Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-19
ECONOMY, TAX
REDUCTION AND
REGULATION OF
RAILROADS
SCORES A JUDGE

The governors message was offered
in both branches of the legislature to-
day and it met with two kinds OF re-
ception. In the senate the secretary
read about half of it when motion
was made to dispense with further
reading.
In the assembly Lem Allen got tired
of II before half read but the house
voted him down. When Il pages had
been read, motion was carried To
dispense with further reading. The
senate appointed committee ol
three to confer with a like assembly
committee and to see that the rec
concentrations of the governor are
carried out which is a more or less
polite way of doing 1t.
Both houses. this done, got down to
the things the members themselves
wanted. Three bills in the senate
and six in the assembly is the net
Tor today. Two mining inspector
bills, two Ormsby county bills and two
attache bills We're taken up and re
fcrred to committees.
The two branches listened to part
OF the message, stalled around half
an hour and adjourned until Wcdnes-
day at II o'clock.
The Message
State of Nevada, Executive Depart
ment, Carson City, January 10, 1909.
TO the Honorable, the Senate and
the Assembly:
Gentlemen: The death of Governor
Sparks. which occurred at his home.
the Alamo farm, near Reno, on the
twenty.second day of May 1908, de-
prived this State Of the services Of
u tried and true executive and the
LEGISLATURE of the benefits Of the wise
CounsCls of ripe and experienced
man of affairs. AS the Acting Gov
crnor OF this commonwealth, 1t is my
duty to report to you the condition
of the state and to call to your at
tcntion such matters as, in my judge
mcnt. the public interest demands
should receive attention.
am pleased to announce that not
withstanding the whole country is
just emerging from long period OF
business stagnation and financial de
preston. reliable statistics demon
strate that Nevada has made wonder
ful progress during the past year
that every visible indication points &c
renewed and continued prosperity;
and congratulate you and through
you the citizens of the State upon
the splendid condition in which yor
find the States finances.
State Finances
The State Controllers report re
N1.tls the gratifying fact that th'
STATE treasury is in satisfactor,
condition, with Il cash balance OF
hand Of over $500 100000
The wealth of the State. as indi
Gated by the valuation of taxable pro
pcrty, has increased more than tel
per cent over last year, notwithstand
ion of the past eighteen months, re
sulting in the depreciation of all pre-
perty values. The total valuation O
property in Nevada for 1908, as re
turned by the various county asses
sors, is S73,S5G,142.43. an increase
over 1907 of $S.771 ,27G.45. The miner
al output of the State is steadily in
creasing and with numerous larg
mining properties in various section
of the State nearing the productiv
stage, the future of Nevada is, indeed
bright with promise.
State Prison
OF all the State institutions tn
pententiary presents the most pei
picking problems and more of then
Conditions at that institution are dc
plorable and must be amelioratet
The report of the Warden goes full