The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-15
SOLONS HEAR
MESSAGE Of
C0v.LISTER
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ent outline Of conditions basic TO
actual constructive efforts
cooperation OF the state. counties
and municipalities. in street. road
and highway construction. to pro.
vide employment for n large number
OF men TO tho general benefit. Ia
urged hy Gov Lister
The building progrom % the
state should begin at onee. Lister
says. II includes repairs to build
ings already standing. neglected he.
cause OF the war. erection OF needed
institutions. and construction OF
state armorler. provided for In tho
last legislature.
Speaking Of the potential water
power Of Washington. Gov. Lister
said:
We have no more valuable asset
In the state than ia water power
Let us assist in bringing Il into
srrvicc--in developing hydro cleo.
trio power IN tho state"
Banking Washington streams. IN
modified imitation u tho dykcd
streams Of fertile Holland. Is a rec.
ommsndaiion made by Gov. Lister.
who declares this would be pro
ductive OF beneficial results in pre-
vcntion OF damaging floods and as
surance OF permanent orderly
streams and Irrigation.
With reference TO the labor that
Is 10 make the realization OF these
things possible. Gov. Lister says.
Wages cannot BE- reduced a,
present. A careful investigation
into tho cost OF commodities re.
qulred for maintenance 81 the aver.
age family shows that. in most In.
stances. wage increase. have no;
been more than sufficient "a balance
the increased cost OF these commodi.
ties
Without n decrease in these
costs. there can be no Justification
for a dscrcas, in the wage scale 3"
Men Must Bc Cared For
Gov. Lister advised employers
thru his address. that they must not
forget their obligations to returned
~ w. tN'ts ARt W hftt FlIllfV1fN
who took their places while they
were absent. Employees in war I'm.
dustries. who VIII soon lind them.
selves out OF employment. must be
promptly provided for. Gov. Lister
said.
Minor recommen da tons by Gov.
Lister include an appropriation to
cover the cost OF thoro check Of
the state auditors office. reorgnniza.
ton OF tho state bureau OF inspec.
ton and supervision OF public OF.
tration Law for voters. establish.
ment OF n state constsbulary OF be.
tween 20 and % men. revision OF
the budget law. erection OF new
buildings at the penal and reforrna.
tory institutions. and rcorga nixation
OF the state militia.
An appropriation OF 800, 900 for
an emergency fund 20 remedy any
state crisis that might arise. IL
urged. the recent Influenza epidemic
being cited IA an example.
This appropriation IL broadencd in
its application for 1919. heretofore
not covering human contingencies.
but being confined. IN various appro.
priation sums. 10 agricultural and
stock needs.
Wants Roads 20 Feet Wide
Recommendation that important
main highways be at least 20 feet In
width hereafter. is made. II having
been demonstrated that Is feet Is In.
sufficient An appropriation of
$3.50 900 TO reimburse Clarke county
for one-half the cost Of the Inter.
State bridge across the Columbia
river at Vancouver. is urged, in con.
nection with highways recommends
tons.
Completion OF an east and west
highway across the state. and con.
tinuanoo OF work on the Pacific
highway from Blaine. 1t the north.
ern boundary. to Vancouver. at the
southern boundary. OF the state, 80
that the highway VIII "be In good
shape 10 handle traffic ~ months
in the year" is recommended.
There remains 100000 unexpend.
ed in the public highway fund. which
In to be used at once in highway
construction. which will continue
without bond issuance. as formerly.
Recommends Memorial
Larger appropriations TO tho state
board OF health. as requested by Of
ficials OF the board. should be
granted. says Lister.
That memorial monument. upon
which shall be placed bronze tab
let's, bearing the names Of all Wash
| ington men who lost their lives in
the great war. be erected on the
most prominent capitol site avail
able. Is asked by Gov. Lister. An
appropriation Of $4,000, with a pro-
vision that as much thereof as nee
cssary be expended for this pur'
| pose is requested.
/ High praise for the Washington
institutions that contributed 10 an
aggressive policy during the war. In
made by the governor The higher
! educational Institutions accomplish.
cd particularly fine work. and un-
J selflshly turned all their facilities
over to the state. he declared