The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-20

itself and an excessively low ana m.
profitable price in places where II XII
rivals and competition. and thus
priees 70 forp pass n that It had variety q
OF the state, although the cost of pufS
ting the goods on the market were not
charged than in places where the mich
IoWer ana non-remunerative price WEI
asked; The evident purpose of thi1
ed and to thus sr oSsa a ryas Sp
OF the entire state. For the purpose Of
curing curing this evil and preventing such q
act OF the e passed the
discrimination between different places.
ion EnOmmunaities, or localities, and prohibit
V V5 UNFAIR fnr &C competition. The act pro;
o. o, nxh actlons. A suit was Instituted
against the Standard Oil Company to
state c ws the d law; The complaint Of thy
court and the demurrer was Sustained
Dy that court, but on appeal to the su.
p pre- &c court n the decision was reversed,
court for trial on the merits where AZ
is now pending.
sm mast pssfrgarS seAtto
the Railroad and Warehouse Commits.
sion against all express companies do.
1 ns,n 6gsipeSs IN the the state The
with imposing and exacting exorbitan{
and excessive rates, and prays that the
commission will veto such rates and
prescribe just and reasonable ones for
the future. We who have had dealings
with these express companies are satis-
fed that the complaints are well foun-
ed and that the people are entitled ia
relief, An investigation Of the fact2
and the taking of testimony began in
these cases last winter and is now be-
thoroughly as the nature of the subject
will allow. Several experts are now,
and az !, for long time have been. engaged
IN the work of looking over and check
Ing up the books, way bills, and property
of the companies.
Minerals, Etc.
By the act Of April 2, 1901. as amend.
state reserves for its own use ali iron.
coal. copper, gold, and other valuable
minerals, and all water powers on any
OF OIL It's lands, thus segregating the same
by the terms of the revised laws OF
l905-a reenactment of previous laws
provision is made for the granting Of
ore, a single permit not to cover moro
than l6O acres. for which fee of s25 10
charged. SAID laws also provide for thl
fifty years upon a royalty Of twenty fv1
per per- ton III. upon the ore extracted. The
and presered IN tbe is
iron ore lands, under these laws, viii
prove to be rich source of income ia
therefrom s2,171, 900. 1t is further to b
noted that SS4 forty acre tracts are now
under mineral lease and SO Of them are
now DEVELOPED iron mines, 1t is esti-
mated that all these tracts will ultt.
mately yield the state upwards or $780,
100000 is royalties before the ore is ex>
hausted. !
School and University Funds.
The permanent school fund Of the
state now exceeds $21,Ooo,OOO and the
iS ri
$500 900; and of these funds over s16..
100000 are invested in Understanding
state. county, municipal. and school dis
covered by outstanding land contracts.
These funds are derived from the sale
of lands and timber, and from iron ore
holds upwards of 100000 acres of land
undisposed of, and will no doubt ulti.
mately secure from these lands and
fund of over 5000 900, 900. No othes
state in the Union has husbanded the
lands granted to 1T by the federal gov
a large income therefrom as the state
of Minnesota. A proper plan was adopt
ed in the first instance and that plan
has been followed, and there has been
an honest administration of our public
land system throughout.
State Prison.
About twenty years ago the state
prison at saltwater, under authority OF
the legislature. embarked upon tho
manufacturing of binding Irvine for tho
use of the farmers. Owing to poor ma
chinery and the use of hemp, progresl
was, rather slow at first, but after good
sisal was used, the manufacture Of
Irvine has proved a great success and
has increased to large dimensions, sup-
plying our farmers with large quan-
titles of good Irvine at reasonable rates,
and keeping down the price of othei
Irvine to the level of our prison twina.
price our farmers would have to pay for
their Irvine were it not for the competi-
ton of our prison Irvine. The manufac-
ture and sale of the Irvine entails no ex.
self-supporting, and 1T furnishes suits
able employment for the convicts, less
in conflict with organized labor than
ufacture of Irvine proved such success
that it led the legislature Of 1907 to
pass an act providing for the , manufass
and binders. The prison has already
embarked, in a limited way, upon thia
industry. A few mowers and harvest
erS have been made and put upon the
market, and they have proven to be
quite satisfactory. and in demand.
have no doubt that this industry VIII
valuable to our farmers as the prison
Irvine industry. 1t may prove to be an
efficient brake and curb upon the great
harvester trust, and If that IS the case,
it will confer a great blessing upon our
farmers
I have thus briefly called your atten-
tion to the legislative and administra-
tive record Of the Republican party in
this state for the purpose of showing,
by plain statement of facts. that the
Republican party has been faithful to
it's 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
done in behalf of the public welfare In
the years gone by We not only pre-
sent a 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 of
years and have been tried and not found
wanting. Our candidate for governor,
Mr.. Eberhart. has served with credit
and ability as senator, as lieutenant
governor, and nearly a year as COVER
nor. No one can question his integrity
and ability. There is no valid ground
for any Republican to oppose his cleo
ton. The question of county option IS
not made a party issue by either the
Republican or Democratic platform.
That issue is pending in respect to the
there is. the appropriate place to give
vent and expression to ones views on
the subject. If the legislature shall
see fit to pass a county option bill Gov
ernor Eberhart will approve and sign
it, and that is all that any fair-minded
county option man can ask and expect.
The Democratic candidate can do no