The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
ture make a careful investigation OF
Fish and Game Department.

Fish and Game Department.
l. The legislature two years ago
failed to make any appropriation for
the state fish hatchery at Pratt. This
institution has been maintained since
June 80, 1909. out of the governors
contingent fund; otherwise, it would
go to ruin.
2. Professor L. L. Dyche, of the
state university, who has a nation
wide reputation, was appointed fish
and game warden upon the death of
Colonel Thomas Benton Murdoch.
Professor Dyche has made a careful,
involved in the fish and game depart
ment, and will make some very i'm
portant recommendations to the legiS-
lature. I am fully convinced that
it is possible to build up an industry
through this department which will
food products each year,
g. I recommend your careful in
vestigation of this whole subject.
Live Stock Sanitary Department.
1. The live stock sanitary depart
ment has been managed in an econom-
ical and busin esslike way, to the
credit of the commissioner and state
alike Sixteen counties have been
taken out of quarantine during the
last eighteen months. Through the
tireless efforts of the live stock sani-
tary commissioner. in cooperation
with the agricultural college, very
substantial saving has been made to
the state in the prevention of cholera
among hogs. This office has never
been so we'll or economically admin
istered in the history of the state.
State Grain Inspection Department.
1. The state grain inspection de-
partment has been thoroughly reno
waited All unnecessary employees
have been eliminated This depart
menG has been Systematically robbed
for several years. The men charged
with stealing $4,000 are being vigor-
ously prosecuted. No one denies that
this amount was stolen: the only
question is, Who took the money?
2. The-department has made a sub
stantial saving as compared with for
mer administrations.
Oil Department.
1. Upon my recommendation the
last legislature abolished the offices of
five assistant inspectors in the oil in
spection department. This department
has done excellent work and has
shown large gains in the net earnings
to the state.
Funds for Educational Institutions.
1. It can be easily demonstrated to
any practical business man that the
State Agricultural college is worth
millions of dollars annually to the
state in increased value of farm
products and live stock, to say moth
ing of the greater benefit which we
derive from the development of
of character, culture and RESPONSE
bility
2. The State University and the
State Normal school in different fields
and useful to our great common
wealth.
8. Every semblance of extrava-
gance, and every dollar of funds not
absolutely necessary. should be elm
mated from appropriations for these
institutions. But to withhold money
that is actually necessary to their
proper and economic maintenance
and support will injure more than it
will benefit the state.
Western University and Industrial IN
stitute.
The Western university at Quindaro
and the Industrial institute at Topeka,
schools for colored children, are
worthy of your careful consideration.
They are doing excellent work in
practical instruction which is calcu-
lated to prepare the students to take
their place as useful citizens in our
comm
Practical Agricultural Experiments.
1. Agriculture and live stock are
the solid rock foundation of Kansas.
Merchants, banks, railroads, CONNER
cial and manufacturing business are
alike dependent upon these basic in
dustries for support and prosperity.
p A wide range of practical expert
ments has proved beyond any ques-
ton of doubt that the application of
scientific methods of the cultivation of
the soil and the selection and breed
| ing of seeds and grasses and varieties
of horticulture, would increase the
yield of these products in this state
more than one hundred per cent as
lcofnpared with the average production