The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-11

expense ii making local improve
ments, for il is altogether unjust to
ask q settler to endure all the priva.
tons Of pic neer life and IN addition
thereto pay the expenses Of improving
adjacent public property.
Administrative Record.
The state administrative officers
constitute ore great business institu-
ton. In coming before the people as
a candidate for governor it is proper
that an account should be rendered
covering my stewardship already rem
dered Charges have been made By
my opponents and the Kitchen Cabi-
net" to the effect that SO called busi-
ness interests have been permitted to
fitch the heritage from the people, TO
threaten the integrity Of our own
courts and debauch our legislatures =
That this wholesale accusation is in
tended for purely political effect no
one can seriously doubt, but in order
to show concluslVely that the inter
ests OF the state have been carefully
and efficiently guarded, / shall give a
brief summary of the most important
state transactions. In doing so /
desire to give all due credit to the re
spective state officers not only for
their efficiency and ability, but also
for the kind consideration given me
and their earnest cooperation in
everything that pertains to the vel
fare of the state.
Record Of Attorney Generss.
Among the brilliant achievements
of Republican administration during
the past few years is the record
made tsy the attorney generals office
In the so called railroad rate cases
and cases in state courts against tha
Western Union Telegraph compans
and .fne railroad company for taxes,
former Attorney General Young and
Senator E. S. DuTment hare been en-
ployRd as special counsel, but In the
numerous important timber and tax
cases that have been carried to the
United States supreme court AttDr ney
General Simpson and his assistants
have conducted the litigation and
made the arguments. This is said
to be the first instance In whsch a
Estate has appeared i'm the United
States supreme court without the aid
OF outside counsel.
The total collections made by the
tattorney generals office from 1905 to
July 1, 1919, inclusive, amount to a
grand total OF $2,33301S5.29.
But what was more important than
:Ehe amounts collected, was the sus-
tanning OF the timber acts oftthe state
/ and the power of the state to pass
laws OF most stringent character
dealing with timber trespass5Dg.
Secretary of State
In the Office of the secretary of
state many important reforms have
been instituted by the present in
cumbeat, Julius "A. Schmal1l In the
payment of filing Efees, the laws have
been strictly enforced, and TIE record
OF the two wears aeBding July 81, 1917.
shows that the stats has reea1ved neay-
~ $4,000 more in fling fees than dur
ing the two years preceding Another
enactment aor which this department
should be given credit is that permi9
ting proposed amendments To the COR
stitutiOn To he published In at leasa
three newspapers in each countF.
thereby giving eevEry voter a bettHr
opportunity to become familiar with
the provisions of The proposed amend
ments- Another measure enacted b.
the legislature is the one directing tire
secretary OF state to secure an annua
license for every dining and buffet car
where liquEE is sold while The car is
in the state. Through this Legislation
the secretary has collected several
thousand dndlars annually The en-
forcement OF the iticket agent license
law has been diligently made. and
today the state is realizing large sums
from this source.
The secretary of state, together
with the auditor and treasurer. cor
stltute the state printing commission. |
IN charge Of state printing The aver |
age yearly expenditure for such work
during the last eighteen years has |
been $57.924.6l. but the average ex-
penditure for the foHr years ending
Aug. |, 1910, was only a.272.12.
whereas the average expenditure for
the four years inst preoeding was $685.
O89s5S. Thus it is shown that while I
the printing has increased largely as
to amount, the average cost has been
greatly reduced.
State Auditor.
Undoubtedly one of the most i'm
portanf offices in the state is that of
suditms and the record OF that Office
Turing the past few years is not sur
passed in the history of the state.
Through the persistent efforts of Audl-
or IversOn and the attorney general !
arge amount of swamp lands have
,een recovered by the state and while
he value of the timber upon these
ands exceeds million dollars. il is
Believed that they also contain a val
liable amount of iron ore In cacur