Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-15

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,tructed and maintained and spec.
ial appropriation is recommended.
The department OF agriculture
should be encouraged to come into
the most intimate relationship with
The people OF the state and to become
the avenue through which Is collected
all information regarding agricultur.
al resources and dissemination OF
such information where 1t viii DO
most valuable. The value OF the
state fair, as a great summer school
of agriculture and industry. cannot
be overestimated. A fireproof amphi-
theater should be built.
The board OF control Is commended
and its recommendation should be
carefully considered. There are now
more than $500 person cared Tor
and more than 1900 employees are
under the direction Of the board.
Some changes are needed in the
prinyry election law. and provision
made for the expense of elections
and uniformity in the printing OF
the bills.
In order to better facilitate the
work of the state departments, ia
arrangement and grouping OF related
departments is recommended. The
state insurance department should be
independent and under the manage
ment of superintendent.
A commission should be appoinue~
to investigate our method OF taxa
ton and report to the next general
assembly. Mortgages should pay a
small filing fee in lieu of all other
taxes. Corporations should pay an
annual fee. A direct inheritance TAX
is recommended. An annual license
Zee of $1,000 should be MADE against
all saloons, the amount equally d.
vided between the city, county and
state. National banks in the state
should be assessed and taxed the
same as state or savings banks.
Trust companies should be organized
and adequate laws made to safe
guard them.
Many pardons have been granite.
to convicts and fines RENTED. ano
names of persons now asking for
pardon submitted to the general as
sembly. The board of parole should
consider cases before the convicted
persons are committed.
Recommendation is made that the
salaries of number of state officials
be increased.
An appropriation is needed to
complete the roster of Iowa soldiers
Laws protecting labor should be
extended and strengthened.
A number of minor matters are con
sidered in the concluding paragraphs
OF the message. >&N
| The governor commends the com
mission form of government for oul
cities and the right Of adopting II
should be given to all our first class
| and second class cities, without ex
| ception.
The legislature would do we'll t
investigate and consider suggestion
made in the annual report Of the
dairy and food commissioner, es
pecially with regard to legislation tt
check the tendency to concentrate
creamery business in large com
panies at the expense Of the smallel
and cooperative creameries.
"You, gentlemen OF the Thirty
third general assembly, represent ,
great corporation, composed Of tw,
and a quarter million Of the most in
! telligent people Of the earth, the.
! having a capital of approximate.
five billion dollars. You are calle'
upon to make appropriations for tn,
expenditures of taxes collected TO
public purposes, and it seems to m,
there should be one determining fact
or only; not how much Is the cost
| but whether that which you authorize
is worth more than it costs to tn,
corporation you represent. II tn
answer is in the affirmative, Their
would seem to be no chance for tll
Their argument.
II would again admonish you to re
member that ours is growing an,
developing commonwealth, and tn
needs of today and tomorrow may b
vastly different from those Of yestel
day. Conditions change with IT,
| passing years, and new duties az
! pear with the unfolding of the grand
er civilization. You have accepte,
trusteeship for the affairs of grea
state. Your predecessors performe
their duty we'll, and with motives O
highest patriotism. AS trustees wit
full responsibility for the flnancia
administration of the state, you ow
it to your constituents and associate
whose confidence you hold, that yo
do not permit the needless or waste
1 full expenditure Of their money.
1T will be; part Of your duty, Il
the limited time before you. to max
provision as well as you can for
more equitable collection Of take
and the fairest disposition possibl
of the funds of the state. When thi
is done intelligently, as II know yo
will do It, the people will rise up an
call you blessed"
I In 1910 Ohio was by no means
new and sparsely populated state. /