GREENHOUSES.

In addition to the above buildings an extensive range of greenhouses has been erected and is now in use.

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

At the Agricultural College or Farm School a new main building has been contracted for and the construction well advanced.

The building, like that at the University, is the largest of all the institutional buildings and is a thoroughly first class structure, fireproof, peculiarly adapted for the varied uses to which it is intended; aside from the executive offices, Library, Farm School and other departments housed in the building, a large auditorium is provided. The entire building presents a simple, broad architectural treatment devoid of extraneous ornament and one constructively planned to last for an indefinite period.

Improvements have likewise been made at this institution in addition to the heating and power plant and sundry numerous minor repairs.

CROOKSTON.

During the past two years a commodious brick school building has been erected on the institutional grounds and plans have been prepared for authorized additional improvements such as the machinery shed, hog barn and Superintendents' Cottage.

WALKER.

A beginning has been made for the new Sanatorium buildings at Walker by the erection of one wing of the proposed group of buildings. The wing is of brick of fireproof construction and is intended to serve the uses of the institution as an executive building and hospital until other buildings are erected.

In connection with the present building it is designed to build so-called "lean-tos" or out of door sleeping shacks to the end that a large body of patients may be accommodated as circumstances warrant.

Respectfully,

C. H. JOHNSTON,

December 1, 1906.

Architect.

BIENNIAL REPORT

OF THE

DEPORTING AGENT

OF THE

STATE BOARD OF CONTROL

To the State Board of Control.

Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report covering the biennial period commencing August 1, 1904, and ending July 31, 1906.

The expression "the year 1905" indicates the year ending July 31, 1905 and the expression "the year 1906" designates the year ending July 31, 1906.

CASES OF SUPPOSED NON-RESIDENT DEPENDENTS INVESTIGATED AND DISPOSITION OF SAME.

During the biennial period deportations have been made as follows:

During the year 1905

During the year 1906

Total during the period

In 1905.

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Canada

Finland

Austria

Montenegro

France

Scotland

Italy

Other states

Total

97

During the year 1905 the amount of the appropriation used was $2,807.73.

Deducting twenty-eight, the number deported without expense to the state, from eighty-two, the total number deported, we have fifty-four which were deported at a per capita cost of $52.00.

During the year 1906 there was $2,796.25 of the appropriation used. Deducting twenty-three, the number deported without expense to the state from seventy-one, the entire number deported leaves forty-eight which were deported at a per capita cost of $58.25. The United States authorities deported during the period thirty-one patients. The United States Inspectors require full information relative to defective aliens before they will take charge of them. The securing of the required information frequently demands much time and persistent effort. After a case is properly prepared and presented the government pays all expenses of the deportation thereby saving the state a considerable amount.

If we use $1,000 as the average cost of maintaining each patient as a state charge the one hundred and fifty-three patients deported, would have cost the state $153,000. They were deported at a cost of $5,603.98 leaving the state a gain of $147,396.00.

COUNTY JAILS.

viz:

A modern jail is in course of erection in Nicollet County.

Jails in the following counties have been inspected during the period,

Blue Earth
Faribault

Olmsted

Scott

Steele

Wilkin

viz:

Plans and specifications for the following lockups have been approved,

Lockups have been built in the following cities and villages, to-wit:

It is to be regretted that some villages have either overlooked or ig nored the statutes requiring the approval of plans and specifications for lockups by your board prior to commencing their construction. As a consequence there are a few newly erected lockups that do not fully meet the statutory requirements. During the last four years fifty lockups were condemned and during the same period twenty were built to replace condemned ones. Many of the condemned lockups were in small villages and were poorly constructed.

During the biennial period lockups in the following places were condemned, viz: