In June 1891 the settlement was connected to the state's railroad system, and that year the central area was incorporated as a town.

It connected to the state's then second largest city ( St. Joseph, Missouri ) and was the furthest west railroad before the Transcontinental Railroad and was used to deliver mail to the Pony Express.

Elected governor three times — in 1904, 1906, and 1908 — Johnson's ability to reason and work with legislators of both parties resulted in such reform legislation as reorganization of the state's insurance department to the benefit of policyholders, reduction of railroad passenger and freight rates, and removal of constitutional restraints on the legislature's power to tax.

The governor was also the president of virtually all state organizations, including the board of trustees of the state's newly created Technical University, the board for public printing, and even the railroad commission.

It was founded by a partnership of Orange County businessmen as an alternative to other airlines and what was left of the state's passenger railroad system.

The state's first railroad was also constructed, a short line connecting Shelbyville, Indiana to Indianapolis as a compromise with the governor to approve funds for the canal.

During his tenure, Washington University in St. Louis was established, the state's public school system was restructured, the Missouri State Teachers Association was first initiated, the railroad network was expanded and a state geological survey was created.

Allied with powerful railroad and city business interests, Gage publicly denied that any pestilence outbreak in the city, fearing that any word of the bubonic plague's presence would deeply damage the city and state's economy.

Reliefs surrounding the base depict allegorical figures of Native Americans, explorers, Jesuit missionaries, farmers and laborers intended to represent Illinois contributions to the nation through transportation as a railroad crossroads for passengers and freight ( represented by a train extending across the arm of one of the figures ), education, commerce, grain and commodities, religion and exploration along with the " pioneering spirit " during the state's first century.

* January 28 – Florida's Railroad Commissioners adopt rule number 12 of the state's general operating rules for railroads within the state ; the rule mandates that railroad companies are required to immediately report by telegram any train wreck within the state beyond a simple derailment that involves injury or death to any person and follow up the telegram within five days with a full written report.

( Mahone went on to a career in Virginia and national politics and saw to it that some of the proceeds from the sale of the state's portion of the investment in what had been " his " railroad went to build a school for blacks which ultimately became Virginia State University ( VSU ), near Petersburg ).

His best known early work was the survey and design of the engineering landmark Allegheny Portage Railroad, the 36 mile combination of ten inclines and level railroad over the Allegheny Mountains, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown, which connected the state's canal on the east side with the state's canal in the Ohio River drainage on the west ( the survey included the first railroad tunnel to be built in the United States ).

The museum is largely devoted to the state's railroad history, however its collection also includes exhibits of automobiles and aircraft.

He also owned a tenant farm and helped expand the state's railroad system.

The museum was established in 1959 to preserve a record of Colorado's flamboyant railroad era, particularly the state's pioneering narrow gauge mountain railroads.

As Governor of Arkansas, Clinton overhauled the state's education system, and served as Chair of the National Governors Association.

He helped Arkansas transform its economy and significantly improve the state's educational system.

Many states have what are termed mixed economies, referring to the varying degree of planned and market-driven elements in a state's economic system.

Hoping to achieve a compromise with the state's party bosses, Hughes rejected the option of a direct primary in which voters could choose between declared candidates and instead proposed a complicated system of nominations by party committees.

The roads of California consisted of crude dirt roads maintained by county governments as well as some paved roads within city boundaries, and this ad hoc system was no longer adequate for the needs of the state's rapidly growing population.

The state's move to this new system has, to some extent, diminished the phenomenon and public opinion is widely split on the merits of " class basketball.

Bracks ' second government achieved one of Victorian Labor's longest-held goals with a complete reform of the state's system for electing its upper house.

In the United States, the state supreme court ( also known by other names in various states ) is the highest state court in the state court system ( i. e., that state's court of last resort ).

As in the system of the Soviet era, the procurator general and his regional and local equivalents are both the state's chief prosecuting officials and the chief investigators of criminal cases, a configuration that limits the pretrial rights of defendants.

Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges system.

* The Ming Dynasty government of China greatly reduces the quotas for taking grain, severely diminishing the state's capacity to relieve famines through a previously successful granary system.

A symbol most often associated with the new state's Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | postal system.

The Constitution of the Irish Free State made more detailed provision for the state's system of government, with a three-tier parliament, called the Oireachtas, made up of the King and two houses, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann ( the Irish Senate ).

In 1983 he was called upon by Democratic Governor Mark White to help improve the quality of the state's public education, and ended up leading the effort (" Select Committee on Public Education ") to reform the school system, which resulted in major legislative changes.

A decade after the murders, Sharon's mother, Doris, in response to the growing cult status of the killers and the possibility that any of them might be granted parole, organized a public campaign against what she considered shortcomings in the state's corrections system.

As governor of South Carolina from January 20, 1959 to January 15, 1963, Hollings worked to improve the state's educational system, helping to bring more industry and employment opportunities to the state.

His term in office saw the establishment of the state's technical education system and its educational television network.

Spring 1951 was the year in which great turmoil was felt amongst Black students in reference to Virginia state's educational system.

Normally in an average sized state, one or two decisions every year or two from a state's court system are reviewed by the U. S. Supreme Court.

The Newark Public Library, the state's largest system with 11 locations, also produces a series of historical exhibits.

Warren also built up the state's higher education system based on the University of California and its vast network of small universities and community colleges.

It is often considered that a state's form of government can dictate the way that a state interacts with others in the international system.

It counts all residents for apportionment, overriding Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which counted only three-fifths of each state's slave population.

( Note: Only 3 / 5ths of a state's slave population total was counted in their population total for purposes of congressional representation.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66, 522, making it the state's 16th largest municipality, having seen an increase of 195 residents ( 0. 3 %) from its population of 66, 327 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 17th most populous municipality, which had in turn declined by 1, 856 (- 2. 7 %) from the 68, 183 counted in the 1990 Census.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84, 136, retaining its position as the state's 11th-largest municipality, as the population increased by 5, 464 (+ 6. 9 %) from the 78, 672 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6, 930 (+ 9. 7 %) from the 71, 742 counted in the 1990 Census.

Following a State Supreme Court ruling that allowed several hundred ballots from King County to be included, her lead was further increased to 130 votes, but when the vote was certified by the state's Secretary of State, Sam Reed, at the end of December, one vote which had been counted in Thurston County past the deadline was disqualified and her lead was reduced to 129 votes.