The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-11

enactment OF n law prOVldlnH Tor n
state veterinarian, with power Ia rec
ommend quarantine regulations when
In his Judgment occasion demanded,
and directing the proper officer to en-
force his recommendations.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The state board OF agriculture is de-
serving of most liberal treatment at
your hands. No inc power has done
mor for the advancement OF the agri-
cultural interests OF the state. The
work the board has done In advertis.
ing the state and thereby inducing
immigration has been OF great value
The last legislative session established.
a permanent home for the board at
the Capital City.
would therefore recommend that
the state provide suitable grounds and
buildings for state fair purposes
annual appropriation sufficient to at
least pay the expenses for the main
tenance OF the state board, thereby al
lowing the revenue arising from the
annual state fairs to be used for the
collection Of statistics and informa-
ton, and the distribution Of the same
and the increase in payment OF prem
iums.
CONVICT LABOR.
The problem OF employment for
the ~convicts In our state penn.
Tertiary Is one which should
receive your careful consideration.
Humanity demands that these who
are incarcerated in state prisons
should be kept busy. Justice to hon
est labor forbids that the work Of con-
victs should be brought into COMPETE
.la,, xpttk kt9 aflnSt Thu CONTRACT gNk-
tenn employed In so many states wher-
eby prison-made goods are thrown
upon the market in direct competition
with the goods of free labor is mani
testify unjust and unfair TO the honest
workman. He Is not only taxed to
support the criminal In the peniten-
tiary, but must sell his labor for un-
remunerative prices to enable him to
compete with the criminal labor.
1t seems to me 1t should be the pol
lev OF our state so far as w may be
able to prevent this competition by
furnishing empl' v!1ent to convicts
which in no way interfercs with hon
est labor. The manufacture of goods
needed by the state for the wards of
the state in our various eleemosynary
institutions would be legitimate work
for convicts.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The largely increased attendance nj
the state normal school makes II i'm
perative that some increase In the IA
cilities should be provided by you. The
assembly room there has a capacity
for seating FIVE hundred. The atten-
dance during the term last passed was
far in excess Of chat number, win the
probability of yet further Increase
during the present term. There has
been constantly recurring before each
legislature for a number of years past.
the question of building additional
normal schools In the state. ! need
not point out to you that the creation
Of "a a%dd"ional sIhOol n; schools
would create additional expense for
the Management of the same. Each
school would require officers and con-
y%enicnces for the conduct of the busi-
ness of the school. These are prac-
tically the same for either a large OI
small school. To create new schools
would require a duplication Of these
necessities. and a corresponding In
crease In outlay. An increase In II
brary facilities. laboratory facilities
and other nece ssities Of a school al
ready equipped would be trivial al
compared with the building and equip
ment OF an entire new school.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
AS indicated in what has gone be
fore In this message, there are In IN!
opinion a number OF amendment
needed to M state constitution. Th'
experience we have had in times pas
with constitutional amendments hal
not been satisfactory. IL seems to mi
you should make provisions for th'
calling of a constitutional convention
to formulate for our state a constitu'
ton fitted to our present development
and making provision for our future
growth. Should this be done many q
the problems which now present them
selves would be solved.
Retiring from the highest Office II
the gift of the people Of Il state,
congratulate you as the chosen repre-
sentatives of the most progressive ant
best educated constituency In on
} country. I congratulate you upon thu
splendid financial condition OF on
state. The past biennium has wit
messed the payment of our entire bond
cd Indebtedness. 1t has witnessed tn
reduction of the rate of interest upoi
|, our floating indebtedness to 4 per cent
! and our state warrants at that Low
| rate of interest selling ut a premium
: of | per cent. showing the confidenc'
! OF our own people, as well as capital
) lists or other states in the ability o
: our state to pay It's obligations, ant
the integrity OF the management o
! our financial AFFAIRS.
congratulate you upon the econom,
and business ability with which tn
public institutions OF our state hav
!, been managed during the past bien
! mum, as shown in the reports here
/, with submitted, not less upon h eX
! cellent care given the unfortunat
T. wards OF the state. Our eleemosyndr
(, institutions are the equal of any siste
! state In the union. They reflect tn
9 progress and advanced civilization q
the state. The demands of ciyiliza
y ton require the most scrupulous car
. of those whom misfortune make tn
: wards of the state. Justice to the tag
payers requires this care to be give
in a way creating as little burden a
. may be. The requirements of bot
(, have been fully met during the pas