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Show lor users ;il a price which w.uihl reimburse re-imburse i he sialc lor its outl.v. That stage of liio proceedings apparently has hi'i'ii ri'ai'hed. hill, (ho slate finds il is without, nuihorily hi cany the program lo a conclusion, i would respectfully re-spectfully rci ui 1 1 n ii 'i H I IliaL Hie mi-llioi'iiy mi-llioi'iiy lo negotiate llii1 sale bo vested in iho slalc boanl of laid commissioners, commission-ers, unilor whoso ilii'ociiou iho project has been cousi rucicd and aduiinU-l.'i'.'.l. aduiinU-l.'i'.'.l. It has hcon htviugh! in my intention that Iho sect inn uf Iho 1'lali public Ulililios act governing rules Tor long anil s: In i r( ilislances does mil coiil'oi'in In Iho laws of many oilier Males and cei'iain ciimli I ions creales a ha nlslr-i Tor our 1 1 1 1 1 I t - ulililios. 1 would respectfully respect-fully suggest a ninili lical inn nl' Ihe sec-limi sec-limi to Ihe end that upon proper rop-1 rop-1 esenl.ul inn Ihe public ulililios commission com-mission be granted luilhnriiy lo permit a higher rale Tor .short dislance than lor a long ilislunce, Iherehy adding lo the iiiiirorniily of Hie iulilic uiililies laws ol' the country and making possible pos-sible ;i fair am! just, relurn on public uiililies invesliueiils in I'tah. Water Surveys Urged. The de eliipniont ol' Ihe agricultural resources of inlr .slate hinges largely iiinin the reclaim linn of arid lands, ami I am of the opinion that it is proper to provide legislation which will encourage en-courage work of an initiatory character by county atitlioril ies. To this end I would surest that county (iimmission ers he authorized In make a)i'npria tinns In provide for surveys and tin collodion of data looking to tlie eon servaiioii of water in their respeci i v jurisdicl ions. W'iih I lie increase in Ihe nuniher o motor cars, automobile thievery a pears almost lo liave reached tlie stag, of an epidemic. To ciiinbiit this colid lion 1 am inclined to favor legisl: lion of a more stringent character lha now appears on our statute books. Il is not the inleiili.in In place m due bui'dens upon you at this spook session. I realize us well us you tha on occasions such as this, mailers i serious moment only should lie givci alleniiiii. I have limited my su.:: gestions lo subjects wliich 1 lieliev nave been so generally discussed am -ire so well understood as lo olinii mile the neeessily and desirability foi j lengthy debale. To such an exten; i lias public opinion been voiced on these nia Iters, it occurs to me I might offer wilh propriety Hie surest ion that your work would lie facilitated if the various subjects- were considered by tlie respective houses acting as committees com-mittees of the whole. In conclusion. I repent the sentiment conveyed to you in regular session, tlie wisli that your associations may be pleasant and your accomplishments worthy of your highest ambition. MAKES PLAIN REASON FOR CALLING CALL-ING UTAH LAWMAKERS TO THE CAPITOL. In addition to Approving Suffrage A.nendment and Providing Funds for Law Enforcement, Other Matters Should be Considered. Following is Ihe lexi of ( hivernur Bamberger' . message to Ihe special session of ihe Thirteenth I'lah legislature, legis-lature, delivered .it ihe capilol on September -II before a joint session nl' tlie senate anil luiuse: Governor's Message. Pursuant to tlie authority vested in the governor by sect inn (i. article T. of Ihe constitution of the stale of I'lah to convene Ihe legislature in special session on exti'iioriliiiary occasions. 1 have called you lo meet here at this time to consider matters which 1 believe be-lieve are of unusual importance to Unpeople Un-people of our stale and lo the people nl' the count ry as a whole. Probably the niosi important item for which 1 would ask Jour consideration, consider-ation, am! Ihe one on which tlie call for Ihe special was based, is the proposed pro-posed ameliiiineni to the const it in ion of the Tniied Slates extending the right of suffrage lo women. I'lah lias gene on record s:i unmistakably ami so frequently in this matter that I fed further comment at this time would he superfluous. lew sunjects under discussion in tlie country today are of inure importance import-ance and widespread interest than ill,' cost of living. 'I'lio matter is one of serious nioiret!.! . both locally and nationally, na-tionally, and idi governmental forces are uniting in ai: effort to reduce the cost of neeessii it lo a point where il may not work a hardship upon the wage-earner. In so far as I am informed in-formed our existing laws are adequaie to meet conditions in this respect t x-cept x-cept that financial provision has not been made for their enforcement. Therefore I would respectfully asks your consideration of an appropriation to the nflice of the attorney general gen-eral in the amount of $10.(100 for investigations in-vestigations and prosecutions as provided pro-vided under exisl'ng statutes to prevent pre-vent combinations affecting the control of prices and governing tne disposition disposi-tion of coin storage products. Reenactment of Law Suggested. While the cull for tlie special session ses-sion contemplated consideration of the foregoing subjects only, it lias occurred to me that there are other items of sufficient importance to the people of mr state as to warrant me in bringing them to your attention at this time. Chief among them is tlie law governing govern-ing the sale of securities, enacted at Iho regular session of tlie Thirteentn legislature, generally known as the "blue sky" law, which recently has been attacked because of a clerical error in engrossment. I am strongly of tlie opinion that such a law is sorely needed and rather than leave its validity vali-dity open to question I would suggest its re-enactment at this time with such changes as tlie experience of the se-curiues se-curiues commission lias indicated to lie desirable or necessary to meet existing exist-ing conditions. Another matter which I would submit sub-mit for your approval is the enlargement enlarge-ment of the powers of the state board of loan commissioners to the en:i that it may be given authority to acquire additional land for the eapitol grounds am! to provide for authorized deficits. In transferring certain duties from the office of the secretary of slate m that of the stale bank commissioner, it appears that inadv'lrl out ly some omissions resulted which interfere nia-lenally nia-lenally with the efficient operation of the stale banking department. One of these prevents the collection of fees in connection with tlie filing of j quarterly reports, resulting in a reduc- j tion in tlie state's revenues to tlie j extent, of more than if-IOOO for the bien- j iiiuin. The subject, involves amend- j ment to sections llloil and 1207. com- I piled laws of (Mali 1017, and 1 believe is of sufficient importance to war- I rant your consideration. j Another omission to which 1 would j respectfully direct your attention is the failure to make the dynamiting j of fish a criminal offense. The prac- j tice of dynamiting streams and bod- ies of water not only is contrary to; the ethics of sporlsnianshi.-i. but is : manifestly unjust lo our i pie as : a whole, and I trust the defect m j the law will be remedied ai this ses- I sion of the legislature. - , Some years ago the stale midert" d; ! the reclamation of certain land'- in the i drainage of tlie Sevier river, tlie enter- ;' rise being generally known as the Piute project. It has been generally nderstood that when tne project was completed it would be sold to ihe wa- j |