Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-20

itself sna n1cs ,G snf
came to pass that II had g variety Fl
81 the. state. aithongh the cost Of put.
any greater where the higher price waS
lower and on-remunerative price wa1
asked: The evident purpose of thia
procedure was to drive all rivals onl
of the entire state. For the purpose Of
curing this evil and preventing such q
monopoly the legislature, passed the
discrimination between different places
ing unfair composition. The act pro1
and civil actions. "A suit was instituted
Enforce the law. The Complaint Of tho
court and the demurrer was sustained
by that court, but on appeal to the 81.
preme court the decision was reversed
court for trial on the merits, where II
8, Last February Attorney General
the Railroad and Warehouse Commits.
sion against all express companies doc
1ng business in the state. The com.
with imposing and exacting exorbitant
and excessive rates, and prays that the
commission will veto such rates and
the future. We who have had dealings
with these, express companies are salts.
fled that the complaints are well foun.
relief. An Investigation q Of the facts
and tho taking of testimony began In
the these cases cases last winter and is now Boz
thoroughly as the nature of the subject
will allow. Several. experts are now,
ana al 1b for a1 long time have been engaged
ing. up the books, way bills, and property
of the companies.
Minerals, Etc.
BY the act Of April Q, 1901. as amend.
as OF MaGGR 70 1872 the
coal, copper, gold, and other valuable
minerals, and all water powers, on any
f Of its t iands thus the same
by the terms of the revised laws d
1864 reenactment of previous laws
to i11 t eSpgera tin
ore. single permit not to cover mor1
than $50 acres. for which fee of s25 Il
leasing Of ore lands for a term pr % o3
fifty years upon a royalty of wenty -f1v1
per ton upon the ore extracted. The
and prescribed in the statute. these
iron ore lands, under these laws, viii
prove to be rich source of income to
II the state, .Which has already derived
noted that 1884 forty-acre tracts are now
under mineral lease and 83 Of them are
now developed iron mines. It is esti-
matedy yield the state upwards OF $100.d
100000 Is royalties before the ore is EN-
hausted.
School and University Funds.
The permanent school fund Of the
state now exceeds s21,ooo,ooo; and the
$1,500,000; and of these funds over SIS.
O00,O are invested in interest bearina
state. county, municipal, and SCHOOL dis
covered by outstanding land contracts
These funds , are derived from the sale
holds upwards af 5000 900 acres Of land
undisposed of. and will no doubt u1ti-
mately secure from these lands ana
fund Of over $500. 100000. No othes
state in the Union has husbanded the
lands granted to it by the federal gov1
ge as 1G1 as ths
of Minnesota. A proper plan was adopts
ed IN the fl. first instance and that plan
an honest administration of our pubii1
land system throughout.
State Prison.
About twenty years ago the state
prison at Saltwater. under authority OF
npon th1
use of the farmers. Owing to poor ma
chinery and the use of hemp, progress
was rather slow at first, but after good
sisal was used, the manufacture 81
Irvine has proved great success and
has increased to large dimensions, sup1
titles of good Irvine at reasonable rateH
Irvine to the level of our prison twines
price our farmers would have to pay fo1
their twine were it not for the competi4
ton of our prison Irvine. The manufao.
on the sts for t is more than
self supporting, and it furnishes suit1
able employment for the convicts, lesa
most any other Er1 empfoyment 'e TSe man
ufacture of Irvine proved such a success
that it led the legislature of 1907 e
pass an act providing for the manufae}
ture of rakes, mowers, and harvested
embarked, in a limited way, upon thi1
Save hae1 few aae yer and
market, and they have proven to b
quite satisfactory and in demand /
have no doubt. that this industry will
valuable to our farmers as the prison
Irvine industry. 1t may prove to be an
Sfcient brake and curb upon the great
it will confer a great blessing upon our
farmers.
I have thus briefly called your atten-
ton to the legislative and administra-
tive record of the Republican party in
this state for the purpose Of showing,
by a plain statement Of facts that tho
Republican party has been faithful to
its trust, and that it has aimed to give
legislative and administrative relief in
all cases where there was good and
reasonable ground therefor. Our state
government in it's entirety has been in
the charge and keeping Of the Republic
can party and that party is fairly en-
titled to credit for all that has been
the years gone by; We not only pre-
sent good record but our candidates.
from the head to the foot Of the ticket.
are men Of high character, trustworthy,
and reliable in every respect. Most oil
them have been in the public service fol-
years and have been tried and not found
Mr.; E Ebe3.t has served with credit
and, ability as senator, as lieutenant
governor, and nearly year as goyer-
nor Ne one ca can question his Integrity
for any Republican to sonn0sa hfs cleo