Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
tary law, which shall yield a revenue to

the state and county.
The retiring. state treasurer In MS re,
port recommends such a law and IL Will
be one of the important duties you WI,
have to perform. 1t should be SO iraIhea
as to bring to he state, as Wen as "
the counties, a return OF interest Tor the
use of the public funds and lt Snouiu, ~
far as It can safely be done, reileVe the
state treasurer Of the enormous reSponsl
bility and risk, which, as the law now
stands, he must assume TO the extent OF
half "a million dollars. His Liability Is thal
of an absolute insurer. and MS salary y
only $3.50 per year. The deposltary ldm
should be so drawn as to deal Justly WIN
the treasurer by placing a large part OF
this tremendous responsibility elsewhere,
or by providing, in some manner, Tor
more adequate compensation.
Go Slow, Just Now.
The board Of regents has not Endorsed
all the demands OF the several heads OF
the Institutions for special approprlatloh
for new buildings. The principal sums
asked by the board are as follows:
A new central heating plant FOR the
buildings Of the university, at Nermllllon,
made large enough 50 that the part not
now needed can be partitioned Off ana
made to furnish temporary quarters Tor
the machinery used in the basement or
the Scieuce hall for the operation or the
engineering and mechanical laboratories,
from which place this machinery must be
removed because it's operation IN the
basement, where IL now Is, endangers the
building. For this purpose, the board
urges an appropriation OF $5QoVo.
For a new science hall at Madison, S2J,-
600; repair Of heating plant, 5000.
For a dormitory annex at Aberdeen,
$35, GOO.
For a now roof on main building, and
replastcring at Speartish, $500, and for
an annex 20 dormitory, 5000.
To complete metallurgical laboratory at
the chool Of mines, $500.
Enlargement Of creamery, enlargement
OF green house, n erection of new dairy
barn at BrOOklngS, $1,000
Total. 1921, 500.
These recommendations are made in
undoubted good faith. At the beginning
of this message, | presented TO yOu very
fully the financial situation, and 1t is for
you to say what shall be done. The sal
aries paid to the members of the facul-
ties of these institutions, like the salaries
paid to the state officers, are too small.
Everywhere there is a demand for better
pay. 1t is difficult to be just, and at the
same time, keep within the income of the
state. II will not be so difficult after the
extra expense involved in finishing and
furnishing the capitol is out of the way.
In the m~eantime-go slow. Keep down
the appropriations.
Conservation of Resources.
The reference of the state g~eologist TO
the artesian basis leads me TO a still
larger subject, to-wit: The conservation
of all our natural resources, and the i'm
provement of our waterways.
Acting upon the express request Of the
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chairman Of the
national conservation commission, last
August, / named a standing state COM
mission on state conservation, consisting
of Hon. Robert j. Gamble, chairman;
Hon. II. w. Martin, Hon. q. c. Dokken,
Hon. Samuel II. Lea and Hon. Doane
Robinson, as secretary. This commission
has made a preliminary report so replete
with valuable information and sugges-
tons that it's contents will be a revelation
to most people. The suggestions made I'm
this report are invaluable. 1t ought to be
printed and widely disseminated. There
is no appropriation for that purpose, how
ever. It's publication and distribution by
the secretary of the state fair board and
eX-2ticio commissioner of immigration
would give TO the world information con-
corning our never published in
so striking a manner before.
| earnestly urge that an appropriation
be made for the printing and distribution
OF this report.
In connection with what is said in this
report about irrigation and artesian wells,
| also commend to your careful attention
the recommendations of State Engineer
Lea. asking for specific legislation to con-
serve the a~rtesian water supply and rec
ommending the enactment as a state law
of the Carey land act. relating to the
reclamation of arid lands, passed by con-
gress in 1894.
Commissioner of immigration.
Under the provisions of chapter rs, SEES
sion Laws Of 1907, making the secretary
of the state board OF agriculture, ex-of-
ticio commissioner Of immigration, and re-
quiring the governor to make the APP
pointment, | appointed Mr.. Clarence N.
Mcllvane, of Huron, to the position. AS
secretary of the board Of agriculture, he
has rendered every possible service and
the capable and efficient performance of
his duties In hat regard nave taken no
small part of his time.
No appropriation is made after January
|, 1909. The office is, therefore, without
a dollar for it's maintenance at this time.
| recommend that a pro rata sum be APP
propriated by an emergency law enacted
at once to maintain the office until that
time, and that, In the meantime, this leg
islature determine what. If any, action
shall be taken to establish by law a sep
arate department for this work.
Advises Deposit Guaranty.
A wise and conservative law by which
the depositors may be insured, will not
only protect depositorS against loss in in
solvent and mismanaged banks. but 1t will
protect solvent and we'll managed banks
against runs and panics.
Uninsured funds in an insolvent bank
do not give the depositor any aid as a
credit. A safe insurance of deposits would
make the amount of his deposit an avail
able asset at once. There is no parallel
between the principle of bank deposit IN
surance and the guaranteeing of a crop
70 the farmer, as is sometimes contended.
nj are chartered by the government,
state or national, and are permitted TO
hold themselves out to the public as sol
YIN ilc = lhG moIO
National or state" in the name put
before the public. They are permitted to
accept money as quasi public companies
regulated and supervised by the govern
ment or the state, and the government OF
state should give to the people from
whom they are thus authorized to receive
funds in trust. the protection OF a sys.
tenn of bank deposit insurance.
Prohibit Advisory Boards.
The commissioner OF insurance suggests
the enactment OF a law making 1t clear
what the attitude of this state is in rela.
ton to the practice of creating so-calieC
advisory boards" for the purpose OF in.
ducement in SOLICITING life insurance.
believe this practice is vicious and wrone
and ought to be prohibited by statute
recommend that you investigate the mat,
ter with the view TO putting an end TO The
practice.
Change the Primary.
The platform of the republican party o.
South Dakota, adopted in July, after tn,
law had been tried, declares:
I'VE approve the principle of the pri
mary law and suggest such amendment.
only as may be necessary to make IL NOR,
simple and effective
A general attack was made upon thii
law In the supreme court of the state las
May In which its constitutionality wa,
questioned and every possible objection
urged. The general provisions of the Law
were sustained. Two provisions, however
We're held TO be invalid. to-wit:
Sections s and 10, which required candi
dates for nominations to pay a designated
fee at the time of filing their nominating
petitions, the money received to be covered
into the general fund to reimburse tn,
county for expenses incurred I'm holdins
the primary: also the clause In section C5