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Show B THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. B Governor Spiy, in tils me83.ngo to H Uls session of the legislature, has BB pointed tlio way to tho onactmeut of BB raluablo legislation. His strong do- BB ' dilution for mi Imiucdlato enactment BB af n local option law In conformity BB with tho pledges of tho Hopublican BB yarty, In tho logical recommendation BB r tho chief member of that party. BB Ho Is bold and determined In his Bug- BB sestlons, and In that way fulfills tho BB wishes of the people who have do- BB clared for a satisfactory liquor law BB along tho lines of local option. Wo BB commend his actions In getting at BB the lucstlon which was paramount In BB tho Inst election. Ills declaration nnd BB ' tho Introduction of tho threo liquor BB silts In tho legislature show tho sin- BB cerlty or tho Hepubllcan party when Rr It declnrodfor local option as the BB ' aicaus or solving the liquor evil. BBHf Chief among the recommendations B f the governor In the way of radical BBi ' departure from "l0 beaten path of BB' political science, is the attack ho BB' makes on tho system 'of taxes in BBK I vogue at present. Ho offers, in n gen- B ' el'al wiiy another plan which ho B' would do well to further nnd moro BBj.j minutely nutllno. Most assuredly, he B,' J Jios spent considerable time nnd B' thought, on llie problem, and,, has BBii ' madu careful Investigations into the BBBK BBBJ' present' unjust methods of taxation. BBJ Especially timely aro his suggestlqns Bti aH ,() taxing property belonging to BBVb corporations, wherein he points out BBL ' how Box l'Ider county has railroads BBV which It can tax that far exceed In h' ' value, In irroportiou to population, B'i "Klt r ally ot'lor collllt' " the. state. W To correct this uujUHt distribution of ii 'I taxes, he calls the attention of the BBJi' legislature; but the one that con- Bj cerns Logan most touches tho Agrl- B , ciiutiral College. ij ' It Is not generally known that the i; il Agricultural College Is not offering j j I .it course in Irrigation engineering. Bii I Duo to a policy that has prevailed In B 1 the past of leslrlctlng as much as BBBH i possible this Institution In the matter BBB of courses, tills Important course has BBBH not been Included on tho curriculum. BBJ To this condition, Gov. Spry calls the BBM attention of the legislature, with the BBJ recommendation that tho scope of the BBH work of the college bo extended so as BBBH ' to '"elude a course In irrigation en- BBJ glncerlng. Ily so doing, tho governor BbBbB shows his friendliness to tho collego BBH and also points out a way fur greatly BBJ extending tho work of tho college BBK along lines In which it is generally BBK occupied at present. BBK'' Irrigation engineering Is vital to BBJ tho agricultural Interests or the big BBJ state Institution. To oxcludo tho BBB courso desired would bo like leaving BBB ort a courso In spelling In the public BBBBb BBBll schools. One of tho bills of tho prca- BBBKjhsl ,!"t session should certainly see that BBBf: this course Is put onto the curriculum B;''T tllO |