The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-10


after the present water rights shall
have been adjudicated. When these two
question are properly settled, with
few amendments to the present law
see no reason why the chain of title to
water rights should not be as simple
and as perfect as that to our lands.
With this accomplished, Idaho will
have an irrigation system of which we
will all have right to be proud.
Bureau of immigration
This is one of the most important
| departments and upon it depends large
| ly the direction of good class of citi-
zens toward our state. Idaho today,
can boast of as high standard of cit
izenship as any state in the union.
Much depends on this department to
maintain this standard. The year 1905
will be an important year in the history
Of Idaho. This department should be
in a position to take advantage of the
golden opportunity that will be offered
by the Lewis & Clark exposition which
will bring thousands of visitors from
the east through our state. The apprc-
priation made for this Office two years
ago is not enough to do the work that
is mapped out for that department by
our statutes and I would recommend
that the appropriation be increased
$4,000 for the next two years. You will
find the report Of the immigration COM
missioner very interesting and contain
ing valuable information. 1t should re
read with great deal of care.
Livestock
The stock interest as whole, is one
of the largest industries in our state,
producing in value each year fully
$40. 000, 900. yet up to this time, we have
had no laws for the protection of
horses. cattle and swine from conta-
gious diseases. In the last few years
disease known as mango has spread
! very rapidly among our horses and
cattle and unless something is done
to eradicate it, there is danger of
great loss to our cattle and horse in
| terests. am in receipt Of letters from
some of our sister states calling my
attention to the rapid spread of this
disease and the condition Of the horses
and cattle shipped into their states
from Idaho. and they threaten to quar-
antine against our livestock. unless
| radical improvement is made in the
| near future. We have passed laws Gre
ating the Office of sheep inspector and
an effort has been made to suppress
the disease known as scab among sheep
While a great deal has been done to
keep this disease in control, yet not
so muh has been accomplished as was
hoped. After careful consideration
of this question. I am forced to the
| conclusion that the best interest of the
great live stock industry Of Idaho as
we'll as economy, demand that the law
creating the Office of sheep Inspector
be repealed and the Office Of state We
erinarian created, with control over
all contagious diseases among domes-
tic animals
Militia
Our militia should be encouraged.
Idaho made a record in the Spanish
American war that we all have right
in the union to fill our quota and re-
port ready for duty. Our national
guard was largely responsible for this
good record. vet we have done very
little toward the encouragement of this
splendid organization. There are no
more patriotic young men in any state
in the union than we have here in
ho I'D 49,
been accomplished by this department
on the small appropriation of $1,000
per annum. is evidence that II we give
our militia proper encouragement we
VIII soon have an organization that will
be the pride Of the state For further
Information on this subject would re-
spectfaIfy call your attention to the |
report Of the acknowledgement under
whose able management so much has
been accomplished.
1906 Fair /
Two years ago the legislature made !
an appropriation Of SIS, 900 to defray
the expenses Of our exhibit at the St. |
Louis exposition. While this. appro.
prtatfon was much smaller than that
made by any other western state, stilll
remarkable showing was made for
the state. when the amount of the ap-
preparation is taken into consideration
and great credit is due to all those who
had charge Of this work.
BY this same act $4,000 was appro-
priated for the Lewis & Clark EXPOSE
ton that win open in Portland. Oregon,
early in June Of this year Anything
that is worth doing. is worth doing
wen and $4,000 will not be enough for
Idaho to make the grand showing that
we should at this exposition The Lew
is & Clark exposition will practically
De western exhibit. and those visiting
Portland from the east will I predict
pay special attention to the showing
made by each western state. What
rank Idaho will take among the west