The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08

cases the board has been obliged to
turn cases over to the attorney general
to have the courts do that which the
board itself cannot do, but which 1t would
do If it were permitted to do under the
prising the Governor State Auditor. At
torney General and State Treasurer could
| safely be trusted to safeguard the inter-
ests of the state. and therefore should
have wider latitude and greater authority
in settling controversies and making adj
justments than is now possessed.
Insurance.
| At the last session of the legislature
our insurance laws were modified and
readjusted to such an extent that we
have now. in my Judgment, one of the
best insurance codes of any state in the
| union. Under these laws, the department
OF insurance has been able to accomplish
much in the way of regulating and super
| v1Slng the insurance business of the state
| In the interests of the insured. as well
as to the ultimate interest of the in
| surance companies themselves. The in
surance business is upon sounder basis
| than at any other previous time in the
| history OF our state, and the people who
| invest in insurance can now feel assured
that their investment is safe one. The
| department itself has made wonderful
| progress. In 1900, the fees collected by
| the insurance department amounted to
$2S,524.S0 In 1904, the fees were not
materially increased. Beginning with
|
1906, $50 S227S, in 1907, s52.O4293. Dur
| ing the eleven months up to December 1,
| 1908, the fees reached total of $54, 1858.
almost $4,000 more than ia any eleven
| months in any previous year in the his
| tory of the department. The taxes col
| lected by the department have also been
materially increased.
| Labor Legislation.
| / desire at this time to most earnestly
| and seriously renew the suggestions
previously made by me to the legislature
in 1905, and again to the legislature Of
| 1907, for legislation upon subject which.
to my mind is of the greatest Importance
| to all classes of the laboring people of
this state, and which is generally de-
the non liability of a master to a servant
| for injuries occurring through the neg
| ligence of a fellow servant. Whatever
may have been proper in the past as to
| law is certainly ill-suited to the present
! time. Highgeared and dangerous ma
chinery performs large part in the pro-
| duction of manufacturing articles and in
| the construction of buildings.
Labor Department.
Chapter 1856, general laws of 1907. re-
| oragnized the Bureau of Labor and by
/ reason of the enlarged force of factory
| inspectors the department has been en-
| abled to extend its field of usefulness in
| to many towns and cities, and to make
| two inspection visits annually to the
| larger industrial centerS of the state.
A total number of 5,191 establishments,
| located in 239 cities and towns, were In
spected. The total number of wage
earners whose welfare was looked after.
was 1929. 1t was found necessary to
| issue $50 written orders for the safe
guarding of machinery, for better ventila-
ton and sanitary conditions, and for bet
ter fire protection.
The reports show total of 1918 ac-
cidents in factories, workshops and mines
for the year ending August l, 1907, and
/ ,002 for the year ending August 1, 1908,
a
latter year. OF the total number for the
two years, 1873 were fatal.
1 would suggest the passage of a law
by this Legislature giving inspectors
power to seal up ovens and utensils of
bakeries when places are unclean, if not
cleansed within reasonable time after
notification by inspector
Free Employment Bureau.
Chapter $50, general laws of 1907, pro-
vded for the establishment of free en-
poyment bureaus in the cities of ST.
Paul and Duluth. in addition to the one at
that time in operation in the city of
Minneapolis. These bureaus have been
, of great benefit to those seeking work
in the cities, as we'll as an assistance to
employers wanting help: A total of &c.
lions through these offices up to August 1,
1905 at a cost to the state of less than
40 cents per individual. This total covers
apolis office; fourteen months for the ST.
Paul and Duluth offices. OF those given
employment %, 294 were males and A.
179 females.
State Prison.
At this particular time the policy of
the state with regard to the future of
the Minnesota state prison is a matter
of great import. In addition TO the func-
ton of the criminal population confined
within the prison, there has come the
added feature of the business of one of
the greatest commercial enterprises of
rfofn Tn, fiycf inc &c
sufficient to say that the methods en-
ployed at the Minnesota state prison are
in keeping with the best reform methods
adopted anywhere in the country, and
the only reason that it is not equal in
every way to any other prison in the
United States is because of old buildings
and inadequate facilities. AS you doubt
less know, steps have been taken look
ing toward the establishment of new
prison. This, in my Judgment, is very
, important and merits the most earnest
| time. The institution in it's manufacture
of shoes, Irvine, and in the future of
farm machinery, has made 1t necessary
that the best business methods obtain,
and that there should be no handicap
in denying to the institution, and those
in charge of it, every opportunity to
work out the very best results from a
state standpoint.
State Banking Department.
The bankers of Minnesota, as witness
resolutions adopted at their last state
convention, are of the belief that the
best conserved, by reason of the large
growth of state banking in recent years.
by a division of the work of the public
examiners department and the creation
of a separate department of banking,
such as exists in Wisconsin, New York
and many other advanced states.
In view of the Importance of the mat
trainers of the resolution, I herewith
submit them to you for your action:
Department Of Public Examiner.
The report of the Public Examiner for
the biennial period ending July 81, 1908,
shows remarkable growth in state
banks, and the recovery of a large vol
ume of public revenue from the exam
ination of public and corporate accounts
from 427 in 1906 to GOT in 1908. is due
largely to the operations of Chapter Ill
of the laws of 1907, regulating private
banks. OF something like 200 private
ago, only four are now in operation, and
these are under state supervision with
the prospect of their early conversion
into, state or national institutions. A
total of ITS private banks have incorpor-
ated into the state system. Partially as
a result of this incorporation of private
show a growth during. the past two years
of $50 in number. 50 100000 in capital
and surplus. s1000O.0o0 in deposits, and
over s12.500.0 900 in aggregate resources.
State Sanitarium for Consumptives.
The people of our state, as we'll as the
people of the country generally, are COM
ing to understand as they never did be-
fore the necessity of wider and more
the ravages of tuberculosis. Minnesota
too long delayed activity in this work
A very good beginning, however, has
been effected in the establishment of a
state sanitarium for consumptives found
ed at Walker for the poor consumptives
in the state of Minnesota. in order that
they may be taken away from the home,
the office, the factory and the school,
and to protect the community from fur
Their spread of the disease by removing
as many sources of contagion as possible
Here the individual is given an oppor-
tunity to recover his health, and taught
how to live in order to be a safe inmate
of any home.
Care of Insane.