The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-07

| tary law, which shall yield 2 revenue &c
the state and oun
The retiring state treasurer in his re
port recommends such a law and 1t waL
be one of the important duties You VII,
have to perform 1t should be so framed
as to bring to the state. as well as &c
the counties, a return of interest for the
use of the public funds and it should, sc
far as 1t can safely be done. relieve the
state treasurer of the enormous RESPONSE
bility and risk, which, as the law no"
stands, he must assume TO the extent o.
half a million dollars. His liability is tina
of an absolute insurer. and his salary Is
only 81 800 per year. The deposltary law
should be so drawn rs 10 deal Justly with
NE 5r ran5ardo, by , placing , = iaFgf pab ber o.
or by providing, in some manner fol
more adequate compensation.
Go Slow, Just Now.
The board Of regents has not Endorsed
the institutions for special appropriations
for new buildings. The principal sums
asked by the board are as follows:
4 new central heating plant for the
made large enough 50 thai the part not
now needed can be partitioned off and
made to furnish temporary quarters for
the machinery used in the basement Of
the Science hall for the operation Of the
engineering and mechanical laboratories,
from which place this machinery must be
t''4ONNo O. ( cl'I - ~ liz
basement. where it now is, endangers the
building. For this purpose, the board
urges aH appropriate don Of $4,000
For a new science hall at Madison, 49,,
coo: repair of heating plant. $4,000.
$35, coo.
replastering at Spearfish, $500, and for
an annex TO dormitory, $25, 600.
TO complete metallurgical laboratory at
the school of mines, $1,000.
Enlargement of creamery pD]a rgerppDt
Of green house, and erection of new dairy
barn at ~Brookings, $4,000.
Total, $121, 500.
These recommendations are made in
undogbted good faith. At the beginning
Of this message, | presented to You. very
fully the financial situation, and it is for
YOU to say what shall be done. The SCI
aries paid to the members of the facui-
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 CT the
state. 1t will not be so difficult after the
extra expense involved in finishing and
furnishing the capitol is out of the way.
In the meantime-go slow. Keep down
the appropriations.
Conservation of Resources.
The reference of the state geologist to
the artesian basis leads me to a still
larger subject, to-Wit: The conservation
of all our natural resources. and the i'm
provemeat of our waterways.
- Apoii liz SApItSS IelutSl Cl lllS
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chairman of the
national conservation commission, last
august, named a standing state com
Of Hon. Robert j. Gamble, chairman;
Hon. e. w. Martin, Hon. O.. c.. Dokken,
Hon. Samuel H. Lea and Hon. Doane
has made a preliminary report SO replete
with valuable information and sugges-
lions that Its contents will be a revelation
70 most people, TIL suggestions made in
TINS renOrt are inUa11phln If N,tpht m he
printed and widely disseminated. There
is no appropriation for that purpose, how
eVer. Its publication and distribution by
the secretary of the state fair board and
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. i
In connection with what is said in this
about irrigation and artesian wells,
l also commend to your careful
the recommendations of State Engineer
serve the artesian water supply and rec
ommending the enactment as a state law
the Carey. land act, relating to the
gress in 1894.
Commissioner of immigration.
Under the provisions of chapter rs, Ses-
sion Laws of 1907, making the secretary
81 the state board Of agriculture, ex-of-
flcio Commissioners of immigration, and re-
curing the governor to make the APP
continent, | appointed Mr.. Clarence N.
Of Huron, to the position. AS
of the board of agriculture, he
mas rendered every possible service and
the capable and efficient performances Of
his duties In that regard have taken no
small part of his time.
No appropriation is made after January
1909. The office is, therefore, without
a dollar for Its maintenance at this time.
i recommend that a pro rata sum be APP
at once to maintain the office until that
time, and that, in the meantime, his leg
stature 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
protect depositors against loss in In
solvent and ~mismanaged banks, but it will
protect solvent and we'll managed banks
against runs n 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
betWeen the principle of bank deposit in
surance and the guaranteeing of a crop
TO the farmer. as Is sometimes contended.
are chartered by the government,
state or national. and are permitted to
hold themselves out to the public as SOL
vent institutions They use the word
INdtioildi OF 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 or
state should give to the people from
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-called
advisory boards" for the purpose of in
duce,nent in SOLICITING life Insurance.. I
believe this practice is vicious and wrong
and ought to be prohibited by statute. I
recommend that you investigate the mat
ter with tie view to putting an end to the
Change the Primary.
The platform of the republican marty ef
South Dakota, adopted in July. after the
law had been tried, declares:
VIZ approve the principle of the pri-
mary law and suggest such amendments
as may be necessary to make it mora
simple and effective,
"A general attack was made upon this
law IN the supreme court of the state last
May IN which Its constitutionality was
questionsd and every possible objection
urged. The general provisions of the law
We're sustained. Two provisions, however.
were held to be Invalid, to-wit:
Sections 8 and 10, which required candi-
dates for nominations to pay a designated
fee at the time OF filing their nominating
pelit1ons, the money received to be covered
into the general fund to reimburse the
county, Tor expenses incurred in holding