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Show Chief Executive's Recommen dations Are in Line WL the Progressive Stride: Young Utah Is Taking. a r I. WHAT GOV. WELLS' MESSAGE RECOMMENDS. j - - . .. .. f) . - ' . ' . Gov. Wells, In his message advises the Utah Legislature; . " ,. Not to pass woo many new laws. To strengthen code against anarchy. ' t "' To safeguard the llfes of miners. . , r ' To trust Senatorial elections to popular vote. o ' To Increase the revenue or reduce the expenses of the State. O To define existing water rights. O To consolidate the school districts In each county. ) To provide for a State Medical Inspector. . ' ' . O Not to favor too many forest reserves. O To increase appropriations for State University and Agricultural col- lege. . . G To provide generously for State schools. ; To enlarge and Improve the State Insane asylum. ' . " To provide or a National Guard armory. . To fuither Improve Agricultural park. ' " ' To' make an appropriation for representation at the St. Louis exposl- ; Uon. . To create a State Board of Live-Stock commissioners. B ' To increase the salaries of the Supreme and District Judges. - To promote the work of the geological Burvey. ' To establish experimental farms. To fix maximum transportation rates for railroads. . V O To provide for & curfew law. ' , With the most careful attention and hearty manifestations of approval the Senators and Representatives this afternoon af-ternoon listened to the message of Gov. Wells. ' -' -, ' yl ' ' Tht Joint session began promptly at 2 o'clock and as the Governor was presented pre-sented he was greeted with . long and loud applause. ' J ' Expressions of Approval. The members followed the Governor's line of thought with keen interest, now and thenT interrupting with expressions of approval as some recommendation particularly appealing to their sense of the State's need was made. ; At the conclusion of the message the Governor was given another ovation and many members hastened to extend congratulations con-gratulations to the Chief Executive. State of Utah.- Executive Office, Salt Lake City, January 12, 1903. , To the Legislature of the State of Utah: It becomes again my privilege to communicate com-municate to you, in compliance with constitutional requirement, the general condition of the State," with such recommendations rec-ommendations as may be deemed expedient. expe-dient. This duty assumes the form of a pleasure, when, as at present, the affairs af-fairs of the commonwealth are so satisfactory sat-isfactory and substantial as to evoke universal gratitude. EIGHT YEARS AS A STATE. The opening of the eighth year of our existence under Statehood finds us happy, ' peaceful and prosperous. The past two years have been truly generous gener-ous in thejr bestowal of food gifts upon up-on our people. Our agrfcttltural and live-stock Interests have flourished; our manufactures and commerce have extended ex-tended into new and fertile fields; our mines have yielded freely of their rock-bound rock-bound treasure. No legitimate Industry has languished. : Success has smiled upon up-on our enterprises, and health has abided in, our homes.' Labor, has been in steady demand, and with glad contentment con-tentment has - received remunerative hire. Capital, most timid of suitors has thrown away, its fears and boldly courted success in schemes of imposing magnitude. Consumer and producer have been alike partakers of the general welfare. All influences and all the elements ele-ments seem to have united in causing our advent Into the new century to be Joyful and serene. I sincerely congratulate congratu-late you, therefore, on assembling under circumstances at once so- satisfying as to the past and present and so propitious propi-tious for the future. . NOT MANY LAWS NEEDED. For such general legislation as naturally nat-urally comes before the people's representatives repre-sentatives at each succeeding session, you will need no other recommendation than such as may be Incidentally offered of-fered by way of reminder in other portions por-tions of this message, and in the various vari-ous reports which will be laid before you. I am not aware of the need of any great number of new laws. It has been aptly said that while prosperity may be destroyed by mischievous enactments, it can never Itself be created by law alone. The strength of a State exists not in the' multitude and complexity of. its statutes. It is their clearness, consistency and Justice in a word their harmonious perfection which gives stability to the social system. sys-tem. Such crudities and errors as experience ex-perience may have shown to exist in our present laws should, with care and calmness, be corrected without delay. Much further than this, however, we may well hesitate to go, save where at wisdom's prompting the enactment of new and wholesome legislation will promote pro-mote the general welfare as well as give to individual capacity the ful'.est scope, for upon Xt'.s latter, after a:1, Ci- pends the prosperity of the whole. In these labrr you may rely, not only upon up-on my mo., cordial aid, but also upon my endeavor In giving to the laws h.n-tst h.n-tst and Intelligent a-ir.-i.-Istratioa. ; ASSASSINATION' AHARCHISir. Legislation Strongly Urged to Stamp . Out Evil. It comes but seldom to a people to. experience such a depth of sorrow as that Into which this Nation was plunged when the news was flashed abroad from Buffalo on the 6th day of September, less than a year and a half ago, that the lovable and beloved Chief ' Magistrate, villiam McKinley, had fallen under the red hand of the assassin. assas-sin. The third of our Presidents to be the wearer of a martyr 'a -crown, this pure and lofty gentleman seemed least . of all to deserve his cruel fate. NO wild passions still survived as a con- ) sequence of the stormy billows of fra- i trlcidal war. No anger born of political politi-cal feud seethed in the maniac's distorted dis-torted brain. A freshly cemented union of great ' commonwealths, whose pa-i ' triotlsm ' and - sacrifice had lately j brought them into the bonds of closest 1 brotherhood, a mighty Republic enjoying en-joying the supremest prosperity the world had ever seen, with the fair prospect pros-pect of profoundly greater achievements achieve-ments in the future, a festal occasion of grateful Joy for what had been and . what was still to be accomplished, a statesman twice honored with the expressed ex-pressed confidence of his fellow citizens for the most exalted of earthly offices, a man whose purity of life and beneficence benefi-cence of purpose alike lifted him above even the breath of slander or reproach these the circumstances and this the vicUm of the foul crime which that , fateful autumn morning shocked the 'civilised world. Whether as the gallant gal-lant youthful soldier of the war for the Union or as the prudent and conscientious conscien-tious lawmaker or as the sagacious and far-seeing Chief Executive, or as the devoted husband and the gentle Christian Chris-tian who truly loved God and hla fellow fel-low man in whatsoever light we may regard him, his character was equally admirable, his example and Influence equally benign. His life and work won for him unqualified respec and reverence reve-rence wherever the record of his career was read: while to be personally beloved be-loved more as a brother thaa A friend he needed but to be known. . NOT IN. HEAT OF. PASSION. -We are now no longer stirred-by the hot anger and revenge which filled the national mind immediately- after the dreadful deed which resulted in his on- , timely taking-off. The murderer has one to his account; the law has been vindicated. And yet there possibly remains re-mains a duty upon us which should not be postponed. If the divine mandate man-date be ample that he who sheds man s blood by man shall his blood be shed-then shed-then every requirement in this case has been satisfied. Indeed, no penalty can further go. But peoples and nations sometimes scotch evils Instead of exterminating ex-terminating them. The wickedness of anarchism, as shown in some of its exponents ex-ponents and results. Is hideous and damning. Freedom of speech and or the press Is a sacred safeguard, a bulwark bul-wark of our institutions which none would be so senseless as to assalL i ft there Is a plain broad line between liberty lib-erty and license, which legislators ai Judges should be competent to defim. The one means all good. hf mean untold harm. I am of the o pinion that unbridled exhortation to lawlessness lawless-ness and conspiracy I- clearly ; ) the luminous boundary .which enclrri th rlht of free speech, and therer. shouTbe tta Tsubject : of Quick nt r -fotlvp restraint. ot less impr-am impr-am I with the vie that so atroc;-crime atroc;-crime u . conspiring to kill or at-lnir at-lnir to kill the President or any c In the line of Presidential aucc (Continued on. rar9 :.) r.orrr.al ' ocl. J12.773.4:; ri.M-c bul'.-I- ! !--, $:0. J; rp'Prvotrs, 5 -.277.01: re-f re-f t i, ool. J-:.:-'2.4j; Fi'ojif, $-' f.j.hJ; s ' '1 of mine-!. J.0,4:1.20; University, Uni-versity, j: ;,JC:.C1. The rates of In- t?re?t on the investments range from 3.75 to. 7 per cent per annum. OLD UNIVERSITY SOLD. ' In my last previous message to the Legislature I referrt-3 to the old University Uni-versity buUJing-3 and grounds, which had been placed under the control of the State Board of Land Commissioners Commission-ers for disposal by the act of February 24, 1S99, and also to the efforts by the board to dispose of the same. The property prop-erty was offered at both public and private pri-vate sale, but without success until early In the year 1902, when negotiations negotia-tions were entered into with the Board of Education of Salt Lake City, the outcome, out-come, being an agreement to sell the premises. The terms and conditions are these: The State ' Board of Land Commissioners and the Board of Education Edu-cation of Salt Lake City . havlngr executed exe-cuted an, - agreement . in ; accordance therewith;' the price Is 1100.000. cf which sum the State allowed $12,600 aa a credit on account of Improvements and repairs which had been made by the Board of Education, The latter paid down 137,500, and the remainder of the purchase price, $30 000, Is to be paid on or before July i. 1904, without interest. The Board of .Education. In addition to the above, paid the delinquent delin-quent Insurance : premiums on the building, amounting; to about $750, and for which the Legislature had made no provision. Upon the payment of $37,500 on February 4, 1901, an agreement war; executed by the State Board of Land i Commissioners and the Board of Education, Edu-cation, and the premises were sarren- dered to the latter, having since been occupied by the Salt Lake high school. The money , was deposited with the SUte Treasurer to the credit of the University fund, principal, and applied to the cancellation of notes for the amount,, given by the Board of Regent Re-gent of the University by authority of the at of February 84, 1899. While the sale price is not high. In the light of the cost of the buildings, the sale must be deemed ' advantageous and satisfactory, the property not being of a saleable character, except for the purpose to which la baa been devoted. . LAND FOR WATERSHEDS. " Two years ago I had the honor to direct di-rect your attention to the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of cer-tain cer-tain lands, ostensibly as a forest reserve, re-serve, but. in reality for the conservation conserva-tion of the water supply and for the protection of the water shed of Salt Lake City. The withdrawal extended from township t north to township 14 south, and from range 2 west to range 4 east. The Legislature memorialized the Secretary of the Interior and requested re-quested that the contemplated reservation reserva-tion be reduced to the actual requirements, require-ments, and not be made so extravagant as to be ludicrous when considered in connection with the purpose to be subserved. sub-served. The Secretary acted promptly on your request and cut down the boundary of the reserve to a reasonable limit' - - : '. .' - - v EXTENT OF FOREST RESERVE. , Since then; however, several : withdrawals, with-drawals, vast in extent, -. have' . been made, until the so-called forest reserve, re-serve, permanent and in .contemplation, .contempla-tion, embrace something over 4,000.000 acres of land, and extend In an almost unbroken line from the northern boundary bound-ary of the SUte, along the Wasatch range of mountains, to within a few miles of the southern limits of Utah. I cannot think the withdrawals are in the interests of the State, nor that they are desired by the citizens generally. gener-ally. On the contrary,-1 believe they will prove permanently injurious," as they are -already temporarily so They are certainly exceedingly annoying to all save a limited number of people. I assume that all good citizens are interested inter-ested in and sincerely desirous of conserving con-serving and protecting the- waters of the State, and especially so as to the water supply for our towns and cities. : , : . 4- PROTECTION FOR TIMBER. X also realise the importance of protecting pro-tecting the timber, sparse as it is, in our - mountains, fully understanding how essential the timber and under- growth are to the preservation of waters wa-ters until such time in the' season' as they shall be most needed. But I Can not think it Is wise, or that it will 1 prove beneficial In a publio and genera' I sense, to withdraw from entry and settlement set-tlement the vast tracts of territory, many of which are barren of timber, I and their withdrawal can in no sense conserve the water supply.1. Furthermore, Further-more, the policy and. course pursued by the Government In the control ' and ; management of the alleged forest re-I re-I serves have not been such as . to encourage en-courage the belief that real good will result from the removal of these lands from the operation of the land laws. Indeed, the general apprehension ' Is that great hardship and great evil will result unless the reserves shall be reduced re-duced in extent to tbfc actual -needs, and the control of the . reservations shall be such as will actually protect the timber 'and the water. I. will be pleased to co-operate with you In any properly directed effort looking to the averting of what I believe to be a great wrong which is threatening . the State by reason of those .extravagant and arbitrary ar-bitrary withdrawals of public land from their legitimate and proper -use by citizens. cit-izens. :. , - J ,,.-' SINKING ARTESIAN WELLS. At the Fourth regular session of the Legislature the sum of $10,000 was appropriated ap-propriated and placed at Che disposal of the SUte Board of Land Commissioners Commis-sioners for experiments in sinking artesian ar-tesian welK The commissioners have visited and examined various sections of the 8tate, with the view to the wise expenditure of the money, the object being to sink a well at a place giving reasonable promise of success In the search for .arteMan water, and also at a point where the water, if found, will be valuable for irrigation. The Investigation Inves-tigation resultei in the fixing upon a , I site for an experimental well at a point , stout five mile' southwest of the town -of Holien. in Millard county. The board called to Its ass'stsnce in the selection Dr. James E. Talma?e, professor or . ' geologry in the University of UUh, who ., visited the locality, and after an ex- , aminatlon of the region as (to Its geo- . logical formation, advised the board ; that there Is reasonable hope for success. suc-cess. There Is an extensive area of ex- ' cfllent land In that neighborhood, which can be brought under cultivation pro-, vided artesian water can be obtained,-at obtained,-at moderate cost, and upon the outcome of the experiment will depend the set- Cement and ' reclamation of a vast . tract of lsnd. The board has entered. . . Into a contract with an experienced.. well borer, who has the latest Improved - ,: boring machinery, to drive a well to the , depth of not less than 1300 feet. pro-, vided a sufficient flow.fhall not be oh-. v talned at a less depth; and If water in -v satisfactory quantity shall not be- - found at a depth of 1500. feet .greater depth will be sought. . V ' - REPORT OF STATE BOARD, . ' The report of the secretary ' of the State Board of Land Commissioners for . the years 1901-1902, showing in detail the operations of the board for these ; years, and the status of the several land gTants and the funds arising from them . will be presented for your consideration. The estimates of the board for the en- -. suing two years, aggregating $39,800,. . are essential to the proper conduct of ' . the land business of the SUte and should be provided for. - ' ; TJNIVXRSITY OF UTAH.' . J V : -; ; ' w- Heed and Work of Leading Educs , tional Institution, - The University of Utah has - made " greater progress the last two yeara' than , during any other biennial period m ; . its history. -The board of regenU re-ports re-ports that the attendance is mucn, , greater and that a better feeling for the university and a greater ' conn- .r -dence in it are manifested by the peo-: . pie generally: also that there is greater . recognition Extended to its graduates ; by other universities and by the pub- v lie and business men than heretofore;; that among the factors that have con- ' . trtbuted to this advancement - have . been the School of Mines, increased fa- " . duties with which to do the work of- ; f ered, ' and better acquaintance tflth 'v the , university made by the, people through extension work and" publio lec- tures by members of the faculty. The, ' School of Mines building; appropriation. .. for which was made at your last Ve . ' sion. has been constructed and is now ; occupied. ; The Physical Science build-- ' ing was1 partly destroyed by fire about j a year sgo, but happily the bulldingy. and contents were insured and have been restored, although not wholly out : -of the insurance money, so- that they are now equally as good a before the fire. A deficit of $7128.14 authorized by -the State Board. . of Examiners, haa., been incurred to restore said building I' and conte'nu, which .will . require ti ap- ' '? propriation. - 1 " " -: "' " ; WHAT THE SCHOOL NEEDS. ; The needs of this institution for the next two years are estimated by the ? board of regents to be: For general maintenance ..........$133,790 Deducting estimated Interest- on University land fund 2S.644 I ' - . ' ', v ;- ' - ':. $108440 , ! Supplies- ' for arts and science I school 10.810' Appliances for mining and elect ri-cal ri-cal engineering courses ........... SSb - Supplies for State normal school.... ' L200 . ; Urgent additional needs for mining - school. Including erection of met- -; . " allurglcal building and appliances. 68.859 ' Domestio science department " S.975 Kindergarten . ... ............i.., . ... ' k,20 - For improving grounds ZOU Branch normal at Cedar City, including in-cluding one new building and t1-: t1-: equipment .. K.00O , I : ' ", . . .UNIVERSITT,IS .GROWING. . It la noted that' these ' estimates of . the. board of regents are greatly re-' duced from the estimates made by the president of the university, yet togeth-er togeth-er with the deficit they are $87,440 more than the amount appropriated for the' past two years. : I submit to you that -in considering these . appropriations ' you win bear In ' mind that you are providing support for v three distinct ., schools-the School of Arts and'Sd- V. ences, the School of Mines and the State Normal school, including - the Branch Normal at Cedar City, which , in reality may be considered another, ',-making ',-making four. It is apparent that the board of regents has been extremely conservative, in making these estimates and it is to be hoped the revenues of the biennial term will be sufficient to . ' admit of no serious curtailment C the appropriations asked. : . '., THE AGBICTJLTT7SAX COLLEGE. ... Great Progress Here in 1Two Years ; " - ' Past v ' - . - t . .. . ; During the past .two yean spleadi4 . progress has been made' In the char- ' acter and grade of work done at the . Agricultural college, as well as in the attendance and general interest among the people. Additronal buildings and equipment have be4n provided, the t ao ; ulty increased and strengthened, the BUndard 'of Instruction - raised --and thorough organization of the several departments effected.j - The board of v trustees reports that by the exercise v of rigid economy thte college will be .' able to complete the school year with out a deficit on account of ntalnte- -nance, but that the . institution would y have suffered to a Very great extent i " l ) t the r ,::ty to c r. I'.zn - It t:. ? . .t -.t wl ' i con-- con-- ' i -r.c i cf t:.e cti . , and ' I 1 ?ic r r i weak jj.-:i:e in . i-'lzr a trii f tonSr.t r.n r.t, a '. v.1.0, ir.g the life of an-- --c:- - ;:.-"y of the i're-ilent, ' In f k;r.; it because oppor- r : -ci r.t icn-.t-j In the way. I :e p!easej ta co-o;.rate ' i in strensthenins our code in ;-t:on in which aot in bitter-r bitter-r in.Ilsnatlon, but with calmness ; :om, ana aa one 'of the lesson3 i f-roat calamity, you may see fit ; -.3 amendment., -zizczzczj to m::i:r-3. ; v Eisasters' Call Attention -to TUs 2reed. t -: V wo years ago it was my painful y to report one of the most appall-; appall-; coal mine -disasters in the history world the Scofleld horror, which' -rred May 1, 1900, and to recommend, 4 a precaution against the recurrence " ruclx calair.ity, measures for the most ' o:ous Inspection of coal mines, coup-i coup-i i with the severest' penalties for the " lAtlon of the law. The recommenda-' recommenda-' n. was adopted, and our - statute 1 ' ks -now contain provisions calcu-i-.t 'J to reduce to a minimum the pos-. pos-. .laty of such . a catastrophe ' in the future. While there have been but fourteen fatal accidents Jn and about --:r coal mines since that time an ex-"cedinE-ly small percentage considering the number of men employed the biennial bi-ennial term has not passed without a irii-ker.In? mine horror, approaching in magnitude the Carbon county disaster. DALY WEST MINE EXPLOSION. , I refer to the dreadful explosion in .ho Dly West mine. Summit county, which occurred on the 15th of July. 1902, through which thirty-four lives were lost directly, . besides four others through the, heroism which prompted atterrpts at rescue. Though not required re-quired by law to do so, the State Coal t line Inspector visited the scene of the catastrophe at my request, and submitted submit-ted a report, which will be found ap-: ap-: f-nded to his annual report for 1902. To this I. Invite your special attention. He found that the disaster was the result re-sult of the explosion of a magazine on the lC3-foot level of the mine. In which were stored between four and Ave tons 3f powder, about a thousand pounds of which, according to his estimate, exploded,, ex-ploded,, leaving the rest to burn, causing caus-ing a tremendous heat and the generation genera-tion of a vast quantity of 'gas which was Instantly fatal to all human life, within its deadly range. His recom-' irendation that underground magazines In mines be prohibited - will scarcely f.n-J opposition wkh the shocking incident inci-dent frexh in mind.. I give it my un-ri'ilified un-ri'ilified endorsement, and ' empiatic-h.y empiatic-h.y urge. In connection with the same 'ii.j?ct, that you give early consldera-r consldera-r n to oil other phases of the matter if protection to men employed In the precarious occupation of mining.. OUR DEBT TO HUMANITY. , We owe to humanity the duty of pafo-guarding by every possible legislative legis-lative means the lives of those engaged 'i this leading industry of the State, '-pre should be ample provision for - -npetent and thorough inspection by proper official not only -of coal mines, but of all kinds of underground wot king3 where the health and safety of r.-.en are Involved, and we shall be lacking In the fulfillment' of our re-f re-f ponsibility if we fail to prevent, by every precaution in our power, the recurrence re-currence of these bereavements to our community and these shocks to our civilization. ; ' ' ' ' : -v ..- - - V ,i . - ! XIXCTTOlir OP SEWATOS.. ..' : - r- ' Selection by Popular Choice Is Ree- : ' . ? ' .'-'ommended.'.,: ;-v - The vacancy which . will occur in Utah's representation In the upper house of Congress on. the. 4th of March next brings before you. as one of your first and most Important duties,' the choosing of one of your fellow citizens for the high office of United States Senator. Sen-ator. The traditional quality and caliber cal-iber of the men composing this greatest great-est of all -deliberative bodies In the world, as every American is proud to believe it, suggests the thought that no State can afford to be, in that august au-gust company, unworthily represented. I am sure you realize the grave respon-elblllty respon-elblllty which therefore rests upon you, and have no doubt your selection will be acceptable to your constituents ana creditable to the Statfe. 1 venture the hope that in the fulfillment of this duty there will be no necessary waste of time, to the delay and the expense of the regular and Important work of the-session. ; ' CAN AFFORD TOpTRUST THE PEO- At this point, I am constrained to rearm the views expressed my menage two years ago as to the deslr-Ib deslr-Ib Uty of. electing United States Senator Sena-tor as we elect United States Representatives Repre-sentatives by1 direct vote of the people, it ogbtt to be possible for a legislative legis-lative deadlock or the obstinacy or machinations of candidates and their ruprters! to deprive "y State of it. constitutional representation In this tranch of the National Congress. Yet such deprivation has occurred in sever-af sever-af recent instances, uf own State be-fione be-fione of the sufferers, and the fact e-Vrhasires a defect in .the present run. which calls for speedy correction. people may be depended upon to rrevent any such anomaly, if the pow- II to elect by direct vote were placed fn t-elr hands. Moreover, questionable improper methods to elect one can-; can-; i 3 teoi defeat other candidates, would their efficacy under the system pro-ed pro-ed From every consideration, and a. sincere conviction which the at ? me serves but to strengthen, 1 i i voratehe adoption of methods and t v3e cUvatlon of a sentiment looking to this essential chinre. Of course it will Involve an arrer.-Juient to. the constitu-. t,-n, which, all a tree thould not be h-htly tampered with. But the need f.r the change is as palpable, and .he 1 Ce-rand for it is growing with such rapidity, ra-pidity, that It is as easy to foretell the rerroval of all obstacles at no distant day, and" the introduction of the method in all respects conformable to the spir.t and genius of American institutions. .'rrNAXcrs of the state.. . Prosperity on All Sides, but More .... Honey Needed. v -It U dlffictilt to summarize, or to review re-view with much brevity, a report of such vital Interest and significance as that of the State Auditor, which embodies em-bodies a statement of conditions and a series of recommendations that will require re-quire your most careful study and consideration. con-sideration. I. shall therefore. . attempt only a passing allusion to some of the principal features 6fvthe subject, commending com-mending tot you fhe document' in its entirety, en-tirety, with the, single observation that th? v.lew' expressed and the amendments amend-ments suggested are 'supported by the teachings of experience and are found necessary In simplifying and perfecting the work of this department of govern-ment. govern-ment. . , . - . . : MUST COLLECT MORE OR SPEND . - - , LESS. We are all to be congratulated upon the excellent financial condition f the State, The assessed valuation of property prop-erty for purposes of taxation has undergone un-dergone the. extraordinary increase of over $18,000,000 since 1899. largely due to improved business conditions generally; and to Industrial growth and activity. This Is exceedingly gratifying, as indicative indi-cative of stability and - progress. . But with the increase in wealth and population popu-lation comes also an increased demand upon our resources, especially In meet- ing the requirements of the various State institutions, eight of which, for instance.. In their estimates of needed funds for the ensuing two years, exceed by over $300,000 the sum of - their requests re-quests two years, ago. The total proba-. ble revenue from all sources, and including in-cluding the balance In the treasury will come nearly $150,000 Tshort of meeting the estimates for the years 1903-04.whlch important fact presents to you the plain .alternative of either increasing the revenue rev-enue or reducing the estimates. As to the latter, it should be understood that wherever in this message I express approval ap-proval of estimates for, or directly recommend, rec-ommend, appropriations,' I , have been guided by what seemed to me the merit of the case more than by the ascertained ascer-tained ability of the treasury to meet the requirements. - To ' your wisdom, with all the facts before you,' must be left the tark of determining in which particular Instances the apparently necessary nec-essary reduction can with the least in-' jury be borne. We are not without the prospect however, of an , Increase .- in available refrenue. The tax upon Inheritances, Inher-itances, legacies, etc., may have, possibilities possi-bilities In this respect, though it is still being contested in the courts. The enormous enor-mous Increase in the fees paid into the treasury by. the Secretary of State offers of-fers promise of still further Increase. This important 'element of revenue comes mainly from the tax upon Incorporations, Incor-porations, the law providing for which taken in connection with the recognized friendly attitude of our general statutes appears to operate without other than entirely satisfactory"; results. '' ; 1 SOME RELIEF IN SIGHT ! ' But a direction from -which' I think sure relief to the general fund should be expected , is the immediate amendment amend-ment of the present law requiring the State to pay half the total cost of the expense and collection of all taxes. The injustice of this provision cannot be too strongly urged upon - your notice. It seems to me wholly beyond argument or dispute as a business proposition that the State does its fun part when it pays that share of the total expense which is proportioned to its share of the total collection, The case is forcefully presented pre-sented to the auditor in the illustration as to Salt Lake county where the State paid, in 1901, nearly $10,000 as Its half of the expenses of the assessment and collection, col-lection, whereas Its proper share, if proportioned pro-portioned to the amount it received, was less than $r000 the total levy being 3241 mills, out of which the state and State school tax combined was only x mills. . STATE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH. Other cases might be cited where the State's share of the total levy is even less than one-fpurth; yet - It Is compelled com-pelled to pay one-half the expense,' no matter whatatts fTiortion in tha amount realized. This.-iin injustice for which I trust you will hasten to provide a remedy. In addition to the unfairness of the system. It has been found to permit per-mit of operations which are questionable, questiona-ble, if not Indeed criminal. . Recent disclosures dis-closures as to the placing of fictitious names upon a county's pay-roll, whereby where-by the expenses of tax' collection were made to appear larger -. so that the -State's half could be utilized in making the county's half less grievous, are fresh in the', public mind. Whatever changes In legislation are necessary to enable the counties to employ capable and sufficient help In making assessments assess-ments and collections I will cheerfully Join you In securing. But under no circumstances cir-cumstances should we continue a system sys-tem which Is attended by the evils t have briefly attempted to point out. IMPOBTAlffCE OP ISEICf ATIoW. State Hast Be Beady "for Federal H : .. ; . C-js - Aid. -y v:: '. It is a pleasure to Invite your attention atten-tion to so exhaustive and admirable a report as that which has been filed in my office by the State Engineer, for the years 1901-1902. It deals in the most complete and Intelligent manner with a subject of paramount importance in onr State that of Irrigation. In its recommendations rec-ommendations it suggests that which I am compelled to admit, namely, that the reputation which our people enjoy as pioneers ia the use of water for irrigation ir-rigation is not at present equaled by the adequacy and consistency of our laws upon the subject. Yet your predecessors prede-cessors have acted with a caution and prudence which should not hastily be criticised, for they-were aware of the Intricacies cf the subject, the divergence of views among our Irrigators as to the need and scope of proposed legislation, and the natural jealousies and fears in the minds of those whose existence depended de-pended upon the maintenance . of acquired ac-quired rights which Ill-considered statutes stat-utes mirht Jeopardize. These difficulties will still confront you. though happily lessened in a considerable degree, for experience ought to have, and surely i I has. t"j;ht us Ecmahir.? about law-.n.akirg law-.n.akirg on th.s mott vital n.atter. actiox s::ot;ld not ei: delayed. de-layed. I trust that it this eefslon you may be fully in.rrested with the Importance of the subject, and that at a date early enough to Insure the most careful consideration con-sideration you will undertake the preparation prep-aration -of needful additions to and amendment cf existing laws, ,ln line with the Euprtstlons contained In the report referred to. This duty becomes the more imperative because of recent Congressional . action calculated to aid in the construction of reservoirs and to promote generally -the reclamation of the arid lands. The firm and friendly attitude at-titude of the President on this great question was supported In a most gratifying grat-ifying manner by the National Legislature, Legis-lature, the result being that possibilities for the future of the dry regions are immediately im-mediately 6pened up before us to an extent hardly dreamed of before. We cannot too soon place our State In a position to realize the benefits of these laws. As.the birthplace of American irrigation. ir-rigation. And Its most prosperous home, Utah should be 'one of the first to ax-tend ax-tend cordial recognition to the general government for its proffer of aid, and make itself at once ready to utilize to the fullest extent the opportunities now .Afforded. :v; '' -'-Vji. WATER r RIGHTS SHOULD 'BE . FIXED. , ' Of first importance is probably the definition of existing water rights, at present only imperfectly provided for. Any controversies of this nature must be settled before the advantages of the . national laws may be realised. This one item Is appropriately designated as the primary need of present day irrigation. irriga-tion. 'The settlement of all conflicts" has been represented in a recent convention con-vention in this city as a condition precedent prece-dent to any action of the Government under the recent Congressional acts In aid of irrigation extension. ; A plan for the accomplishment of these two purposes pur-poses the one dependent upon the oth-erywlll oth-erywlll be worthy of your best effort. , GOOD WORK JBY SALT LAKERS. ! . ' The labors of disinterested committees commit-tees and citizens, such aa are now in progress in this city and other parts of the State, will be productive of great good in accomplishing an adjustment of water rights and an amalgamation of water Interests in the districts involved. I suggest that if by any provision, of law the endeavors of such persons, can be encouraged, to the ; end , that the merging of water rights and Interests may be hastened -and legalized, such provision should be promptly forthcom-v mg; and in furtherance of the same' idea I recommend an appropriation of $5000 for the ensuing two years, to be used under' the direction of some person or board already holding official position, or by commissioners to be appointed for Ihe purpose, in meeting the , necessary expense of continued work of this character. char-acter. . In these matters a subject is presented which I conceive is In all re-rpects re-rpects .worthy of your solicitude and. Wisdom. It need hardly-be said that my co-operation in the enactment of wholesome and necessary measures will be cheerfully accorded. . : ' " ,-..- : i '' " EDUCATION. 'v'.V Splendid Progress Noted In Many ' Directions. j-.--'V"V.Vj - Of all the sources' of State pride, there Is none so great and so indisputable as the educational ' facilities . offered t the children of this State. From the kin-' dergarten to the common school, up through this to the High school and thence to the University, a ' complete system -of public instruction Is provided, and. all of it' free to every child of the State. . It is true thai In some parts 'of the State there are no High schools, but these are gradually increasing in number num-ber as well, as in efficiency, there being no fewer than nineteen within the State, located at the following places? Salt Lake City, Ogden, Park City, Brighara City, praper, Sandy, . Payson, Sprlng-vllle, Sprlng-vllle, American Fork, Lehi, Nephl, Eureka, Eu-reka, Fillmore, Richfield, Moroni, St. George, Kanab and Moab. - Certainly the enthusiasm of our people over our splendid educational advantages is amply am-ply Justified by the following statistics: statis-tics: ;. ;' -. : V-- ' - , LARGE INCREASE OF PUTILS.Y ; . Increase in attendance in public and private schools during the "Seven years since Statehood, 6496; increase tn expenditure ex-penditure for schools, per annum, $558,-10; $558,-10; increase in valuation of school property; $1,833,308. If anything further fur-ther is needed In support of the fact that jour educational standard Is well advanced, it is furnished by (Government (Gov-ernment Commissioner of Education Harris, who gives tit his report for 1900 the amount per capita expended for school purposes in the various States. The lowest was North Carolina, where II cents per capita was spent; the Jilgh-est Jilgh-est was Nevada, where $5.80 per capita was spent. In Utah during that year $4.03 per capita was spent, and In the succeeding years in Utah. Tlx.: In 1901. $4.37 per capita, and In 1902. $5.20 per capita. While these conditions are cum- paratrvely most favorable to-Utah from v the standpoint of the educator, the question ques-tion to be considered by you is whether "from the standpoint of the taxpayer they are not more favorable than the State can afford and whether or not our educational advancement is ' not more rapid than our revenues Justify, The report re-port of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction is replete with Information In-formation concerning our educational status, and his suggestions for further educational progress are the result of experience and wisdom and fehould be weighed by you as the expressions of j one who has only the Interests of the school children at heart. I specially direct di-rect your attention to his recommendation recommenda-tion that the school districts In each county be consolidated Into one district, to be under the control of a. board of education, consisting of from three to seven members. I agree with him that if this consolidation can be effected it will do much t to simplify, strengthen and economise our present school system.- : ';---; '- FIXED LEVY FOR STATE SCHOOLS His recommendation that the University Univer-sity of Utah and the Agricultural College Col-lege be supported from a fixed levy out of the State tar Instead of from legislative legis-lative appropriation is based upon the Idea that these institutions would thus be placed upon a firmer and more certain cer-tain basis, so that t their, respective boards of control would know-exactly what plans might be made and carried into successful operation. Inasmuch as each ee??ion of the Legislature would , necessarily have to fix the levy for these purposes and could fix it at 1 mill or half a mill or any other rate it might deem adequate for the ensuinj biennial term, I am at a lo?s to se how the revenues for surport of these Institutions Institu-tions woulJ be rendered any more Be-cure Be-cure or certain by the charge than they are at present. SCHOOL FOR FEmLE-MINDED. ' The question of a school for the feeble-minded, .also recommended by the superintendent, while unn.lstakably a fctep in the Interest of humanity and one which older and richer States have deemed necessary to provide for. nevertheless nev-ertheless opens the door to a new and perhaps a large expenditure, which It Is your duty to keep closed as tightly as possible. If, however, after careful examination of our financial expectancies expectan-cies for the ensuing two years you shall deem it wisdom to make a beginning in this direction, I suggest that Instead of attempting to establish a new State school, the trustees of the- School for the Deaf. Durrb and the Blind should be authorized to include the feeble-minded In their school, so that the expense of training these unfortunates, of whom there are estimated .to be about Mlfty within the State, .could be reduced to the minimum. ' ' - ' ... ; FREE SCHOOL. TEXT-BOOKS. The reasons advancf d by the superintendent superin-tendent for provide fre o the common schools are sound and convincing. con-vincing. The ouiy oojclj . --.. w pense. Our State is young yet, and as has been' shown we are expending in education a greater proportion of our revenues per capita than a majority of the States of the Union. Let us learn to creep before we run, especially if our running runs us into debt. ; The recom-' mendation of the superintendent in regard re-gard to duplication of work in the two institutions of higher learning in the State meets my hearty approval, as I am sure It will that of all the tax-payers. -1 reproduce this paragraph in full and direct your special attention thereto. there-to. ' ' . ' -- - ' .. , - v-' ' -' : Vv STATE SCHOOL OF MINES. "By the enabling act for the admission admis-sion of Utah Into the. Union of States, a school of mtpes was' to be established in connection . with the University of Utah. One hundred thousand acres of land were appropriated "by the general government toward the support of this school. In accordance with the provisions provi-sions of the enabling act, two years ago the State Legislature passed a law establishing es-tablishing ' the State School of Mines as a part of the State University. Already the University; was-giving -courses in electrical and mining ;. engineering-courses engineering-courses which properly belong to a. school of mines. Investigation shows that to maintain another department of electrical and mining engineering, as we hope -will, and as should, exist in the State School of Mines the next two years, about $94,000 would be required for equipments, and several thousands of dollars a year for salaries and operating oper-ating expenses. One school has ample capacity, and will have for years, to Instruct In-struct all engineering students la Utah. To parallel engineering work, other than that part of. it .which may be necessary in an agricultural course, has. In my' opinion, a tendency to weaken the efforts ef-forts of both schools, and a tendency to result Jn a less degree of yalue and excellence ex-cellence than would otherwise be obi tained. -.- - : ' ' . '. .'. ; '' '.- ; , , , ' - PUBLIC HEALTH, -. Good Laws Should Assist Fine Na-V Na-V r v tttral Conditions, v ' 'That "department of .the State government gov-ernment which is charged with the duty' of guarding the publio health cannot be regarded as , of slight ; Imports nee, especially when this responsibility carries car-ries with It the knowledge that a large proportion of deadly diseases are strictly strict-ly preventable. The -conditions furnished fur-nished by nature for the health of our people are In mafly respects unexcelled. We have purity and dryness of atmosphere, atmos-phere, abundance of sunshine, excellence excel-lence of water, easy facilities for drainage, drain-age, 'freedom from destructive storms and " floods, absence of malarial and other poisonous influences in short, all the requisites . recognized by sanitary science. In every well-regulated State another essential factor is contributed wise enactment and Intelligent enforcement en-forcement of -. proper sanitary laws. While the general health of our community commu-nity is good, there is no doubt that many lives are unnecessarily sacrificed by non-observance of such precautions as science has found to be efficacious and to this extent we are not so far advanced ad-vanced as we should be, though the fault is perhaps due more to laxity of enforcement than to lack of legislation. PURE WATER AND GOOD DRAIN-; DRAIN-; ... ' AGE. , Whatever will tend to stimulate city authorities In providing pure water and good drainage and school authorities authori-ties in co-operating with local . boards of 'health in every way possible should be encouraged. In the matter df actual legislation, little would seenr to be needed. J- am disposed to approve, however, of such amendments to existing exist-ing laws as will provide for annual reports re-ports by city - and . county boards of health to the State board;-for the remuneration re-muneration of county health officers: and for the constant employment of at least one medical Inspector, whose function func-tion it shall be to assist local boards in the performance of their duties and see to the securing of accurate vital statistics. sta-tistics. The board's estimate of the necessary amount to supply its wants for the biennial term is but $3200, and I most , cordially recommend the appropriation. appro-priation. ; . ; . . i . , ; ; STATE LANDS. ' ' '' Too Iff any Forest Reserves Against i ' .Public Interest. . . ' ..-V-'" ' - : -v -' ' - '. t There has occurred no change In the membership of the State Board of Land Commissioners since the close of your last previous session.- In the near future, fu-ture, perhaps at the next biennial session ses-sion of the' Legislature. It may be ad, visable to change the land laws so as to reduce the number of commissioners, but In my judgment the work before the' board Is sufficient to make It Imperative Im-perative i that the' membership should not be lessened at this time. ; New surveys sur-veys of the public domain are being regularly . made, each township thus surveyed - adding four sections to the school lands of the. State ; to be appraised ap-praised .and made available for lease or sala. There Is a large area, aggregating aggre-gating approximately - 200.000 acres of land, to be selected by the board in Heu of school lands alienated or deposed of by the general Government prior to the admission of Utah into the Union, or withdrawn from the. school . grant by reason of the fact . that they were known to be mineral lands at the time of the passage of the enabling act. Tb selectiaa and appraisal of these i lands will require time ar.l necessarily i Involve the. visiting by the commissioners commis-sioners of every j.art of the Etata. good wor.:: or land kdakd. The law has teen adminlsteied intelligently intel-ligently and faithfully, the interests o the State and the good of the citizens being constantly in mind. The area of land selected within the past two years in satisfaction of the several grants by Congress has not equaled that of some prtvlous biennial periods, owing chiefly, if not entirely, to the withdrawal withdraw-al from private entry and State selection selec-tion by the honorable Secretary of the Interior of vast tracts with .the view to the creation of forest reserves. Fro-n ! the outset it has been the policy of the Land Board to follow, generally, tne course adopted and.pursued by the general gen-eral Government In the administration of its land laws, namely: The encouragement encour-agement of the citizens in the selection and -entry of the land of their choice. It has been found that this policy gives better satisfaction, the Individual being be-ing .thus enabled to purchase the tract that he wants, and the State avqidlng the expense of keeping men in the field searching for what they may regard as eligible and valuable lands, but which may prove otherwise and fall to find buyers after they have .been selected, patented and charged to the State In satisfaction of the several grants. -.By leaving it with the citizens to designate the land they want to purchase, as the Government does in the matter of disposing dis-posing of the public domain, the State escapes a heavy expense, and practically practi-cally all the lands selected are sold before be-fore they are choen by the State and charged against the grants. ,T 4 .. --' LAND WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY. Many applications to purchase within with-in the limits of the proposed forest reserves' re-serves' have been presented, but the tracts being withdrawn from entry, the applications were pecesaarily denied, to the annoyance and disappointment of citizens and to the Injury of the State by the delay thus occasioned In. filling the grants. Nevertheless, something over 76 per cent of all the grants have been satisfied, so far as the selection of the land la concerned, and these selections selec-tions have either been approved or are In the regular course of approval by the Department of the Interior. , None of the land, except that embraced In relinquishments of entries under- the Government laws, which our statutes require to be sold at $1.25 per sere, has been sold for less than $1.50 per acre, the minimum price fixed by the Land board. - . - WORK OF A HALF-CENTURY, i While It Is true that during the half-century half-century of settlement of Utah' prior to Statehood practically all of the better and mora valuable lands -were entered under the national land laws, there Is no longer a doubt that the several grants can be filled and satisfied without with-out resorting to the selection of .lands of less vlue than the minimum price 1 noted. There may occur some de'sy, but that annoyance -will be compensated compen-sated by the better opportunity that time will rive for the people to obtain the lands they want. ; - , ' PROMPT WORK AT WASHINGTON It Is 'gratifying' to be able to advise you that the General Land office ' at Washington during the years 1901 and 1902 proceeded with a higher degree of promptness in acting upon and approving approv-ing the State's selections, thus enabling the State to lsue certificates of sale and patents to citizens, who, generally, are not disposed to improve lands extensively ex-tensively before title can be seen to be? In line ef certain perfection. . :.-.." - The -other lands selected and not yet approved by the Secretary of the Interior Inte-rior are disposed of under agreements to purchase when the Government approval ap-proval of the selections shall be given, a deposit or provisional payment of 25 cents per acre having been made by the Intending buyers; - ; . LANDS' SOLD AT AUCTION. ! The State Board of Land Commissioners, Commis-sioners, acting under authority -of law, has held auction sales of land In seventeen seven-teen counties since your last -meeting, and while with two or three exceptions ihe offerings were not attended by large returns, the private sales which followed fol-lowed the public offerings were numerous, numer-ous, citizens buyVng theand at its appalled ap-palled valuation. In most instances the purchases at auction have been -at the appraised value.' These public sales 'will-be continued from time to time aa the land can be appraised and there is demand by citizens for. the. opportunity to buy. .. s . -, v j... REQUEST FOR SURVEYS DENIED. In past years the Commissioner of the General Land office kindly and courteously permitted me to designate lands for survey at the cost of the Government, Gov-ernment, and to the extent of the appropriation ap-propriation and allowance for . this State not expended by the Surveyor-General Surveyor-General tn the regular course of business busi-ness in his office. Last year my request for sarveys. was denied, but It Is believed be-lieved that I will be permitted. In the near future; to designate lands for survey, sur-vey, as In the past. In all these cases I have acted In accordance with requests re-quests by the State Board of Land Commissioners, whose recommendations recommenda-tions have been based almost exclusively exclu-sively upon '-requests - by citizens, the aim being primarily to procure the survey sur-vey of Such lands as may be -wisely and profitably selected by the State, the main object, of course, being the accommodation, ac-commodation, of the largest possible number of citizens. who desire to purchase pur-chase public lands,- 1 V LAND FUNDS INVESTED. . You will be pleased to learn .that all of the land funds under-the control of the State Board of Land Commissioners Commission-ers are Invested In farm mortgages and tn such public bonds as the board la authorized to buy. The past year found the country generally -with an unusually large surplus of money seeking seek-ing Investment, and rates of interest . necessarily declined,' thus forcing the board to purchase bonds ' bearing . a lower rate of interest than those previously previ-ously bought or to pay a premium for bonds bearing a higher rate of interest. It was deemed wise to keep the money Invested, even If the returns were less than formerly. Care has been taken to provide for farm loans. In no Instance where the security was considered sufficient suf-ficient has an application'' for a farm loan beeru denied., these In every case being given the preference, as required by law. - While in a very few Instances the borrowers have not been prompt in the payment of interest. It has not been found necessary to foreclose any farm mortgage. It is thought that the property prop-erty mortgaged to the SUte Is ample security fof the Joans. ' - , - ; AMOUNT OF SEPARATE FUNDS. ' The total Investments of the several land grant funds principal on December 81. IS02, aggregate $718,188.50, as "follows: "fol-lows: . Agricultural college, $13,578.25; deaf and dumb school. $14,870.83; insane asylum, $?0,0.9e; Institution for the blind, JS6S6.20; miners' hospital. $3014.10; f I : ; i t' e 1.--; r.rtance of the ZTalionil Gj.-.rJ t f tu- try, f.n-J ils f ' v; i the c : r . l. n of the ;eo; ?. C: rally f; i ... , we di not lrx.'c urr: i x- t..-r.!-;ve military estahh. hi.-.ont fa-vera fa-vera Vie to th Fririt of American institutions. in-stitutions. The menace of militarism has always been recorriizei ty ous statesmen, and these dans-era have been potent In determining the scope and motive of all legislation upon military mil-itary affairs. But recent experience has verified the wisdom of the fathers In providing for trained and equipped support outside of the regular army; and at the present time a number of bills, supported by the national administration ad-ministration and by popular sentiment, are hastening: toward favorable consideration consid-eration by Congress, looking: to the increased efficiency of the National Guard, and providing: for extensive appropriations ap-propriations for Its support. ; As Is pointed out In the biennial report of the Adjutant General, our State can only avail itself of the honors and benefits 'contemplated In these measures meas-ures by keeping- Its organized militia upon a substantial footing and In a prosperous condition. - , ARMORY SHOULD BE ERECTED. I regard as both Indispensable and ! conomlcaI the erection of an armory ' in this city as the headquarters of the National Guard of the State; also an I arsenal at some convenient point near by, in which surplus ammunition, explosives, ex-plosives, eta may be stored. Provision Provi-sion should be made-for the expenses, of annual encampments, , which being undeniably beneficial and necessary,' besides being mandatory unde-' our statutes, ought not to "require the Incurring In-curring of a deficiency, as was the case last year. I. approved, though with reluctance, the course that was taken in the Instance referred to, no other plan . being-possible unless "the direct letter of the law was violated and the . Guard made the sufferer through failure to profit by the actual experience which It is only able to receive re-ceive in these camps of Instruction. In inviting your attention to the report of the Adjutant GeneraL- I feel to pronounce pro-nounce his estimates conservative, his recommendations sound, and both deserving: de-serving: of careful review and consideration. consid-eration. : ,. '. j - - AS TO HOBTICnjITUBE, Better Inspection of Tree Is Urged ' -. " . by. Governor, The State Board of Horticulture "has continued during the past two year the work of promulgating knowledge concerning con-cerning hew and tested methods of orchard! or-chard! disinfection, and the results 'of' Its work are .plainly observable .in the Increase in Quantity and quality , of Utah fruit put upon the market. " The work of county Inspection of fruit trees has, however, been seriously retarded by a decision of the Supreme court of the State declaring unconstitutional" the law giving power to the board to nominate and supervise the county inspectors, and as a consequence no efficient inspection has been 'done outside Salt Lake county during 1902. ; ; -,, -. ; v .v BETTER INSPECTION NEEDED. for malntc .. -r.e, i :-y U is r i Atr t reduced. kXXXt A. ....... .1. A A. W ..... 1 Gratifying Showing Hade 1 7 Toard 'of Trustees. After paying all the expenses of the State Insane -asylum applicable for 1302 there will be an unused and undrawn balance of the appropriations male two years ago of about $23,000. This is an extremely gratifying showing and one which other State boards would do well to follow. , It shows that tjie board of insane asylum commissioners has earnestly striven to subserve the Interests of the State In preference to 'using the money simply because It was appropriated. The average daily cost for care and treatment of each patient pa-tient for the biennial period was 32 710 cents, a small increase over the preceding pre-ceding two years, due to the advanced price of commodities. Two detached wards or cottages, for which the sum of $18,000 was appropriated at the last session, have been erected and have been in use for more than a year. AC the end of the last " biennial period there, were 314 patients in the asylum; now there are 350, an Increase of 36 patients in two years. At the close of 1904 it is estimated there will he 390, and the buildings as they now are will not properly accommodate to exceed ex-ceed 325 patienta The condition calls for speedy relief. ; . , LAW HAS BECOME ANTIQUATED. ilt is urged by the board " that t the present law governing the asylum has become antiquated, is not applicable to present conditions and should be supplanted sup-planted by one adapted to modern requirements. re-quirements. The name '.'Insane- Asylum" Asy-lum" should be changed to "Mental Hospital" ; - the commitment form should be revised and the examining physicians required to follow a regular order of classification and to properly fill the blank; the term Insane should not be allowed to Include idiocy, Imbecility, Im-becility, or Bimple feebleness of mind, and epileptics without mania should not be sent, nor retained; the physically physi-cally helpless and patients In a dying condition should not be committed; a board of alienists should be created; and a detention or receiving station should be established for the reception of emergency or doubtful cases, pending pend-ing examination, Investigation and testing. - . '. NEEDS OR TWO TEARS. ; Following are the estimated financial needs for the ensuing two years: . General, maintenance -..........,.....$ 93.000 Improvements and repairs 5.000 New buildings 70,000 Removal of engineering plant, pui- - ; - chase of two new boilers, two dy- ' namos, etc 15,000 Completion of the two detached' wards. now in use 4,000 Completion of ventilation of main - building V 8,000 New oven for bakery ................ 1,000 Detention hospital 10,000 Total ............................,.$202,000 Believing these estimates to have been carefully made, and that your investigation in-vestigation will fail to discover any op portunity for curtailment therein, except ex-cept at a distinct loss In the present "t r r I '. '1 .vs II : " a u 1 1 c t j v i ; h v .1)1. .i t. c new front of t'.e 5 1 ! ' r ani to provide furt.l- t- ? th- : , ; 1: c: : ;:d co;?t of kuildikg. It is if - rt '-er.tc 1 that the deficit was V ' ll",V: of ir'reased cost of all kinds cf tu.ll.r.T material and wares, unforeseen un-foreseen v hen the appropriation was n-aie. Estimates for the ensuing term are ir.a2e as follows: . 0"neral maintenance ....... $(03 3- ' iT-ment 2s!75 i'- Jip.ss and improvements lK -CIt 5,0 Total - .'..'..'.. ......i.$143,475 MORE BUILDINGS NEEDED. It is noted that in the estimate for buildings and Improvements an armory and gymnasium, building is included, to cost $ao,000, and inasmuch as the athletic interests of the college are : ah eady reasonably well cared for per-ha per-ha rs this item may be subject to attack.' at-tack.' But in your consid-ation of all its estimated needs let It be remembered re-membered that the college occupies a Position -which entitles it to be fostered and provided for with the same gener-"i3 gener-"i3 impulse that has characterized your predecessors and that has made of it the greatest Institution of learn-ujitS learn-ujitS devoted to agriculture and the me-f me-f . Clinic arjs to be found in the WesL STATE IinJXJSTEIAL SCEOOL. : ietter Results Than Ever Before in ' .' . '., ,. , History.. , ' f The trustees of thetate Industrial ichool report greater and better .results - I reformation and manual training of Ike Inmates than ever before, due to the Increased facilities and the generosity at the last session. In addition to the scholastic education which the Inmates acquire, -the boys -are trained in black-. black-. Ismlthing, carpentering and shoemaklng 'and the girls In needlework, sewing,' ?Iancy work and knitting -with the use of knitting machines. Some of the in-' in-' mates have become very proficient In their work and fully capable of following follow-ing the trade acquired at the ' school. . With. the assurance that manual train- Ing as a reformatory agency is no longer long-er an experiment, the trustees insist upon up-on further equipment for perfecting this Important branch -of the Institution. They also urge that another cottage for , girls be erected and the present one be devoted to hospital uses. . At the close - of the previous biennial period there were twenty-nine inmates at present there, are sixty-eight and 143 on parole, subject to the Control of the institution institu-tion and at any time liable to be returned re-turned upon violation of the terms of - parole. , . -. .r .' 4 - : - SCHOOL NOT APPRECIATED. .. It is contended by the trustees that the people generally and the Judges of C the District courts particularly, do not appreciate the real object of the school and that the benefits intended in Its establishment will never be reached un- - tU it is understood that the school Is ' not a mere temporary place of deten- lion for youthful criminals and wrongdoers, wrong-doers, but that it Is an Industrial school supported by the State with a view to reclaiming the wayward youth before I rove tve f..l!owIr.j estimates for the r.cxt two years: Tor onTat!-,? expenses, awards an3 preiriii' J'.'.OX) Nt-w tin jaii'.ts. auJ improvement of grounds '. 50,O3 Total j;:.o:o rxzn a::d ca;:i; or. utah. 7hat Is leing Done to Stock the Streams. With such facilities as have been at his command the State Fish and Game Commissioner has achieved most satisfactory satis-factory results, especially in the protection pro-tection and propagation of fish. The wisdom of your predecessors in providing provid-ing for a fish hatchery has been abundantly abund-antly demonstrated, for in this estab- I lishment a total of 4,722,000 trout fry has been produced during the past two years and distributed In thewaters of twenty-two out of the twenty-seven counties of the State. . The hope is not an extravagant one that with such additions ad-ditions to existing facilities as your Judgment may provide, all our streams may experience to the fullest extent this gratifying- replenishment, and that jour people may in the near future find a return re-turn of those conditions which prevailed pre-vailed before the despoller accomplished accom-plished his nefarious work with giant powder and other murderous means. Unfortunately we have no similar Institution In-stitution promising the restoration of the game which once luxuriated In our mountains and valleys. But there Is certainty that with wholesome laws and vigorous administration such a condition condi-tion may be approached. Increased population pop-ulation and the inevitable encroachment consequent upon more extenslv occupancy occu-pancy of the land explain in part the decimation of both fish and game. i . PEOPLE NEED EDUCATION. " But. experience shows that in other States wise legislation and Intelligent enforcement looking to the.educatlon of the people as to the need of fish and game protection have ltd to a Bteady Increase in these -denlxens of forest and stream; and In a State so sparsely Inhabited In-habited as ours there Is no reason why such an Increase should not In a short time amount, to actual abundance. I commend to your favor all the recommendations recom-mendations of the commissioner, these Including the enlargement of the hatchery, hatch-ery, the establishment of sub-hatching stations at Fish and Pangultch lakes, the prohibition of the sale of trout as well as of all kinds of game animals and game birds snd the provision for fish and game exhibits at State fairs as public object lessona v ' . LOUISIANA PURCHASE EX.,, : Utah. Should Ba at the Front in St. ,r : Louis.' , -V.;'.' . .' To us In the West there is unusual significance and interest In the proposed exposition to be held In St. Louis next year, commemorating the acquisition of the Louisiana territory s- in 1S03 that 1 mighty empire which Is bounded on the east by the'Mlslssippl, stretches away from the Gulf of Mexico northwesterly to the British possessions and the Pacific Pa-cific coast As befitting an event so national in its character. Congress has in IVrf.jr.h 0-, (".ain- IT..", th (i.il duty of ti.i.i ccrnirssslon .- ; tj nake recoi.iiTit ndati jr.s to the ji ..-or,t Le.'.:-liture as to what appropriation, if any, thouli be male in order that Utah misht be crtd.taLiy represented. The commission was immediately appointed, and It has pursued with diligence the investigation of .the subjects entrusted to It. Its report will be submitted to you; and In Indorsing its recommendations, recommenda-tions, includicg an appropriation for $19,000, I call attention to the fortuitous fact that a large part, If not all, of the State exhibit which may be made at the Louisiana Purchase exposition in St. Louis in 1S04, can be utilized without with-out much cost for transportation, storage stor-age and rearrangement. In this event at Portland. 'It seems to be a happy opportunity op-portunity for the providing-of an extensive ex-tensive and worthy particijAtlon, at a minimum of exoense, and I trust you will see the advantage of embracing it. oARD OF EQUALIZATION. How the Stats Taxes . Ars Dis- ', ., ; , tributed- The State Board of. Equalization reports re-ports a splendid advance in valuation for the biennial term. . For the year 1901 the assessment was $112,603,655, an Increase over the preceding year of $6,-974,614; $6,-974,614; and for the year 1902 an assessment assess-ment of $118,047,216, an increase over the preceding year of $5,443,561; making a total Increase for the two years of $12.41,175. - ; ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATIONS The board Is by law constituted the assessor of railroads, mining, telephone and telegraph companies, etc., and the total of property specifically , assessed by it for the year 1901 was $18,203,890, an increase over the preceding year of $2,-266,804; $2,-266,804; the total of property assessed by It in. 1902 was $22,103,402 an increase over the preceding year of $3,899,512, making a total increase for the, two years on property specifically assessed by it of $6,166,316, or nearly one-half of the total increase in assessment. The board reports also that Indications point to a gratifying increase for the year 1903. ' These Increases represent a vast amount of work on the part of the board and a persistence and firmness which amply vindicate the efficiency of the board as a power for good to the State revenues., ,., . , . , , ' BOARD VISITS THE COUNTIES. - , At the last session a provision of law made !( the duty of the board to visit each year, either as a whole or by committee, com-mittee, each county in the State. To comply with this requirement, ' which has proven of great advantage to tht assessed valuation, the expenses of the ! board have been necessarily Increased and an additional allowance therefor for expenses Is asked of $300 per annum. The board also recommends that more stringent legislation be enacted for compelling com-pelling County Commissioners to have maps prepared for use of : Assessors; that specific penalties be Imposed for failure by County Auditors to make their reports upon the date required by law; that the secretary of the State rLand Board be required to furnish Assessors As-sessors each year the total amount paid up to the time of making. the report, upon each piece or parcel of land sold by the State, with name of purchaser, and that a law be passed defining coke as one of the products from which coal mining companies, receive net proceeds. cf ! ; . : i t - 1 ' : :'-or :'-or h- 1...:; i ' 1 th't ut"- exitr, . c: t:.; .. .. : 1 v-i f H -: 1 to- ' r I'v-.'' & r-rTS ' times over every 3 t r ; an i f - .. -tior.s ar.I i... ; it. -.s as wo-.:: 1 t i r."- ty an er.-.rs- 1. cer..;t.: -t 1 ;ri would socn r . ' :e to a cor. 1 tk health an! en. ..t our ehe'P, horses, swine and even poultry, 1 f . - s manifesting our desire an! ability to keep abreast with the ir.ull'ot I repress rep-ress of the aje. IMrORTANCi: OF IXiTIlCTIC:'. In this same connection I s";'M t that the State, may receive great t ' -' '- It our laws are amended so as to inv st the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States with the rigdn of inspection, inspec-tion, quarantine and condemnation of animals, with power to call upon Sheriffs, Sher-iffs, Constables, peace officers, etc. in a word, to confer upon the ofllcials of this national bureau the same power to enforce en-force the laws of the State as the State inspectors would have. These officials are men of wide experience and of the best training and skill, and the-service which they render in the various States as Government employees is of course without expense to those States. With these powers given to them, and with a State board of commissioners who would vigorously co-operate with them In the enforcement of the rules, regulations regula-tions and provisions prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture under the laws of Congress, In so far as the same are applicable to local conditions, a rapid improvement would be at once apparent appa-rent in these great interests of our people.. peo-ple.. Such legislation as is necessary to effect these purposes, Including ft pro--vision 5 making it a misdemeanor to maintain animals, knowing them to be diseased. I shall be most happy in assisting as-sisting you to enact ; ." . v ' ; PURE rOOD . EAWS. ,.:v-.. ;. .f-- v .. ; Gsod Work of Food and Dairy Com- ;'' vv . ' ' mlssloner. . - ;;'. ' The work of the State Food and Dairy Commissioner has been highly creditable. credita-ble. Against serious obstacles he . has 'succeeded in improving the food and dairy products 'of the State, and has only failed where from lack of funds.or proper legislation or both his efforts proved unavailing.' His discoveries in regard to the adulterations and Impurities Impuri-ties in almost every article of food we consume ars little less than sensational, and his disclosures of the poor estimate in which Utah is held ,by the United States Department of Agriculture with respect to the enforcement of her food and dairy laws, owing to insufficient appropriation ap-propriation therefor, should awaken us to vigorous efforts to improve present unsatisfactory conditions. It Is apparent appa-rent that very appreciable benefits-to the people hitherto lost may be obtained at a nominal expense through the acceptanceof ac-ceptanceof the various suggestions of the commissioner and hfs recommendations recommenda-tions that a new law be enacted which will place u upon an Improved footing, that the salary of the commissioner be increased to $1200 per annum, with adequate ade-quate allowance for the expenses of his office and the creation of the office of State chemist with a salary of $1000 per annum, 'are all so modeetas to' commend com-mend themselves to your favor without much controversy. . . ' s- t. vance lnmerit over those of previous years. School exhibitions of drawings have also become the custom, The in- . stitute has continued its lecture work and Is now getting Into better position ' than ever to make this feature promi- nent and effective. . The State now . owns, in the Alice ' Art ; collection, enough fine paintings to form a permanent perma-nent art gallery, besides other treasures treas-ures in design, art, photography, archi- 1 tectural drawings, etc, that are fily equal in value to the amount, heretofore hereto-fore received in the way of State aid. These are being added to by donation and otherwise, and the institute is now looking forward for a place where they can be kept constantly before the public pub-lic In the meantime they are hanging hang-ing upon the walls of the Govern-'a office and subject to your - Inspection whenever you visit the executive. The usual appropriation of $1000 per annum to be expended by the institute as defined de-fined by the statute creating It; should be continued for the ensuing two years. MEDICAL EXAanrtTATIONS. " j ' '-''. i : ,.--Tv-: ' ' ' Reciprocity "With Other State Is V jVi rTored-i"Irtr ; . The State Board, of Medical Examiners Exam-iners recommend an amendment to tha -law relating to tho practice of medicine,' medi-cine,' enabling pii board to Issue certificates certi-ficates to physicians presenting certl- " ficates from the boards of other States whose laws permit the acceptance j of Utah's . certificates without examlna- ",.' Won. While for the general 'protec- . tion of the. people I am in favor of .; maintaining the highest possible stan- -;. dard of efficiency in the licensed medical medi-cal practitioners of the . State, it is .;," possible that this reciprocal arrangement arrange-ment with the State boards of medical " examiners of other States will not re- v suit in any lowering of our present standard; anoY if such Is found to be ,' the case, I shall be pleased vto approve the amendment suggested. . . t -.4 v '. .7 STATE LAW TrBBiwy' - t Good Growth in Two Tears and 'la ' V.',. ;rT crease la Value. .. '. ; It is gratifying that our State Law ' " library Is assuming most creditable proportlona The toal number of volumes vol-umes -in the library Decmeber SI 1900. was 9213, and there have been advfed during , the two :, years 808 . volumes, ' '. maklhg a present total of 10,021 vol-,' ., umea :; It has been found, necessary:; '. to Install some new. steel ' shelving''' which twill not only" economize space,:.; but afford protection against fire, and accordingly a contract has been let .,, therefor, which will consume the 'appropriation 'ap-propriation now in the hands of the board. . In order to maintain the stan- ' dard of the library and keep pace with' -the progress of the past it will be ne- cessary to appropriate hot' less than four thousand dollars for the purchase . of books and maintenance of the II- -brary. and I recommend that this. sum . be appropriated. - - WOEK OF GEOLOGICAL- SUEVET. . i , . LawnKequlred to Trorhot This Good . r'. l ; WoilCJ? '', - 't iThe value of the scientific and englj: neering work of the United States Geo-logical Geo-logical survey will be conceded without -argument,"' and" such- work should be . assisted and encouraged by every- le- ', gitlmate means.' I am; Informed the Secretary" of the Interior, however,-.-., that the employees of that department ; are frequently hindered and annoyed In the prosecution of their " field v surveys by the refusal of individual to permit 4 J1 them to enter upon their property. Iri 4 number of States acts havs been .''- ' passed authoriting persons employed under the authority of the United ' . States in the work of the Geological survey to enter upon the lands within the-boundaries' of those States in pnr- - suance of the duty required of i such persona Betfeving that the interests of ? our State are greatly benefited by tha ..!.? work of this Important department. I . recommend the enactment of a law of-- similar tenor with the usual llnalta-tion llnalta-tion : that the , law , shall not: be con-strued con-strued as authorizing- any Improper or " unnecessary interference , with private vL 'rtW--.t) : r.??t; ''' s V CEDINQ JTTEISDICTI027 TO V. S. 7" Transfer of Land for Federal Build- fl'' .- lag Sits, j v',, - ';;.' ' An obviously necessary piece olleg ,t islation, which I trust you will be able . -; to deal with at : this time,' Is an act ,7 ceding to the United States Jurisdiction over lands or territory in this -Stato acquired for. sites for public buildings. The well-known objection of the gen- , eral Government-to erecting buildings,.-: even when authorised and provided fo -by act of Congress, upon sites where full Jurisdiction has hot been thus ce- . ded.-.ls recognized as. entirely proper. ;; although It frequently results In delays de-lays which are disappointing if not Injurioua The Pn ? act as I suggest would PJff this embarrassment for all time, and avoid the necessity of B? each particular case. I ?sr: recommend the enactment of a general provision on the subject, with such . reservations res-ervations as to the execution of State - ' ' ' 1 1 -1 1 1 ; , : (Continued on pap , . 1 I join in the opinion expressed by the board that greater good would accrue to the fruit Interests of the ; State . were provision made for ompetent inspection inspec-tion in each county. under: the direction of a board composed of trained orchard-ists, orchard-ists, and I unite with It in the hope that the present law may be amended so as to accomplish this end without violating any of the provisions of the constitution. constitu-tion. The work of eradicating- that most pernicious of all Insects, the San Jose scale, wheh more than two years ago showed Itself in two of the most Inw portant counUesof the State, vis.: Weber We-ber and Utah counties, and for which special appropriation of $2000 was made by your predecessors,, has been proceeded proceed-ed with vigorously and with most satisfactory satis-factory results. In view of the 'clear demonstration of effectual 'means for the destruction of the scale the board recommends that no further special appropriation ap-propriation be made for combatting that insect. . . . ' THE EXPERIMENT FARM. . . ' The experiment farm In Washington county is reported to be in a flourishing condition, vindicating the wisdom of Its creation. The further suggestions of the board are timely and progressive and should be heeded by the lawmaking power if we expect to keep abreast of the enterprising States to the north and east of ua I approve the following estimates esti-mates for the next two years: . 4 For maintenance of experiment farm ' in southern Utah. ; $15,000 For salary of three members of the board 100 For salary of secretary of the board, too For traveling and contingent expenses ex-penses ' 8,400 Total"...':';..,".; ;.:.....$ui4oo 1 Under the auspices ofthe Deseret Agricultural Ag-ricultural and Manufacturing society a State fair has been held In each of the ! 1 two past years, the first one at the old Exposition grounds, commonly called! the Tenth ward square In Salt Lake City, and the last one at the Agricultural Agricul-tural park. Both were creditable exhibitions exhi-bitions of the industries of the State, though the 1902 fair was much more 1 successful financially than the other. The directors of the society regard the increased attendance and Interest in the fair due to the change of location to Agricultural park, where greater accommodations ac-commodations for the stock show were had and the Inauguration or horse racing- as a feature of the fair. The paid admissions to the fair of 1902 were 27,997, an Increase over 1901 of 15,493, . from which was realized $8497.95, an Increase over 1901 of $384LB5. s , :i ,. WISDOM OF CHANGE MADE. ' " The wisdom of the Legislature In authorizing au-thorizing the sale of the old grounds and applying the proceeds toward the erection of buildings and general Improvement Im-provement of Agricultural park is thereby there-by abundantly demonstrated. ' The directors di-rectors are to be commended for their ability and economy in making this change, erecting new buildings and holding so successful a fair with the funds at their disposal and having a balance, in their treasury of $1447.73. ; MUST HAVE A MILE .TRACK.' . I earnestly hope you win make proper provision for the further Improvement of Agricultural park.' It is the site originally orig-inally selected for fair grounds and has many advantages which readily commend com-mend themselves. The great essential is a mile track, which would prov.of vast advantage to the society, both at fair time and as a permanent resource, and I recommend that additional land be purchased if necessary for the establishment estab-lishment of a good mile track. I ap- efficiency of the hospital, and further believing It to be one of the paramount duties of the State to care for the indigent in-digent insane, I recommend these ap-. propriatlons.': , ? v ; AFFAIRS 07 STATE PSISOV. C Many Improvements Mads la Past -'.. Two Tears. . . The addition to the '' administration building and other , improvements to the State prison, provided for. at the last session, have been nearly all completed com-pleted and have added much to the convenience con-venience andTappearance of. the place. The manufacturing department, has made all the clothing and shoes worn by prisoners, and in addition have also I made and sold a variety of such goods as cotton socks, brushes, sadle cinches and clothing for the Insane asylum patienta pa-tienta at a total profit of $513162. There has been a decrease in the number of convicts during the two years of 28, which is partially accounted for by the large, number, 20, liberated on writs of habeas corpus under a decision , of the Supreme court. In consequence of the decrease in the prison population and higher prices paid for wages and supplies, the net per capita cost of maintenance has risen from 42 cents in 1899 to 66 cents in 1902. The general health of the prisoners has been good, and there have been no escapes. ? , AMOUNT ASKED FOR NEXT TWO ;-. V : TEARS, .-y - ' ; Appropriations are asked as follows: Maintenance ' .. ......... ....'...V. .....$ 58,000 Gratuities to discharged convicts. 2,250 Insurance ' 150 Additions and repairs ............... tfi65 Total .,.:..;...:.:.$ 65,&cs These estimates are carefully drawn and are as accurate as possible. The amounts should be supplied. . J THE NATIONAL OXJAED. "; Short of Strength Authorized v by Law, hut Thriviag. i v Among the powers enumerated by the Constitution of the United States as belonging to the Congress was that of providing "for organizing, 'arming, and disciplining the militia and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively respec-tively the appointment of the officers and. the authority of training the militia mi-litia according to the discipline prescribed pre-scribed by Congress." In like spirit, and with very similar language, the constitution of our own State declares that "the Legislature shall provide by law for the organisation, equipment and discipline of the militia, which shall conform as. nearly as practicable to the regulations for the government of the armies of the Unitedfitates." This provision your predecessors have complied with so far as seemed to them consistent with the resources at their command; and the organized militia of the State, while still considerably short of the numerical strength authorized au-thorized by our laws, is all the better provided for through the annual -appropriation of clothing and . ordnance from the general Government, and through such funds for maintenance and support as previous Legislatures have felt to grant. ' IMPORTANCE OF THE GUARD. - A widespread and significant awakening awak-ening Is to be noted, however, as to they are too far tainted with crime, and thus not only save to the State the expenses ex-penses of future criminal trials and de-. de-. . tention, but also secure from the future - tabors of such youth that support which every reclaimed citizen as a token of -s.. gratitude would naturally give the - Btate. I am in thorough accord with the trustees to the contention, and I hope you will appreciate the Importance of making generous provision for the reformation of the criminal and In- " corrigible youth of the State, , . v WHAT THE SCHOOL NEEDS. : ' The estimates of the trustees of the needs of the institution for the ensuing . term areas follows: General maintenance ...... "... ..$36,000 Less estimated amount . from . State " land fund COOO "' " Total ... .$30,000 Manual training 6,000 - Extension of sewer system and pipe line to Ogden waterworks system., 2.500 Cottage for female Inmates , 15,000 Total $53,500 SCHOOL FOR DEAF "AND DUMB.' i";1- . . V Xa Spleadid Condition : and Doiag . ? x .- y-i,:;r v. Good-Wotk, 'r'A - ' by an error in the appropriation bill, pissed at the last session the approprla- ' tion for general maintenance oK the Bchool for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind was .made to read for the years . 1901 and 1902 Instead of for the school fa.n beginning July 1, 1901, and ending --ffne 80, lSOS.' It follows therefore that while the appropriation Tor the first six months of 1901 was duplicated, no funds - for the ensuing six months are provided, a brief act, making the unexpended portion por-tion of the appropriation, namely, $13,-168.43. $13,-168.43. applicable for maintenance dur Ing the half year ending June SO, 1903, Should be passed at once. The school is In splendid condition. The buildings ' have been, kept In good repair and the grounds, both farrnlnaind ornamental, lire in good shape anJa very flpe greenhouse, green-house, has been erected. The reading and reference books in the library have been increased by- the addition of 705 volumes;-, the classes In carpentry, printing:. Eboemaking, housework, sewing, sew-ing, ' cooking, -dressmaking, bartering and blacksmithlng have made excellent progress; music, cane-seating; basket-making, basket-making, hammock-making and fancy . weavingrare. successfully taught the blind pupils, . and classes In domestic jelence and horticulture have been introduced in-troduced -for the deaf pupils. The school has increased in attendance to eighty-five eighty-five dcaCand eighteen blind, a totar of 103 pupils the largest . number in the history of the school.. --a . ; BUILDING FOR BLIND NEEDED. The " board, of 'trustees 'recommends Ihe erectfon or-a separate school building build-ing for the blind and also a heating plant and shop building with machinery md. electrical power for the school. The needs of the school for the biennial "pe-rtocU "pe-rtocU beginning July 1, 1903, are set forth as follows: r -' ' .' " Maintenance .............;... '.$5i000 Repairs and improvements ........... 1,500 Books and appartus ' 600 b;p.".rate school building for the - blind - 12,000, Shop building .......... 6.0t0 llcatingr plant 6,000 Total .... ....I.......:.. .....$78,000. As the main eleemosynary institution of the State this school should receive every proper encouragement, and its uar.ts be amply supplied, yet It is pos- :tle the foresolng estimates, especially 1 ' ... - ' ' made liberal appropriations of money, besides providing for a Government building and exhibit, and for an etflclal Invitation, by the, President, to all foreign for-eign countries to participate in the occasion. oc-casion. r I ' . L' WHAT OTHER STATES ARE DOING. The Btats of Missouri has . voted $1,000,000 for the purpose, besides $10,-000,000 $10,-000,000 which the city of St. Louis is pledged to furnish, and twenty-one other States have made preliminary appropriations. ap-propriations. Including $250,000 by Illinois, Illi-nois, $125,000 by Iowa, $100,000 by New York, etc, to secure to themselves fitting fit-ting representation at this great gathering gather-ing of all civilized peoples. Everything promises Its monumental success. The leading nations of Europe,-as well as the most Important, and even some of the most remote In Asia, have accepted the Invitation extended, and have al- j ready appointed their - commissioners. , Canada, Mexico and the Central and South American Republics have signified signi-fied their intention to take part. . Representatives Rep-resentatives of these various countries are already selecting their sites and making prepratlons for their buildings s nd their displays. - STATE CAN GET GOOD PLACE. While special place has been reserved for the States carved out of the Louisiana Louis-iana purchase,-and ample and appropriate appro-priate room for all the others who desire de-sire It, I am notified that only until the 1st of May, 1903. will the allotted space for Utah, which Is described as one of the most eligible of all, - be reserved, after which date the room unclaimed will be given to individual exhibitors and to other States and countries desiring desir-ing more than has already - been assigned as-signed them. 1 If our State is to be represented, rep-resented, as I think wet will all agree it should be, the time is limited In which to signify ' the desire and set about consummation. The dedicatory services will be held April 30th next, commemorating the signing of the treaty by which Napoleon transferred the vast domain to the American Republic; Re-public; while the gates of the perfected exposition proper are to open May L 1904.- - ' 1 ,j - GOOD CHANCE TO ADVERTISE. I cannot , too strongly, urge .that we seize this magnificent opportunity to represent our mines,' our; manufactures, manufac-tures, our products of Held and garden, our varied resources. Industries and interests, in-terests, together with tha methods of thrift and enterprise which already have made us famous. Besides the exhibit ex-hibit which as a commonwealth and as corporations and individuals we ought to make, there should be, upon -the spot assigned to ua a creditable State building, build-ing, where Utah people can congregate and make appointments to meet each other and friends from other States; where visitors ran find a pleasant resting rest-ing place; where historical relics may be placed, and other characteristic exhibits ex-hibits displayed which would not find a suitable place In the general buildings. To secure such participation as would be worthy of our State, considerable means will be needed, but I believe it will be a profitable expenditure, 'and I therefore commend the matter to your most favorable consideration. LEWIS AKJ CLARK CESTEXSIAL Utah Should Be at Portland Shqfw I. ' ' . ,' Also.. - 'I ' '' - -' ' Tour immediate predecessors provided by concurrent resolution for the appointment ap-pointment of a commission to represent the State of Utah in all matters 'connected 'con-nected with the . proposed Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, to be held . '; . ' .' 5 . ' . .; ' J.nese luggesuqiui re bw uic i cduu . the best thought ant experience of the board and should receive prompt Incorporation Incor-poration Into the statutes, and. the greatly Improved conditions already existing ex-isting In the State in assessment matters mat-ters be materially strengthened thereby. STATISTICS OF ; INTEREST. Commissioner Makes a Good Begin-( - j ning in Getting Figures, The commissioner of statistics reports that there'have been many discouragements discourage-ments In the work of his bureau, but that on the whole the result Is gratifying. gratify-ing. A beginning has been made In the important work in which our State has hitherto been so remiss, of collecting and publishing Industrial statistics prejudices have been overcome and the seeming- offensive lnqulsltiveness of the bureau is being understood as a necessary neces-sary requirement for the general welfare. wel-fare. The commissioner's suggestion to the effect that County Assessors be required re-quired to collect only agricultural statistics stat-istics and that all other statistics be collected col-lected by the bureau Itself is a suggestion sugges-tion born of the experience of two years' Ineffectual attempts to get accurate Information In-formation under the- present 'law and should find favor with you. I recommend recom-mend an appropriation of $5000 for the general purposes of the law and $3000 for the salary of the commissioner for. the two yeara . ...... LIVE-STOCK COMMISSION. . . -i ' Officer or Board Needed to Look After 1 ;.' . Ut Stock..' 4, , . -.f . , I am reluctant to recommend the multiplication mul-tiplication of offices or the creation of new' ones, except to meet the most urgent ur-gent and apparent necessity. ' A condl- . tion of this kind, however, clearly seems to exist now, in our lack, of all provi- slon for an' official or hoard of officials having In hand the enforcement of the laws and the adoption of regulations j relating to contagious and infectious diseases of animals. Utah Is singularly lax and, behindhand In this important j matter and the result Is not only that shipments of live tock from this State are the objects of Immediate suspicion, which gives our stock Interests and the State itself a bad name,- but that our shippers are put t6 great annoyance and pecuniary loss through the delays of Inspection, In-spection, quarantine, etc., upon reaching reach-ing or while in transit to their destination desti-nation Testimony is before me from j prominent wool-growers as to the j alarming prevalence of scab among our ; flocks, causing the annual loss of thousands thou-sands of. dollars through the decrease and deterioration of the wool clip.-. BETTER CONDITIONS DEMANDED. They Insist that strong" legislative i measures be taken to secure better, results re-sults than existing enactments - have been able to accomplish, and to afford such sheep-owners as are disposed to take proper and thorough precautions, and yet who are frequently made innocent inno-cent sufferers, that encouragement and protection which would om from compelling com-pelling all owners to comply with the law.1 The evidence and the suggestions referred to I commend to your early notice, no-tice, adding the recommendation that there be created without further delay a State board of live-stock commissioners, commission-ers, whose secretary shall be a qualified veterinarian and whose compensation shall be such as to Justify the. bestowal . . . v" . . : -. .. . - k ; LEGAL DEPARTMENT. ., ,s Indorses Recommendation of the At v . .toroey-Generai. , , "" The Attorney-General, In his able and Interesting report, , has made various recommendations for the cure of defects which he ha discovered in the practical practi-cal operation of the laws, and to those I Invite your attention, though unable for lack of time to comment upon them specifically. If Is gratifying to note that the business of his office Is up to date, notwithstanding ' an ; .. unusually large volume of business has been transacted during the biennial term. .' THE JUDICIAL SALABIES.J"T Should Be Increased, as Work Has ':. -. ,. -.lacreased..:;., . , -''-...The rapid growth of the State in population, pop-ulation, wealth and material resources is not without- its bearing upon"" the' question of Judicial salariea At the time the compensation of , the Justices of the Supreme court and ' the Judges of .the District court was fixed at the present figures, the community jras experiencing experienc-ing great financial .depression. Rigid economy in public affairs as well as in the walks of private life was of necessity neces-sity . the policy to be pursued. Where the people themselves were compelled to be saving and self-denTing, they felt that their public servants should be wllllfrg to accommodate themselves-to similar circumstances. ' But while conditions con-ditions have changed vastly for the better bet-ter with the people," the. salaries of these officials have remained the same. The time is opportune. In my opinion, for the consideration of this matter, with a view to such increase as shall be adequate ade-quate to the dignity of the position, the responsibility which the Incumbents must bear, and the high order of talent and integrity , which should ever be sought for In our Judiciary, and which we ought to be thankful to secure by the payment of, proper and respectable salaries.- . - . :, " .- i - THE AST INSTITUTE. v; Hai Placed Utah la Front Bank in ; . .:; '.Art' . The excellent-work begun in ! 1899 by the Utah Art Institute has continued ' during the . past . two ' years, and has caused this' State to lead in at least the Inter mountain West in' art matter; and to obtain a position recognized all throughout the country as one of prominence prom-inence In art circles. More important than this, however, is the refining influence in-fluence of this organization amongst the people of the State, who are . enabled, en-abled, through its exhibitions,; Its lectures lec-tures and other activities, to i become familiar with current art thought and are stimulated to take part in our aft development. It Is well, in line with the tendency, of the whole country that drawing and art become more distinct features of education In the public schools; but. Utah was the first to create cre-ate an art Institute as a State organization, organi-zation, and the fact has been widely commented upon and always to ' our credit. . ...,.' , j v.; ;.- .; ; ' -MANY EXHIBITIONS GIVEN. ' Important exhibitions were given In Provo last year and in Salt Lake City the year previous, showing marked- $4, ' . .. ' r it 1 3 :) lie: 1 :a ci. :i t c:! - n jour wis i jui n: n y tict.u. I::t r;.i for Try Tarrzs to Ta Ten- A practical t-cition comes mo from the dlrector'ct 11 9" Agricultural exrerlmtnt station at Locan, lzr refer-ehc9 refer-ehc9 to the establishment and maintenance, mainte-nance, If the State, of a numter' ef experUfctntal Iirmg for the purpose. Cf demons Iritlr. j the" best use to which the present unused or dry lands of the State may be put. Past experience la the reclamation and productiveness of lands long regarded as useless confirms the belief that the further agricultural possibilities t)f thousands of acres are scarcely dreamed of by the majority of our people. Just what these posslblll-ties posslblll-ties ar would be, of course, a snatter of ascertainment by trial and experiment. experi-ment. ' '.' . v- SAGEBRUSH. OR SUNFTOVTER. Whether the sagebrush and the sunflower sun-flower can b supplanted by drought-reslsUngr drought-reslsUngr forage plants that will yield at leaat one rood crop a year, and whether In the economy of things the dry lands may be made to yield our wheat supply of the future, leaving th costly Irrigated lands for mote profitable, profita-ble, crops these are Cjuestlona which the establishment and operation of mall .experimental farms .In different sections would soon answer. These farms need not be large, perhaps covering cov-ering not more than forty acres each. The land, could no' doubt be obtained without cost to th State. The expense of breaking the land, fencing, building sheds and planting the first crop is estimated es-timated at not exceeding 17500 for fire forty-acre farms. The cost of carrylngr on experiments thereon might be J3000 more per year. The work of demonstration demon-stration could doubtless be finished In five years. v, , :'. .-r ' WHAT THBT W0UIJ5 COST. : The annual expense,, after the first year, for labor, superintendence, record-keeping, preparing results for 'publication, 'pub-lication, printing, apparatus and Incidentals, In-cidentals, should not exceed $5000. For the first five years, therefore, the cost would not be more than $27,500. while the resulting benefit to Utah agriculture agricul-ture would in all probability be so great as to make r the Investment a splendidly-profitable one. ' The subject Is practical and interesting; and I present pre-sent It as eminently worthy your consideration. con-sideration. , . , h- :.' '" ' ; B0TJ2fTIE3 Off WILD AOTKAXS. '":' , -! ' . . . ' ' v.-..A'-..- Counties and State Now Pay for Same i,' -r.;,,';v-; :, -.Work.'.;. '.''; '; Section 8039 of the Revised Statutes empowers the respective ; Boards of County.' Commissioners to provide by 'ordinance for the payment of rewards for the destruction of certain wild animals, ani-mals, and section 2042 provides that the State shall be liable for one-half the bounties so paid out.- During the closing clos-ing hours of the' last session an ' act reached me, providing for the destruo-' destruo-' tion of-coyotes, wolves, lynx, wildcats, bears arid mountain Hons. The Legislature Legis-lature having . adjourned ' before this measure could receive my consideration, considera-tion, and' there being no opportunity, therefor, to have It amended, I hesitated hesi-tated to approve It. because It included the identical . animals on which the counties were already authorized to pay bounties, half of which sums were 1 required to come out of the State treasury. trea-sury. With, the knowledge, however, ! that in some counties the Board of Commissioners had failed to provide ordinances looking to the destruction of the animals named, I concluded to approve ap-prove the act lt now appears as Chapter Chap-ter 137 of the Laws of 1901), meanwhile requesting the Secretary of State to send a circular letter to each County board, advising Jthat any existing ordnance or-dnance upon the subject be modified by omitting the particular animals enumerated enu-merated In the later measure. I now recommend that, ia order to avoid the possibility of duplication of bounties In the future, section 2030, Revised Statutes, Stat-utes, and chapter 137, Session Laws of 1901, be considered together, and that the former be so amended as to exclude ex-clude the animals specially mentioned In the' latter. , - ' . DISTRIBUTION . OF POISON. Vs Tou will be Interested In the reminder that In addition to the provisions above referred to, your Immediate predecessors predeces-sors made an appropriation of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as might be necessary, for the purchase and distribution, by the Governor, of poison to be used In the destruction ef ground squirrels, gophers and prairie dogs. The act providing for this appropriation ap-propriation la not continuous, and may not. therefore, need further consideration. considera-tion. You will share with me, however, the harreastng suspicion that besides furnishing the poison with which to kill these pestiferous rodents, the State i has perhaps been paying half the boun-; boun-; ty on their scalps. We will agree,' X take it. upon the general supposition that where the gopher comes to his end by means of State poison, the least he can do la to- bequeath to the State, without further expense, his ears and t0-; r;:rtv,v-J'.,,'''.;-;':j The Maximum Transportation Sates A; f", .- Should Be iTxedvVf Any attitude that might be truthfully construed 'as one of hostility, to railroads rail-roads . la manifestly to be avoided - at this time of costly betterment and extension ex-tension of these highways In Our State, to say, nothing of certain assurance of .new roads connecting us In the near future with the Cast and the West, To the credit of our commonwealth It must be said that at- no time have these great, agencies In the development of commerce received-trther than friendly treatment from our people and their lawmakers. The benefits of this course have been mutual, and this record and reputation X feel It would be-most unwise un-wise to impair by any- present attempt at legislation Interfering with their progress or prosperity. At the same time I cannot omit to remind you that a mandatory-provision of our -Constitution is still uncomplied with. Section IS of article 13 provides that the Legislature Legis-lature shall pass . laws establishing maximum rates of transportation, for the correction of abuses and the prevention pre-vention of discrimination, etc., and shall enforce these laws by adequate i ' f . ; ' .' penalties.' This matter has been called to the attention of your predecessors, and is now repeated. In the belief that while your duty In the premises is plain and should not longer be neglected, neg-lected, it should, nevertheless, be approached ap-proached In that spirit of conservatism and exact Justice which has been char-acteiistic char-acteiistic of all our railroad legislation of the past. . . ' . - . - eiBSBWBJSSSSSSSSBSSSSSS' : . ",'' .A',. BAMKIUO. ' ;.' '-' ' ? ' - '.' i ; :' ' Loaning Honey to Bank Officials to ' Be Begnlated. . .t'. The law of this State now provides that tha office of any officer of a corporate cor-porate .bank; who borrows money - in "violation of the provisions of the banking bank-ing law shall thereupon become vacant but provides no method for putting the provision into effect. Th Secretary of SUte in his report recommends that the office of the cashier loaning the funds of the bank to an officer in violation vio-lation of the provisions of the law, be also declared vacant, and that the Secretary Sec-retary of State be authorised to declare de-clare such offices vacant and to convoke con-voke the directors of the bank -In spec-clal spec-clal meeting for. tha purpose of filling such vacancies. He also recommends that the act defining de-fining the duties of the State banS examiner ex-aminer be amended to make It - the duty of the bank examiner to examine all corporate banks and building and loan associations, domestlo or foreign, doing business within the State. v Also that the corporation law be amended to require all domestic : and foreign corporations . doing business within the State to file annual reports la his office showing the condition of such corporations. , ' : i -Each of these recommendations meet with my approval, and X direct your attention to the reasons stated in the Secretary's report for such recommendations. recommen-dations. . " I' .: CTXEPEW LAW. -V. . . . . . - ) - v .'. i. .' Laws Eecommerided to Guard Chil- : r - drea From Xvil. ". .' Some years ago there was organised ,1a the East what Is known as the Boys and Girls National Curfew association, with a view of .ascertaining the origin and growth ef erlma among the yoifh of the country, and of studying the best and moBt effective methods for the suppression sup-pression of such crime. A series of laws was drawn up and submitted for , the consideration of State Legislatures; and at a recent meeting of the executive execu-tive board of the association most flattering flat-tering results were reported from the . States where- the proposed laws had been enacted and - enforced. Among .the proposed laws are two which are worthy of thought. One la to prevent the Imprisoning of youth with old and hardened criminals . In jails, station houses and reformatories; the other la what may be called the curfew law, for regulating the presence of youths oh the streets of cities and towns after; late hours of night. Impressed with the menace to the morals of our youth which exists in the temptations, pV-fails pV-fails and associations they are liable to encounter If permitted to be on the streets at large and unattended In the late hours of the night, X submit. With approval, -the. subject for your consideration, consid-eration, v-; -LVotrxLAWBT.'-'', :. ' ; . '; . Gratifying; . Iruprorement ' Due . to i'.H1; PglUnes of Officers.!. ) '. (The. appropriation of $5000 made by your predecessors to be expended by the Governor In his discretion to assist la the extermination of outlawry has. only been drawn upon during the two years to the amount of $54.50, vouchers for which are on file with the Auditor, It is believed there continues to be gratifying Improvement In respect for law and order in the frontier counties, and that the fund provided has been beneficial In acting as a deterrent to desperadoes and in keeping many of them outside our boundaries. Believing, Believ-ing, however, that there should be no relaxation .In the measure of our viw lance to enforce a decent respect for law and order throughout the entire State, I recommend a continuation of this emergency fund. . ' ' PARDONS. PAROLES AND COMMU-v; COMMU-v; , . TATI0N3. . ....... - The report of the Board of Pardons, giving In detail the acts of clemency exercised by it during the two yeata, will "be laid before you. There have eerl 87 pardons, S commutations of sentence and U paroles. Tha act of March 14, HOI, providing that in caa of absence of members of the board vacancies va-cancies shall be filled by calling In district dis-trict Judges or the Secretary of State before hearing any case, has not proven advantageous and should, in my Judgment, Judg-ment, be repealed..- (; , THANKS STATS BOASTS. Good "Work by Officers PuHy Ap Before the Legislature shall be again convened In regular session the. people of Utah will have made a new choice of officials whom ; they ' desire to . Invest with the responsibilities of State service. serv-ice. The present occasion, though per haps In one sense premature, is, never theless, not Inopportune tor the expression expres-sion of personal thanks and for the suggestion that similar sentiments are becoming In you, to those of our fellow--citizens who. , without compensation, and sometimes to the inconvenience of private interests, have served the commonwealth com-monwealth with sealous intelligence and - worthy - publlo spirit on various State boards and In other capacities. I count myself peculiarly fortunate In having made selections where this was my privilege and duty of men and wo men whose fitness and patriotism have lent dignity to the positions they were appointed to fill. In tendering to them my gratitude for great assistance and consideration to myself, I frrf also to remind you that the State has been the recipient of the benefit of their wide experience ex-perience and their high disinterested neas; and we can appropriately Join in an appreciative recognition" of their freely-given and most valuable services. . ;-v coircLTjsioir. '..-; - Legislators Should Join in Promoting ' . - People's Interests v.; ' '.. - j V ... ... , . ..X , Irr conclusion, X may. say that while X have in the foregoing hinted at some of the matters which occur to me "as deserving of your thought, you who-come who-come directly from the homes and associations as-sociations of those who elected you. are in the best position to understand their needs and desires. As representing the various localities making up -our commonwealth, you ara about - to assume as-sume duties , which I know you will seek to perform in to other spirit than with the motive of promoting the welfare wel-fare of your constituents and of the SUte, If we shall be abla to labor tn harmony and calmness with the measure meas-ure of Intelligence which we possess, the work of the session will be well done. . You wlll joln me In the hops that we may prove ourselves tn every way; worthy of the confidence of the sturdy, steadfast, honest people whose servants we are, and that our labor may be no less creditable to ourselves than acceptable to our fellqw-cltlsena and beneficial to posterity. ' |