The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
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Insugance Department
The insurance department is one
Of the largest departments in the
state. The returns from this depart
mem for the biennial period are ST.
$50, 504Se. same being $1S1 ,aG976 more
than was ever made before by the de-
partment in a like period OF time.
Banking.
The banking department has dealt
with the banking interests Of the
state and administered the laws in an
able manner. Tho banking laws need
amending in some respects, and this
is especially true SO as TO make it
definite and certain That the state
banks may participate in the benefits
derived from the new national cur
rency law establishing regional banks.
An enabling act should be passed.
Beer inspection Department.
The state beer inspector has faith
fully met the duties resting upon him
and has secured a net return for the
department IN excess of any preceding
biennial period. The returns from the
department amounted to practically
$685. 900 which is about $4,000 in ex-
cess OF any preceding biennial period.
National Guard.
Gen John B. OMeara in the admin
istration OF the affairs relating to the
national guard, has been able and eco
nomic He has maintained higher
standard than in the past, one that
has met with the approval of the war
department. Fifteen thousand dollars
was appropriated by the last iegisla-
ture to meet the expenses of the Union
and Confederate soldiers now living
| in Missouri VINO desired to participate
in the ceremonies upon the field at
Gettysburg, as arranged by the state
of Pennsylvania and the United States
government. The adjutant-general, in
idischarging the duties enjoined upon
him under this appropriation act, gave
! every comfort and consideration to
those who visited the battlefield from
Missouri, met all expenses and re-
turned them to their homes without
accident and turned back to the treas
ury, unused, the som ouf S5,0S0.S0
State Food and Drug Commissioner.
The state pure food and drug COM
missioner has been exceedingly active
in the discharge of his official duties
and has rendered the state an eycep-
tionally able and conspicuous service.
| Board of Pardons and Paroles.
The board of pardons ana paroles
aas diligently inquired into applica.
tons fer executive clenency. and the
fact that out of 294 paroles only 10
have been revoked is the best evil
dence of the conscientious way in
which the board has performed its
duties.
Board Of Charities and Correction.
The board of charities and correc-
ton has been unusually active during
the biennial period and has rendered
excellent service.
1t made al visits to eleemosynary
institutions and visited SO jails and
poor houses, making total number OF
2S9 visits during this period 1t has
performed this service and many 9TH
ers out of an appropriation of only
$4,000. AMI should be more generously
considered by the legislature, to the
end it may be able to continue and
increase the great service it is rem
dering.
Labor Bureau.
The labor commissioner has added
many new and beneficial features to
the work in the labor bureau, and has
made it one of the principal factors
in the advertisement OF Missouri's
wonderful natural wealth and re-
sources and its achievements in agri-
culture, mining, manufacturing, fl
nance and commerce.
Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The Panama-Pacific exposition COM
mission has been exceedingly active
in assembling exhibits so as to adver-
tise Missouri and her resources and
industries in proper and fitting
manner at the Panama exposition.
Special Appropriations.
The commission paid out Of the
capitol building fund, for the sale or
capitol bonds, should be replaced by
proper appropriation from the capitol
tax fund. This commission amounted
to the sam of $138,947S9.
In Conclusion.
AS the representatives of the peo-
Pile, knowing we'll the needs of the
commonwealth, you win be earnest
and diligent in crystallizing into pro-
gressive and constructive legislation
those things which we feel certain
viii iHure to the benefit of the state.
To bring this about it is necessary
that you be imbued with the spirit OF
the new day and of the new Missouri.
"Old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new" Give us
good, clean, wholesome, progressive
and constructive legislation, common
surate with the day and adequate to
meet the reasonable requirements and
necessities Of the people In the mat
ter of legislative achievements you
alone can act, You will either build
or still the wheels of progressive
achievements
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