The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10

of nas caught ana heiu tne eySS, some sort of fash ion. their crying needs. the old school at Tuscaloosa has not
 s ef se snGH oTtechne h sse no. the University. Both schools must un. your hands. A temporary provision = the last Legislature for State work n the department of horticulture should technics endeavor. It is a pity that Tuscaloosa and Auburn were eyer sep. aratey organized They should have great University. As it Is much of the work Is duplicated at extra expense to tax payers. It is possibly not too late Other institutions.
 You will have call rom the N.a. Moa- mais and the Agricultural Schools. Iney led to your consideration. before, you. This is also true of that great insti- tuition for girls, recently established at Montevallo. and now doing a ~reat
 The common chools will. however. de- mand your chief attention. There IS Tn the past few years. a great advance has been made. They are following now an almost perfectly new system. are are being supported by large additional sums. As an evidence of the growing opportunities for good in these schools pOluI you NIO lDc hillouAto ooco ii their support For the six years, be- ginning with 1895, and ending with 1900, they received from the state alone. exclusive of poll tax, $3.1 46, SsO.4o and for the six years ending sMsins sen,eims of poll tax. s5.s7o, ,111.4i. A difference in favor of the latter years of s2.1zs'- For the school year 1ss5-s
 the general fund from the o. .o
 State treasury was.. ..$fSe'aaSS55 66oo 66o Estimated sti aan city supplement. ioO,O00.Oo For oiaa; iso5-s the schools re-
 ceved general fund from o.o o-
 the State. ;. .. :. .. ..$1,os5, ,0SS. 9S sss ,ss sssn Total .. ..s1.ss6.56 s5
 TSs figures given. as estimated, are made with the assistance or the pe- partment of Education.
 The vast aggregate sum, represent ing the difference in the two sN year terms, has done much good TOT tne state in preparing gha1f Iu,ure enoneh seS has M been done in this direction. in my Juds- CTS are underpaid. The fund Will new youth can hope to realize from teach ing an income which will cGSnpare fa- vorably with the earnings or men sn gagged in other profitable pursuits. They are doing the worlds next greatest work and the sums many of them re- ceive Is inadequate pay for their great and successful labors. Their product is finer than that turned out by the furnace or the forge; of larger value than that from pick or shovel. or what comes as fruit of loom or spindle. It becomes us to see to 1t that so delicate a work is committed to competent hands, and that they may be competent. it Is reasonable that provision be made for the care and comfort of the Work- CTS. ,.,a.
 The law requires that any funds re- ceived from the sale of lands donated to the Tuskegee Institute by the Na- tional Government shall pass through the hands of the Governor. l have had in my possession $31,450.56,an of which, with the exception of $319.31. after con- sultation with the Board of Trustees of the school has been invested in Alabama bonds and turned over to the Finance Committee of that Board. The committed to the custody of the chair. man of the Finance Committee of said board. it seeming proper that l shouio. before went out or once. make complete settlement with the school and not leave any fraction Of the set clement for my successor.
 It has been complained that gradu- ates from this school do not return to the farms that they are being educated away from them. The school does not sin in this matter above the higher white schools in the State. Graduates from none of them return to the farm. This is great pity:
 MOntevallO and Tuskegee Lands.
 Only a few hundred acres of the Tuskegee school lands have been sold Montevallo lands to the amount of and the money, $36,550.6S, deposited to the credit of the school in the State Treasury There are yet on hand of these Montevallo lands 22,oOo acres tlcaliy In one block, have not been off, fered for sale by the board. They have been reserved. All of these lands are their present selling value could hardly be less than $10 an acre. The deter imitation of the board, made some years ago. only to part with the scattered lands and at fair figures; has. l think: been very wise and in the interest of the school.
 Deaf, Dumb and Blind Schools.
 These several schools were so unfor- embraced in the equipment for the deaf. The insurance was inadequate. The whole amount collected by me was turned over to the Building Commit tee It was found to be insufficient to put up such building as was needed You should read the report of Superin- tendent Johnson to get a fair Idea of what the several schools are doing and what their needs are.
 Hospital for the Insane.
 The officers are noing great work. think they are reasonably well pro yfded with funds. You will find the report of pr .Searcy, the Superintend- ent, instructive reading.
 Child Labor Law.
 The law which you passed at your last session restricting child labor in the mills was not sufficiently reforma- tory of old methods and has not been very effective. I take 1t this subject will be carefully treated by you in the interest of the future manhood and womanhood of this State
 Good Roads.
 Our dirt roads, with a few exceptions. are a disgrace to the State. We all recognize that. How they may be inn proved will challenge your attention. fer except to say that any legislation that will advance this cause In a sim gle county in the State will be emil nently worth your while.
 Racial Troubles.
 I think we can felicitate ourselves isting in this State between the races. While 1t is not such as It might be It is better than in other States and Is altogether an improvement on the feel ing which existed a few months ago in this State I am in receipt of many had very many conversations with mem bers of the same class, pledging them selves to stand with the conservative and law abiding white citizens for the preservation of law and order. have talked the matter over with leading white citizens and both agree that there must be a still better feeling or we are in danger of race clash much to