Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-13

maintenance has risen from ~ cents IN
1899 to 80 cents In 1902 The general
health OF the prisoners has been good,
and there have been no escapes. APP
propriatlons are asked as follows:
Maintenance. 49,. ,....... $4,000
Gratuities TO discharged oonvlcts $3.50
INSURANCE" s,.,., ,,,.. .....,. 100
Additions and repairs. =. "." $685.
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These estimates are carefully drawn
and are as accurate as noslble. The
amounts should be supplied
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Among the powers enumerated by the
Constitution Of the United States as
belonging to the Congress was that OF
providing for organizing. arming and
disciplinlng the militia and for govern
ing such part OF them as may be en-
pioyed In the service Of the United
states reseryirig to the states respec-
uVely the appointment of the officers
and the authority Of training the mill
va according TO The discipline pre-
scribed by Congress" In like spirit.
and with very similar language. the
constitution OF our own state declares
mat the Legislature shall provide BY
law for the organization, equipment
and discipline of the militia, which
shall conform as nearly as practicable
TO the regulations for the government
OF the armies Of the United states.r
This provision your predecessors have
compiled with so far as seemed to them
consistent with the resources at their
commando and the organized militia of
the state, while still considerably short
OF the numerical strength authorized
by our laws, is all the better provided
ior through the annual appropriation
OF clothing ana ordnance from the gen.
eral government, and through such
iuhds Tor maintenance and support as
previous Legislatures have felt TO
grant Widespread and significant
awakening Is TO be noted, however, as
10 the Importance Of the national guard
OF the country, and its claim upon the
consideration of the people. General.
~ speaking, we do not look upon an
extensive regular military establish.
ment as favorable to the spIrit of
American institutions. The menace ~
mllltarism has always been recognized
Vu, statesmen, and these dangers
nave Deeh potent in determining the
s S,ip's ana lhotlNe OF all legislation upon
iii.llaiy aualis. But recent experience
mas Verlned the wisdom Of the fathers
~ proYldlng for trained and equipped
support outside of the regular army,
anu al the present time number of
pIlls' supported by the national admin
isuatlon ana by popular sentiment. are
nas'enlng toward favorable consldera-
uoh by Congress, looking TO the in
creased efficiency of the national guard.
ana providing for extensive an.
proSpriations for its support. AS is
poilled out IN the biennial report OF the
auJutant general our state can onIv
aVall Itself OF the honors and benefits
,v.ohteMplated In these measures nv
Neeplhs us organized militia upon
suVsihhtlal toving and In a prosperous
oonaluon' regard as both indispens.
aple ana economical the erection OF an
aimofy, In this city as the headonar-
lefs OF the national guard of the state.
also an arsenal at some convenient
point near by, In which surplus arnmu.
Iluon, explosives. ETC., may be stored
Provision should be made for the ev'
ienses OF annual encampments. which
being undeniably beneficial and neces-
sary, besides being mandatory under
our statutes, ought not 10 reoulra the
mourning OF deficiency as was the
case last year. / approved though
with reluctance, the course thar was
taken IN the instance referred IN M
other plan being possible unless this
ulrect letter OF the law was violated
and the guard itself made the sufferer
through FAILURE to profit BY the actual
experience which II is only able to re-
ceiVe IN these camps Of instruction.
IN inviting your attention to the re-
port OF the adjutant general, / feel TO
pronounce his estimates conservative
DIS recommendations sound, and both
deserving Of careful review and consid-
GRAFTON.
HORTICULTURE. =
The state board of horticulture has
continued during the past two wears
the work of FORMULATING knowledge
new ana tested methods of
orenaru distinction, and the results Of
IT'S work are plainly observable I'm the
increase In quantity and quality of
Utah frult put upon the market The
work OF county inspection Of fruit trees
mas, however, been seriously retarded
by a decision OF the supreme court OF
the state declaring unconstitutional the
law giving power TO the board to nomi-
nate and supervise the county lnspec-
tors, and as a consequence no efficient
inspection has been done outside Salt
Lake county during 1902 l join In
the opinion expressed by the board that
greater good would accrue to the fruit
OF the state were provision
made for competent inspection In each
county under the direction Of board
composed Of trained orchardists, and /
unite with II in the hope that the pres
ent law may be amended so as to ac-
complish this end without violating any
OF the provisions OF the constitution.
The work Of Graduating that most
pernicious Of all insects, the San Jose
scale, which more than two years ago
showed itself in two OF the most inn
portant counties OF the state, viz: We
Der and Utah counties, and for which
special appropriation OF 1900 was
made for your predecessors, has been
proceeded with vigorously and with
most satisfactory results. In view OF
the clear demonstration OF effectual
means for the destruction OF the scale
the board recommends that no further
special appropriation be made for COM
batting that insect. The experiment
farm In Washington county Is report
ed to be In a flourishing condition. vim
dlcating the wisdom Of its creation. The
further suggestions Of the board are
timely and progressive and should be
needed by the lawmaking power II we
expect 20 keep abreast OF the enter
prising states to the north and east OF
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