Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-16
Shaw's Farewell MESSAGE.


Al o'clock the legislature convened
N joint session 10 canvass the vote on
governor and lieutenant governor, aft
sr Which the governors lnessag, was
read He said
To the Senate and liousc of Represen-
tsiflNts of Iowa: The constitution of this
commonwealth requires the chief execIl-
tive 70 communicates TO III general as
seals1ly the condition of the stare To-
sether with such recommendations as he
may deem expeaient In obediopce 10 this
maadats have the honor 70 Submit the
The receipts Of general revenue
during the !seal torn, july !.
iSs'.to July J. 1901. aggregated s.. 100 o59 >,
Add To this Treasury balance
July |. 1899. ..,................ Al. Ok. 81
rstal revenue. ........... s5555,osl.sl
Warrants outstand-
Ing al beginning Of
Warrants drawn dur
Ing the term. 442o.ios. 20 s,.l5o.ao2M
OUTSTANDING warrants Jane So
i,Hs ...........;... s9.72S.$l
BaIsnss in the treasury June
A. the CLOS. 81 business Decem- s''-7''''o'
Der 81. 1901, there was in the
treasury ,'s,.-s.... :....ss...., 7eo,52T.775
Appropriations Asked.
III following is a partial list Of the APP
2repriations that viii be urged at soiir
hands:
For Institutions under the man
agement " the board of control
IN excess Oil ordinary operating
Ases ..a...... ....,.....s s4s,oop
The hssr' Of re-. rsseslts Of the state
=, atl'iis.onal ANNUAL allowance. 8sa,oep
Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts ask encluaing $1,000 ;ridi-
uonal annual allowance. $500
The trustees Of the state normal
school ask Cncluding S25Qo9 adj
ditional annual Allowance ..... 1G. 00D
l!e eaplt9i lnlprovenent eenm!s-
sion estimates the cost of tho
improvements II recommends at 250.G0
The Nlcsabiire National park
commission asks ss......... .s..... l5o.oaa
Amount suggested as needful for
cresitable display at the
Louisiana Purchase eNpusiton 25o.G6o
For the completion OF the Historic
i cal building Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
For State Historical! society On
GLIDING Sl,5a0 additional annual!
allowance ..ss...+s., ..........ss... 1900
For arsenal building ...... 5o.eo5
Fer state board OF health laddi
tional annual allowance of S2.5e1l 5eOa
For fish and game protection.... 1900
For bErean Of labor statistics..... 159o
For state library commission cad
aitioHal annual allowance Of
For new normal Embellishments. 10000
Total ...s....s.... {. .s2,s7l 500
believe the amounts asked in the fore
going list are all needed However, this
assembly cannot grant them an If add
tioIal buildings are authorized they
sfould be Of the most permanent char
acter.
State Architect.
ladorse the recommendation Of the
board OF control that the stat architect
be relieved from Designing educational
holdings Designs FOR all public hulla-
ings should be open 70 competition, The
plans eNamired by men of recognized.
ability, The buildings hereafter 10 he
tesl architeetualy,. as well as mechan-
icaiy not only of this, but of subsequent
centuries The work of no one man VIII
meet these requirements.
Educational institutions.
The College OF Agriculture and Me
ehailic Arts at Ames is. admittedly, the
b; Of Us class In the United States.
poets TO spend $1,000 at THIS institution
In the department of animal husbanGlry
believing there is no place where so good
returns can be obtained This fact is an
Endorsement that should commend the in
stitution TO the very favorable consGera-
ton Of Your honorable body
Both the state university and Ames
have lost useful buildings by fire Tenn
l1orary relief was granted In each in
stance from the emergency fund. Com
nodious and permanent buildings should
b. provided.
Our single state normal school is over
crowded. The attendance lover 200, is in
excess Of what can be cared for with
best results, Two years ago ! recon-
inended the location of four additional
normal schools. The attempt was made.
but rival interests defeated It, as usual.
Rural Schools.
! again call attention to the inadequate
educational advantages in rural districts.
The average country school teacher re
ceves less than S25 per month, exclusive
Of hoard. less. we are told than in any
other northern state, and less than in
several southern states. The village and
city school Is especially planned for those
until graduation without intermission 1t
Is a poor place for the child from n rural