The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-07
state Banking Department.

state BANKING Department
| The bankers of Minnesota, as witness
! resolutions adopted at their last state
convention. are Of the belief that the
banking interests Of the state win be
! growth of state banking in recent years,
by a division of the work Of the public
examiners department and the creation
such as exists in wisconsin. New York
and many other advanced states.
( In view OF the Importance OF the mat
ter and the business standing Of the
a., submit them to you for your action:
! The report Of the Public Examiner for
the biennial period ending July 81. 1908,
banks. and the recovery of a large vol
une OF public revenue from the exam
ination Of public and corporate accounts.
from l27 in 1906 to .so7 in 1908. is due
largely to the operations nf Chapter III.
Of the laws Of 1907. regulating private
banks existing in this state four years
ago. only four are now In operation. and
ttese are under state supervision with
into state or national institutions A
total ofy17s private banks have incorpor-
ated into the state system; Partially as
sarss e state ssnps o
show q growth during the past two years
Of 180 In number $4,000, 900 in capital
and surplus. 81 $50, ,ooe. .oeo in deposits, and
! state sanitarium for consumptlves.
J The people Of our state. as well as the
people Of the country generally. are COM
ing to understand as they never did be-
fore the necessity Of a wider and more
general interest In the work Of arresting
the ravages Of tuberculosis. Minnesota
too long delayed activity in this work.
been efrected in the Establishment Of =
state sanitarium for consumptiyes found
ed at Walker for the poor consumptives
IN the state Of Minnesota: in order that
the office. the factory and the school,
and to protect the community from fur
ther spread Of the disease by removing
Here the individual is given an oppor-
tunity to recover his health. and taught
how to live in order to be safe inmate
Of any home.
The State Board of Visitors has made
. special study Of the methods Of caring
for the insane. visiting number OF
ers in order to find out what conditions
prevail in the most enlightened COM
munities. This board has reached the
Of While eisimnT tn make
provision for its insane, has really never
done SO. In the three hospitals at St.
Peter, Fergus Falls and Rochester there
Of the accommodations. II this meant
only that here were six hundred pa
! tients not properly housed and property
It means far more. It means. that no
one Of the hospitals is as efIicient In
caring for any Of Its inmates AZ 1t GER
capacity Of the institution was used.
| State Game and Fish Commission.
The state Game and Fish Commission
has: during the past two years. expended
Of the eeversf FISH
| cries. gathering and distribution of fish
spawn and fry, salaries and expense of
number OF permanent improvements at
nsh hatcheries. including the construc-
tion Of two dwelling houses. concrete and
cement Matching house and ponds, a fish
car with side track and car shed. the ac-
quisition Of lands for hatchery purposes,
and other expenses. and has on hand
December /. 1903 M aff~funas. ss2,7ls1s.
| years 1907 and isos. to the streams and
lakes Of the state has been SO ,3s1 800 OF
all varieties propagated and distributed,
pike. perch. bass and crappies. Prac-
have been filled during 1908, -
Live Stock Sanitary Board.
The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
biennial period in efforts to rid the stats
Of contagious diseases affecting horses
cattle and swine. The board In. its re-
l
mendations which 1 herewith transmit te
your body. and In which heartily con-
cur.
! On August /. 1908. claims amounting
to $27, 392.82 were on file representing
amounts due owners Of glandered and
tuberculous animals killed under Chap
ter 1I5 Lsws Of 1905 In %anuary ,sSs
600, was voted by the legislature to care
for claims then on file. No provision
was, however. made for animals killed
between that time and the close Of the
fiscal year, the 31st Of July, 1907.
Grain inspection.
During the past two years there have
been but few complaints, so far as am
advised. Of discrimination in the state
this and adjacent states about year
ago asked for a change in the grades,
but both the railroad and warehouse
board opposed such change, and I con-
CURED in their views The discussion
was valuable chiefly for the development
sate s s
employment Of a state chemist, the Same
to be under the supervision Of the grain
inspection board. I believe all grades of
mercialev value ana not on q phystca} 'ep-
pearance OF the cereal. Manufactures
are equipping themselves with iaborato-
take advantage Of their scientific md
inEs. and this puts the producer at de-
| cided disadvantage whenever the issue is
in+fofSed. Analyses made by the Grain
inspection board through unofficial 1abo-
ratories have proven satisfactory, ana
the state should be on even terms with
manufacturers that the erain Erowef.
who looks to the state for protection.
should receive that protection.
Regulation Of Public UtiIities.
Minnesota 10 one Of the states that
have not yet taken up the subject OF
| state regulation Of public utility corpora
dons. like street and suburban electric
railways, telephone. telegraph, and
power and lighting companies. We
have a railway and warehouse COM
mission for the supervision Of raii-
| come in the states development when
| the supervision Of street and suburban
electric railways, and OF telephone and
telegraph companies Is likewise of prime
importance, both In the interests of the
| general public, which receives the SER
| vice. the state and municipality, which
/, grants the franchises for the use of the
public streets and highways. and the
stockholders and other investors
Primary Election Law.
| While there are doubtless some minor
defects In our present primary election
| law, and because of these defects the
law in its operation is not Just what the
trainers of 1t anticipated it might be,
and because of thes defects, some modf-
| fcations of the l3W as it stands now
may be necessary, it is urged and with
much reason, that the law in it's present
form permits perjury. fraud, deceit and
| for the entire electoral system Citizens
| called upon to declare their. poljticaI
Affiliations feel tha election itidees tres
pass upon their constitutional rights.