
department upon whose efficient food in
spection and professional skill in the
of the lives and health of 100000 people
from food adulteration, is worth. at least,
to the people Of Minnesota. the extra
efficient and competent. The total num-
ber of inspectors to cover the eight hun
ared creameries. the innumerable dairy
ores Mhere al 6o M mada shops and
the eighty-five counties of Minnesota has
been increased from thirteen four years
to nineteen today If i'm
many would Mr.. Jacobson consider an
economy? believe that twenty-five in
spee;tor%s ss['S;t % would be an economy from every
creamery butter product of this state
In four years has increased $6,000,O00 or
over 4Osc. II stricter dairy and cream
and Its fcrce has added one per cent, or
one. .hundredth part, to the market value
Of Minnesotas butter In the markets Of
the world, the entire cost Of the depart
ment Is paid for.
A New State Department
One of the new departments created by
the state Is that Of livestock sanitary
hoard, composed of five members. three
ing livestock. Its appropriation in 1905
was $4,000: which was increased to $54.-
900 in 1907. with q further special ap-
pnas % ed SY Se 9 fa9 Pay f9p Now f
look upon the disbursement side of the
ledger alone. this would appear to be
cross extravagance;" and what my
his charges; but what is the other side
of the account? Fully 90 per cent Of the
pure bred cattle herds In Minnesota have
OCVu tSCu ITO1u kuOCTCuSOSISs nc saving
to the state from removing tubereYlar and
glandered animals Is worth thousand
+, the cost VACCINE Which hd the
era 'u viii reach disease is Which, eGs COSTS COSTS
Minnesota farmers loss of half mil
lion dollars a year. and many other de,
strnctive diseases ,I are being investigated
y our great livestock and dairy indus
tries. representing millions Of dollars in
vested. but to the lives and health Of our
entire population which consumes meat
and dairy products.
A substantial increase of public sup
port has been accorded to aid the eff
cheney and broaden the field of activity
of the state health department.: to create
and support the new department of state
fire marshal for investigating the causes
reduce the states. fire insurance rates; to
increase the efficiency of the game and
fish commission; to equip the department
of state Oil inspection. which on its pres
ent effective basis is made q large reve-
nue. Garner for the state.
The Department Of Public Instruction
Let us now consider for q moment the
development of the department OF public
ins5ruct;on !. both in its ADDED r equipment
Of 1905 and 1907 saw fit to vote the de-
partment additional clerk hire and con.
tingsnt I'll sSn expenses TO- to th the amount Of abou,
for conducting teachers examinations.
That represents the department expense
side OF the ledger. The legislature OF
development to the extent that it author
lied the department to disburse $25. .00O
additional for public school libraries. $76.-
900 additional aid to high schools sl4. 4.o0o
900 additional aid to rural schools; and
I took pleasure in recommending and
approving the bills. Are these appropria-
tions for the public instruction. depart
ment and for the schools "extravagance. y
or are they warranted by the educational
needs and the educational benefits of the
state? Let me submit to you a brief
statement Of educational growth and de-
velopment. which, l believe you will vote
warrants all the states outlay.
High School Expenditures.
Minncsota's high schools increased from
ment increased from 1850 to 23,6S0, a
net gain of over 5000 high school pupils