The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18

With Or growing out Of such informa.
ton ~ he had to Impaft.
In regard 10 the states finances he
says that the states Indebtedness has
been reduced In the last four years
sass. sSS. 20.
This reduction 10 due to q policy Of
he points out several in.
stances where appropriations made by
the previous Legislature were not ex.
pended in full and the balance was
turned back into the treasury.
A Word OF Caution.
I'm the matter Of appropriations"
he says. II feel l would be falling
short Of my full duty, did l not address
. word Of caution to the Legislature.
The needs Of the state are many and
to keep the expenditures within the
will require constant struggle.
1.-THE State Soldiers home, the
Western Washington Hospital for the
Insane. the Eastern Washington Hos
pital for the Insane. state penitentiaYy,
state reform school; state school for de.
fective youth-institutions under the
Of the state board Of con.
trol-sre entitled to your consideration
in the matter Of appropriations. The
increase in the number Of inmates
renders necessary increased amounts
for the maintenance Of all these insti.
buttons. except the state reform school.
Owing to the present rather crowded
conditions, and the certainty that the
number of their inmates will continue
to increase, new buildings are also
needed at all these institutions, except
the reform school.
"The state educational institutions
dependent for support upon state ap-
preparations by the legis AZURE, name.
ly, the University of Washington, the
Agricultural College and School of
Science and the Normal schools at Ell.
lensburg, Cheney and Bellingham, are
all in fourishing condition"
Gov. Mcbride then gives detailed
statement Of the financial condition OF
each Of these institutions.
irrigation legislation.
Gov. Mcbride goes at length into the
matter Of legislation needed to secure
government aid for irrigation in the
state under the federal reclamation act
Of June II, 1909.
He says that 1t seems to be the in.
tent Of this act that the money derived
from the sale Of public lands in each
Of said stat"s is to be expended in that
state "subject to the existence of feas-
ible irrigation projects therein" pro.
vided the laws Of the state are such
that the spirit and purpose of the act
can be complied with.
~ understand that this state has
contributed in the neighborhood of
%, SOC, 900 to the reclamation fund. 1t
is certainly Of the utmost Importance
to the state that this money should be
expended in the state. Whether this
can or will be done seems to hinge
first upon the existence of FEAST le irri-
cation projects in the state from an
engineering standpoint and upon
whether our laws are such that those
in charge Of the reclamation service
would deem it feasible to attempt to
carry out such irrigation projects as
may be feasible from an engineering
standpoint. No one doubts the exist.
ence Of feasible irrigation projects in
this state from an engineering stand
point. And 1t seems equally clear that
our laws are not such as to warrant
those in charge Of the ,ecla mation scr.
vice in undertaking to carry out such
projects.
Therefore, in the final analysis,
the question Of whether the money
contributed In this state to the recla.
nation fund is to be expended in this
state depends upon the action Of this
legislature. This. in my opinion, is
one Of the most important subjects
which you will be called upon to con-
slider.
Railroad Commission.
In conc fusion the governor takes up
the railway commission question, say.
ing:
II feel like congratulating the PEG.
pie OF the state upon the fact that sen
timent Is now almost unanimous in ia.
vor Of the passage of railway com.
mission bill. 1t is needless for me to
say that there are commission bills
and commission bills. commission
bill that Is commission bill in name
only, instead Of quieting, would serve
only to increase the agitation that has
been carried on in this state on this
question"
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