The Brinkley argus., 1909-01-15
COVHRNbR'S MESSAGE.
4 SYNOPSIS or GOV. DoNAaHEY's MES SAGE. READ TO THE 3zTH GENERAL AssEMDLY.

To the Geueral Assembly:
 It is with .feeling of profound gratituae
 to the people of Arkansas that assume tne
 duties of their Chief Executive. Especially uo
 feel the more shunored when 1 consider that l am not lawyer, have had previous
 service fin political life or practice but 'o the contrary my experience since mannsu | has been only that of farmer, isb'rer. cratts-
 man and business man; my fitness TOT
 Governor of the State flu which l nave hseu so long must come from rugged nss"ciatioh
 with human affairs.
 However, in my past life Of work my I practice has been to do the things had 10 uo
 with whatever l had to do them with. ny pr rsonai experience, have often iouho 'ne
 rejected stone the best matrriai' or my "" knowledge l kA0w that he who continua-y uusrrels with lis tools is poor workmah. . have seen with sense and energy hter"is move mountains. All these things came y" me In q practical way; and having seen wha . efficiency can accomplish in industrial ana
 business affairs, now prepared to hene'e. after nll that even so important "ot. A' stste-craft is only intensely practicai m"'tei Believing that honesty of purpose, energy ana common sense will aid me to overcome the many difficulties l shall meet, l enter upon my tesk with the determination to do some thing in material way for the novahcemen. ~. of Arkansas In speaking thus. mean to atttcmp only the work imposed upon in" '" 're dutics of the office in which I am electeh :. those things promised by me and expected ol me by the people whose servant | ni. In the co-operutive work of tie ExeeutiVe and Legislative suepartments required by the Constitution. I will at all times endenvor .o do my full duty; and in order to promote na,, monious action Hhd the best results. snail take great pleasure fin giving prompt confer ence fo the members of this General Assembly. UNIVERSITY.
 The first department of the state Govern- mept which Governor Donaghey discusses IS cducati The University of Arkansas. It's l origin. history parpose and progress Is exten- | sivcly treated. The governor opposes its pro-
 posed removal Continuing the. message says: I'm Stat. Democratic Convention when last in session declared In favor of the estapisi'- l nent of four additional Agricultural Scnoois 1 in the State: but located one of them at ray i etteyfie The Board of Trustees and faculty of the University however are of the opinion that the Agricultural Educational features or the University can better be conserved py | putting the additional appropriation and expense | which would be rqnred for a secondary schooi 1 of this nature at that place into the one now l in operation there. of the same opinion, | tioual strength inssthe Agricultural Department 1 of the State University to make geld all tne ] Intentions of tine State Democratic Convention when 1t declared in favor of secondary Agri- 1 cultural School at Fayetteville. STATE NORMAL. The Governor here discusses the brief nistory l and lnsids the purpose of the Stafe Norih;i
  l rank among tho highest of all institutions in either State or Nation. Referring to the rec 1 onnmcnda tion of the last Democratic ConFent.on | for an agricultural department in connection l with this Normal School the Governor says IL l is in accordance with what is considered The l best practice in other states scHooLS FOR TEACHING BOYS AND GIRLS HOW TO FARM AND DO HOUSE KEEPING.
 The Governor then compliments the present l s.atc Normal Board on its conduct of the insti- tuition and solicits of the Legislature the maxi. mum amount of help for this institution ana l the State University He then takes up the ouestton of schools for teaching boys and giris how to farm and do housekeeping declaring that moro attention should be paid to the training of boys and girls to do the practieal things of life. Ills rec0mmehdauoh Hiohs '"iS line follows:
 recommend that there be established TOUT additional Agricultural Schools. two of which
 should be located one at the State Normal School and one at Fayetteville, the latter two being considered in this message under the
 subjects of the State Normal and fin the in-
 creased efficiency of the Agricultural Depart-
 ment of the University of Arkansas.
 But for the establishment Of two or these
 Horticultural Schools to be specially designed
 to teach boys nnd girls how to farm and do
 housekeeping. l recommend that an apnropria-
 tion of fifteen thousand dollars be made. the
 same to be svgpsbie only for the equipment
 and maintpnancehof the said two schools and
 they De located slE tiic sections of the State
 offering the best Inducements for same. l
 recommend also the creation by the Governor.
 compoxcd of three members, residing tho
 respective locations and to both of which
 Boards shall be added ex-cficio members
 the ,:ovcrrior and Superintendent of Public
 PUBLIC soHcoLssAND STATE UNIFORMITY OF TEXT BOOKS.
 recommend that you pass law creating State Board of Education who shall also com pose n Board of School Book Commissioners da. fad 3hv
 In addition 10 It's other duties. recommend that you make 1t obligatory upon this Board to adept an efficient and uniform system of school books for tbc entire State.
 The members of the School Book Commits l si, H. not otherwise employed by the State. should be paid mileage and $500 per day while in sprYicp. and such appropriation as you l Ard necessary for Ecarryirs out other details l the expense of which the system would incur, should he made By you.
 STATE EgHxFoRxAro1Y, Under this head. Governor Donaghey suggests ] many Improvements for the benefit of the in,,iates including tlc teaching of trades. etc. l UTILIzING AID CONSERVING oU1 NAT l ulAL RESOURCES. .. It Ia well known all over tho world that oul I State has been. ard is Stili. wonderfully rich 1 in it's native resources of both mineral and | timhsr And yet hundreds of millions oi l dollars worth of eaa1. timber stone snd 0thei l mineral is being shipped out of the State
 without the snte realizing any profit at al
 from the same.
 After satisfying ourselves as to the consti 1 tutiopal authority, which, according to mp l information we have, there should be adopted | some such methods these:
 l First plan by which tax could bs 1 levied upon coal at much per ton. say 10 | cents as 1t Is mined and shipped. and ta1 | the land over 1t ypr its agricultural or othei | value. excepting The coal.
 Second. Tax all lumber manufactured and loaded in or boats or otherwise moved at | any mill In the State. say 70 cents per thou | sand feet taxiag the land from which Il | was cut as above indicated.
 Third, Tax all crushed atone loaded nnt | shipped from the qiariies cents per cubic | yard. taxing the land before mentioned. l Fourth Tax all cut. scnbblcd or sawed l stone qusrried for other purposes and shipped out from the quArrics 1-2 cents per cubic l yard.
 Fifth. Tax ell hulck loaded on ears or boats
 and shipped otheswisc moved from .kilns, cents per thousand brick.
 Sixth Tax all tine manufactured and shipped | from tue kilns at rents per one hundred
 po,lnds. taxing the land as above mentioned
 Set apart the total produced by ths above tax for the purpose hereafter mentioned | and allow the counties fin which these materiali are located and from, which they may be shipped | to avail themselves of the advantages afforded
 under the same constitutional right and stat utes for taxing the same material.
 1 Then let the total sum so collected by the
 State be applied for educational purposes. 1 coxsrayArron OF WATER POWER.
 Among other things under this head the Governor says:
 l This. in the future is certain to become .
 great factor in the conduct of the commerce
 and eeurse Of our risilisstion. The water pow