Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sixteenth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, 1907-'08 Sir - I have the honor to submit herewith my report for the term ending J une 30, 1908, the same being the sixteenth biennial report of this department. In addition to a general summary of the routine business of this office, I have endeavored to gather and arrange in a compact and comprehensive manner some information that, in my judgment, will be of use and benefit, not only to the incoming legislators, but to the general public as well. For part of this information I am indebted to Secretary Coburn of the State Board of Agriculture, State Auditor Nation. Labor Commissioner Johnson, Bank Commissioner Albright, and the Tax Commission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.