The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-07

For the third time 81 6etr4es my
cnty, a. 1t IS my p-'Tltg, 1Huts the
Coustltution to ar .ess tIS SS2lsl &tlfe,
giving my views sB slIcsl ~ e ess- So tesly
appear to ne 10 bff es Se.ursa 0oncet9
70 the pc L,le. ard wRien pn..y be ok 7Y.- .
"a % prNfaasiAS ihe genera donaess'c ~"
WaelIa6ateIy I5r us an the last Legis-
h1t a'd it6 work 80 gel! That the
aal aH5 az IN otheF Ysars Those we
AayS .oizever, 80 not less important.
~ "a sO:sssr,y sOsssy Y al 5sesIss Ss cdn. sns
'sri5aA u'-.cially to the business of the
vs. ave much cause for congratuia-
people and of the excellent condition of
the affairs Of the state particularly. A
glance at the financial affairs Of the com
rsSoSt of ths s Gs ssats auditor reveal. the
has has BEEN added to the
Permanent s university fund. Ss.s5s.as
Internal Improvement land a.
swamp land fund ,i...... ............ ssi.oss.ss
Permanent School Fund.
The permanent school fund had, on
Of Sls. .7os. .sss.sl. and is now approximate
y lead g. tss ssd .ta9ss N THIS Hs en.
lar. The fund is safely invested In state.
municipal, school and other lands. This
. amount will be augmented from year to
oul mineral timber and other resources
will in time exceed an hundred, million
dollars The permanent university fund
Internal Improvement land fund. $2,93s.-
ai3.273.16. The state auditor In his re-
you r.ssps sss a,E and for
his his estimate, the receipt. Tor 1903 will
:. 1: .,sh ';t.atsd e.
For $50, the income is estimated at So
$4,000. with expenses aggregating $6,-
Sr be se vis fsSeRss d,ssurse sse
ments OF SO. sos, so0 The total Estimated
revenue for the three years he places at
s3s. s.24s.sso.s7. and expenditures Of sao.-
In providing for these large revenues
and ccorrespondingly large expenditures.
great care will be necessary Prudence
yet thsre should not Sc that rigid
economy which would border on stingi-
ness In the work OF caring for the
resources. in fact In the transaction Of
the business Of the state, we should.
while being economical. consider every
cause from view point as broad as the
The year 1908 closes the first half
century of Minnesota's s history. In the de-
has been a fifty-year period Of remark
able progress. From a handful Of territorial
pioneers we have become people q
ono 600 strong. outnumbering the COM
bined population OF Maine, Vermont. New
Hampshire and Rhode Island. Tenth
among the states in area. we have be-
census total Of $s. .S4s. 900 600. or 81 72S per
capita witch is one-half larger than the
SHIFTED States per capita AVERAGE and
fbrica that, of Eurore. Although only
one-half Of our agricultural land is under
cultivation we already rank fourth
tion, and our 10000 farmers till nearly
25. O0O. 600 acres. Vailed with structures,
tive stock and machinery. at $1,000 000.-
3 200 which yielded the wear Just closed
a produce worth $3.50. 600, or over
500 for each man. woman and child
within our domain.
Railroads.
Although the first mile OF railroad was
not laid In Minnesota until four years
after the adoption of the state constltu-
tion, today Minnesota's railway invest
ment of $500, 900 is eQualed by that
Of only four other states, and Its $500
miles Of main track exceeds the total
OF the six New England states. ~
twenty y-flve years, our railway freight
age freight and passenger rate has been
: cut IN haff. while the state taxes ON
gross earnings have multiplied eight-foid
"a total Of So, SOC, 900 q year. Unknown
in the iron world until 1884, Minnesota
has contributed to the worlds wealth In
twenty-four years over 100000. 900 worth
Of iron ore. and now mas oyer i.0vsy.-
evesy sesson. Our annual iron ore ship
mene Of approximately 10000 900 tons u
,rore than half the total American out
nut and nearly onsrfourth the world