The Nevada County picayune., 1911-01-20
To the Members of the Thirty eishth Gen,

had no prcvious training whatever Tn the art of sfateeraft and that whatever fitness rossasged for tbc office of governor must come from a rugged association with human affairs. That l believed sta'ecrait 10 De only an intensely practical matter and th9t as ell my life l had been accustomed to do the things l had to do with whatever had 10 dc them with, l exported the forces of energy and common sease to tide me over the difficulties which l would no doubt eh= counter In giving n you an account or my stewardship, caudgr epmPels me to state that l have found many things tn do. and, with. ==,.=,
 one of the greatest things with which my administration has been hampered ms been the condition of the state s finances My term as g3yeruor began at time when our treasury was greatly depleted Tor atV eral years the future had been borrowed from to meet the then pressing exieehetes of the state government. Year by year the threatened deficit had been growing greater. Pay day was bound to come We nave II with us now. At the adjournment ot the last legislature I thought it would oyertakG us much sooner. Our finances are several months short The day ef settlement should have fallen on the shoulders Of those who needed hot the warning given them, but neglected tAe opportunity to prevent II id aa a time when so little effort would have averted all danger. Our system of collecting taxes made t possible te keep the trouble far in front Our biennial appropriations commence January l. But settlement With the auditor and treasurer are not eoIfRHt- l. made but eHee in two years and tax col lecuons being made every year gives Us the opp0rtunitY uf borrowing from the future during period of six months ever: year Other causes too numerous tO mention here may enter. until We can get many months behind eur income before an actual shut down is forced. At the meeting of the last legislature the future revenues of the state had been borrowed and uced 10 the amount Of about $2ea.e5a. The General Assembly appropriated for various purposes Ip the state.s income for general purposes for that biennial period. This. with the amount already borrowed from the future, made the fund about sloOoo00. After coasuifias fae various officers. boards heads of institutions. etc, vetoed items in the appr7pfiat59Hs that I ught should he dispensed win, thus greatly decreasing them. lnder tAIs plan We have worked The institutions of the state have all been running, and, oh economical basis, have been run well. The faHr agricultural schools are all prac. ticaliy completed and some of them now have all the students they can care for The tuberculosis SanatarIum has been built and has practically it's full capacity nf pa tients The new State Capitol is ready for occupancy; q new dbrmitary Is in process of construction at the State Normal School. and necessary improvements haSe been made at the Universit. Of Arkansas All these ihst tutDuS have been conducted on hasIs or the strIctest economy, as have the Deaf Mute Institute the Blind School and the Hospital for Nervous Diseases. And whlta there have been many times when there was but little money in the general revenue fund yet all expenses have so far been met and the state has been saved from scrip basis In thls work of economy have been aldtd by a splendid body of state officials and members of the different boards, without whose assistance so mueh could not have been accomplished The Tax Commission created by the last legislature, has also been great benefit. and its work has increased our revenues very materially. With tHe eX- ercise of care and wisdom in your appro priatleHs during thls session, and by wise revision Of eur present laws. these djaieHl ties can te avoided iu the future and our revenues increased so that can keep pace wlth the march of progress in other states Al the outset l urge upon you the importance ol so doing.
 Law Enforcement
 Since l have been governor I have main talntd that the laws shall be enforced, and have done all | could ia that direction In officers throughout the state. and ! believe that generally there has been a closer eb servmce of the laws and better enfore, mont ot them. stu, ii few instances they have been oYerhrewH and mob law has relEned uuheslt1uugg say that Ean should enact law that will prevent mob lu any shape pr form Eothu- dISturbs our civilization or citizenship the uHlaw ful action et the mob iu taking into its own hatas what IS denomlnated the speedY InsfIue out If jnsuce. All human betHes should be gwen their right af a huarlae n the c1arts of the state. 1 can think of no instance where mob law should be raiird upon and no set of circumstances tha' w4uid lH~ttN II. Such actions Qn the part al the few east reflections on the many and Ereatfz rriard the growth and rroErvSs of state Our laws atz such that extra terms of court can be called iu few days to mete eai Justice III any emergency. The mob should not be tolerated and you shoud pass ST TrIct law to prohibit it. I believe # the mob takes the tlfe of a human being while in the custody ot sherih CT other officer, that the ofciHl who suffers h5 prisoner to be taken from Aim should be deprived of his office
 State Lands
 Aeain l recommend that the lands belong Ing to the state be withdrawn from sale ex- eept to bona Gde homesteaders From year to year the. have been sold off until the parauyely small The best lands formerly belonging to the state have most all been sold, principally for tho timber. This tim Der has been shipped from the borders of our state and the people have received uoth- Ing lui IL The remaining tracts are worth far more than the present price asked IHeSt HtAds Will Increase greatly in vdlue ss tune goes on. The report of the present census shows our state to be rapidly Sstti5Hs up The remainder of the states land should be held subject tp donation by actual settlers under restrictions that would pre- vent lhelr use for any other purpose. They Sh'Hiu not be an asset for the land speeu-
 recommend that you iayestiratc the ad [a""lty of the aboushmeut of the State l-alt oiiee at the expiration of the present the lands tf9m sale NOW.
 Coal Yet Belonging to State
 During thc past year Prof J. C. Brannor lormrfIy state geulosfst of Arkansas, has eHHed my attention ta a nattcr winch Inc considers of vast Importance to this state ". A large deposit af our coat Ilue bfn'alh the bed of the Arkansas River Hr as7rft7Hs tHe location as foII1ws: ,aFhe arras waiea arc beneath GIe channel of the .Ls'9 eeFtainht tue productive coal heri
 From line crossing the rivcr at F-Ht aazles at the northwest quarter of see n.'I. n''n IL, township north, range Fl west st1' 'itaIH l9 q lIue crossing the river at nsat aHgIes from 'he northeast corner of section township B north range 2} west
 Prom .lue crossing the rlaer 4t ilsni ahltes at the month ot Shoal Creek upstream ta line crasghe tbc rivor al '-o' aaaseA At tae southeast corner 6t sec '''u ". township 9 aaI'h.= range 23 west
 '. ffna aHt cra7sing the river at tEH' angles st the northwest corner 5f sec a,n 'o' to~asiip north. range 24 neSt TIN''tW t9 alc crossing at thr township -u- uL ---L---- ]. L-Au---Lu- :. rnrl. 1-1....