The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-04
THE BIENNIAL MESSAGE OF
GOVERNOR HENRY A. BUCHTEL

province of schools for higher educa-
ton in the vein Of the above para
graph.
The State Normal School at Greeley
Is commended as having made fine
record for achievement. Another Nor
NAL School, to accommodate sections
Of the state remote from Greeley, Is
needed and Greeley people should not
| work against such a school.
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp OF
the Department Of Indian Affairs at
Washington has intimated that the
government will probably turn over
to Colorado two fine properties which
are now used for government Indian
schools, one at Grand Junction and
one at Fort Lewis, a few miles from
Durango My correspondence with
the boards Of trade at Grand Junction
and at Durango and my correspond
ence with Commissioner Leupp will be
turned over to Governor Shafroth and
will Of course be at the service of the
committee which will consider this
business. At Grand Junction there
are 160 acres OF land and perhaps
twenty good buildings. At Fort Lewis
there are 5000 acres OF land, some OF
1t valuable coal land, and perhaps
twelve good buildings. The request OF
the Board Of Trade of Durango is for
q training school in mechanic arts, in
agriculture and in domestic science.
Now II you add Normal school and a
Trade school to that program. you
would serve the people we'll. Where
one boy In Colorado wants to be doc.
tor. VIC have thousand boys who wish
to learn trades. Why not give some
time to thinking about those thousands
of Colorado boys who for the most
part are the sons of mechanics and Ia
borers?"
In stating his educational creed"
Governor Buchtel says: II believe
that all students should begin to pay at
least one-third of the cost of their ed
, lege. l believe the charge In the pro-
fessional and engineering schools
should approximate the cost of the ed
vocational outlay, because the profess
sional and engineering courses give
one an equipment for making much
more than comfortable living. II
the state provides one young man with
a medical or legal education, without
any expense, the state ought also to
provide his brother who wants to be
a merchant with stock Of merchan-
disc. believe state supported schools
have no right at all to use the money
paid in taxes by all the people in pro-
viding an education for nothing to
those who come from other states.
1.-The Sixteenth General Assembl,
enacted bill submitting to the people
an amendment to the constitution au-
thorizing the funding of the outstand-
ing warrants Of the state for the years
1887 to 1897 inclusive, eliminating all
accrued interest thereon. It. is to be
regretted that this amendment failed
to carry. The vote stood: For, 26,254:
against, 27,352. In view of the fact
that three-fifths of this Indebtedness
is held by the investment funds Of the
state, and of the further fact that its
continued reputation is very serious
cloud on the credit Of the state, 1t
would seem desirable that a measure
be passed resubmitting this question
to the people. Certainly 1t will be ap-
proved If we try the fourth time to re-
move this stigma
"a board of land commissioners
should be provided for to be appointed
by the governor, with the state super
intendent of public instruction as a
member of that board ex officio. The
go into irrigation districts to secure
water for state lands just as a private
individual. The law now prohibits the
sale of less than forty acres to one
person. but the state owns tracts of
land of less than forty acres. Legis-
lation should relieve this restriction"
The National Guard should be en-
abled 10 comply with government re-
quirements, so as to secure the federal
allotment of 100000 per annum.
The management of the State SOL
diers and Sailors Home has been a
marked success. Commandant Aldrich
and the commissioners are praised for
their work.
A bill should be passed providing
for the licensing of architects
THE State Board of Health has &C.
complished large amount Of neces-
sary work with very inadequate re-
sources. Smallpox has practically dis
appeared from the state, while scarlet
fever and diphtheria have increased.
Typhoid fever is increasing. Our NOR
tally from diphtheria has been seven
teen per cent In states where anti
toxin is distributed free by the state,
the mortality from diphtheria has de-
creased to six per cent. Shall we in
Colorado allow eleven children out of
every hundred who are sick with this
dread scourge to die because we refuse
to appropriate $4,000 per annum for
| the free distribution of antitoxin? We
simply must have more money for the
examination of water and milk sup
| plies"
I An extension of the east wing of the
| Capitol building Is favored.
! The amazing success of the expert
| ment of building the Trinidad state
road is cited as showing the possibility
of great things in road building. Colo
| RADIO can easily be made the most at
| tractive state in the Union for tourists
| of all sorts. and conditions, but we
can only accomplish this desired re-
suit by making good roads. The whole
state should be covered with a network