The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-09

providing for the selection of all lands
to which the state In entitled under the
ing FOR the survey OF such lands and
ali other lands owned by the state;
O amendments to the workmen's
compensation act, providing Increased
allowance for injury and death;
Amendments hyve been suggested to
the workmen.s Compensation law and
the Colorado industrial act Of 1913 and
the amendments of 1917. 1t was my
purpose to appoint committee repre- :
senttng the employer and the employe
into these laws and making any suE-
gestion in furtherance of their i'm,
provement The loyal activities and
service of the laborers and industrial
workers Of Colorado in all war aetiy-
tiles justify any reasonable amend
harmonious action taught through
these war experience ought to impress
upon us how much more can be accom-
An appropriation was made-*l2o,uov
for the extension of the Capitol
grounds. Out OF this wise provision
have been acquired the buildings and
six lots at the northeast corner OF the
Intersection of Colfax and sherman
avenues. the four lots at the northwest west
corner of the Intersection OF such
streets. and condemnation proceedings
have been instituted to acquire the lots
at tne southwest corner Ol Shei MA u
and Fourteenth avenues. The four cor.
ners adjacent to our splendid Capitol
building and Its grounds are thus Sc
cured and will be available for the en-
ment and protect against the erection
of unsight1y buildings. In this con
sion for tine purchase. either by private
negotiation or condemnation. % the
southwest corner of the Intersection OF
Fourteenth avenue and Grant street
The present buildings could be used
and are needed to accommodate pres
cnt state activities.
the acquisition OF grounds for sov.
unwise to appropriate at this time Tor
the erection of "A residence. provision
ought to be made for the purchase OF
grounds. No large sum VIII be re-
Quired.
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.
This session. OF short Duration. az
sembled under momentous conditions
was equal to it's high responsibilities
1t was convened July Is. 1911. and was
of the governor. to eight suoJecls.
which can be generally stated as to
provide for the maintenance OF oroer
within the state, for such needs and
uses as have arisen or may arise out OF
the war. and to provide for the con.
servation and distribution of the food
supply"
Before the convening of the cxtraor-
dinary session the matters upon which
legislation was desired We're submitted
by the governor to committee or
seven, selected by him. with the re-
quest that after careful consideration.
bills be drafted reaching the & desired ire,
islative prerogative, but to place the
suggestions of the executive in con
crete form before the Legislature In
order to facilitate their action. and sub
tect to such amendments as their wis
dom and experience might dictate. The
proposed bills were submitted, and.
wholesome
ments. were passed substantially as
drawn. This work done. the Leglsla-
ture adjourned.
PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES. INCLUDING
RESULT OF LEtilsLATION.
A proud record our state and its peo-
pie have made in all war activities.
1917. the Legislature of Colorado
pledged its loyalty and the loyalty OF
our people to the President and the
nation-the first legislative action of
lean Union. Again. by Joint resolution.
on March s. 1917, the Legislature
Pile TO the President and the nation
again one of the first acts of It's char
acter by any Legislative assembiagc OF
the American Union.
Before the adjournment of the reRu-
lar sessioE, at the suggestion OF the
executive. the Legislature was quick to
appropriate $4,000 as fund for the
the event of a foreign war. such Ques-
tion being left to the chief executive
of the state-the first act of it's char.
acter by any Legislative assembly Of
any one of the American states.
At the extraordinary session Ses.o00
was appropriated to enable the COVER
States government in the production
storage and distribution OF food prod
ucts and $4,000 10 be expended under
scelianeous needs arising out of the ex
listing war between the United States
and the German empire. To this aggre-
gate fund of SIS 900 was added approx
imately $4,000 by private subscription.
largely from members OF the state
Council OF Defense: and with thi. fund
was carried on throughout the state In
aid of food production. conservation.
marketing and In all other activities
In aid of war conditions
A State Council OF Defense was or
Ranixed, In which capital and labor. the
various industries OF the state and ag-
, represented. The banker. the railroad
president. the president OF the State
Cniver.ity. the president OF the A.ri-
engineer. the owner of important mill
ine interests. the general counsel of
organised labor. the president OF the
State Grange. the president of the
Farmers Union, the head of elevator
an'sf an this s.s,e "s counSli e OF pefemse Ewery
section of the state had Its representa-
tion. The first council of character
to be organised I'm any state of the
Union.
The heads of the Federal Food and
Fuel Departments for the state were
Council of Defense and close coopera-
tion was maintained between them and
that body in all their labors.
was organized, equal In dignity and
power with the Mons State Council of
Defense and co-ordinAted with that
body by a Joint committee of six three
men, three women.
While these two bodies conducted
their activities severaily, they kept CO.
ordinated to avoid duplication OF serv-
ice. The membership of each of these
bodies became the heads of important
committees. Organizations co-ordinat-
lr- .>tt ha IA hpA