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Show ' . . ......... - . - . - : - ' 1 j . . ... Governor's FIsscc's S!ibvs; Tiirif Siare IsRQnir.g ' Dsliiiid : ; racncinny; Dar Tiipt Prcperiy Vcluaiica'; Js , Increasing; ' 'Tel2f.!icne end Telegraph CoHipnni 'SIioald. Be Assessed 1 Dy Equalizglion Beard, Hie Governor Believes; Ledisliiture i "loItT talUsc If s judtpnent iii t Needs of State Schools; V v . : . : v ,;- ' r prosperity of the 6lat.and th welfare-of welfare-of tt vested Interests ar largely - ia -rnr band. A Mrdli ot our Jntrti, you r Mlud to rn3r trict aoeouni-las aoeouni-las of your -torn por&rr twrdhJ.-- 8o . fw my eo-op ration wil! (kot you ta , dichrcin your wponiiWUty. It u cor. extfvd4 to you. . -, -. BIBLE INACCURATE, ' SAYS A PREACHER CHICAG?f Jn. I:.T1j "Rrr. Dr. WllliAm Q 8bellwk, UniTorsaliit elflrjpraata of ProTidtaee. B. I. hu juit written book,1 "The New Apprei tloa pf th Bible," inei bj the VM-eajfo. VM-eajfo. UniTrity prett, ia whih- b ter down rotnr of the popnUr faueiet of orthodox ChrotiaBity, lad the ,' higher eritieitm aad preeeaU sew view of the Bible ralne. Many .of hit theories are identical -with thoee of Prof. George B. Foeter of the University of Orieago, whoeo reat volume, "The Finality of the Chxitia.n Belirion caoled a atir in theological eircfra, Dr. Selleck aavt: "Br the falie metnodt ef interpretation, interpre-tation, or the abeenea of all method, the Bible haa bten made to teach almost al-most every conceivable doctrine and to eapport many a terrible wiekedneea slavery, polygamy, and the subjection of woman nd the tap root of all these erroneona teachings, darkening counsels and unholy sanctions has been the idea of the plenary Inspiration and infallibility of the 8criptures. "When this ides, shall fade out of the popular mind, being replaced by the more valid conception, some of the perversions snd sbeurdites of religions doctrines will pass away which have claimed, and still claim, their tens of thousands of adherents; some hoary superstitions and cruelties which have darkened our world will disappear and opportunity will be offered for the up-springing up-springing of a fairer, more beneficent tvpe of religion and civilisation." ' Dr. Selleck declared the Bible should be considered raerelv as a piece of literature, as a "collection of ancient writings, not a single book, but a library li-brary of sixtv-six different books." Dr. 8elleck state's, also, that the Bible ia full of inaccuracies, historically and scientificslly; that the story of the creation i unscientific; thst nesrly anything can be proved by the Bible; thst the real snthors of msny of the books of the New and Old Testaments are unknown, and that Christ was not quoted until a generation after his death. and prevent aba f oa. -the part ef caramon cara-mon cmrrlers.. .There can be, therefore, no flueetion cf your authority to crt reaHtMd cemmiteioo: atxl the 'only que Hon Is orv the advisaUUty of euca action at this time. . 'Probably th ' most difficult probJem oonnected with the operation of the rail roads In tbe State U the shortage of equipment, especially aa It affect the delivery of eoal. Various caueea are re-BponslN re-BponslN for this, monr thm unprecedented unprece-dented prosperity,. caillna- for the carry. Id of a large amount of fret ah t. and tbe demands of otber State for Utah coaL The bualnes of the State, ha 1-rreseed 1-rreseed faster man the facillUea ot tbe roads.' ' It Is claimed by some cltlsena that the roads are. purposely holdln coal at various vari-ous points, and refuerns; to eupply the demand while amply able ta do ao. The absurdity of thla .claim la apparent when w con aider the talxh prtce of coal, the large profit the railroads must make by handling It, and tbe strong business reasons rea-sons they hava for upplylnr. It. To accuse ac-cuse tbe roads of holding back commodity com-modity so profitable to them, la to accuse their managers of aa utter lack of business busi-ness sagacity. From my observation I am convinced that It Is mostly a question of shortage of equipment, caused oy tbe Increased In-creased bualness that. haa coma to the roads. " If this Is the esse, and T thmk !t can not be successfully disputed, tbe remedy Is more equipment and more railroads. If tbe present railroad service Is inadequate inade-quate to furnish the eltlsens of Utaa with ooej. then the service must b Increased, pr coal prevented from goingou' of the State until w are supplied. The only alternative al-ternative would be for the clUsens to build railroads to the mine. The new Federal law. covering unjust discrimination, rebate, etc., le now In operation, op-eration, and the roads will doubtlees adapt thslr affairs to Its provisions. Prudence Pru-dence and calm Judgment should prevail, and every opportunity be given the railroads rail-roads to clear up the eituatlon and overcome over-come present dlfflcultle. University-Agricultural Collega Commission. Com-mission. In accordance with an act approved March . 1905. the Governor appointed a commission to Investigate the work of the L'nlvernlty and the Agricultural college. col-lege. It consisted of the following gentlemen: gen-tlemen: J. C. Walters and H. Bullen. Jr., of Cache county, A. 8. Condon of Weber county. George A. Eaton and John M. Mill of Salt Lake county, 8. H. Goodwin Good-win of Utah county. Peter 8undwall of Sanpete county, and Relnhard Meeser Of Beaver county. The Governor acted as ex-offlclo chairman. The members acted without compensation, compensa-tion, only their actual expenses being allowed. al-lowed. Their labors were performed with faithfulness snd Intelligence, every phaee of the subject before them being thoroughly tho-roughly canvassed. They completed the work and handed their report to the Secretary Sec-retary of State on July 1. 10. according to the term of the act creating the commission. com-mission. The report will be transmitted to you shortly. Three reports were prepared. Tbe majority ma-jority report, signed by five of the mei-bers. mei-bers. recommends absolute consolidation on one site, the mill tax plan of support, and the distribution of the money saved by consolidation among the counties of the State for" high school purposes. One minority report, signed by two members, favors separate maintenance with proper supervision and assignment of work, and the mill tax plan of support. A third report, re-port, signed try one member, favors separate sepa-rate maintenance so far as location Is concerned, with control by one board of trustees of certain gentlemen. These several reports have been distributed 'i the leading educator of the State, and to the member of the Legislature. I? view of th fact that not all the funds appropriated for the work of the commission commis-sion were used by it. I would respectfulv recommend that an ' appropriation be made to reimburse those who have undertaken un-dertaken this distribution. The recommendations of the commission commis-sion are submitted for your consideration and action. One suggestion I take the llbrtv of making. Two years ago these two Institutions asked for $617. 2l. or i nearlr one-half of the expected revenue for the ensuing two years. Thev are asking now for over $iTS.'00. or over one-third one-third of th expected revenue for the next two vears. In order to supply even a reasonable part of these demands It becomes necessary for us to deprive the Srlmary and secondary schools of the . tate and other Institutions and departments depart-ments of funds absolutely necessary for i their support. Therefore, my trouK ; opinion Is that you gentlemen, even if 1 vou go no further, should provide for thl ! placing of the two Institutions under one board, with the proviso that on sum be asked for both schools. I wish to a-tve an additional reason for this conclusion. It has been the hlstorv of even.- session of the Legislature since Statehood that officers of these schools and others Interested In them have been i active and persistent lobbyists. After set- j 'lnt for'h their nli In the reports, some 1 : of the paid officers have taken time prop. 1 ! erlv belonging to the ?tate. to emphasize I j their claims. This has created a rlvairy j I between two Institutions which should ; work toffother fr the educational better- j ment of the vcith I If tnls condition can b Improved effectively. ef-fectively. It should be d"n at once. The ' longer the present situation is allowed to prevail, the more difficult will It he to ,et matters right In this important de- partment of the 5'ate's growth. I oom-, oom-, mend tills to your careful consideration as I one of the vital questions demanding j your action. I Conclusion. I trus' you gentlerren will not consider me presumptuous in offering another suggestion. sug-gestion. So many Important matters wlH corr.e before your conf lderition and action, ac-tion, thai It Is advisable for you to enter at once upon your work. !n order tbat vital questions may riot he left for hastv and ill-considered action Ht th cloy of the session. Your responsibility Is no ordinary or-dinary one. The right of the people, the --.' - : - . women. " J wish to tr'lih thst the eStU a ted expenditure of 4.. '0 1 ior a duplication-of the bulldiry rocM for men tmce the last Legts.aiure. This building a needed- as much ss the former one. In this connection I would ay that tbe ar.itary condition of. the women's lavatories, lava-tories, etc. is bad. and this proposed x ' "ndlture would remedy this eviL I ur-rrtly ur-rrtly recommend tbat this appropriation - 9 made. k , ; - . - - . Ctata Board of Cheep Commissioner.' From tbe report of thla Board fit ap-rears ap-rears .that through their active- sind ef- clent- labors the flocks of. the - State hav been practically freed from scab and otber Infectious diseases. For this ervie the Board Is entitled,- to tbe thaxks of the 6tate. In this work valua- -ia assistance ha been renderedby tb General Government through thaBureau ' cf Animal Industry. The greatest danger to Utah -cheep at present seems to. be from flocks of other States, some of vlilca are seriously Infected with scab. The government is enforcing quarantine, iowver, and thla, coupled with tbe vlgi- . lance of our own Inspector, will doubtless doubt-less reduce thla danger to a minimum. The conditions in the wool and mutton market during. tbe past two year have ; been excellent, and- the sheepmen are correspondingly prosperous. . There Is a general tendency to improve the stock . both, for wool and for mutton, in view -of the fact that it wHl be practically Impossible Im-possible for an Increased number of sheep : to be sustained In the State. The Board recommend a the enactment of a Ststs law making the quarantine of ; infected ebeep outside the State more .effectual; andX am of th opinion tbat this should be done. Suggestions aa to . the . details .of thl proposed legislation are included In the report, which ta submitted, sub-mitted, to you. . . v ( - : v Diseases of Animals, Information has been received by me that certain diseases of animals are be-. be-. coming; prevalent In th State. Thla seems to b particularly th case with tuberculosis. And. the unfortunate fea-; fea-; ture of it Is that this disease takes a . chronic Instead of an acute form, and ' la therefore not discovered ' la aome cases "j until many other animals hav been ex-..posed; ex-..posed; snd sometimes not until the Infected In-fected animal haa been slaughtered for food. It goes without ' saying that It la urgently ur-gently necessary to revent, aa far aa possible, pos-sible, ye spread of this and other con- tagloua diseases among animals. It ap-; ap-; pears to me that there are two means of . accompiiahtng this. One Is the estab- Hshment of a strict system of quaran- tine: the otber. the appointment of a 7 State -veterinary surgeon. I believe thst " the first of . these previsions would be largely Ineffectual without the other. But 'I am also convinced that under the direction di-rection of a- skilled veterinary, the far- mers and stock raisers In different sec- tlon would, for their own protection, be willing to pay the expenses of local ln-- ln-- spection and quarantine, leaving to the State the payment of only the salary of the veterinary, j" In framing your legislation on this sub-r sub-r Ml. it may be well for you to consult jXh the Agricultural Experiment Station, -m the director and hie assistanta have gathered considerable data along these tinea. The State Board of Sheep Commissioners Com-missioners will also, doubtless be able to assist you. ( . State Board of Dental Examiner.. Some difficulty has been experienced by the examiners of appllcanta for certificates cer-tificates in dentistry. In finding a way of testing their skill In practical work. The suggestion Is made cry the examiners that this difficulty be overcome by sn act permitting these applicants to do the practical work required by the examination, examina-tion, with tbe inmates of the State prison, pris-on, where no objection Is raised by the prisoners. Th suggestion is referred to , you for your consideration. State Board of Medical Examiners. The Board of Medical Examiners reports re-ports that It has Issued during the past two vears . seventy erttneate for the ' practice of medicine and surgery, and ' forty-alx for obstetrical work. It is evl-'- . dent from the report that the gentlemen gentle-men composing this Board are carefully , safeguarding the interests of the people of tbe State. I ' Salaries of Judges. '.The Legislature In its IMS session enacted a law fixing the salaries of Justices Jus-tices of the Supreme Court at I5&00 per annum, and of Judges of tbe District courts at $4000 per annum. It was the intention of th Legislature that the flx-inc flx-inc of theee salaries In the sums named should do away with the payment by the Stat of the mileage of the Judges. The law referred to expressly states that no mileage shall be paid to Judges. But. apparently through an oversignt. the old law was not repealed. I therefore respectfully re-spectfully suggest that you repeal Section Sec-tion 2051. Revised Ststutes. 1898. a amended by Cbspter 103, Sessions Laws - ef 1901. the section under which mllea waa paid. Stat Historical Society. The president of the Stat Historical society advises me that tbe society is without a building for its headquarters and for tbe care of Its valuable historical histor-ical relic. He recommends that an appropriation ap-propriation be made to purchase a suitable suit-able site and erect at least the wing of a building for this organisation! I favor ich an appropriation. If It seems con-' con-' patent with tbe financial condition of pliJn State. The Historical society j a T j-aluable organization, and under proper Conditions it work will be of great benefit bene-fit to the State. Madals for Indian War Veterans. The fund appropriated by the former Legislature for the purchase of medals for the Indian War veteran haa been exhausted, and a number of applications ar now on file, with a strong probability that" large number will yet come In. The previous fund was $500. and apparently appar-ently not half of the claimants have been supplied. I would suggest that an appropriation be made by your honorable honor-able body for this laudable purpose. Hortictilture. ' The report of the State Board of Horticulture Horti-culture shows good work, especially along the lines of preventing and removing dlseaeed conditions among the orchards of the State. Improved methods of spraying, sanitation, quarantine, etc., a re being adopted. There Is also a greater desire on the part of orchardlsts to emphasise the commercial side of fruit-growing, and to enlarge the foreign for-eign market for Utah fruit by improving improv-ing it quality and adopting better method meth-od of handling and shipping. If the efforts of the orchardlsts. and ,the Stat Board on these commendable commenda-ble lines can be aided by friendly legislation. legis-lation. It should be done. Tou are re-spectfuly re-spectfuly requested to confer with the members of the Board regarding these matters, and the entire report is commended com-mended to your careful consideration. State Bureau of Statistics. ' The report of this Bureau shows the usual careful And conscientious work, and contain Information of great interest to citizens of the State. No recommendations recommenda-tions are made as to legislation. State Board of Pardons. During the two years 105 and 19n - there were granted by this Board 26 pardons, par-dons, IS parole, and 10 commutation of sentence. In nearly every case the - i leniency extended has been appreciated ' by the prisoners, and In only a few lo- - lated cases have parole been violated or criminal courses resumed. State Bank Exam In sr. From the report of the State Bank Examiner It appears that his work hss Increased practically one hundred per cent in the past two years. Under-tb present law it ta hi, duty to examine . uot only tbe corporate Stat banks, but y sliding; societies, loan and trust com- oles, and life and nr insurance com-'- 1 hies. , From the fact that th number Lt banks fin the Stat has increased with - ucb rapidity, and the Indication that .this increase will be fully as rapid in the future.1 would recommend that the duties du-ties of the Bank Examiner be limited to ' the examination of banks: that the other ' Institutions named be placed under th supervision ot j some other officer; and vv--'V7-; - - .;. ' ' that the contingent fund of the Examiner be so adjusted as to render It poexlhts for him to visit ail the bank of the t'nte aa often as noe.ry. without asking the- Board of Exsmtners for a deficit. Considering that hi duties now occupy all Ms- time, I strongly urge that th salary attached t th ofTlc b Increased and mad commence rat with tb labor and responsibility. -.- t . .. .. . : PrlYSt;nk. .' I wish again t amrhaslz 'the advisability advisa-bility of enacting- a law to 'protect depositors de-positors In prtvat banks. If th owners of banks not Incorporated under th laws of th Stat desire to-hav them exempt from examination, that la their right. But I belkev that in all such cases ; th. depositors' should know th facta I would therefore -suggest that If a law Is not passed requtrtng all private banks to submit to regular examination, they be at least required to display at the receiving teller's . window th Information Infor-mation that they ar not subject to examination. ex-amination. Xwls and Clark Centennial Expos! tion. The final report X the' TTtah commissioners commis-sioners of th Lewis and Clark Centennial Centen-nial .exposition has been presented. It is a cause of congratulation that Utah was so well represented at thl exposition, exposi-tion, and received' so favorable recognition. recogni-tion. In the educational and. mining departments. de-partments. Utah won easily evr all over exhibitors, and in the other departments favorable comparison wss made with all tbe 8tata that entered. A Stat building was erected, in which the exhibits were advantageously placed; and- entertainment entertain-ment was provided for guests from Utah, and s welcome extended to all visitors. Utah day was appropriately- celebrated, and some of the cities of the State had ttrelr particular days. 11 th exhibits were arrangM with th pxirpoa of representing in a typical, not an exaggerated way, the resources and products of the State. As In the ess of the Louielanna Purchase exposition, the concentrating mOl ' connected with the mining exhibit attracted much attention. at-tention. .The educational exhibit was enthusiastically commented on by visitors visit-ors from all places. In agriculture and hortioultur th Stat mad a splendid dlsplsy, which received msny encomiums. A detailed statement of the work done by tbe commission, and of the various awards made to th State. Is contained In tbe report of th commissioners, which will be printed and furnished you. It gives me pleasure to be able to report that not all of the funds appropriated for the work of th commission were used. Two thousand five hundred dollars of the amount appropriated waa not drawn, and I1S9.11 was covered Into the State treasury, treas-ury, making a total of 12689.12 not used. The economy and ear exercised by the manager, the secretary, the directors of the various exhibits, and all others concerned, con-cerned, ar worthy of especial commendation, commen-dation, and entitle these ladles and gentlemen gen-tlemen to the thanks of the eltlsens of the State. James town Celebration. An exposition and celebration In honor of the three hundredth anniversary of tbe settlement of America will be held near Norfolk. Va., from May to November, 1907. Utah has been Invited to participate partici-pate In this celebration, with an exhibit and in other ways: and the National Guard of Utah haa received an Invitation Invita-tion to take part In an International naval, marine and military celebration, to be held In the vicinity of Jamestown from May IS to November 1. I am informed tbat space for an exhibit will be provided pro-vided free of charge In the "States' Exhibit Ex-hibit building." in esse Utah should desire de-sire to place one. It Is understood that If the Guard participates In the review it will be necessary for the State to pay all the expenses, and also those of the ! exhibit, with the exception of space In the building. I desire you to use your best judgment In determining whether or not Utah ahall take part in this celebration.. cele-bration.. In view of tbe great historical Importance of the event it would doubt-les doubt-les be very desirable for' X'tsh to participate. par-ticipate. If the way seems clesr to meet the necessary expenses. Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition. At Seattle, Wash., from June to November No-vember 80. 1909. the Alaska-Yukon. Pacific Pa-cific exposition will be held. MaJ. T. S. Clark son, representing this exposition, called on me m September, 1906. and extended ex-tended a formal Invitation to the State of Utah to participate. A letter waa also written by th director of exploitation, asking me to appoint a provisional commission com-mission to examine into the merits of the exposition, and consider the advisability advisa-bility of Utah taking part in It. The matter is respectfully referred to your honorable body for determination. Such information as you may need as to the alms and purpose of th exposition I shall be glad to furnish, so far as I am able. Uintah Reservation. The opening of the Uintah reservation, which occurred In 190. has placed a heavy expense on Wasatch county, where the reservation lies. As the population of that county In Its settled portions is only 6000, and the assessed valuation of Its property only two millions, the added burden of making roads and bridges and taking care of Indigent settlers Is severely severe-ly felt. It would seem Just to these people peo-ple for you to make an appropriation to assist them In the directions, pending the formation of a separate county, or the ability ef the new settlers to take care of themselves. In this connection, permit m to suggest that the law should be so amended as to allow the State to assist officers snd detectives In this and other extended counties In apprehending and punishing persons who sell liquor to Indians. In-dians. Receipts From Forest Reserves. I sm pleased to be able to Inform "you that a communication was received from the Secretary of Agriculture In July. 1906, stating that the agricultural appropriation appro-priation act for 190T. approved June 30, 190S. contains the following provision: "That 10 per centum of all money received re-ceived from each forest reserve during any fiscal year, lncludtng the year ending June 30. 190. shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Stste or Territory in which said reserve Is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial Legislature may prescribe pre-scribe for the benefit of the public schools and publiq roads ef the county or counties In which the forest reserve is situated: provided, that when any forest reserve Is In more than one State or Territory, or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds .of said reserve shall be proportional to Its area therein: and provided, further, that there shall not be paid to any State or Territory for and county an amount equal to more than 40 per centum of the total Income of such county from all other sources." The same communication contains th Information that the approximate Income from the various forest reserves In Utah for the fiscal year ending June 30, lo, was S97.868.C8, Utah's share of this would be S978S.S6. Doubtless there will be at least an equal income from this source for tb coming two yesrs, to be provided for by this session. It Is necessary nec-essary that vou shall effect such legislation legis-lation as will secure the application of these funds to the purpose for which the Congress Intends them to be used. State Lands. The Stat Board ef Land Commissioners Commission-ers reports satisfactory conditions, and consistent car In conserving the valuable lands ot th Stat. Special attention ia her called to some Items in th board's report: . The artesian well attempted In Millard county waa - never completed. The land where It was being driven has been sold for 1000. This amount will yield th appraised value, of th land, together with ail the money expended upon th experimental, experi-mental, wall. On account of Increased land values, the present hoard raised the prto of selected select-ed lands from tl.M t S3.S0.per acre, and school and Stat land In proportion. Upon lands tbat have been and will be sold, following this Increase In price, the revenues reve-nues of lbe State will probably be increased, in-creased, tip wards of half a million doilara, by reason of this action. In accordance wUh authority granted by the preceding- Legislature, the reser- ' -a voir fund is being used under proper, re-strlctions re-strlctions for the construction of reservoir. reser-voir. 6om- location of reservoir site hav been made, rjrellmlnary surveys effected, ef-fected, and otber preparatory work done. Detailed mention is mad of th work In thla report,-as also In that of the State Engineer. - . . . Tou are doubtless familiar with th re- j cent attempta of the Government to re- j gain, possession of certain rands known or supposed to contain coal. The outcome of this action will be awaited with interest inter-est , In line with this. I would respectfully respect-fully recommend that no lands belonging to the Stat which are thought to be coal- , bearing be sold. Th Uttle land of this character that we hav remaining should ; be held for lease, under such regulations as I you think wise. ' Th report of. the board amplifies thes matters and contains con-tains Information of great value. Public Health. ' The report of the State Board of Health shows untiring efforts In behalf of the people. As a result of these labor, tbe vital statistics of the State show a marked- Improvement over two years ago. There la a smaller percentage of deaths, and lees prevalence ef contagious and infectious in-fectious diseases. . There ar some particulars In which further Improvement should be secured In th near future. One la tbe more careful care-ful supervision of the dairy Industry, and the more rigid Inspection of sources of meat supply. Greater seal on the part of local health officers would be vxry desirable, de-sirable, and the best way to secure it seems to be the allowing of a reasonable remuneration for their work. The conditions con-ditions of sanitation In the public schools need careful supervision. I am Informed that measures for the correction of these defects will be proposed In your action. In my prevlou message I called attention atten-tion to the Imperative necessity of providing pro-viding a better water supply In towns and villages. I wish to emphasise this subject again, and to expresa my gratification gratifi-cation at what has been done. Progress In thl direction can not be too rapid. A course of Instruction for the schools Is proposed. Including sanitation, hygiene, disease prevention, etc. This Is also wor-th wor-th or your careful consideration. The Federal laws on meat Inspection, patent medicines, pure food, and kindred subjects will serve as profitable model for vour legislation, and It Is most essential es-sential that State laws so vital to the health of the people shall be enacted. Regarding Re-garding tuberculosis, which Is becoming more prevalent all the time, the suggestion sugges-tion Is msde. and I approve of it, that provision be' made for a place of detention deten-tion for those affi' ited with this disease. It seems to be the only method of preventing pre-venting its spread. I approve of any reasonable and effectual effec-tual measure for preserving the health of the people, and I commend these matters to you for careful consideration. Law of Marriage. Pending the adopfion of uniform laws on marriage. I urge the amendment of the preeent law so as to prohibit the marriage mar-riage of first cousins. This would be accomplished ac-complished by the substitution of the word "fifth" for "fourth" In line 2. section sec-tion 4311. Revised Statutes. 1R9S. State Board of Phannacy. Since the previous report of this board was made. It hss conducted 68 examinations. examina-tions. Of the 43 persons who succeeded In these examinations, 30 were entered as registered pharmacists, and 13 as assistant as-sistant pharmacists. The board Is In good condition, and is doing efficient and commendable com-mendable work. Beclamation Service. Excellent progress Is being made by the Government engineers on the Strawberry Straw-berry project. When completed, this first great reclamation project attempted by this department In I'tsh. will bring under un-der Irrigation some fifty thouaand acres of land tn I'tah county, and will Incidentally Inci-dentally prove beneficial to Salt Lake county, we are safe In supposing that upon the successful completion of this project, other work of this kind will be done In L'tah, to the great benefit of the Stite. Arid Experimental Farms. As a direct result of the operation of arid experimental farms and the success attending dry farming in various portions of the State, a strong movement has set 1n for the Improvement of arid lands. Thousands of acres have been secured hy stock companies and private Individuals, and we may look for a great Increase In the wealth of the State from this source. The organization of the Transmlssourl Pry Farming congress, which holds Its first annual conventldn this month in Denver, will give still greater impetus to the movement. Incidentally, I would suggest sug-gest that a strong effort be made to secure se-cure the next meeting of this conjrress for L'tan. There is no more Important subject affecting our Stat than the establishment es-tablishment of arid farms. Gambling. In view of the many cases of gambling That have developed of late. In which la- boring men and others entirely unable to stand the loss of their money, have been Involved, I havelhe honor to sugttest that a law be made declaring gambling a felony. fel-ony. Instead of a misdemeanor as at present, pres-ent, and giving authority to the Chief of Police or the Sheriff to confiscate all gambling appliances and destroy them at the cltv hall or the Sheriff's office. I believe be-lieve that, as now. the person conducting the 'game, the one engaging In it, and the party renting a house knowingly for the conduct of gambling, should be declared de-clared equally guilty. It Is my confident belief that such a statute, strictly and Impartially enforced, will free the various communities of the State from this terrible terri-ble evil, and I believe there Is no one, except the professional gamblers themselves, them-selves, who will have the temerity to claim that gambling Is a necessary evil. Speed of Automobiles. The number of automobiles In use In the State has Increased so rapidly during dur-ing the past two years that lt seems opportune op-portune for a State law regulating their speed to be enacted. This need Is emphasized em-phasized by the fact that In the recent past a number of fatal accidents with automobiles have occurred, the victims being pedestrians. I am Informed tlrat stringent law governing thla matter are In force In some of the States, and I believe the public safety demands similar simi-lar restrictions In I'tah. This matter Is respectfully referred to you for your consideration con-sideration and action. There Is In my possession the German law on thjs subject, sub-ject, which, with some eliminations and amendments, may be adapted to conditions condi-tions In Utah. Prohibition of Sunday Theatricals. In certain of the cities of the State theaters are sllowed to open their doors and run regular performances on Sunday. This Is so decidedly contrary to the moral and religious sense of a Christian community com-munity that I regard lt as a legitimate subject for legislation. I think you will agree with me that no theatricals. In the ordinary meanfng of tbe term, should be permitted on Sunday. While each city In the State should regulate this matter within Its own limits, it Is a fact that In some cltie. within the shadow of the churches tragedy. melodrama, vaudeville, vaude-ville, comedy, opera, and otber forma of theatrical entertainment are allowed free rln on Sunday. In view of this fact, would strongly recommend that you pass a measur prohibiting -such form of public pub-lic amusement on Sundsy. Some time ago th Utah Association of . V "TT""-"" -, s. ': " Optometrists wss organised, havlrig's Its object the raising of the standard tf -professional work in their line, and protecting pro-tecting the community against those who practice a optician, without, possessing th necessary skill to da their work weld In view of th fact that Incompetent opticians op-ticians may do a great amount of harm by 'permanently Injuring tbe eyesight of those who go to them for advice, I would favor legislation making strict requirement require-ment of those who business it Is to fit glasses. A. law should be passed tabflshlng a Stat Board of Optometrists, before which every on desiring to pro tie roust pass an examination as to his ability. The eyesight of the people, la aa Important as any other clement ef physical phy-sical health, and should be equally safeguarded safe-guarded from Incompetent. Qnalifieatlons of Notaries Public. Under th present State, law regarding regard-ing Notaries Public, no restrictions ar specified as to age and cltiaenshlp of persons per-sons w ho may be appointed to that position. posi-tion. (See Revised Statutes of Utsb, 1898. Title 47). It Is certainly advisable that the law be so amended as to require re-quire that all Notaries Public shall be eltlsens of th Stat, at least twenty-one years of age. Oommlssloners on Uniform Legislation. There are a number of Important matters mat-ters outside the jurisdiction of the Con- f res of tbe United States, on which unl-orm unl-orm lsws In the several States are desirable. de-sirable. Among these are the subjects of marriage and divorce. Insolvency, the descent and distribution of property, law of sales, warehouse receipts, the execution execu-tion and probate of wills, and others. The suggestion has been made that each State appoint a board of some three commissioners, com-missioners, to represent It In this mst-ter. mst-ter. I am In bearty accord with this recommendation: and suggest that you authorize such a commission, and provide pro-vide appropriation for Its expenses. A general act to accomplish this end has been sent to me by the Sceretary of the Conference of Commissioners on Uniform Stste Lsws. and I shall be pleased to submit It to your committees and confer with them on the subject of this enactment. enact-ment. I deem It proper -to state for your Information that thirty-three of the States and the District of Columbia have appointed such commissioners. Law of Libel In Utah. While I am strongly In favor of safeguarding safe-guarding tbe freedom of speech and of the 'press, yet there Is! one respect In which I think .Jhe present law of libel should be amended. I refer to the common com-mon custom of the newspapers and of public speakers, especially in the heat of political campaigns and at other rimes of general excitement, of misquoting the remarks of opponents. attacking the character of honorable people, giving misleading reports of public meetings, snd so on. I will also Include the custom cus-tom of certain disreputable Journals of cnuslng to be published spurious letters or utterances attributed to Individuals, and using these aa a basis of sttack and misrepresentation. Intended especially especial-ly for foreign consumption. I am safe In saying that any community In which this work goe on i Irreparably Injured In reputation and finance; I would recommend such amendment to the present law as will reach these casea with severe pena!tles. while encouraging en-couraging a bold and fearless stand on the part of public prints that are bent oi supporting the right and riuilshlng crime, whether public or private. i:n-fortunafely. i:n-fortunafely. rhe publishers of many of these disreputable prints are financially Irresponsible; and on this account I suggest sug-gest that the law of criminal libel be given broader scope and made capable of freer Interpretation. In order to reach rases worthy of punishment, but out of reach of the cMl a'-t, on account of the Impecunloslty of the people involved. Any enactment on this subpect must be carefully drawn, In order thst It may stsnd the most rigid tests In the courts. But I would favor your going as far as the Constitution of the State and the Statutes of the I'nlted States will permit. per-mit. In providing punishment for this abuse of the power of tbe press. Fraudulent Mining Schemes. I have the honor to call your attention atten-tion to the steps already taken In California Cali-fornia and at the Mining congress recently recent-ly held In Denver. Colo., for the suppression sup-pression of fraudulent schemes In the name of mlnlnpc. having for their purpose pur-pose the enriching of the promoter at the expense of the honest but deceived Investor. The California statute, enacted by the Legislature of that Plate In 1905. makes the flotation of these fraudulent schemes and the distribution of misleading mislead-ing statements to bolster them up, a felony, punishable by Imprlsenment for a term not exceeding two year, or a tine of not more than five thousand dollars, dol-lars, or by both fire and Imprisonment. A hill providing for the punishment of the promoters of these nefarious schemes was drafted by distinguished representatives at the American Mining congress, and adopted by that body for recommendation recommenda-tion to trie various State legislatures. Its provisions are similar to those of the California statute already referred u I would strongly urge In the Interest of honest, legitimate mining, that a similar simi-lar law be enacted In t'tah. For while our Statehas been freer than some others oth-ers from these schemes, lt Is most desirable de-sirable that steps h taken to rid the community of the few now being floated, and to prevent, as nearly as may be, any recurrence of uch frauds. I shall be pleased to submit to your committees on mines and mining. If desired for their information end assistance. ' the California Califor-nia statute and the proposed bill adopted by the Mining congress. Law Against Usury. Although the legal rate of Interest In t'tah Is eight per cent per annum, when not stated In an obligation, there Is no means of preventing a creditor from charging any rate he may be able to exact. As a result, much hardship and suffering has been entailed upon Individuals, Indi-viduals, who. by misfortune or lack of thrift, have been forced to the necessity of making chattel or salary loans. I am strongly of the opinion that a law should be enacted fixing eight per cent per annum an-num as the legal rate of interest, allowing, allow-ing, as at present, the lending of money at a lower rate than this, but prohibiting prohibit-ing the charging of a higher rate. In order or-der that It may be effective. I recommend that thla act be made unmistakable In Us provisions, defining usury and the penalty pen-alty for lt. and making the penalty severe se-vere enough to prevent fhe exactions which have been practiced through the urgent needs of the poor. Protection of Timber. The timber supply of the State is In danger of being completely exhausted tn the near future, unless steps are taken to protect it. Forest reserves have been set apart and regulations regarding th cutting of timber are being enforced; but I am convinced that one of the greatest dangers to timber outside of Federal control con-trol is from forest fires. Destructive fires occur every year, especially In the fall, and they are most commonly caused by careless campers. It would be well for you to invesigate this matter, and formulate for-mulate a law visiting severe penalties upon-those who carelessly and criminally endanger the forests, and thus cause Irreparable Ir-reparable loss to Utah. Preservation of State snd National Scenery. A movement of great Importance. In which Utah is particularly interested, has v t .. - i been .started for th preservation of ruins, waterfalls, forests and other typical scenery scen-ery in danger of being destroyed In the Interest of commercial enterprises. It haa been suggested by the promoters of thl movement that the various Bute Legisla-tures Legisla-tures memoralls Congress to pass a y measure prohibiting the destruction of certain specified scenery In localities not set aside ss national parka Special mention men-tion Is made of Niagara Falls. I believe there could be no objection t each State Legislature specifying certain places within the borders of the 8rt. asking that they be Included in the general prohibition.- I am pleased to be able to state that action has already been taken setting aside and protecting against vandalism the ruin of the cliff dwellings and om other objects of Interest tn Utah. This fact. It seems to me, should render us willing to asaist other States by our me-mortals. me-mortals. In securing similar protection for their natural beauties. Undignified Lobbying. At the risk of appearing hypercritical. I wil call attention to the fact tbat In the past there has been a great deal of lobbying with the Legislature by the heads of some of th State institutions and others whose time belongs of right to the State. They have not hesitated to use tbetr time and risk their dignity and Influence by unseemly and persistent lobbying lob-bying In behalf of their institution. I wish to record my protest against this practice. The report of th varlou institution in-stitution ar supposed to set forth their needs, with all tbe reasons In favor of the requests being granted. It therefore seems both unnecessary and undignified for the heads of those institutions to sp-pear sp-pear day after day on the floor of the Legislature or in the committee rooms, endeavoring to influence the legislators for or against measures affecting their respective re-spective institutions. The power to regulate reg-ulate this matter Is entirely In your hands. The Executive has no discretion In these premises. But It may not be amiss for me to auggest thst your honorable honor-able body adopt such rule as will reduce re-duce this practice to a minimum, especially espe-cially rn cases where It Involves time and talent belonging to the State 8tate Capitol T'tah has now been in the Union Just eleven vears. And yet It has "no place to lay Its headl The State Is addicted to the rather reprehensible practice of renting a home. If a young couple had been married for eleven years and had 'made no step whatever toward acquiring acquir-ing a home, they might Justly be accused of lack of thrift. While the same accusation accusa-tion can hardly be made against the State, yet the time lefttli opportune for a commencement fowsrd securing a building build-ing for the State offices. Change in Fiscal Tear. The former Legislature changed the fiscal year so that Instead of ending, as before, on December 81, It now end on November JO. The change has caused some compllcstlons. In order to avoid these and conform to the fiscal year. I would respectfully suggest that you make appropriations for the period endlog November No-vember 30, 19M. The law should be made uniform In providing that the reports of all departments must reach th Governor nor later than December IS preceding the meeting of the Legislature. National Guard of Utah. The report of the Adjutant-General of the National Guard, submitted two years ago, showed a large decrease In the membership mem-bership of this organization. I am pleased to atate that the report of this officer for the two years Just past shows an Increase of 30 per cent during that period. The total enrollment at present Is 4.17. as compared com-pared with 836 at th end of 19rt4. During this period two encampments have been held, one at Mantl, I'tah. and the other near Fort F.ussell. Wyoming The latter, held In August. 19". 'was by far the most successful and largely-attended In the history of the Guard. The attendance at this encampment was mor than SO per cent In excess of the attendance attend-ance nt the 1905 encampment, and about SO per rent over 19'M. 27 per cent over 1903. 3 per cent over 190j, anl :'T per cent over 1901. A most valuable feature of the 1906 encampment was the active participation of the Guard, for the first time In Its history, with the regular army. The lessons learned from this contact are Invaluable. From the feet that the Government Gov-ernment paid $14,000 of the total cost of this encampment (SCl.oori) and th further fur-ther fact that the appropriation bill of this session oirrles a million dollars to pay the expenses of future participation of the militia of the various States. It Is evidently the Intention of the General Government to make the National Guard as nearly equal In efficiency to the regular regu-lar troops as possible. The National Guard of Utah will necessarily neces-sarily oome into comparison with the militia mi-litia of the other States at future encampments, en-campments, and It Is desirable that as good a showing as possible shall be made. 1 therefore mike the following suggestions: sugges-tions: That the salary of the Adjutant-General Adjutant-General be made at least 100 per annum, an-num, in order that a man thoroughly competent com-petent In military and business matters may be secured, who will give all the time necessary to the work. The salary of the Assistant Adjutant -Genera! should. In my opinion, be fixed at 1900 a year, j and he should have the rank of colonel. . The appropriation for the band should be oo per annum. A rifle ranKe should be fitted up bv the State for the exclusive use of the Guard, i The officers at Fort Douglas have kindly i allowed the use of the Government range, ! with certain time limitations; but this Is not considered sufficient. Wherever possible, pos-sible, armories should be built, to stop the payment of icntal. This applies particularly par-ticularly to Salt Lake City. Provision should be made to have a picked team to represent the Slate at the annual National Na-tional shoot at Seagirt. In this connection connec-tion the recommendations of the Military Secretary, appended to the Adjutant-General's Adjutant-General's report, are respectfully called to your attention. The first battery should be reorganized, and aa far as possible, men of experience In military' affairs, and especially the Philippine veterans, be drawn Into thla arm of the service. A law should be enacted requiring officers who have charge of Government property proper-ty to give a bond for Its safe keeping; and those to whom the property Is Issued should Indemnify the officers issuing It. Your attention Is called to the fact that the law passed by the last Legislature Inadvertently omits mention of the Commissary-General on the Governor's staff. This should be remedied. There are a number of other Items, not In the Adjutant-General's report, that I should be glad to consult with you about. The appropriations' asked for to meet the expenses of the Guard during the next two years are tabulated in the report, and make a total of $61,400. without providing provid-ing for the Increase of salaries. It seems fmpoeslble that the organization can do well on a smaller appropriation. I therefore there-fore recommend that all the items be allowed. al-lowed. If the State funds will warrant. Bsilxoads. There has been considerable dlscuslson of 1st about th creation of a railroad commission. There are many arguments In fsvor of a commission, but whether or not the time for It Is opportune, w hen so many railroads ar asking for admittance admit-tance to the State, ia the question for you to determine. In the State Constitution, article XII. section IS. power I given to 1 the Legislature to govern railroad rates |