The Glenwood post., 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 s946,-
6I2.3S as against 903,0O0 appropriated
in the six years preceding.
1T is further pleasing, to know that
snteenth General Assembly (notwith-
standing no law for increase of taxes
,Waas, was passed. VIII be paid in full and
surplus of SlS1,000 as estimated by the
auditor.
state Highway Commission.
The Seventeenth General Assembly
a created by law a state highway com
!" mission, and made an appropriation of
$4,000 70 rthe purpose of constructing &
roads. The commissioners have ex-
pended the money appropriated, upon
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 Immigration bureau.
"The Seventeenth Genera! Assembly
created an immigration bureau in this
state. This board has been in opera
tion but seven months. During that
time 1t has, through its secretary, in
serted many columns of advertising
matter in Eastern papers and maga-
zines; has received 4,S31 communica-
tions from persons reading the same /;
has issued large number of pamph-
rado in farming. horticulture. cattle
raising and mining. and has distributed
S36,545 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.
The Seventeenth General Assembly
passed law giving to convicts, who
days commutation of sentence for
every thirty days of work. That law.
duced wonders for the convicts and for
the state of Colorado.
About 81 per cent of the prisoners
the past two years; The result has
been most beneficial to the convicts.
the end of their terms pale and ema-
ciated, from having been confined In
cells behind prison bars. they are
earn a living by hard labor.
State Reformatory.
''The state reformatory. upon ap
preparation of $l4.5Oo for new build
value of more than three times that
amount. This institution has not suffi-
cient cell room to accommodate more
than $50 persons.
II. therefore. suggest that a law be
passed authorizing the board of peni-
tenllaTy commissioners 10 seltCl OF Duy
such state land in their judgment
they may deem best, and that an ap-
preparation 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.
1.-The Seventeenth General Assembly
by law created the home for mental
detectives, and made 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. | am informed that there
are in this state more than 1000 per-
sons who should be in such a home.
Il suggest that "A liberal appropria-
tion be made for the 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.