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number OF experts and includes in its work
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Meteorological station. and eventually the
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Agriculture.
| SCIENTIFIC WORK IN AGRICULTURE.
| In line with this suggestion desire to call
the attention Of the Legislatures to tho adynp-
tages offered by the state Land Grant Col
Work ssyp on
which is now divided among several ngencles.
and which should be concentrated under the
mended think It viii III be- ecneeded M that more
effective scientific work OF this nature can be
scattered, departments Of agricultural effort
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pense In maintenanee. Cornell University
| this State WORK. and its facilities and instrue.
tore might be utilized by the state With great
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3, %sns station siresSs ss.ssiisssa saa asIss
has estab ished practical courses Of instruc.
ton in agricnlture; botany. horticulture. dairy
sSass sd %those ali per-
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All this Is exactly in line with what the State
lansous agencies for the encouragement Of
moo modern methods q. 80 Of aEriea!tuIre The aues-
not be com bined with these private efforts in
the interest Of both economy and efficiency. :,
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Since 1887 the State Of Pennsylvania has pro-
vided several large buildings. among them an
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purpose: The land grant college In California
f9r e, this purpose to rs land grant college.
from the State treasury for Corn University.
OF Cornell c University Of the various agencies
out Out this suggestion would not only enable the
State to do more effective work immediately
a e9s e Sxend s hs o
usefulness in this direction without the crea-
tion OF new boards and now offices.
REGISTRATION IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
The reuuiremcnt of personal registration
has been a most sfrectiys agent In diminish,
ships and to some extent dscourages voting.
It's advantages are creator than its disadyan-
Se Gs as
tion Of 1s'0. There isno good reason. how;
ever, why the safeguards thus thrown around
the towns and villages Of this State. Such
laws should. 50 far as, possible. be uniform in
omme endation contained in my annual mes
saes Of last year. that the personal reeistra-
mainder Of the State within the territory Of its
operation.
PRISONS AND PAnpoNs.
The State prisons last year camo within
ers were employed on about twenty-five dif-
ferent industries. and the earnings were
year. At Auburn prison the earnings exceeded
the cost OF care and maintenance: Legislation
st eess o Whn
were known to compete unfairly with free la
bor. and conditions will undoubtedly compel u
similar readjustment OF industries from time
to time. in order that convict labor may work
no injury to free men.
handsome State building. formerly occupied
as II prison for insane criminals. Irecommend
From a humane and reformatory point Of view
there Is Is, need zee Of such o pTis1p IHa 1t vas tho
p feme but snes ha
year they have been sent to county peniten.
tlaries; the state paying per diem amount
i5o female felons thus confined. The unoc-
cYpied building at Auburn is admirably
commodate 200 prisoners. and is ready for use
Immediately.
While at the State prisons during the year
gave personal hearings to convicts who had
applied for executive clemency. large num-
Of s m q whGss
years, were heard. and many worthy applica-
tons for clemepcy were granted. The full list
subsequently transmitted to tho Legislature.
Us required by law.
THE COAL COMBINATION.
During the last year there has boen formed
roads ads and coal S eompanes ' With the npparent rent
purpose OF exacting higher prices from the
consumers Of anthracite coal. The combina-
tion differs from similar organizations in cor
tain respects which make competition alb
solutely possible. SO far as Is now known
Is contained in three counties In Pennsylvania.
and 50 per cent. OF the eptire traiiiG is con-
sumsrs are At the mercy Of the. com binat ion
1t can raise the price of anthracite coal rs high
nd sobts ese bn Prss has 6a m
only apparent limit to the extortion Is tho re-
fusal OF tho people to buy, In that case they
wtS mHSt tbs use co c0ai or WOOD or perish
These conditions present n state OF afrairs
the people OF this State any means OF legisla-
tive relief against such monopoly of u natu-
Wothg Of nfentdn r se CONS rs
panies engaged in this, combination enjoy
public, privileges granted by the State Of New
York the State should exercise its undoubted
right to impose conditions upon the enjoy
ment Of those privileges. and such conditions
rantable exactions in return for privileges
which the people through their representa-.
tives have conferred.
THE ADIRONDACK PARK.
!, The preservation, Of Its forests. and thereby
the projection o. its water courses. has be-
come the established policy OF the State. 1t is
movement which is heartily approved by the
people 1t Is q vital Importance to tho future
OF the State. The practical working out Of tho
policy. however, is full Of difficulties. and the
State has taken varying attitudes as TO modes
OF procedure. 1t must lie confessed that the
results to-day. after nearly, seven years effort
to establish an Adirondack park. are disap-
pointing. While much good has been accom-
pliShed. there has been a lack of well. defined
has prevented q full measure oil success Part
Of this has been duo to tho law and part to its
administration.
Last year the Legislature passed an act
which defined the limits Of the proposed park
and authorized sales of all State forest lands
outside Of those limits and with.tle proceeds.
tho purchase OF new lands within the limits.
1t was estimated that tho state owned then
about 100000 acres halt Of which was located
forest and could be sold at price PER acre
sufficient to buy a larger number Of acres
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