The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13

/ state In furnishing volunteers Tor the war vita
/ spain. 4 enthusiastically commended and
| warm tribute paid 10 the Failautry Of Utah men
on the battlefield They are. be SAYS, IN his
the representatives of the commonwealth"
! A. 10 the code which became effective year
/ ago he says that while there has not been suf-
/ hcient time IN which % tcst 10 fully, yet II Il
! satisfactory In the main and superior 70 any
! thing previously published. Some amend
ments are necessary, but general Instead Of
] special legislation in recommended.
| The action 0f the state board u loan COM
misslonefs last year IN the issuance of fi5O0oO
tweniy-year si{pcr cent bonds, has maze
per aunum. An appropriation 70 defray tho
expenses Of printing and engraving Il sug-
] gested
The onerous and important work Of handling
l and dispnsinR Of state lands, Il reported as
progressing Satisfactorily the various funds
Il il estimated that 1900 10 siOOOoo will DO
| available the next two years for the support OF
the scho9ls and various other insii,utl9nA
/ 90 the present provision requiring that pay
mcnts for all bonds shall be made TO the treas
| urcr u the county In which the sale occurs.
On this point the governor says Il am I'M
able 10 zee any good reason why those pay
ments should not be made direct 20 the socre-
| tary Of the state land hoard aud have the certi-
| hcatcs of sale issued directly from his ONCE to
/ the purchaser. aud In the interest Of economy
and systematism recommend that the change
Tho necessity Of a congressional act author
! iKlng the state 70 select Indemnity lands, or
] III
! ously sold by the government, ~ elaborated
/ upon. II also sets forth. that N the state
/ board Of land commissioners were authorized
| TO sell mineral lands they could be disposed OF
] at a reasonable figure and tho state would get
| the benefit Of the proceeds. whereas, under tho
/ present policy, tho lands will be lost 70 tho
! state"
The schools Of the state are reported a. hav.
| lng made excellent progress during the past
two years Their present high standard should
alton. The sale Of the University campus 10
advocated, the proceeds TO be expended In i'm
eP 'es pou 1S SsS Ssr
/ ton. The sacrifices of the people Of Cedar city
IN erecting tho state Normal school u COM
mendcd aud their reimbursement urged. Tho
attendance At the Agricultural College NJ Logan
has Increased thirty-siN per cent during the
P.st wv years ahu ~ ~ sAs ,, i 20,
! the deaf, dumb and blind and the state Indus
trial school are asked. Commenting on tho
great expense Of the latter Institution the gov
crnOr says. '1fone we're 10 vi down and nRuro
the cost for caring for the present inmates upon
the basis Of the appropriations asked for tho
next two years, he would say II represented a
! cost Of over tsoo per annum for each child. n
each Of these WIS certain Of reformation the
taxpayer might be satisfied, even with the large
expense per capita, but the results are and
have ever been Tar from satisfactory"
The state prison II shown 70 have lived
IL has Ia Inmates and nppropriatious arc nsked
aTpreRatug td,bt7 unmstaknblc progress II
said b. have characterized the work Of tho state
mcndedi IN THAI off'iais report Is uwcd: forest
protection Il strongly advised and the SUCCESS
tlon made that tho legislature mumoralizc con-
grcss on that question fhc course Ia Colorado
II commended Ia requiring her fish and game
wnrticns To serve gratuitously as membcs OF
the forestry commission and the deputy war
Gems as deputy commissioners. The State
Board Of Health II congratulated. its recon-
mcndations endorsed and an appropriation OF
OF the adiutant general " the National Guard
for an armory, ammunition magazine and en-
campment gronnds, ~ says the governor.
moderate ana should be supplied"
Tho governor also recommends that tho
functions OF exercising parole clemcncy be con-
tcrrcd by statute upon the state board Of par.
and other frontier gangs, he says he n con-
WINGED that conditions exist IN several Of tho
counties that call for immediate correction.
Oncring OF rewards has mitigatcd conditions
somewhat, but has not been altogether eject
nal; horticulture i encouraged the dlminu-
ton Of nsh and game IA shown 10 be on the In
crease and u request n made for more stringent
laws on the question; the Unacting Of n meas
ure liking the maximum Of railroad rates Ia
pointed out a. necessary; the opening OF tho
uncompahgre Indian reservation n reviewed.
Further legislation by congress governing the
disposal OF the mineral lands therein ~ recon-
mended. The leasing OF the oatcrlto lands OF
the uintah reservation n regarded a. being 20
conspicuously inoxpediont a. to require special
action on the part Of the legislature,
Tho incurslons OF roaming bands Of Indians,
wEo cross the state border into San Juan
county aud Vicinity with large herds Of stock.
should be stopped and the proper authorities
be mcmoraliEod on the subject
The creation Of q state bureau Of statistics f.
suggested state fair for October. isg9. IL por-
trayod a. proper return 70 an "honored insti-
tuition IN Utah" the alleged Irregularities OF tho
Fourth district ludgship are briefly mentioned.
Tho law library, he urges. should be Increased.
The salaries Of the state ofiiccrs are regarded
IN entirely too low and a reasonable Increase
N recommended. "a suitable appropriation"
for the purpose Of making a Utah display AZ
the Paris exposition In ipO0, he believed will
amply compensate for a reasonable eHpcndi-
ture IN this direction"
The diversified resources OF tho state are rec
ogniTed ana the fact shown that they arc
reasonably prosperous but not 10 much 40 az
they will DO when "our nation discovers that
II n strong enough 20 have a money eystefn OF
Its own without asking auv othor natlon's con-
sent, aud when silver shalt he restored 10 eoin-
age" ''If you deem IL Wigdofn o saws the gov
ernor, ITO remind congress that our faith re-
mains mistaken In the benencent effects 10 fol-
low roadoption Of the money Of tho coustitu-
ton shall be plensed To SUBSCRIBED 10 such a
memorial"
The Utah Semi Ccntcnuia nj commission and ita
splendid accom- pli shments IN the work of tho M
tleth anniversary OF the pioneers are eulogiEed.
In rownrd for the service, OF the nembers tho
Recommendation IA made that the stale present
each OF them with a gold medal ssiIshe foster
ing care" OF leldsiatIon ia naked for the siik
Iron and other Industries Of Utnh.
on the question of INC eieetlon of n Ifnited
States senator Ihe executive saws no mas no