Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-17
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
GOVERNOR sAAW's LAST MES
SAGE TO THE LEGiSLATURE.
Read Before The General Assembly
on The 18th Of January.

Read Before The General Assembly
on The 18th Of January.
TO the Senate and House Of Representatives
The so~ Constitution OF this commonwealth
requires the Chief Executive to commnni-
cate to the General Assembly the condition
Of the state together e with ex saeh IN
obedience to this mandate have the honor
to submit the following:
The receipts Of general revenue
!; isSs: to July !, lsol' as 1ao.o5o5 "a
As sddeg 20 this treasury balance =
July i, 1888. ................. 41o'Vo-.ol
TotaI revenue. y. ST, O65, 81
Outstanding war
ming rlss Of Z the he term. IS so.7oss5
Turing" curing the term. 4.42o. 1875 s4.45o, eo2 oo
Ralance 81, ia. 159. SO
1901. ....... ........ 1890. -, $50
Balance In the treasury June !, 600 :
At the 4Ds close close Of business Dec. 81,
1911, there was in the treas - go -
The following is a partial list Of the ap-
propiations that VIII be urged at your
For institutions under the manage
ment Of the board of control in
excess Of ordinary operating eX- ,,e 40
The en Board Of regents of the State
University asAs Including $3o-
QUO additional annual allow -, 80
The ilas Trustees Of the iowa college
Of agriculture and mechanic arts
ask Gncluding $4,000 additional - go
annual alloWance)... 4oo'ooo
The trustees Of the State nor eer% ma
s sedI tiona Is annual allowance -. 167, 900
The Capitol improvement .hn mt. Com n,
mission estimates the cost OF
Improvements 1t recommends ,-o ooo
the he. vicisburs National Park - 90
AMOUNT aDuts Suggested s5 as needfui for
a creditaLie display at the 80 ~
Louisiana Purchase exposition. 2ou,OOo
SG icai ih 6u iHoA - . 100000
e1uG.ni ri'ooo 'u ..'......... 1900
rnr arsenal building ............. $4,000
For state board of health taddl. 100
tional annual allowance Of S2,ooU o'uOU
For fish and game protection 1850. 16,UOO
For buream OF labor stat is,lt "a o'ooo
For state library conlmissiont az.
sdiaionai annual allowance OF ono
rsr e new normal school. 50 s 1898 S5
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. Sl'o1'ooo
believe the amounts asked IN the fore ,es
going list are all needed, and It would be
ratying indeed 7 they Seva a that e ts
grant them all without mourning an ,nWar,
rlNCSu 1nuCDCcOueSS. uGS az
submitted with bit this suggestion, that II
any additional buildings are to be provld-
ed they should be Of the mos. pe elHman nro
vailed OF building cheaply. It was thoughI
almost anything would do so long as the
roof did not leaf the YEARS. Gas been
made. The new hospital Tor The insane t eat at
Cherokee. the Liberal Arts buiiding &c low Iowa
anu Cedar Falls are excellent In character.
Those competent to Judge have used this
t fion With the hospital for the Insane at
Cherokee Che ::rhe world may aud probably,
some time will have n better planned an!I
bettas s9SRpefh e e for
thing other than commodious buildings OF
mSSSFn constrneton has passed let be
In this connection, I desire to indorse
board Of control that the state architect be
relieved from dcs gning educational build
s IF Inc shona be hoWn
to competition, and the plans before Seize
ton examined by men Of recoSniaed , ahiity,
hereafter to be erected should be such as
will stand the test arcl.itectnrnlly, as vel!
SUBSEQUENT, centuries. Tie work OF no one
man will meet these requirements build,
ing ADMIRABLE in itself may not harmonlze
OF great Importance. Neither will success
In one instance afford guaranty against
signal f,npe y tae meS
tile sacred writings contain the language
and CHARACTERISTIC expressions OF more IMAM
sixty authors, each inspired. and their , value
and interest is largely enhanced thereby
Our state educational institutions are of
dde eeit M anoftuaf takes money to Build uni
yersity. Iowa need not expect to compete
with institutions that are the recipients OF
biennial appropriations. The College Of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts at Ames Is.
ea Ye HE ' Gne Of II Yards a es
cago expects to spend $4,000 at this insti-
tuition In the department Of animal hus.
SO good returns can be obtained. This. fact
is an Endorsement that should commend the
of to tas ySsE
During the past year both the State Uni;
yersity and the College Of Agrienit npt and
liable, buildings. Temporary relief was
granted In each Instance from the e, em Itl.
g genera ia nssem Mise cdnoaous and per-
manent buildings should be provided at the
earliest date consistent with the available
Our single state Normal School is over
crowded. The attendance tover 2.ooO), In
cared for with best results under one man
agemeEt. Two years ago | recommending
the location of four additional normal
schools to he equipped and put in operation
from time to time as the finances Of the
state might Justify. recommended the
every effort to establish one had failed. aud
/ hoped four might be located at one time
without serious difficulty. The attempt IVES
again made to locate one, but rival interests
defeated 1t, as usual.
In this connection, ! again call attention
to the inadequate educational advantages In
rural districts. The average country school
teacher receives less than $25 per month";
exclusive of board. less we are, told, than
in several southern states. 1t must be that
the major part OF the $S0c0,O0O annually