The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-26
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Another bulletin has been prepared and
is about ready for the press on Roads and
Road Building Material" and two others
on THE GRANTEES and Gneisses of the
State" and the Aluminium Ores are well
advanced and will, with little more work,
be ready for the printer.
No provision was made at your last ses-
sion for printing the bulletins of the de-
partment for either the present year or
the next. The two printed are still I'M
paid for aud there are no funds with
which to pay for those i'm preparation. AS
these bulletins will prove of great benefit
to the state in presenting our resources in
the lines covered by them, and their me-
chanical execution reflect great credit on
the state printer, l respectfully recommend
that an appropriation be made to pay for
the same as well as for those now in
preparation.
bureau of Labor Statistics.
As factories and boundaries and machine
shops and railroads have increased in the
state. the number of our people employed
by them has increased, and there is
growing demand among our wage earners
, for a department of labor or, at least
bureau of labor attached to the depart-
ment of agriculture, for the purpose OF
gathering and publishing such statistical
Information as win be of interest to them
| This class of our people is growing con-
stantly larger and they are among our
most useful and reliable citizens, and their
demands should receive your most care
fun consideration.
l realize that the state cannot at this time
establish any new and expensive depart
ments. Indeed / do not understand that
our mechanics and artisans and wage earn
ers demand this, but they do desire that
| there be somewhere In the state govern
ment, either as a bureau In the depart
! ment of agriculture or elsewhere, an OIL
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| promote their interest, and gather and
| disseminate such statistics and other in
| formation as shall be useful and profit
| able to them, and who shall occupy the
same relation to them that the Commits
! sioner of Agriculture occupies to the farm
| ers of the state. have deemed 1t my
duty to cali your attention to this mai
ter and TO suggest that you give 1t careful
| consideration.
Child Labor.
There is also an earnest desire among
! the same class of our citizens that there
| be some legislation on the subject of child
labor, and | am advised that bill on this
| subject will be presented for your consid-
Grafton. While l fully appreciate the diff
fculty your will encounter In leglsiating
! on this subject, I invite your careful at
| tention to IT, feeling that while the strong
] are usually able to take care of them
selves, it is your duty and mine 20 protect
! the weak.
Conclusion.
! In conclusion, il may be said In truth
| that there has seldom been a time when
! the field for wise craftsmanship was
broader than that which now opens up be-
fore us. | have mentioned some things
| which are of vital Importance to the peo-
pie of Georgia, but there are others of
| equal importance which will claim your
| attention. While l have felt constrained
| by a sense of duty to speak plainly and
| unequivocally and to present a picture
| somewhat gloomy of conditions which
have prevailed in the state, would
| not be understood as taking a
| gloomy view of the future. On the con-
| trary, many signs point to better times
to cleaner pol teal methods, the return Of
at least fair degree of prosperity among
our farmers and business men in the coun-
try, the restoration of peace, and or6er
| all over the state, the re-enthronement of
the courts of law in their pristine vigor,
the suppression Of the mob and ample Sc
curity for all our people, however poor or
humble 1t is your duty TO promote by wise
/ and patriotic Tegis alton all of these ends.
| That you will come up to the fun measure
OF your duty l have no sort of doubt. and
that will at any time be found reluctant
! to cooperate with you in your efforts /
| trust YOU will never have reasons to fear.
| NV highest and only ambition rs 10 add TO
| the glory of my state and to promote in
every legitimate way the prosperity and
happiness OF an Of her people.
| A ID. Gambler.