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The following statistics from the annual report of the state com- missioner for the year ending August 31, 1903, will give some idea of the magnitude of the educational work being accomplished in this state at the present time.
The expenditures of the public schools for the year 1854 were from the State School Fund $1, 113,089.02; from the School and Trust Funds $112,463.65; from the School District Library Fund $55,904.45; from Local Levies $980,000.00-in all $2,266,457.12. For the year ending August 31, 1903, the expenditures of the public schools aggregated $16,740,004.09. In 1854 the enumeration of youth of school age ag- gregated 816,408; for 1903 it reached 1,243,791. The number of school
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houses in 1854 was reported as about' 10,300, estimated as worth $3,704,- 720.90; while the present number is 13,115, worth $50,006,648.00. In 1854 there were reported 57 high schools employing 71 male and 63 female teachers, there being 57,649 pupils enrolled. In 1903 there were 845 recognized high schools with 1,479 male and 773 female teachers, there being 57,649 pupils enrolled.
In addition to the enrollment in the public schools it is estimated that 50,000 pupils are being educated in parochial and private schools. There are 36 colleges and universities with 1,200 instructors and 8,148 students. This does not include professional schools, normal academies, et cetera, of which the state has its full proportion.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
There have been a number of changes in the law relating to the state board of school examiners. When first enacted in 1864 the board consisted of three members who were appointed by the state commis- sioner. Since 1883 the number has been fixed at five. The term is five years and ends on August 31. The following have served on the board since its creation : Marcellus F. Cowdery, Thomas W. Harvey, Eli T. Tappan, Israel W. Andrews, William Mitchell, Theodore Sterling, John Hancock, Thomas C. Mendenhall, Andrew J. Rickoff, Alston Ellis, Henry B. Furness, John B. Peaslee, William W. Ross, Charles R. Shreve, Charles L. Loos, A. B. Johnson, Henry M. Parker, William G. Williams, Elmer S. Cox, Charles C. Davidson, Marcellus Manley, Charles E. McVay, Thomas A. Pollock, E. E. White, W. J. White, E. A. Jones, R. W. Stev- enson, Edward T. Nelson, James W. Knott, J. C. Hartzler, L. D. Bone- brake, J. P. Sharkey, Charles Haupert, C. W. Bennett, J. D. Simkins, W. W. Boyd, W. H. Meck, M. E .. Hard, W. H. Mitchell, C. C. Miller and Arthur Powell. The last five, named are the present members of the board.
SCHOOL-BOOK LAWS.
The first law relating to the use of text books in the schools of Ohio was passed April 22, 1885. It required boards of education to adopt text books and prohibited any change in the same within five years, except by a three-fourths vote. A provision was also made authorizing boards to provide free text books.
On the 28th day of April, 1890, an amendment to this law was passed providing for a school book board, composed of the Governor, State Commissioner of Common Schools, Supervisor of Public Printing, and two persons to be appointed by the Governor. This board was authorized to pass upon all books used in the schools and to fix a price upon the same not to exceed eighty per cent. of the publisher's wholesale list price, and
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in case no satisfactory books could be secured the board was authorized to receive bids from publishers and authors for furnishing text books, and report the result of the same to the next session of the General Assembly for action theron.
On May 4, 1891, the last-mentioned law was repealed, and a new law enacted changing the membership of the "State School Book Board" to the Governor and Secretary of State with the State Commissioner of Com- mon Schools as secretary. The principal provisions of the former law were retained, with further provisions in regard to publication of text books by the state and a reduction in the maximum price to seventy-five per cent. of the wholesale list price. The law now in force was passed April 22, 1896, making the State Commissioner of Common Schools a member of the State School Book Commission together with the Gover- nor and Secretary of State. The main provisions of the former law were retained, the method of enforcing the law and carrying the same into effect being simplified.
Under this law the schools of Ohio are provided with good text books at a reasonable price and boards of education have the power of providing · free text books if they so desire.
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THE DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER.
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HORACE B. ANKENEY.
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Horace Ankeney, successor to Honorable J. E. Blackburn as Dairy and Food Commissioner, like his predecessor, was born in a log house. The date was February 11, 1850; the place, Beaver Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio.
After completing the common schools, his father, a believer in higher education, sent him to Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where, in 1872, he took his A.B. degree with honor and later received the degree of A.M. in course.
A lover of country life, he went back from college to the farm and has given the best energy of his life towards the uplifting and benefiting of his own immediate community.
First teaching a couple of years the higher branches in the graded school near by, he afterwards became a member of the Township Board and served in that capacity for twenty years. Township supervision and the Township High School soon followed his entrance to the board and Beaver Creek Township, although a purely country district, furnishes now each year from six to twelve pupils as matriculates to some college or university. Sharing an interest also in higher education as well as common schools, he served as Trustee of Heidel- berg University, from 1885 to 1900, and of Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), from 1887 to 1900, being compelled to resign the latter upon taking his seat as a member of the. 74th General Assembly.
After serving in the 74th and 75th General Assemblies, his friends encour- aged him and led the way for his candidacy and election to the position which he now holds, being nominated at the Republican convention in Cleveland, in June, 1902, and elected the November following.
Though a practical farmer, he shared some of his time with bank directors and stockholders of manufacturing interests. In 1883 he consented to become a candidate for Infirmary Director, to which office he was elected, and served a couple of terms. Noting the lack of uniformity in the administration of the poor laws, he set to work to have the matter remedied, and failing through a special act of the legislature, privately published the first collation and annota- tion of these laws, but was permitted later to see a similar work done by the State Board of Charities under a special act of the legislature.
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A believer and encourager in good citizenship, he has always faithfully sup- ported the church to which he belongs, viz .: the Reformed Church in the United States and their institutions, serving continuously since 1887 as Trustee and Treasurer of her Theological Seminary ( Heidelberg) located at Tiffin, Ohio.
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The Dairy and Food Commissioner.
ROSTER DAIRY AND FOOD DEPARTMENT.
Ohio.
Horace Ankeney
Commissioner
John J. Kinney. George Demuth
Asst. Commissioner
Columbus. Cincinnati. Toledo.
C. M. Shafer. R. L. Allbritain.
Chief Clerk
Roscoe J. Mauck
Chief Counsel
Columbus.
Clerk
Columbus.
Drug Inspector
Lebanon.
Inspector Food Dept.
Chardon.
Inspector Food Dept.
Jackson. Washington, C. H.
Anthony Sauer
Inspector Food Dept
Cincinnati.
George H. Riley
Inspector Food Dept.
Ashley.
C. V. Rumbaugh
Chief Inspector, Liquor Tax . . Herring.
F. A. Gamble.
Inspector, Liquor Tax
Van Wert.
W. H. Westman
Inspector, Liquor Tax
Cleveland.
Moses Walton
Inspector, Liquor Tax
Spring Valley.
John A. Smith
Inspector, Liquor Tax
Logan.
Milton James
Inspector, Liquor Tax
Caldwell.
Perry L. Hobbs.
Chemist
Cleveland.
T. D. Wetterstroem. Azor Thurston
Chemist
Grand Rapids.
O. S. Marckworth. H. A. Weber
Chemist
Columbus.
Chemist
Columbus.
William McPherson.
Chemist
Columbus.
B. S. Young
Chemist
Ada.
J. H. Beal.
Chemist
Scio.
O. G. Brooks
Messenger
Columbus.
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Lynne W. Neereamer Annie C. Hoge Dr. F. H. Frost William Martin W. E. Johnson E. C. Hamilton.
Stenographer
Canal Fulton. Columbus. Columbus.
Chief Inspector, Food Dept.
Asst. Commissioner
Chemist
Cincinnati.
Inspector Food Dept.
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THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
A. B. CRITCHFIELD.
T HE department of the Adjutant-General is, as its name implies, the headquarters of the National Guard of Ohio, of which the Governor is Commander-in-Chief. Under the law, the Adjutant- General is appointed by the Governor for a term of two years, · with the grade of Brigadier-General, and upon him also devolve the duties of Quartermaster General. He has two assistants, each with the rank of Colonel-the Assistant Adjutant-General and the Assistant Quartermaster-General. To the Assistant Adjutant-General is assigned the supervision of all affairs of the department pertaining to organiza- tion, inspection, discipline, and all similar work pertaining to the Adjutant- General's department proper. The Assistant Quartermaster-General has charge of all ordnance and quartermaster's stores and of the military property of the state, and supervises the affairs of the department per- taining to property, transportation, and annual returns to the War De- partment. Both assistants operate under the immediate direction of the Adjutant-General who is in control of the military department of the state.
The Adjutant-General is also Superintendent of the State Capitol buildings and grounds.
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ROSTER OF THE GENERAL STAFF (1904).
Brig .- General AMMON B. CRITCHFIELD, Shreve.
. Adjutant-General Inspector General; ex-officio Chief of Staff Colonel WORTHINGTON KAUTZMAN, Bellefontaine . Asstant Adjt .- General Brigadier-General CHARLE'S W. MINER (retired). .U. S. Army, Attached Colonel EDWARD T. MILLER, Columbus .. Assistant Quartermaster-General
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENTAL FORCE.
G. S. McCormick, Wooster .. . Second Co Signal Corps, Chief Clerk
Capt. Wm. E. Thompson, Ironton .. . Co. 1, 7th Inf., O. N. G., Financial Clerk
Capt. Julius Armstrong, Columbus .Record Clerk
Capt. R. Ross Shaw, Columbus . Bond Clerk Capt. M. D. Townsend, Conneaut .. Quartermaster and Ordnance Clerk
Sergt. Geo. T. Blake, East Liverpool Enlistment Clerk
James A. Gallagher, Cleveland. Quartermaster and Ordnance Clerk
Major John C. Fulton, Cleveland Ninth Batt., Inf., Commission Clerk
Miss Olive Shurtz, Columbus Stenographer
Miss Florence Cummins, Galloway . Stenographer
THE DIVISION, OHIO NATIONAL GUARD. MAJOR-GENERAL CHAS. DICK, COMMANDING.
HEADQUARTERS
Akron, Ohio.
PERSONAL STAFF.
Captain
Aid.
Captain
Aid.
GENERAL STAFF.
Lieutenant-Colonel GEORGE M. WRIGHT, Akron. Assistant Adjutant-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. BARTON ADAMS, Lancaster Assistant Inspector-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel MOULTON HOUCK, Toledo. . Chief Quartermaster.
Lieutenant-Colonel HARRY FREASE, Canton .. Chief Commissary.
Lieutenant-Colonel FREDERICK C. BRYAN, Akron. .Judge-Advocate. Lieutenant-Colonel FRANK M. RITEZEL, Warren .. Chief Ordnance Officer.
Captain CHAS. B. WINDER, Bloomdale. Inspector Small Arms Practice.
ATTACHED.
Lieutenant-Colonel EDMUND C. BRUSH, Zanesville. Chief Surgeon.
FIRST BRIGADE.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL WM. V. McMAKEN, COMMANDING.
Headquarters
Toledo
PERSONAL STAFF.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Aid.
BRIGADE STAFF.
Major WILLIAM H. DUFFY, Toledo Assistant Adjutant-General.
Major FRANK M. BELL. Lima Assistant Inspector-General.
Major EDWARD W. RYDMAN, Toledo Brigade Quartermaster. Major CLINTON B. WILCOX, Sandusky . Brigade Commissary.
Major JOHN PROCTOR, Cincinnati Brigade Ordnance Officer.
ATTACHED.
Major FRED C. WEAVER, Dayton . Surgeon, O. N. G.
TROOPS.
The First, Second, Third and Sixth Regiments of Infantry. The Ninth Battalion of Infantry.
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SECOND BRIGADE. BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN C. SPEAKS, COMMANDING.
, HEADQUARTERS
Columbus.
PERSONAL STAFF.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Aid.
BRIGADE STAFF.
Major MAC LEE WILSON, Columbus .Asistant Adjutant-General.
Major DANIEL C. STEARNS, Berea Assistant Inspector-General.
Major HARRY W. KRUMM, Columbus Brigdade Quartermaster Major MARCUS A. FISHER, Canton .... Brigade Commissary.
Major THOMAS E. BRADBURY, Gallipolis .Brigade Ordnance Officer.
ATTACHED.
Major LOVETT T. GUERIN, Columbus .Surgeon, O. N. G.
TROOPS.
The Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Regiments of Infantry.
STATIONS OF TROOPS.
ADA. Lieutenant-Colonel J. Guy Deming and Co. G. 2d Infantry. AKRON . Headquarters of Division.
Cos. B. and F. 8th Infantry.
ASHLAND.
. Co. E. 8th Infantry.
BATAVIA.
. Co. K, 1st Infantry.
BEREA.
. Co. A, 5th Infantry.
BRYAN
Co. E. 6th Infantry.
BUCYRUS.
Headquarters and Co. A, 8th Infantry.
CANTON
.Co. C, 8th Infantry.
CAREY
Major Bert L. Wallace and Co. B, 2d Infantry.
CHILLICOTHE
Co. H, 4th Infantry.
CINCINNATI.
Headquarters and Cos. A, B, C, F, G, I and M 1st Infantry. Light Battery B and 5th Co. Medical Department.
Headquarters and Cos. C F, I and K, 5th Infantry.
Headquarters and Co. D, 9th Infantry.
Headquarters and Cos. A, B, C and D, Batt. Engineers.
Light Battery A and 3d Co. Med. Dept.
Troop A and 2d Batt. Naval Brigade.
CLYDE .. COLUMBUS.
. Co. I, 6th Infantry.
Headquarters Second Brigade.
Headquarters and Cos. A. B, and C, 4th Infantry.
Co. B, 9th Infantry, 2d Co Signal Corps. Light Battery H, Troop B and 2d Co. Med. Dent.
COVINGTON
.Co. A, 3d Infantry.
CIRCLEVILLE .Co. L, 4th Infantry.
CONNEAUT. Co. L, 5th Infantry.
DAYTON. Headquarters and Cos. G and K, 3d Infantry and 1st Detachment Med. Dept.
DELAWARE
Co. K, 4th Infantry.
EATON.
Co. F, 3d Infantry.
FINDLAY
Co. A, 2d Infantry and 2d Detachment Med. Department.
FOSTORIA.
Major George W. Cunningham and Co. D, 6th Infantry.
FREMONT.
Lieutenant-Colonel Myron C. Cox and Co. K, 6th Infantry.
GALION.
. Co. L. 8th Infantry.
GALLIPOLIS.
. Co. C, 7th Infantry.
GENEVA
.Co. E, 5th Infantry.
GREENVILLE,
.Major Ray M. Gilbert and Co. M, 3d Infantry.
HICKSVILLE.
Co. E. 2d Infantry.
ALLIANCE.
.Major Stanford M. Swarts and Co. K. 8th Infantry.
BLOOMDALE
Headquarters 2d Infantry and Co. H, 2d Infantry.
CLEVELAND.
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STATIONS OF TROOPS-Concluded.
HILLSBORO. . Co. D, Ist Infantry.
IRONTON. .Headquarters and Co. I, 7th Infantry.
KENTON .. . Co. 1, 2d Infantry.
LEBANON. . Co. H, Ist Infantry.
LANCASTER. Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis H. Palmer and Co. F, 7th Infantry.
LIMA. . Cos. C. and K, 2d Infantry.
LONDON Co. L, 4th Infantry.
LOWER SALEM
Co. D. 7th Infantry.
MANSFIELD.
Major Frederick S. Marquis and Co. M, 8th Infantry.
MANCHESTER
. Co. G, 7th Infantry.
MARIETTA ..
.Co. B. 7th Infantry.
MARION
Major Fred S. Titus and Co. D, 4th Infantry.
MARYSVILLE
.Co. E, 4th Infantry
MIAMISBURG
. Major Herbert G. Catrow and Co. H, 3d Infantry .Co. L, 1st Infantry.
NAPOLEON.
Co. F, 6th Infantry.
NEWARK.
Major Elmer Blizzard and Co. G. 4th Infantry.
NEW LEXINGTON
. Co. H. 7th Infantry.
NORWALK.
Major Albert W. Davis and Co. G, 5th Infantry
OTTAWA ..
Co. M. 2d Infantry.
PIQUA.
. Co. C, 3d Infantry.
PAINESVILLE. Major Harry P. Bosworth and Co. M, 5th Infantry
FORT CLINTON
. Co. M, 6th Infantry.
PORTSMOUTH.
Co. K. 7th Infantry.
RAVENNA.
. Co. B, 5th Infantry.
SABINA
. Co. E. 1st Infantry.
SANDUSKY
. Co. B, 6th Infantry.
SHREVE
. Co. H, 8th Infantry.
SIDNEY
Lieutenant-Colonel W. T. Amos and Co. L, 3d Infantry.
SPENCERVILLE.
. Co. F, 2d Infantry.
Major Thomas J. Kirkpatrick and Cos. B and E, 3d Infantry.
SUMMERFIELD SYCAMORE
TIFFIN.
Co. I, 8th Infantry.
TOLEDO.
Headquarters First Brigade. Headquarters and Cos. A, C, H and L, 6th Infantry.
Light Battery D and 1st Batt Naval Brigade and 4th Co. Med. Dept. 1st Co. Signal Corp.
URBANA.
. Co. D, 3d Infantry.
VAN WERT
. Co. D. 2d Infantry.
WADSWORTH. WARREN
. Lieutenant Colonel Harry B. Ramey and Co. D, 5th Infantry.
WASHINGTON C.H.
WOOSTER.
Major Frank C. Gerlach and Co. D, 8th Infantry.
XENIA ..
Co. I, 4th Infantry, Co. C, 9th Infantry.
YOUNGSTOWN. Co. H. 5th Infantry.
ZANESVILLE. Major Orthillo V. Lewman and Co A, 7th Infantry and 1st Co. Med Dept.
THE NAVAL RESERVES.
FIRST BATTALION.
HEADQUARTERS .U. S. S. "ESSEX." Toledo. Lieutenant-Commander Edward W. McNelly, Commanding.
SECOND BATTALION.
HEADQUARTERS .U. S. S. "Hawk." Cleveland. Lieutenant-Commander Manning K. Eyre, Commanding
SPRINGFIELD.
Co. A, 9th Infantry.
Major Robert W. Calland and Co. E, 7th Infantry.
.Co. L, 2d Infantry.
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. Co. G. 8th Infantry.
. Co. M. 4th Infantry.
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ROSTER OF ADJUTANTS-GENERAL, 1803-1904.
Years.
Name.
Politics.
1803.
Cornelius R. Sedan
1803-1807
Samuel Finley
1807.
David Zeigler.
1807-1809
Thomas Worthington
1809-1810.
Joseph Kerr.
1810-1819.
Isaac Van Horn
Republican.
1819-1828
Wm. Daugherty
1828-1837.
Samuel C. Andrews
1837-1839.
Wm. Daugherty.
Whig.
1839-1841.
Jacob Medary, Jr.
Democrat.
1841 __ 1845
WWW. II. Cummings.
Whig. Whig.
1845-1851 ..
Thos. W. H. Mosely.
1851-1857.
J. W. Wilson
Democrat.
1857-1861.
H. B. Carrington
Republican.
1861-1862.
C. P. Buckingham
Republican.
1862-1864.
Chas. W. Hill.
Republican.
1864-1868.
Benj. R. Cowen
1868-1869
E. P. Schneider
1869-1874.
Wm. Knapp.
1874-1876.
James O. Amos.
1876-1877.
Allen T. Wikoff
Republican. Republican. Democrat.
1880-1881.
Wm. H. Gibson.
Republican.
1881-1884.
Samuel B. Smith.
Republican. Democrat.
1884-1886
Eben B. Finley
1886+-1890.
Henry A. Axline.
Republican. Democrat. Democrat.
1891-1892.
Thos. T. Dill.
1892-1893.
*Edgar J. Pocock.
1893-1896.
James C. Howe.
1896-1898.
*Henry A. Axline
1898.
*H. B. Kingsley.
Republican.
1899-1900
Henry A. Ax'ine.
1900-1904.
Geo. R. Gyger.
1904-1905.
A. B. Critchfield
*Resigned.
FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE STATE HOUSE.
Office abolished and vested in the Adjutant-General. ١
William A. Platt, 1860; William M. Aw1, 1862; John H. Grove, 1868; Charles M. Ridgway, 1870.
Republican. Republican. Republican. Democrat.
1877-1878.
Chas. W. Carr.
1878-1880.
Luther M. Meiley
1890-1891.
*Morton L. Hawkins
Republican. Republican. Republican.
Republican. Republican. Republican.
Republican. Republican. Federalist. Federalist. Republican.
Republican. Federalist.
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THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
ARTHUR I. VORYS.
T HE State Insurance Department was established by the Act of March 12, 1872. Prior to that time, insurance companies were regulated by the Department of the State Auditor, under the Act of April 15, 1867. The Bureau of Building and Loan Com- panies was added to the department May 1, 1891, and subsequently Bond Investment companies. All insurance companies, operating in Ohio, are required to annually submit statements, reporting their financial condi- tion on December 31, and other information required by law and the regulations of the department. No insurance company and no agent of non-Ohio companies is permitted to transact business, unless duly licensed by the department. Licenses expire annually, and, if compliance with the law is shown, the licenses are usually renewed.
As a comparative statement of general interest, the following figures disclose the extent of the business transacted in Ohio and supervised the first year of the department, 1872, and the last year, 1903, viz .:
In 1872-Sixty-seven life insurance companies and associations wrote in Ohio risks aggregating $30,187,044.00, receiving premiums of $4,493,-
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260.70, and paid losses of $1,481,538.87. One hundred and thirty-eight in- surance companies and associations other than life wrote risks aggregating $378,690,031.37, receiving premiums of $4,530,743-75, paying in losses, $1,609,295.81.
In 1903-Sixty-eight life insurance companies and associations (other than fraternals) wrote risks in Ohio aggregating $149,090,197.00, receiving premiums aggregating $22,678,673.40, paying losses of $8,300,- 118.13. Sixty-seven fraternal beneficiary associations wrote risks aggre- gating $51,758,519.00, and paid losses amounting to $2,828,466.37. Three hundred and thirteen insurance companies other than life wrote risks aggregating $1,067,777,885.18, receiving premiums aggregating $14,541,- 704.31, and paying losses of $7,594,057.10.
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In 1873 the receipts of the department were fees aggregating $26,- 246.71, and the expenses, including salaries, were $9,440.93. While in 1903 the fees paid amounted to $71,581.55, taxes $721,174.90, fire marshal tax, $46,967.44; total received by the department, $839,723.89. The total expenses of the department were $33,468.94, including printing, binding, stationery and supplies procured through the Supervisor of Public Printing and the Secretary of State, and not including disburse- ments in the Bureau of Building and Loan Associations.
The following persons have served as Superintendents of Insurance, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, at and during the times indicated :
NAMES OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF INSURANCE.
William F. Church.
1872-1875
William D. Hill
1875-1878
Joseph F. Wright
1878-1881
Charles H. Moore.
1881-1884
Henry J. Reinmund.
1884-1887
Samuel E. Kemp.
1887-1890
William H. Kinder
1890-1893
William M. Hahn.
1893-1896
William S. Matthews
1896-1900
Arthur I. Vorys ..
1900-
The following are the present employes of the department :
ROSTER OF THE, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, 1903.
Name.
Office.
Arthur I. Vorys
Superintendent of Insurance.
J. T. Brasee.
Deputy Superintendent.
John W. Crooks.
Examiner.
Graham Rudd
Assistant Examiner.
George W. Steinman
Assistant Examiner.
H. S. Bassett
Statistician.
Herbert Starek
Bookkeeper.
Miletus Garner
Correspondence Clerk.
Walton Weber
License Clerk:
N. T. Gant, Jr
Mailing Clerk.
Fred H. Caley
-Messenger.
S. E. Stilwell.
Actuary.
Danforth E. Ball
Assistant Actuary.
Fred Johnson
Assistant Actuary.
THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
T HIS bureau was created May 1, 1891, by the enactment of the Corcoran law, making the Superintendent of Insurance ex officio Inspector of Building and Loan Associations.
The deputy ispectors, who have at various times been in charge of the bureau, with their residence at the time of appointment, term of service, and politics are :
Name.
Politics.
Residence.
Term of Service.
H. F. Cellarius ... K. V. Haymaker. A. J. Duncan .... Dwight Harrison. Roscoe J. Mauck. . Geo. S. Marshall. O. P. Sperra. . .
Democrat ... Republican. Republican. Republican.
Dayton.
May, 1891, to July, 1893.
Defiance.
July, 1893, to June, 1894.
Canton . . Georgetown.
June, 1894, to August, 1897.
August, 1897, to June, 1900.
Gallipolis.
Columbus .. Ravenna ...
June, 1900, to December, 1901. December, 1901, to May, 1903. May, 1903-Incumbent.
The present force of this bureau consists of :
Name.
Residence.
Office.
Joseph Everhart
Basil
David A. Jones.
Columbus
Chief Clerk. Clerk.
Alfred McClure.
Columbus.
Statistician.
John W. Hook.
West Union
Examiner.
Emery P. McCorkle.
Warren.
Examiner.
Arthur Williams
Marion
Examiner.
P. B. Johnston
Akron
Examiner.
R. A. Crawford.
Coshocton
Examiner.
D. H. Foster
Corning
Examiner.
This bureau originated with those who were connected with build- ing associations and who most thoroughly appreciated the necessity of state supervision.
The work of the bureau is largely that of auditing the annual re- ports of the associations, pointing out to such associations such prac- tices as may contravene the law and requiring their abandonment; fur-
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The Inspector of Building and Loan Associations.
nishing legal and other advice to such associations; examining such asso- ciations as may seem to need it and as the resources of the office admit.
If any association fails to abandon any illegal practice within thirty days after being so notified by the Inspector, or if any association is found to be in an unsound condition and the interests of the public demand its dissolution, such facts are communicated to the Attorney-General, whose duty it is to institute the proper proceedings to revoke the charter of such association and wind up its business.
The building association interests of Ohio now amount to more than a hundred million dollars.
The Deputy Inspector, by virtue of an act passed in April, 1898, is also Supervisor of bond investment companies.
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MARK SLATER.
Mark Slater, Supervisor of Public Printing, was born at Dayton, Ohio, August 9, 1864, where he resided until his appointment by Governor Nash, May 1, 1901. His father, Calvin T. Slater, was an Englishman, and his mother, nee Angeline Emiot, was of French extraction, born and raised in Canada. All of his adult life, Mr. Slater has been a devotee of the art preservative, his first employment being in the United Brethren Publishing House, in Dayton, where he was engaged 15 years. He afterward had in charge the printing for the National Cash Register Company at Dayton, then embarking in business on his own account, in a job printing office, where he was engaged at the time of his appointment. He is a member of the Typographical Union No. 57.
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