Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-01-21

may; and 1t is their duty tn report
To you their exact condition and all
their needs. and 1t is for YOU to sup
ply them IL you can.
speak now OF my own knowledge.
We might as well face the unpleasant
fact that, with respect to support,
equipment, and buildings. we are be-
hind the times, and in these respects
We compare unfavorably with the
states that would be naturally chosen
for comparison. We may be proud OF
the Institutional force at both these
institutions. 1t Is superb, and its
strength and loyalty keep both the
University and the College in the
front, Notwithstanding the meager-
ness Of compensation, the ..,adeQuacy
OF numbers, and the incoInpieteness
OF equipment. We can well boast.
also, OF the student bodies, for In ev-
erything which makes up the promise
OF superior manhood and womanhood,
they are not surpassed. 1t Is, how
ever, true that both OF them must
have more support or they will fall
behind In the race, and both of them
must have more buildings or we can
not hope to educate and train our
boys and girls at home.
refer now more especially to the
buildings. The State University
needs imperatively and needs now, o
science hall, an engineering hall, an
auditorium, library, law building,
an additional medical building. de-
tentlon hospital. and gymnasium.
The Iowa State College of Agricul.
ture and Mechanic Arts needs, and
needs sadly, a central heating plant,
a hall Of agriculture, library, do
nestle science building, an audi
forum, a gymnasium, dairy build
ing, and a dairy farm. II We intend
to carry on successfully the magnia-
City and at Ames, and give our boys
and girls an opportunity equal to that
afforded elsewhere, we must have
these buildings, and they must be
equipped.
Do not understand me to recon-
mend that immediate appropriations
be made covering all these wants,
but l do earnestly urge upon you the
necessity Of making such provision as
will insure these additions and i'm
provements as speedily as possible.
The taxpayers of Iowa have never
complained OF any expenditure for the
training OF their children, the devel-
opment of a better citizenship and
more efficient men and women.
have reflected a great deal upon
the methods Of creating the support
funds Of our educational institutions.
as distinguished from building and
equipment funds. | am thoroughly
convinced that it ought to be through
special taxes, and not through general
appropriations
The Beard Of Control.
The work of this Board still vindi-
Gates the wisdom of the law creating
it, and still commands the confidence
of the people.
1t would be idle for me to attempt
a review of it's report in the limited
time which l may consume. can
only give it my unqualified common
dation.
Bureau Of Labor Statistics.
Even a casual examination IF the
subject makes it clear that we need
child labor, fire escapes, the reporting
of accidents, and the competency of
employees whose work involves the
lives and safety of others. Onr fac
tory inspections are imperfect, sim
ply because the force in the Commits
sioner's Office Is not sufficient. ! COM
mend these matters to your atten-
ton.
The Capitol Commission.
The Capitol Commission has sub
mitted to me a report which Is now
laid before you, showing with great
precision what it has done, and the
adopting its plans, In making its ex.
penditures, and in creating the OBJ
| legations which it shows.
I have kept closely in touch with
the work of the Commission, and
while it may add nothing to your con-
! fidence in the discretion of the emf.
nent gentlemen who compose the
body, it gives me pleasure to say
that l have heartily approved Of all
that has been done.
Roster Of Iowa Soldiers In the Civil
War.
The records of Iowa men in the
war are lamentably incomplete. We
have no publication which gives, In
useful form, the enlistments, the ser
vice, the casualties, and the muster
out of the Iowa men. The Adjutani
Generals reports from 1865 to 1861
contain a great deal of information
that is desired, and some of it may
be found in the department at Wash
ington. but further information coult
be collected and, all OF it should b.
compiled.
recommend that you authorize tn,
beginning of this work, and that tt
scope be broad enough to include no
only the soldiers and sailors OF tn,
civiu war, but the soldiers and sailor:
of the Spanish war as well. 1t is no
like many other things which can b,
deferred for future years. To be vel
done. 1t must be done now.
State Arsenal.
My experience during the last tw,
years has shown me that as soon a
, practicable the State should erect al
arsenal, with headquarters for the Ad
jutant General.
: An arsenal at the seat of govern
ment is essential to the proper car
and development of the Guard, ard
Is therefor l favor its early constr VI
ton.
| Tn, Late Fire In the Capitol.
} The governor refers to the recen
/ fire in the capitol, and concludes a
follows:
, With respect to the permanent n
} pair of the injury caused by the firt
| l have three suggestions to make:
r First. | believe that the Capitt