The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
GOVERNOR sHAW's LAST MEG.
SAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Read Before The General Assembly
On The 18th of January.

To the Senate and House of Representatives
of Iowa:
requires The chief Executive to commute
cate to the General Assembly the condit ton
of the state, together, with such recon-
mendations as he may deem eXpedient. In
obedience to this mandate have the honor
to submit the following:
The receipts Of general revenue
during the fiscal term, July
1. 1888, to July 1, 1901, ag.
Add to this treasury balance
July i, ISo9. Observation-Disclosures. 440, OO2.3I
Iotal revenue. $50. .$o,o6o,o6l.9l
Outstanding war
rants at the begin
ming of the term S 30, 70S35
Warrants drawn
uuring the term. APO, 1873. 10 s.. 450, 800 %
Balance. -. ...... -. -. 81, ia, l59. ST
Outstanding warrants June 80,
1Sol........ ........ ........ S.3l
Balance in the treasury June
At the close of business Dee. 81,
19v1, there was in the treas
The following is partial list OIL the APP
preparations tnat VIII DE urged ut your
hands:
For institutions under the manage
ment of the board of control i'll
excess of ordinary operating cN-
me DOuTu OF regents OIL Iut Slale
University aSMS lncluding SOD
uuu additional annual allow
The trustees of the iowa college
OF agriculture and mechanic arts
ask Including 10000 additional
annual alloWance). ....... 4G5,C
The trustees OF the State normal
school ask Including $4,000
additional annual allowance. 16I, 600
The Capitol Improvement Com
mission estimate S the cost OF
improvements it recommends
The yirhsburg, National Park aoo
commission asks. .......... 100000
Amount suggested as needfu! for
crcditaLe display ut the
Louisiana Purchase eXposition... 100000
ical building -. -. .......,.. 100000
For State Historical society tin
Guiding Sl,oL0 additional annual
For arsenal building. ............ $4,000
tional annual allowance of 1000 5000
For fish and game protection. 10000
For bureau of labor STATISTICS. 1000
For state library commission( add
81 1000. ........ 1000
For new normal school. -. ...... 100000
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 80. S2S11 800
l believe the amounts asked in the fore
going list are all needed aud it would be
gratifying indeed if they could all be al
lowed. 1t is manifest. however, that tins
session of the general assembly cannot
grant them al Without mourning an nnwlr-
ranted Indebtedness. They are therefore
submitted with but this suggestion, that If
amy additional buildings are TO be provd-
ed they should be OF the most permanent
character. For many years the policy pre-
vailed of buidins cheaply. 1t WAS thought
almost anything would do so long as the
roof did not leak nor the walls GIVE. a
wise departure in recent years has been
made The new hospital for the insane ut
Cherokee, the Liberal Arts building at Iowa
City and the new buildings ut DO Ii Ames
ana Cedar Falls are excellent in character
Those competent to judge have used this
seemingly eNtraNagant language in connec-
tion with the hospital for the insane at
Cherokee The world may and probably
more completely equipped hospital, but it
has none better now. The tine for any
thing other than commodious buildings. of
modern architecture. and of strictly fire
proof construction, has passed, let it be
hoped. in this state.
In this connection, ] desire to indorse
most heartily the recommendation of the
board of control that the state architect be
relieved from designing educational build
ings. ] am of the opinion that designs for
all public buildings should be thrown open
to competition. and the plans before selec-
ton examined by men of recognized ability,
and of national reputation. The buildings
will stand the test architec,urally. as well
as mechanically, not only of this but of
subsequent. centuries. The work of no one
man will meet these requirements. A build
ing admirable in itself may not harmonize
with those already erected-a consideration
of great Importance. Neither will success
in one instance afford guaranty against
signal failure in the next. Architecture is
expression and therefore educational. Even
the sacred writings contain the language
and characteristic expressions of more than
sixty authors. each inspired. and their value
and interest is largely enhanced thereby.
Our state educational institutions are of
dealt with 1t takes money to build uni
versity. 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
admittedly, the hest of its class in the Uni
ted States. The Union Sock Yards of Chi
cago expects to spend $4,000 at this insti
tuition in the department of animal hus-
bandry. believing there is no pee whore
so good returns can be obtained. This fact
is an Endorsement that should commend the
institution to the very favorable copsidera
ton Of your honorable body.
During the past year, both the State Uni
Mechanic Arts lost useful. though not val
liable, buildings Temporary relief was
gency fund. wisely provided by the last
general assembly Commodious and per-
manent buildings should be provided at the
earliest date consistent with the available
resources of the state
Our single state Normal School is over
crowded. The attendance lover 1000. in
my Judgment. is in excess of what can be
cared for with best results under one man
agement. Two years ago l recommended
the location of four additional normal
schools. to be equipped and put in operation
from time to time us the finances of the
state might justify. ! recommended the
location of four in view of the fact that
every effort to establish one had failedS and
hoped four might be located mt one time
without serious difficulty. The attempt YVES
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 $50 per month
exclusive of board, less, we are told, than
In any other northern state, and less than
in several southern states. 1t must he that
the major part of the $S0OO,OOO annually
spent b. the state for public schools is ex.
pended in ci and towns. 1t IS exceed
ingly unfortun..;e shat the rural schools are
of such a character hat the average farm
er boy leaves at fourt, en- or fifteen years or
age. This lamentube condition will be
painfully apparent in ten yt:;fS. If it is not
already. No number of colleges or univer.
stiles Will meet the demand or cure the evil
The village and city school is especially
planned for those who begin at i've years
of age and continue until graduation with
out intermission. is poor place for the
child from a rural community. I have in
previous communications discussed this