The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-12-23

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all. 1t is generally conceded that
| it is only question of time until the
state takes over the children's home
here in Boise, and while it may be
they will not assume control, it does
mean that they will be asked for an
annual appropriation for mainten-
ance, then sooner or later there will
be a home for the predetermined.
| rhe deaf, dumb and blind officials
say it should not be branch of their
work and the insane asylum officials
say the same, so it means a separate
institution.
The southern portion of the state
will never rest content until the Agri-
cultural College is either remove
| from Moscow or they are granted !
| separate institution with one-half O.
The national appropriation. There arr
| over two thousand miles of rivers in
| idaho from SO to $50 feet in width,
and as | said before, these counties
before mentioned not having state in
situations will demand roads and
bridges. Now, herein lies the danger.
Ada county will say to the outside;
you vote with us for one or two
million dollars or more to complete
the Capitol, and we will vote with You
giving you--that is the counties out
side of Ada-the 100000 which we
can bond for, and a vast debt will be
settled upon the taxpayers.
Now, regarding the Capitol build
ing. 1t, costs us to maintain the pre-
sent Capitol building and annex
$40, 900 for the two years. Take the
new building, when completed, and
your appropriate n will have to be
$3.50, 900, a difference of $1,000 per
week in maintenance.
The financial market is in such
a condition today that the state cam
rot float 4 per cent. bond, not less
han AZ per cent. and maybe have
70 pay per cent. interest, and there
IS nothing in sight today tending
oward a lower interest rate and
,rohablv the reverse. Grant that we
houd issue only 100000 bonds
or the Capitol building and have to
Day per cent. interest, that means
difference of 100000 per year in
interest between a per cent. and
per cent bond. and in twenty
years time 100000. At 5 per cent.
interest you pay in twenty years the
ace value of bond, and by the way,
YOU will not complete and finish such
, huge building as the present state
Capitol for $1.00O,000. Now what
are you going to do with legislat Ire
vote to complete it. You. cannot
occupy one-half of it unless you give
every department three times the
room they need and create more
offices and commissioners. The build
ing must be kept up in proper shape
and the expense will be enormous.
Meny man has said to me. Pride
makes me an advocate of great
Capitol building, and great state
like Idaho needs the building" But
is he the man behind the check-book?
isn't he a real estate boomer or with
an axe to grind in some manner or
man who pays comparatively little
tax? The pinnacle of high rate of
interest, labor, material and every
thing that enters into the cOnstruc-
ion Of building is reached and is
here today, then when we have
"eached the utmost height Of eX
pepse in every way, shape and man
80, we build. We rush in headlong
nd contract for enormous eXpndi-
terest, maintenance, etc. will he
tremendous.
The reader might ask: What are
vour ideas? and if anyone cares to
listen 10 them they are these. Com
'llete the present building and the
,ower plant. cost from 100000 to
1900 600; then rearrange the present
Capitol building for the legislature:
onnect the two buildings; and you
have all the room and comfort
that will be needed for number of
years.
Would to God ! had the intellec-
tIality of Webster, the eloquence
If an Ingersoll, that I could make
our legislators see that the pricina'
Cornerstone of any state admiDistra-
ton is that of management of its
financial affairs.
We have bonded for number Of
years up to our institutional limit.
Idaho, like SO many of her sister
states, is not today, nor has she in
the past had the best financial man.
agement. and now another milestone
IS reaeh he'd in her history. Here the
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