Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-01-18
GOVERNOR BRODIE'S MESSAGE

Governor Brodie's message, deliver
ed to the legislature on Monday occu-
pies over nine columns of the Phoenix
Republican and deals very exhaustive
Iy with conditions of affairs in the
territory.
The financial affairs are gone into al
great length and are treated IN detail,
over one third of the entire message
being devoted to this alone
He makes a strong recommendation
in favor of legislation providing for
the semi annual payment of taxes and
one which is we'll worthy of consider
alton by the legislature. The Journal
Miner has been advocating this propo-
sition for several years. 1t has been
tried in a number of states and has
given eminent satisfaction. Particu
larly is this the case in California.
Speaking of this the governor says:
"Under the existing method of tax
collection in this territory large sums
of money are collected and placed in
country vaults during the last two
months of the year when money is
mostly needed in business enterprises,
and as the statute practically prohibits
funds in banks these large sums of
money withdrawn from circulation Of
ten create stringencies in the money
markets of the various communities,
resulting in high rates of interest and
stagnatiOn in business during the per
iod this money is withdrawn from cir
culation. In my opinion if taxes are
paid semi annually instead of annually
the condition noted above would be
relieved and the taxpayers and bust
ness interests would feel the benefit.
Therefore, l respectfully recommend
that this subject be given serious
thought, and that the taxpayer be
given the privilege of paying his taxes
semi annually, even if the payment is
not made compulsory twice in each
year "
Referring to the capitol building he
says:
The completion of the capitol in
accordance with the plans adopted is a
matter which must be taken up by the
legislature; but in view OF the many
obligations for improvements of terri
toriaI institutions whioh the taxpayers
are called on to meet, / would suggest
that the assistance of the general gov
eminent be sought, and that congress
be asked to appropriate $3.50, 600, or so
much as is required, for the compile
tion of the capitol in accordance with
the original plans. The capitol at
Santa Fe was erected by appropriation
of funds from the sales of,public lands
in New Mexico. "
He recommends the establishment
of national sanitarium in Arizona
for the care and treatment of tubercu-
losis patients. He says that Chou
sands of persons afflicted with tuber-
culosis come to Arizona every year,
and our people are brought face to
face with a condition which must
sooner or later be met. In many states
sanitariums have been constructed,
but this is done in each instance for
the accommodation of residents of the
state who are afflicted. Here in Ari-
iona the condition is altogether differ
~ e., 49, ,,,,r,Ior 80 pafI1al Of tho
territory afflicted is very small. The
question here is protection against
contagion which comes in the thou
sands of consumptives from eastern
states who yearly make the cities and
towns of this territory their abiding
places. Arizona cannot build a sani-
tarium for visitors and maintain it,
and the question naturally broadens
into a national one. | would suggest
that memorial be adopted asking the
general government to construct at
some suitable place in this territory a
sanitarium where all persons coming
to this territory as invaIids from tn
berculosis may find accommodations.
He recommends the enactment of a
primary election law; law providing
for the punishment of wife desertion;
division of counties into assem- bly, and
a supervisorial districts; law extend
ing lid for the apprehension of desert
ers from the army; the amendment of
banking laws, and many other recon-
mendations are made.
The message is as able a document
of the kind as has ever been submitted
to an Arizona legislature and with one
exception his recommendations are
sound and deserving the attention of
Legislators. This recommendation is
as follows:
ION account of the large number of
cases coming in the courts of this ter
ritory. especially in the southern sec