The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-22
GOVERNORS MESSAGE. Rccomme nc dations Are Made That Will Advance the Educational. Industrial and Commercial Interests of
 This Great Commonwealth in Which We Live.

[ or girls when avaling themselves of its ad- yantagrs, with more practical information than the majority have after finishing in the higher courses of many of the Universities recommend that there be established four additional Agricultural schools in the State. tive of which ih accordance with the wish os the last State Democratic Convention should he located, Ht the State Normal School and at Fayetteville, the latter two being considered in this message under the subjects uf the state Normal and in the increased eiii- cheney of the Agricultural Department of the University of Arkansas.
 But fer the establishment of two of these Agricultural schools to be specially designed 10 teach boys and girls how to farm and do housekeeping. l recommend that m appropria- tlon of Fifteen Thousand Dollars be made, the same to be available only for the equipment and maintenance of the said two schools and they he lorated i'll the sections of the state, offering the best Inducements for same. No bonus should he considered containing less than two hundred and twenty acres of land and all necessary buildings for present purposes. recommend also the creation by the Governor. composed of three members residing the respective locations and to both of which Boards shall be added ex-otiicio members the Governor and Superintendent of Public In struction.
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STATE UNIFORMITY
 OF TEXT Boo4-S
 I recommend that you pass law creating State Board of Education who shall also com pose Board uf School Book Commissioners, lS 1OllUNSs The members IDeftOl IO tpllSlSl of the Governor. President of the University of Arhausas, Superintendent of Public Iu- struction, President of the State Normal School. the three superntendents of Public Schools of the three largest cities i'll the State, and four competent citizens to be designated by the Governor. none of whom shall come from any district in which any other member of the Board may reside.
 The duties of this Baord should be first, to have charge of. direct. and in all matters look after the best interest of the entire Pub lie school System of the State. is usually done by similar Boards or other States
 In addition tO its other duties, l recom- mend that you make it obligatory upon this Roard to adopt efficient and uniform system of school books for the entire state
 The members of the School Book Com mission. not otherwise employed by the State, should be paid mileage and S50U per day while in service and such appropriation as yon find necessary for carrying out other details the expense of which the system would incur. should be made by you.
 The Commission should be empowered espe- ciaily to provide books at the expense of the State for poor. indigent children who in their judgment. would be deprived of the ad- vantages afforded by the free schools of the State if books were not supplied to them free of charge.
 CHURCH SCHOOLS
 There number of church schools and colleges belonging to the different religious denominations distributed throughout the State.
 
 service to the State. Many of brightest young and women have been educated in these institutions, and wherever they are found, they are among the highest type of cti- zenship. The officials and leaders of these col leges have been unstintcd to in their ex- pressions of good will and promise of coopera- ton in the maintenance of high standards and upbuildlng of the educational system general ly. of Arkansas.
 STATE REFoRMAToRY.
 Under this head. Governor Donaghey suggests many improvements for the benefit of the inmates including the teaching of trades. etc
 ARKANSAS HISTORY COMMISSION
 It is my oIinion that this Commission is do- ing great service to the State. With the limited means which it has had for defraying it's expenses. it has so far made Il very re markable showing in results actually achieved. It is conducting an exhaustive research for the hidden material which is very valuable to the State. It has already accomplished much and and under it's present orgauiza tion and leadership it Is better prepared fer fr- ture service than 1t has been. In my judgment, the appropriation it will ask for. when compared to the history it will develop for the information of the State. will be well granted
 UTILIZING AND CONSERVING OUR
 NATURAL RESOURCES.
 State has been, and is still, wonderfully rich in its native resources of both mineral and timber. And yet it must be source of much Humiliation and chagrin- to the well-infor1ned citizen to know that hundreds of millions of dollars worth of coal. timber. stone and otn,r mineral is being shipped out of the State without the States realizing any profit at al from the same tut to the contrary. OH account of the bud business management, the same SO called resources of wealth proving an actual drawback to the States progress and otherwise greatly crippling its material welfare. For the billions oI feet of lumber put on the narket from forests ctiZpns hnyp aIi izn1 scarcely anything. Those of them who have engaged in work at the mills where lumber is manufactured. in order to do so, abandoned their comfortable homes and little farms to take ID their abode in shacks. when after years of such life they found the fruits of 1t afford cd but meager existence with assets whatever for the future.
 Conditions in the coal mines have even heen worse, The output 0e stone and other minerals has also assumed considerable proportions in parts of the State, and is sure to develop very great industries in the future. After satisfying ourselves as to the con s;itutonal authority, which according to my in formation We have. there should De adopted some such methods as these:
 1st. plan by which tax could be levied upon coal at much per ton. say ten cents. as 1t is mined and shipped. and tax the land over 1t fo" its agricultural or other value. ex- ccptng thr coal.
 cnd. Tax all lumber manufactured and load ed in cars or boats otherwise moved at any mill In the State, say ten cents per thousand feet. taxing the land from which it's was ,ut as above indicated
 3rd. Tax all crushed stone loaded and shipped from the qusrries five cents per cubic yard taxing the land before mentioned ith. Tax ali cut. scabbled or sawed stone one-hHlf cent per cubic foot and all rough stone quarried for other purposes and shipped out from the quarres seven and one-half cents 1 per cubic yard.
 9th Tax all brick loaded on cars CT boats ] and shipped or otherwise moved from kilns ten ! cents per thousand brick.
 | 9th. Tax all the manufactured and shipped i from the kilns at two cents per one hundred l pounds. taxing the land above mentioned | Set apart the total produced by the above tax for the purpose hereafter mentioned f and allow the counties in which these ma aterials | are located and from which they may be shipped to avail themselves of the advantages arofd- ed under the same constitutional right and sta. | tuteS for taying the same material Then let the total snm SO collected by the State be applied for educational purposes.
 
 CONSERVATION OF WATER POWER.
 Among other things under this head the l governor says:
 This, in the future, Is certain to become : 1 great factor in the conduct of the commere, and course of civilization. The water DOW 1 CTS of the State are destined to be of great economic value, and I recommend that now be Tore me interest of great corporate bode: make It too difficult for it to be done you In yestigate the subject In all of its details ant | pass such a law in your judgment will he adequate for the future protection of the State best interests believe it should be embodied | in the work of the State Geoogist to make Il | survey of all the streams of the State wher, water power may be economically derived giv ing the probable cost mode of transmission l Together with other necessary details and plac; this information before the proper authoritie, so that the citizens of the State may be mad, aware of their commercial advantages Par 1 ticulary the matter of railroad surveys ant | the placing of road beds along the valley, and streams of the State. should be given at tention in order that future dams of suficien | heights may be built to derive the ful beneht of power from water stored up fol 1 such purposes.