Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-14
ed in the plan should proceed ac

sehtiy spent III the betterment or high
ways.
The present law as TO the l905 census
s.ulovides for mere enumeration. The
governor recommends that this he amend
ed to permit Il statistical census of real
valiie. and that in the next national cca-
sus the commissioners of labor he au-
thori2ed to cooperate with tie national
census department.
The Educational institutions.
The governor urges strongly increasel
support for the educational institutions.
and cnumeratcs thus their Immediate
needs.
The state university needs imperatively
and needs now. science hail. an engineer
ing hall, an auditorium. library Il law
building. an additional medical building,
detention hospital and Il gymnasium.
The !, Iowa State College OF Agricul'nr,le
and Mechanical Arts needs, and needs
sadly, n central heating plant, 4 hail of
asricuiture library. a domestic science
5uiidliis. an auditotum, a gymnasium y
dairy building and dairy f;tfn. II we
intend TO carry successfully the mag
niioent work that is fairly begun 1T Iowa
City and at 4Ames, and TO give boys
and Si!lS an opportunity cqu.u to that IT
forded elsewhere, we must have the g
buildings and they must be equipped.
The board OF control and It's work are
lnqualliicdly indorsed. Tie bureau Of Ia
! Dor statistics is indorsed, with reconl-
mendation for stronger laws against child
labor, iii behalf of better saniiars conGi.
tons in manufacturing ard industrial in
/, situations. q better iiie escape Law, etc.
4 Work of the Capitol Improvement com
! mission in indorsed. with recommendation
1 that all money needed ly it TO carry ont
4 current improvements be made ininedi-
aiely availablc
/ a roster OF civil war veter&ns living in
Iowa, the governor urges, ought 10 BE-
4 made by the state without delay, for many
I historical and other reasons.
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to complete the historical building, by
easy stages. SO that the central section
| may be ready for use as soon as possible.
Capitol Fire.
Concerning the late capitol fire the gov
crnor says
AS all OF you know. a fire occurred in
the capitol on Monday, January 4, 1854.
! which substantially destroyed the entire
1 finish OF the han of the house OF repre-
| sentativcs. wrecked some OF the commit
tee rooms in the north wing. and the wa
ter used in eXtinguishins ill., damaged 10
some extent the ceilings of the rooms and
| offices opening from the north corriaor
| upon the main floor
The executive council made AN inime-
| diatc tivesiisation Tor the purpose OF as
| certainins the origin of the lire. and after
| examining, under oath. every person who
| had amy knowledge of the subject so far
as i could ascertain, ii arrived 1T the
conclusion that the fire originated in al
ain shaft near the southeast corner of
\, -, Il
/ ed candle left in The shaft by one of the
\ electrical workers engaged in eqlliiiini;
\ the building with electric lights.
fortuhately the disaster WAS not so
Si., H., a. o'ie tii'e =. VIZ leaISu ~
| VIII be required TO repair the injury. y
/ most careful examination OF the .slTuctl-
lftl iron and walls. has be en- made bv
! the most competent experts that could
i,e employed, ana u has been aseertained
+ ','set iinsN llitNe suiiefea niue llluiy. l,os
,ia,,,sa " 80 ii'9i'a i''i,
/ that viii be necessaiv. and for the re 1,t
! mancut rei,air inc substitution az :, fa,,t
| beams .irders and rods
| l'nd,r lie informal ;iGyioa ar ~ e.,,,eils
| oil the members OF die thilliatll general
lnssemblv the executive. council elpl,ow,te.
the capitol commission 10 80 forward,
| clear away tho debris; and mi Tho hs,i az
The house of repreeGlt;,tiyes I'M ut..lnr fo,,
use during Tic present session. So ra,,i,l.
IL has This WORK been dispatched lllf +.
IL now believed thai Tho han of tHe I,,,,sp
/ of Representatives can be ready for o,a.li-
.pancy at The close of the cnnljne v,sek
AZ | haVc already reportol what il
known as the u,ovi6ential r,nnti,f.sf.,,l
i cuuitcil h, ~, t,y@nty-ni,ltf .onrr5i az
satlsiy WAS ontirey exhausted in rep;iir-
ing th@ fire losses occurring at tho school
! for the deaf aud dumb az Comet I,l,ifls
4 and the loya College of Aglirllltille. ind
Mechanic Arts ut .Nnies We are. ,anie
T fore. without amy available money TO ,!,-
frav what may be termed the tire ex-
penses which consist OF The. paylneu, ar
men employed on the day OF HE ire Ia,
various things which il j. NOT natt'S..,5.l.
Ia ,urTtjnn slna IL, nay ar ~ t.,,s,,9
reIt;fil OF tho hal of The house az r., NJ.
seittatiVes. Which Is nov heinf. carried ~,
haze not been able to secure ,le,.lsa In
formation as 10 the outlay which vii, be
r@qlfreti Ton these two ,l,i,ut1s.s in,t ,,,.,s
much az thu oblig5ttlons created rnilst h.
disoharged ieinetIisItoly. ,,.fni,,,,,s'5,l
that n appropriation he at once laaG,.5,i
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