Willmar tribune., 1909-01-13

lakes Z; = Of ths stats ass been ss,ssl, 80 q
sh,p 1.4etee ded af fq6s
RaxSi PIX, perch. hiss and crappies. Prec-
have been flled diafinf 1905:
~ Live Stock Sanitary Board.
has done effective work during the last
biennial period In efforts to rid the state
os os go CONTAGIOUS diseases affecting horses.
cettle ccrt = and swine. The board in Its re,
mendations which herewith transmit to
y"ur y,'u oody, and In which I heartily con.
On August 1, 1908. claims amounting
to 81; ;3s2.s2 were on file representing
amounts due owners Of glandered and
taperEnlous tee re- animals killed under Chap
I Ter rnac ilS. Laws Of 1905. In January: 1906.
oOO, was voted by the legislature to care
lor claims then on file. No provision
was, however, made for animals killed
'sca, seMeen Hs. that time and the Close Of the
Grain Inspection.
uuring the past two years there have
Deen but few complaints, so far as am
;a1v,sed. ;nsnset,.,o Of discrimination in the state
this and adjacent states about year
but both the railroad and warehouse
commission and the grain inspection
CURED in their views. The discussion
was $, valuable chiefly for the development
OF ta ,,in me suggestion made by me for the es-
c1nnIa,act ea11snment Of state laboratory and the
70 De under the supervision of the grain
inspection board. I believe all grades OF
cram should be established on a COM
pearance of the cereal. Manufacturers
are equipping themselves with laborato-
riss @ and chemists. and they naturally
ings., and this puts the producer at a de-
cided disadvantage whenever the issue is
involved. Analyses made by the grain
inspection nas board through unofficial labo-
the state should be on even terms with
who looks to the state for protection.
should receive that protection.
Regulation Of Public Utilities.
minnesota is one of the states that
nave t not yet taken up the subject OF
state regulation Of public utility corpora
tlG;ns, III; u.s. like street and suburban electric
and 'efRaSns shtne tesEsa2e a7s Wa
have a railway and warehouse COM
mission mis- for the supervision of rail-
IN ana the yaafe the time has
the supervision of street and suburban
electric railways. and of telephone and
telegraph companies is likewise of prime
general public. which receives the SER @
! vice the state and municipality, which
grants the franchises for the use of the
pubi!c streets and highways. and tho
stockholders and other investors.
| Primary Election Law.
Nh!le there are doubtless some minor
| de1ects IN our present primary election
1aM' 1a' ana because Of these defects the
trainers of it anticipated it might be,
; and because of these defects, some modi-
hcatlons of the law as it stands now
may De necessary, it is urged, and with
form permits perjury, fraud, deceit and
MISREPRESENTATION and total disregard
for the entire electoral system. Citizens
ca!1ed upon to declare their political
affiliations feel that election judges tres
Pass pas upon their constitutional rights.
They feel also that no one has the right
to deny to them the fullest and most
! Whatever criticism may have been made.
just or unjust, I am more than ever
convinced Of the correctness Of the prin-
cipie Of the law underlying the system.
~ urge upon this body the necessity Of
making the necessary notifications in
the law as applied to present conditions
! and desire to go even further than that
suits would be obtained by extending
the primary election law so that it would
include al OF the elective officers Of the
piled to the election of congressman. dis
trict judges. county and state officers,
1t certainly would be a proper one as ap-
pied to the elective officers of the state
That there will be differences of opinion
in this matter. as there have ever been
j am aware. hut in the states where the
primary election law has been extended
universally. tiar the most complete satisfac-
The National Guard.
national guard Of the state has been
rFN1o OF FOL ,{e@<
a basis Of organization provided by the the
federal government with view of con-
forming to such orders as may be issued
from time to time by the war depart
United States. Because Of the larger
number of troops made necessary by
this change. and by reason, also. of the
fact that the state now, under the two
transportation charges than in the past,
some provisions must be made by addi-
/ tional appropriation to meet this increas-
| ed expenditure.
The guard has reached a very high
state efficiency and has been commended
generally by inspectors of the war de-
PPartment Of the federal government.
! the camp grounds at Lake View, but un-
doubtedly bills covering these matters
viii! go before your body and the proper
! committees.
Home for These Afflicted with senlIe
| The large number Of cases of this
character committed to the hospitals for
the insane, many of which are DISCHARGED
therefrom for the reason that they are
benefited by treatment therein. and the
further fact that very large number
OF OF these cases are Of such nature that
!ney can be cared for neither at home.
IN private families, nor in hospitals not
rtted for such work, has induced the
board OF Control to recommend in it's re-
port the establishment of a state institu-
tion for the purpose indicated. 1t is de-
signed that it be self-supporting. as
| suggested in the case of county support
OF the insane. sufficient charge being
made to cover expense of support only.
| Dairy and Food Department.
T., Dairying Is one of the most important
tl industries in the majority of our agricul-
tural states. This is particularly true Of
Minnesota. where dairying has received
special encouragement. Our state has a
quality Of its creamery butter Great
advancement has also been made in in
creasing production. In 1907 the cream
cries OF the state manufactured S7.044,S17
$lS.912 042.59. According to the most re-
liable statistics obtainable only half
the COWS in the state are furnishing milk
to our creameries. Our total dairy out
proXfmately $40,0Oo,000.
The educational work that is being
done by the dairy and food department
is calculated to improve conditions in
| the dairies and in the creameries thus
insuring pure. wholesome product for
the consumer and better financial returns
for the producer.
] State UnSversity.
| No single institution In the state of
Minnesota approaches our state univer-
sfty in public Importance. AS education
Is primarily responsible for good citizen
ship. this institution which IS the logical
head of our entire state educational sys~
Of almost universal solicitude. I need
not discuss the influence which this in
stitution exerts upon the culture and citl.