The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-28
He Is the Father Of the Board Of
Control Bill; Tawney Vesti-
bule Bill; Also of the
Free Text Books.
His Name Is Identified With All
the Important Legislation Of
Recent Years; His
Lies Work.

1906 8l7,5lS. Al
1907 sSs, $50 46
Mr.. jacobson served ON the special
committee that formulated the law
changing the manner of disposing OF
the timber on state lands from a
standing estimate" to "bank scale"
Tor actual measurements and providing
treble damages for trespass. This is
the law under which the recent suits
for. timber trespass damages have been
brought, whereby many thousands of
ldollars have been recovered to the
state.
Space forbids more extensive re-
view of Mr.. Jaeobson's remarkable leg
'<lative record. Suffice it to say that
he was an active participation and an
important factor in the passage of
the following important legislation.
Providing free text books for the pu-
pills of the public schools.
Making Labor Day legal holiday.
Establishing the board of control for
state institutions
Prohibiting gambling at the state
fair.
Securing the passage of the "Tawn-
ley Vestibule Bill" requiring street rail-
way employees to be protected from the
inclemency of the weather and other
beneicent measures too numerous to
mention.
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During all of Mr.. Jacobson's legisla-
tive career he served on the most i'm
portant general and special committees
of the house, including the committee
|of appropriations, the most important
of all the committees. During his last
four terms he acted as chairman of
this committee, and in the last two
terms so well was his work performed,
so comprehensive was his knowledge
of the needs of the state and it's in
stitutions, so fair and just to all par
ties, that the appropriation bill as it
came from his committee was passed
by the house and senate with less
than $4,000 of alterations. Only those
who are familiar with the passage of
appropriation bills through legislative
bodies, can comprehend what a won
derful accomplishment this is. The
appropriations annually passed by the
congress are changed by having from
s50,OO0,0O0 to $l00,OO0,OOO added to
them after they leave the committee
and before. they are passed.
Prior to the year 1901 a number of
separate state boards presided over
some twenty-seven different institu-
tons of our state; and in March, of
the year named, nearly all of these
state boards were abolished by law,
and this great work was intrusted to
one central body of men sitting as the
state board of control of public in
stitutions, who had supervisory juris-
diction over the said university and
the various other public educational
institutions, and who exercised COM
plete control over all other state in
stitutions.
Mr.. Jaeobson's last public service was
as chairman of the state board of con-
troll, where he served with great cred
tt. He performed his duties with his
characteristic energy and thoroughness.
This experience added to his long leg
islatiye labors, has gixen him a CON-
|prehensive knowledge of state institu-
tions possessed by few
Such, in brief, is the self made man
that the republicans of Minnesota pre-
sent as their candidate for governor
man whose public record is replete
with, valuable accomplishments, a,5feas;
less, independent, courageous public
character, one whose entire career is
marked with sacrifice and service in
the cause of the people.