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posed by the State. I feel confident that hum
dreds Of thousands OF acres could thus be
psas,,saly aided 70 the State pysserys at com
bought under proper safeguards. Such q pol
SS rs tSe Ssop
ISs Il would sass afs q and what is
"fiihis snsgsstIon should meet the approval
to carry il into eject should 6e enastsd With.
lms,nt , q the states object: With such isFIs.
FSa f GSss the
wise that this should be a permanent COM
ssS at sssa, ctS hSk that na
and for the definite q estaPshng
promptness. and intelligence are greatly
needed. A special commission appointed for
pride to the m performances Of its great mission. H
The commission should consist OF at least
ys nj Ate by the
be composed, Of active. capable. and honest
men; selected for their, peculiar fitness to
and to tho S State % Alter such 20 co@missien snSsn
has completed its lahors its services should be
and the detail work I; o main
ests should be left to trustworthy and comne-
tent tent officers under the M direction o. the
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officer be established: A Bureau Of Forestry:
XsrenItupe. would be them The most eiNs Natural and ID
B,ost desirable disposition. and should ac-
c,nplish much good, not merely in guarding
ricultnral interests Of tho State.
woul also call the attention OF the Legls-
governing tho cancellations Of tax IS sales. Upon
aimsy preteXts & OF one eok Kind Ind or another the
snn sns mas ,9S 9Ho tSss acres oh forest
The State having legtimately come into pos
session OF large tracts OF Adirondack lands
taxes. it should not be exposed to the loss Of
this now valuable possession by technical
Of Of by ysh
lators. Not another acre Of State land should
hni be The de-
fore there is any further loss OF timbered land.
CARE OF THE INSANE.
The policy innuEurated by the State In 1900
OF assuming the entire care and custody Of the
ne Te SorR o
tion is nearly finished; mi nine state hospitals.
in readiness: about 1900 patients from the
county poorhouses have been placed In the
state hospitals; and the remainder, ,(about 700
are expected to be transferred before May
first. 1t will be incumbent upon the Legsla-
ture. therefore. to make provision for the
maintenance and support OF nearly 5000 pa
This obligation is a serious ono in it's rela-
viii the sa
tax rate. 1t has been carefully computed by
the Commission in Lunacy that the aggregate
priations. Including salaries. clothing. trans
portation. &c.. will be Gbout S!.3O0Q90. The
o this SO ta asua
ordinary increase Of taxation will be about
$1.lo00oo In addition. the Compassion IN
year ys % endips Oct j: isa4 These addI!onal nal
enlargeme ent OF existing hospitals rather than
by the construction of new institutions.
OF course the mption Of this burden by
the State relieves the counties to that extent.
in fact. the relief is much greater. for by the
State Care act the counties Of New. York and
those counties will continue to care for their
own dependent insane. and must necessarily
share at the same time nett, the cost cost Of maintain;
themselves Of the privileges Of the state Care
act the effect OF state care will be To afford
large saving to almost every county in the
II the total cost to the State shall he in tho
Fl IS S IN the
third OF a mill on last years va uation. Ireo-
ommend to tho Legsature that all .nppro-
the, insane be hereafter included In one act.
and that tho rate OF tax for this purpose be
tax TAXI for r the support Of Government. TITUS the
people will always know exactly what they are
Haying for the maintenance and support Of
PROPAGATION OF TIsH.
At the last legislative session. vetoed two
bills establishing new fish hatcheries A per-
sonal investigation during tho summer into
cries, persuaded me- 9Th HAT only three out Of the
five are 9Gated % for the
appropriated: / suggest that, hereafter. when
ha. cherries are needed. the location Of the same
be LETT to the DISCRETION of the Commissioners
SuaaS by reason Of Rer cxpert ee
localities Us places for, fish culture. and such a
tendency recently observable in the Legisla-
ture 10 make tho creation OF one new hatchery
depend upon the creation Of one or more
The Commissioners of Fisheries are contin.
uing the stocking OF lakes and streams and
e ereasinG the supply Of ioSd GsR Merely as as
Official existence and powers would scarcely
be IpfItied I by the thtXpay'nG public; There
limited supply Of fish food-thus eheapenine
in large degree tho cost Of living to the people.
to the States wealth. Every stream might be
made to yield argely to the food supply Of tho
msh mS Of TO ore nee
and furnish, cheap. pqlatable food to more
families. Liberal stocking OF Lake Ontario
BY proper regulations for catches. would build
up an important industry in that vicinity.
profitable alike to the fishermen and to the
formed that about l0UU0.0OD whiteHsh will
be placed In Lake Ontario during the coming
year. | bespeak for this subject the earnest
consideration OF the Legislature. believing
that with comparatively small expenditure
great good can bo accomplished.
OYSTER CULTURE.
inspected with great interest during the
summer the oyster beds along the southern
shore OF Long Island Sound, The State has
the opportunity here to develop nn important
industry. giving employment TO thousands Of
men. enriching the peoplo by mi lions OF dol
lars. and yielding. under proper laws, consid-
erablc revenue to the state Treasury. Itwas in
1887 that tho act to encourage oyster planting
In Long Island SQUAD was enacted. and up TO
that time very little had been done in the deep
sea cultivation OF oysters, the planters who
supply the markets relying almost entirely
upon VIRGINIA for sea oysters for cultivation.
During the last Ave years the industry has
made such rapid progress that now ,conserva-
tive estimates place the value OF the oysters
lying on tho beds OF Long Island Sound at
Sl.5O0.OOO. and tho number OF men employed
In the Industry at 10000. During the past
Enr of wall ut