Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
GOVERNOR CRAWFORD
DELIVERS MESSAGE
Advises Rigid Economy Until
the State Wipes Out
Present Indebtedness.
VESSEY'S FIRST MESSAGE
Advocates Stringent Laws Govern
iHu Social Conditions-There
Will Be Two More
Judges.

vening Of the two houses of the legis
lature today Governor Crawford sub
mitted his second biennial message &c
both bodies in joint session, dealing
with the admins .atiOn of state affalrt
during the two years Whichs he has
served the people, closing his work II
an executive capacity with the preSen'
tation OF his message, which is here
given in part:
In a young and growing commonwealth
likI South Dakota, each succeeding yses-
sion of the legislature is pressed hard by
the representatives of its institutions and
the growing demands of its officers, as
well as by the needs of its people. for in
creased appropriations. Two years ago
the legislature. in response to lnsistent
and Jealous appeals, based in most cases
upon actual merit. increased the appro-
priations considerably above those made
during the four years proceeding.
To comply with the vote OF the people
at the preceding election. the last legiSla-
ture also authorized and directed the
ton at its annual August meeting in 1907.
to levy a tax of one and one-fourth mills
on each dollar of the assessed valuation
of all taxable property in the state Tor
the purpose of establishing, installing.
maintaining and operating a hard fiber
Irvine and cordage plant at the state pe.ni,
Tertiary at Sioux Falls, and 1t authorized
the state board of assessment to levy a
deficiency tax of 2 mills in 1907 and a de-
ticiency tax of 2 mills in 1905
To provide for the pa tnent of the gen
eral appropriations for ordinary current
expenses of the state administration, the
in zach Of the yea RS 1qO1 and 1908 and also
levied an additional mill in 1907 and an adj
ditional mill in 1908 to provide for deiic-
cd Nv he legisIat ,reNit levied one and
one-fourth mills for the installation of a
the totaj levy of state taxes for 1891 four
and ona-r0nTth mills and for 1905 three
mills. While the above appropriations
anne,rs 70 boye recoi%aG fumn We T,e FOR
the money expended. the end Of the fiscal
~ ''o IN "a iaeS shows s' an incraased
1eiait wbich - ba nroyi5ad for Nv a
JcHcien"r law ~ 1q6@ and II is tho 1I,tv
of his lseisIstu r. to- firmly hold the an.
Oronria io1s utitbir . irnit +hot will on
aahI! tha sf.ta 70 kaen Re avpandjturas
With its income and pav its outstanding
TThis shows an incraase T., our floating
,rda Az dmoMs 49, nnc1Ia Ia ~ ~ unst od &
Of s2oo 90 o15 = s ouever eI IL fhe con,inp
SasSion viii c,r.f,Iir nonsi,ar OIL reoI,asts
Tor now, hniISindS Srd snonia, .nnrdnris7
tiont Of ali ki3Js me pesSnna ~ 10 il'd~-
nlent FOR niIowanca FOR maintenonce We
SnItndnrss ani I've ~ a na q "a s up SnraIy
~ Nntdnn+ "au ~ q o. go -
his private business. viii plan on the ex-
penditure of more than his possible in
come.
New Demands Ahead,
Tho heads of tho save-.I nd,o.tio,.I
and Iena1 and lie instit1Itions IN
oinIitng = Iha So,1 Et b ~ u ~ ~ ~ A.
Of conir ni recor1noond snaciaii nnnr"nrias
ti,n. co. III ha sperlai apPaoplla
than a lnillion dollars not i1rifIding he
amounts rac0n,n1ande5 Nv ma stota o,ni
Inl cnr1n,iS sion &C uenoS ~ - ano Caapi+
70 connIate the eraction Gnr 80
euuipping of the half coIopleted huiiding
The sn9cials recon,tnendad i,c,,Gn eaA5
900 for he Iniversitv. SI6 Na FOR The 20
mai at Aberdeen: 5000 for the school Of
tlre ana mechanic arts a. ~ aito
s9G, coo for the normal at Madisnn: sa5 zoo
Tor the normal at Speartish: $50. 500 for the
ASYLUM for the blind at Garv: SEQ 500 for
the hospital for the insane at Yankton:
S1rT 600 for the Northern hosnit.i Of ID
field: s15.O coo for the penitentiary at sioux
Falls: 5000 for the Soldiers' home 81
Hot Springs. and $4,000 for the training
school at Plankineton. 7 do not wish to
be understood AS naintainine thai fhese
new buildings will not some dav ha NO.
sessarv but I do saw that 70 ash D tic
legislature that it~so soon after the III.
while II has Tho h,,rden of nro,,; a., a ~
the connletjon and f,1rnIsbinp9 ~ thn ~
capitol buiidins on its uHe Ls
to meet these demands for sneciaI 49, d
nriations ia To ASH of - WIKI &c nppao-
pnabie ana imnossibia M"nIamra - unaeas-
stances.
Eor c.,i+oI cou
Tho s+,to n,,s+ .+i,
mr. Of 500 COO r. fnir iahee ~ aoaitlonal
snd e az iin'V ne no new nunS Gomplete, furnish
iii up pfu grade and Ia n Edp.spa P tpa ana
ITor Ills - - at;H ~ SaouiiuS.
- I,r1 ~ poSe - sun owns al,A3l acres
y nmrnber Of " re @ IL GImiot De sold lot
lace ITO p,oat tI;.
commission recon9nands 9hot' Inc capitol
nnrn1riation 80 e5nn non lndt me unused
~ ~ y! |1oV,oOv from the general
1hn fsnaI 10y 'MS 'esiSlaoure OF 1917 for
nr VI - &c e. $50 ana 1879, be reappro-
81 me- q, o. TINS legislature IN exactly the
ssa I'M nlannep and MADE avaiiable for the
+bis seIis t1iu ana I9li; ana further, that
e emuS n leglSlature authorize the sale Of
9noV,vuu III tapitol building bonds to run for
~ SeaIs' 70 De issued by the state and
PAID out OF a regular sinking fund to be
1elmbursed, howeyer, out of the proceeds
OF tne sale or public building lands when
ese1 me same can be sold without unnec-
essary loss to the state.
Lei II pc understood that the apito
commission mss mas a. not committed itself to
any plan as yet, The landscaping should
hot pc SO elaborate and expensive as to
pc OUT or proportion to the character of
.ne Dulldingi and regard must be had for
$79.oo or $4,000 should be expended for
this purpose. l recommend the exercise Of
tne greatest care and the closest scrutiny
IN matters proposed involving lavish ex-
with the modest character Of the building
erected, and out of keeping with tho
states tlnances and its duties toward the
o'her institutions lhtrusted to its care.
Assessment and Tax,+io,
discussion of 49, .s~s'o"
finances Of tha sto+a costt.ion OF the
<.onnected with tba b,,iIa, ~ expenses
cenitoI a1s" H. II ouiIuins OF the new
SYSTEM of assessnnen+ ga ation u our
Under the law n,sse M ~, ta X
Of 1907 RELATING 70 tba Dy .ne teS.siature
alton Of tba nronart a Sc ana YAK
rranh. %telenhonpe oe eSn, ot [aliWay. teie-
Con1panies The S+eta hnord ho sleeplng car
has been able to nrocI1re t,,Icb aaSSeSsiaeni
information req rdinr ~ ~ auoltional
property of railways and other public SER
wee tprporatlons IN the state. and to as
seSs .ne eerInlEals ana structures of the
ANYWAY companies Slludlcu Wlth1n the linz