Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-06

state and county depository laws
show clearly the wisdom of such leg
islation. The depository laws so far
enacted embrace only state and coun-
ty funds. The amount collected and
distributed annually by incorporated
cities, villages and school districts
and other public corporations will ag-
gregate fully as much as the amount
handled by the state and counties.
recommend to your considera-
ton the wisdom of extending the law
so as to include all public moneys,
unless the amount annually collected
and distributed by any municipality
is so small as to render it impractic-
able to take advantage of a depository
law.
State Banking Law.
The state banking law has been
of material benefit to the state. How
ever, 1t should be amended and
strengthened, and / recommend that
the bank commissioner be given more
authority and sufficient power to en-
able him to prevent unsafe and unau-
thorized practices He should be CIV
en- authority in case of the insolvency
of bank to take charge of the in
stitution, thus preventing large costs
of receiverships. There ehould be
at least two examinations OF a bank
each year and sufficient assistance
should be given the commissioner so
these examinations may be thorough.
In the organization of the new banks,
for the protection of depositors, the
commissioner should have authority
to inquire into the financial RESPONSE
bility Of the incorporators.
FavOrs Direct Primary.
believe a fair and proper direct
primary law giving every voter the
right to say who shall be the candi-
date for every office within the gift of
his party is just and equitable and
should be passed. The primaries
should be surrounded with safeguards
which will give an opportunity to the
voters to select their party candidates
untrammeled by cunning devices or
cumbersome methods. The people
should be permitted to express their
preference for United States senators.
as well as for state and county officers
The law should be so framed that the
voter will be given the full protection
of the Australian ballot, the same as
under our general laws. desire to
earnestly recommend the early pas
sage by you of a direct primary law.
Open River TO Sea.
The time will come in Idaho when
we will be astounded as we have
been astounded by the undreamed of
development of our irrigation re-
sources, at the great progress that
will have been made in the way of
water transportation. Many Of our
streams and canals that we think of
as useless as freight carriers at the
present time will in future years
float upon their bosoms vasst pro-
portion of the tonnage OF our pro-
ducts.
In a few years the great Panama
canal will have been completed.
When that time shall heve been done
1t will revolutionize the freight traf-
&c of the United States and praetic-
ally all OF our heavy freight tonnage
from the east will float upon the
waters Of the great oceans and be
landed at the ports of Portland and
Seattle at one-ffth OF the present
cost. In the mean time Idaho should
work in harmony with the states OF
Washington and Oregon to the end
that we may have equitable, fair and
uniform railroad rates In these states.
Mining Industry.
The mineral production Of Idaho
for the year 1908 aggregates in ylaue
over $4,000. 900. thus placing the
mining Industry in our state second
only in importance to agriculture.
/ recommend that careful consider
alton be given to the preparation and
enactment Of a measure that Will be
in harmony with our federal statutes
relating to the discovery and deTel-
opment Of mineral deposits.
/ believe the federal government
should cooperate with the miner on
the same principle 1t now 50 efBcient