The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1909-12-31

Annual interests charge, first
issue, $21, 10000.
Total, $40, 10000.
Amount in public building fund,
$lSO,513,29.
Annual net income, rents, inter-
est. $13, $4,000.
1t is estimated that there are five
hundred million feet of timber on
the lands OF the public building
grant. This timber is largely re-
mote from present market, and it
will likely be some years before any
large sales can be made at $500
per thousand, the minimum price
fixed by law at which timber can
be sold. There is no considerable
demand for the grant.
You gave the matter of the con-
struction of the capitol wings your
careful consideration during the re-
gular session. At your request you
are now given opportunity for fur
ther consideration. I hope that
your present deliberations may re-
suit in final legislative action on
this subject.
This Assembly, in regular session,
created a Publicity Department and
made an appropriation for its MAIN
tenance, and also for advertising
the resources Of the state for the
year 1909. Through an evident
foresight, no appropriation was
made for the year 1910. l recon-
mend that such an appropriation
as may, in your judgment, seem
dvisable be now made for the year
1910, and suggest that this appro-
priation can be made while the
chief object of your assembling is
under consideration.
There are many questions that
in my judgment, should receive
favorable legislative attention, and
under different circumstances l
should not refrain from asking fav-
orable action thereon by you. How
ever, you have agreed to serve with
out expense to the state and it does
not seem fair to ask or expect
that you consume more time than
is necessary to properly consider the
subject mentioned in your request
this special session.
Your offer to serve without COM
pensation is commendable, and it
no small factor in the determinat-
ion of the question whether the ex-
traordinary session should be con-
vened.
The making Of an appropriation
to pay the expenses of this session
seems unnecessary. The services,
without expense, of a sufficient
number OF competent employees at
the capitol to perform any clerical
duties required by you, are tender
ed by the elective and appointiye
state officers; your printing can be
done under the state printing CON
tract; and the furnishing board will
supply the necessary jaitor service.
EDWIN l.. NORRIS, Governor.
The executive also submitted a
detailed report OF the work by the
capitol commission and it is shown
thereby that the commission used
every possible effort to make the
cost Of the wings, built of Montana
stone, come within the limits of tie
appropriation but without success.
This report shows that Columbus
quarry is not the only one in the
state where good quality Of build
ing stone can be quarried. Among
Others, Doctor Hugh Heaton, of
Lavina, Fergus county, informed
the board that he has quarry from
which a fine quality of stone can be
quarried.
While the assembled legislators
refuse to express any opinions for
publication, the opinion prevails
that there will be no additional ap.
preparation made unless the Colum.
bus quarry owners reduce their
figures by several thousand dollars.
In this connection, it is known