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First. The recommendation' tliat an Immigration Bureau be 

 created was enacted into law, but was placed under a separate board, 

 and is now thoroughly organized, and at work. 



Second. The recommendation that the police work of the pure 

 food and dairy commission be separated from the instructional work, 

 and that the latter be put imder the control of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, was accomplished by an act creating the office of State 

 Dairy Commissioner, the commissioner to be appointed by the Board of 

 Agriculture. The bill did not pass, however, until the closing hours of 

 the session, and unfortunately no appropriation was made to carry it 

 into effect. Upon recommendation of Governor Hadley, the Board, in 

 special session on October 6th, appointed Dr. W. P. Cutler, the present 

 Food and Drug Commissioner of IMissouri, to the position. Dr. Cutler 

 to serve without salary or expenses. 



Third. Your committee, with the assistance of the State Highway 

 Engineer, Mr. Curtis Hill, secured a general revision of the road laws, 

 and the submission of an amendment to the Constitution at the next , 

 general election, providing for a levy of five cents on all taxable property 

 of the State for the benefit of the State Good Roads fund. 



Fourth. The recommendation that the law be amended so as to 

 permit the paying of indemnity for animals aflPected with tuberculosis, 

 was agreed to and passed by the General Assembly, and the law which 

 has heretofore applied to glanders in horses now applies in cases of 

 tuberculosis. 



WATERWAYS COMMISSION. 



The last General Assemblv having created a Missouri Waterwavs 

 Commission, the Board of Agriculture at a called meeting held on 

 August 4th, adopted the following resolutions : 



Whereas, the 45th General Assembly has passed an act providing for the ap- 

 pointment of a Missouri Water-ways Commission, and tlie Governor has appointed 

 such commission ; and, 



Whereas, amongst the duties of said commission are the reclamation of the lands 

 subject to overflow or inundation ; the construction of practical and subsuantial levies ; 

 the ascertaining of lands now subject to inundation of the rivers ; the benefits to be 

 derived from the reclamation of lands subject to overflows or inundation ; and. 



Whereas, the State has had for the past three years floods on the Missouri river 

 creating an enormous amount of damage and loss of property and life ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, (1) that the State Board of Agriculture expresses its hearty approval 

 of the wisdom of the Legislature in passing this act, and of the Governor in his 

 choice of commissioners, and that the Board tenders its services in any capacity that 

 may be found to be useful to the commission in its work ; ( 2 ) the State Board of 

 Agriculture ventures to suggest that following these three damaging floods is an 

 opportune time in which to awaken a wide-spread interest in this matter, and to 

 secure the concerted action and co-operation of the citizens of the State. 



A copy of these resolutions was forwarded to the President of the 

 commission, who replied in the following manner: 



