John Pillsbury

Title: Article About Pillsbury's Inauguration
Type: Newspaper
Date: January 1876
Source: St. Paul Daily Pioneer Press

Description: This article appeared in the St. Paul Daily Pioneer Press to describe the speech that Governor Pillsbury presented upon taking office.
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1. What characteristics does the author of this article say that Pillsbury has?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: He says that Pillsbury has good sense and sound practical judgment.
2. What does this article tell us about Pillsbury's earlier political career and how could that help him in his new job as Governor?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: Pillsbury used to be the chairman of the senate committee on finance. This could help him plan better budgets. He says that the state's economy is one of his main interests.
3. What action does Pillsbury NOT want to happen while he is Governor?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: He doesn't want the offices of insurance and railroad commissioners combined. He thinks hat the railroad commissioner's office should be dropped unless more can be found for that officer to do.
4. How do you think Pillsbury's earlier jobs in milling and business could help him as Governor?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: He had experience with business dealings and working with a budget. His work in milling would also help him understand the effects of the grasshopper plague on the grain crops and local industry.