Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-07

 against infectious diseases, the ventila- ton and sanitation of schoolhouses and places where large numbers of people are employed, protection of workmen against accident purity and quality of food, cleanliness of bakeries. and many other items have, to the great advan- tage of the state, received the attention of capable and faithful officials A pe- rusal of the reports of the state board of health dental commission. pharma- cy commission, the sewage commission and factory inspector will advise you as to what has been accomplished, and satisfy you that there is much more which you should provide for.
 Public Buildings.
 The business of the state has out grown the capacity of the Capitol Many departments are overcrowded, many of the bureaus are without ade- quate, accommodations, and there are not sufficient committee rooms for the convenient transaction of legislative business. Every important department of the state should here find ample and convenient accommodation, and recommend that you take measures to enlarge the present building in order to PA AOS ASAs| ioI boIll tlIe sTllultlldl0, dud future requirements of the public busi- ness.
 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
 An international exposition will be held in the year 1904 at St Louis, Mo, to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana purchase, which added to the domain of the Un1Ied States of America territory from which have been formed fourteen states and terri tories.
 The Louisiana Purchase exposition bids fair to excel in every way all ex- positions of like character heretofore held. The president and congress of the United States have given it official sanction and general appropriation of $5,O0O,O00 together with additional ap- propriations for government buildings and government exhibits), has been made All of the important foreign nations are planning to construct gov ernment buildings. Most of our sister states have already made substantial appropriations for the construction and maintenance of state buildings.
 The interests of Connecticut. both civic and commercial, are closely allied to the territory covered by the Louisi- ana purchase and it is fitting that our state be adequately represented at the exposition. and to that end I recon mend that the general assembly appro- pr1ate. sum sufficient to erect and maintain a suitable state building, and for such exhibits and representation as may be deemed best
 1 Public Records.
 The preservation of the public rec nTSs nj n1It. tof fo or,d 4,rr demands your attention While much has been done by the state library and other state departments, and by some i of the towns and churches in the way of indexing. rebinding and preserving their records and providing for their safety, there yet remains many records of priceless value in broken bindings and unindexed. and many which, being stored in poor vaults, or in safes that are not safe, are exposed not only to the accident of fire. but to the certain. l ty of mildew and decay. These records 1 are not the property of Connecticut 1 alone. They are held in trust by her l for the benefit of her sons and daugh, l ters now and vet to be. "A public rec ord is public trust" An intelligent | official supervision would do much to- ward correcting existing conditions by I encoura giDg faithful officials and. stim. 1 ulating greater interest in those who are now indifferent.
 Economies
 l Every corporation organized under the laws of Connecticut, and any cor poration doing business within this state, should be required to file an l nually with the secretary of state 2 sworn statement which shall enable 1 the public and interested parties to ob tain all proper information concernins them.
 1 No law should have or find a place 1 upon the statute books of the state which permits the creation of stock l bonds or other forms of securities, ex cept they represent cash or full casl 1 value.
 The people are entitled to the ad vantages which result from competi I ton in business. Combinations O men or corporations to secure unfai I prices for the necessaries of life should not be tolerated.
 The policy of the state should be tt encourage and protect all legitimat business enterprises which will furnisl our people with a market for labor Capital and labor being absolutel,
 
 necessary to each other must associat to obtain reward. It is important tha so far as practicable you legislate fo their mutual benefit
 Conclusion
 Meeting as we do to-day, free iron partisan feeling and with the singl purpose of acting for the best interest of the people of thi commonwealth you should endeavor to distinguish ant make memorable your session by earn est and prompt attention to the bust ness whic- may be offered for you consideration. A short session woul attract much attention as a novelty, a least in legislative history While hast can hardly be recommended, you vii make no mistake in doing full day work, thus saving time and shortenin, | your sojourn at the Capitol It is ln. duty and will be my pleasure to co operate with you as occasion may re quire. With best wishes for a bric and successful legislative term. as vel as for your personal happiness, m.