The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-01-14

for the construction of buildings and
permanent improvements at the same.
1t thereupon made appropriations for
the various state institutions. The
total amount appropriated was $946.-
672.3s. as against 9O3,ooO appropriated
in the six years preceding.
1T is further pleasing to know that
enteenth General Assembly (notwith-
standing no law for increase of taxes
,a, vas passed. Wili be paid in full and
surplus of $1S1.000 as estimated by the
auditor.
State Highway Commission.
The Seventeenth General Assembly
mission. and made an appropriation of
$4,000 70 rthe purpose of constructing
roads, The commissioners have eX-
agreements made by the county com
misssioners of the respective counties
ed that the counties shall put into the
work as much. and in many instances
twice as much, as the amount contrib
uted by the state.
The Immieration Bureau.
THE Seventeenth General Assembly
created an immigration bureau in this
state. This board has been In opera,
,ion lion Put seven mohths: i sacrei Dreiag tGal at
serted many columns of advertising
matter in Eastern papers and maya
tions from persons reading the same;
has issued large number of pamph-
lets, showing the advantages of Colo
rado in farming. horticulture, cattle
raising and mining, and has distributed
936.545 copies of the same. 1t had su-
perb exhibits of agricultural and horti-
cultural at the Pittsburg land congress,
at the Council Bluffs Horticultural
congress and at the land show at Chi
cago, Ill.
The State Penitentinry.
al h u
worked upon public highways. ten
days eomm]utation, mutation Of sentenee .ehe for
composed of only few lines has pro-
duced wonders for the convicts and for
About 81 per cent of the prisoners
have been utilized in that way during
the past two years; The result has
Instead of them leaving the prison at
the end of their terms. pale and ema-
ciated from having been confined ,hss IN
strong, vigorous and well equipped to
earn living by hard labor.
state Reformatory.
THE state reformatory, upon an ap-
propriation of $14,5O0 for new build =
ings, structures have been erected OF
a value of more than three times that
amount. This institution has not suffi-
cient cell room to accommodate more
than $50 persons.
Il, therefore. suggest that a law be
passed tHt bodIu VI penn
tentiary commissioners to select or buy
such state land as in their Judgment
they may deem best, and that an ap-
propriation be made for such purchase.
and for the construction of such build
ings thereon as will accommodate this
class of hardened criminals, now asso-
ciated with the young first offenders
of that institution.
Home for Mental Detectives.
THE Seventeenth General Assembly
by law created the home for mental
detectives, and made an appropriation
of $4,000 for the construction OF
building therefor. The building is now
being erected with capacity sufficient
to accommodate 100 inmates. which
capacity is entirely inadequate to ac-
commodate all such unfortunates in
our state. l am informed that there
are in this state more than 1000 per-
sons who should be in such a home.
Il suggest that liberal appropria-
ton be made for tae construction of
such building or buildings, as will ac-
commodate all those who are likely to
be sent to that institution. While pro-
viding for this class of patients. such
expenditure would relieve the over
crowded condition of the state insane
asylum.