Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12

made for the installation of water
system for the grounds.
| Soldiers home-Dr. s. NJ c.. Rey-
nolds, commandant. Farm work pro-
crossing nicely. Plans are about com
pleted for erecting main building
burned.
Northern Idaho sanitarium-Re-
ported to be in very good condition.
DR.. j. w. Givens, medical superin
tendent.
Idaho state anitarium-EXcept for
an adequate water supply in good
condition. Remodeling of buildings now
under way. To advertise for construc-
ton bids in 10 days. DIR. D'Orr Poyn-
ter, medical superintendent.
Idaho state asylum-Taken over in
a deplorable condition by DR.. Hoover.
Much has been done to bring about a
| rcadjustment of management and con-
duct of institution. Buildings used for
| quartering inmates old and wholly UNI,
suited for purpose. 1t cannot be main
| tanned and operated along modern
sanitary lines. Buildings overcrowd
ed. Expect favorable report from
farm. To establish modern accounting
and record system.
tuberculosis hospital commission
| Mrs. ]. o. Athey, president; DIR. f. G..
Wendle, first vice president Norman
B. Atkinson, second vice president;
| Stanley A. Easton. member; j. X.
| White, secretary. Definite plans out
lined for construction of two hospitals.
Child welfare-Created by last leg
islature with inadequate appropriation
and little can be done. Effort being
made to establish a plan of co-opera
ton with the national association and
to have bureau organized and work
! ing by June 3d.
AGRICULTURE.
The department of agriculture has
taken over the rights, powers and
! duties vested by law in nine separate
and distinct organizations heretofore
existing. With the exception of the
commissioner salary for period of
II months amounting to $4,000 the de-
partment of agriculture has no APP
preparation, but instead has taken over
the appropriations of the old apart
ments amounting to $2G3,1S5. This
would indicate the expenditure of APP
! proximately $11 900 per month. The
total expenditures of the department
! 55276. The department occupies seven
rooms and the employees number 81.
! Miles Cannon is the commissioner.
The legislature passed 10 measures
covering 3S pages of the compiled
laws which the department admins
tiers. Full cooperation has been eff
fected with the university extension
service. federal government. The APP
LII, Jnl II
would be impossible without the CO.
operation of neighboring states.
! Since it's organization the depart
ment has held five important meet
ings in the leading agricultural sec
tons of the state to secure the opinion
Of producers as to the method of APP
plying the laws. The meetings cover
| ed grain, hay, potatoes and fruit. ]ne
railroads are in hearty sympathy with
the work and are cooperating. lnsur-
ance and bonding companies are pro-
| Viding a uniform insurance under the
bonded warehouse act and policies
will be available by July /.
No appropriation was made for the
state sealers of weights and measures
and Idaho is said to be the dumping
ground of all condemned scales.
| Senate bill 20 is found III the opinion
of the attorney general, defective as to
appropriation and the department
feels compelled to create new brand
record eliminating some 5000 unused
brands and furnish the stockmen
more adequate protection. This will
require the expenditure of $1,000 in
stead of using of the assessment Of
81 for each brand which the legisla-
ture intended should cover the ex-
pense.
The undivided support and cooper
alton of both the commercial and pro-
ducing interests OF the state is
source of encouragement to depart
ment heads 4 reliable market bulletin
will be issued. The office of chief
clerk for the department has been
created.