The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

your aid are we'll worthy of considera-
tion.
The Industrial School for Boys and
the one for girls are institutions
which are ordinarily specially liable
to adverse criticism because of the
character Of the work involved. There
are always many who aid in dragging
down, but the percentage of the good
and faithful men and women who help
to lift up Is never too large. The self
sacrificing members of the boards Of
these two schools in requesting your
attention and assistance for the work
in hand deserve your support.
Through state aid, an emergency in
debtedness and the munificence OF
private donation of land equivalent to
$4,000, the Colorado School for the
Deaf and the Blind now owns twenty
four acres in one tract, and the city OF
Colorado Springs has vacated the
streets and alleys thereon. The emerg-
ency Indebtedness is less than $4,000
and should be met at once.
There should be an administration
building, gymnasium and funds for i'm
provements on the school building at
the very least"
tions and the Board of Pardons re
ceive high praise.
THE State Bureau of Child and Ami
NAL protection is constantly perform
ing humane work of importance It
has been hampered by an annual short
age in the past and now needs an ad
ditional agent on the staff. | suggest
liberal appropriation for the work Of
this organization"
The State Historical Society and the
State Library are commended to the
attention Of the assembly
THE department of the game and
fish commissioner has been conducted
admirably with a satisfactory record
Of convictions secured for violation of
the game and fish laws, and a very sub
stantial surplus of about SIS 900 above
the expenditures from legislative ap-
preparations and receipts.
For six years Mrs. Helen l.. Gren-
fell has been Colorados state superin-
tendent Of public instruction. An ex-
animation Of the record she has made
will be the surest way Of realizing her
great worth to the state and the i'm
portance of the work she has accom-
plished. .-
Mrs. Grenfell again calls attention
to making provision for the reimburse
meDt Of the school fund invested in
the so-called excess warrants of 1887
to 1889. The matter cannot be settled
until it is settled by constitutional
amendment and the states financial
integrity thus assured.
"As a tribute to the splendid SER
vices of Mrs. Grenfell I would suggest
that special provision be made for the
printing complete of her last and very
valuable report, recently submitted to
me, which could not be published in its
entirety with strict compliance to the
800 page limitation.
THE adjutant generals department
has published a most vouminous re-
port covering an important period in
our history, and | trust that you will
each peruse this report in a thorough
manner. and consider the suggestions
and recommendations therein made,
the same being altogether too eXhaus-
tive to be even epitomized in this bi-
ennial message.
Justice impels me to say word in
commendation of the valuable services
rendered this state by the board of
St. Louis Worlds Fair managers
and especially of the results OBJ
tained through their energetic
and harmonious action. and by
reason Of the indefatigable labors
Of the honorable commissioners in-chief.
The exhibits from this state created a
most favorable impression upon the
exposition officials, the exhibitors from
other states and foreign countries, as
well as visitors in general, and the
fact that besides receiving sixteen
grand prizes, $50 gold medals, 34S sill
yer medals and 253 bronze medals, we
were also awarded the grand cham
pionship prize of the world on range
fed cattle. is in itself sufficient tri-
,lmph to satisfy our financiers, farm
ers and the public in general. This
record is really remarkable one
when it is recalled that only about
two-thirds of the appropriation made
by the last Legislature was expended
''If your finance committees find
that the condition of the state treas
ury warrants a suitable appropriation
for the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland this year, | feel sure Colo
RADIO will be able to make as relatively
good showing for any amount thus
expended as it did SO creditably last
year at ST. Louis
An appropriation is recommended to
purchase a gift for the United States
armored cruiser "Colorado."
Through my personal solicitation
the United States government has still
further honored this state by taking
the old bell, cast in 1S4S. for the
frigate Colorado and placing the
same upon the cruiser Colorado.
where it now rings for liberty and
chimes with the patriotism of our peo
pie.
THE ffiuvenile court bill "A bill for
an act to regulate the treatment and
control of delinquent children recon-
mended in my inaugural for your ia
vorable action, has since its passage.
proved to be fully as satisfactory as
we anticipated, and congratulate the
Fourteenth General Assembly on its
passage, and upon the enactment of