Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
GARST'S
PARTING COUNSEL
Outgoing Chief Executive Gives
Advice to Iowa Law
Makers
STATE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT
STATE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT
Appropriation of $4,000 Recommends
ed for Suitable Surroundings and
Boulevard Praise for State lnsti-
tutions Prevention of tuberculosis.
Good Roads and Other Topics Dis
cussed.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 12.-The biennial
message to the legislature was deliv-
cred in the state house today by Gov
ernor Garst, who retires from office
Thursday, Immediately upon the in
auguration of Governor Carroll. The
message was a strong state paper and
makes many important recommends
lions. Governor Garst said in part:
/ congratulate you on the favorable
conditions under which you assemble.
Peace and tranquility in both state
and national life bring about condi-
ton encouraging to the best possible
work on the part of legislative body.
Our state is particularly fortunate In
the fertility of her soil and the abund.
ance of crops. in the health and
strength of the people and their en-
joyment of all those blessings which
come to an Industrious and progress
i've people. Your labors will not be
disturbed by contentious that might
thwart the purpose for which you are
assembled
The financial transactions of tho
state are shown in the printed repoSs
of the state treasurer and auditor OF
state. These reports will show that
the actual receipts of the state for the
fiscal year period ended June 80 last
amounted to s7,247,07s, of which $4,-
064,S76 was derived from the state
levy. The treasurer reports balance
on hand of $644.1Ss. l am convinced
that the accounts and funds OF our
state are admirably kept and that
warrants have been drawn and money
paid out strictly in accordance with
the appropriations made. Our state
is free OF debt, taxation Is not burden
some, we pay our way as we go, and
our credit has been maintained. and
thanks to the high character OF those
who have administered the affairs OF
the state, we are facing no vexatious
problems in regard to finance.
The estimated receipts OF the state.
as computed by the state auditor, for
details Of which refer you to his re-
port, will be for the biennial period
ending June 80, 1911, about s7,605, 400.
BY offsetting this with the regular
continuing appropriations and all ap-
preparations made and not yet ex-
pended, he estimates that you will
have available for extraordinary ap-
propriations about s1,5oo,o00. Further
on in what have to sayto you, shall
make recommendations that will ma
terially increase the revenues of the
state, and if you adopt these measures
you will be entitled to take into &C
count, in making up your appropria-
tions, these additional revenues.
Rebuilding Our Institutions.
While these things were being done
there has been no neglect of the i'm
perative duty of virtually rebuilding
our state institutions - educational,
charitable and reformatory. Iowa has
today fifteen institutions under the
board of control that will compare ia
yorably in equipment and management
with those of any community of SINH
lar population in the world. At the
three state educational institutions
there has been laid at least the foun-
dation for enduring greatness. At
these 1S institutions there is being
expended annually for support about
81, 900, 900. More than $500 young peo-
pie, are receiving instruction at the
educational institutions and more than
$500 persons are cared for at the
other institutions. 1t is immensely to
the credit of our people that they have
authorized this expenditure and mat
ter of congratulation that the dis
bursement of this large sum is so
wisely made that all criticism is dis
armed.
State Capitol Improvement.
1 feel that you and all the people
of the state ought to be deeply in
terested in the matter of providing a
suitable setting for our magnificent
state capitol 1t stands today a monu
ment to the good judgment Of those
who planned it and provided for tits
erection, and to the faithfulness and
integrity of the self-sacrificing men
who devoted the best of their lives
to it's building. Iowa can never pay
its debt to Finkbine, Dey, Foote,
Wright. Foreman and others of the
capitol commission. They did their
full duty; and partly in their honor
and partly that we may complete what
they SO we'll begun, it seems to me
there is an obligation upon their gen.
Grafton that we make the surround
ings and approach to this great struc-
ture comport with its dignity and ar
chitectural beauty We have pro-
vided in part for the interior decora-
ton; we have neglected the exterior
and environment. would recommend,
therefore. a commission authorized to
purchase land adjacent to the capitol
grounds, with the right Of condemna-
ton where necessary, and with funds
sufficient to secure such land as may
be deemed necessary to provide "a
beautiful boulevard Of approach and
surroundings. An appropriation Of
$780, would probably suffice.
School Laws and Education.
A commission was appointed under
authority of the thirty-second general
assembly to investigate and report to