The Keota news., 1919-01-10
STATE PROVES LOYALTY. GOV.
ERNoR TELLS LEGISLATURE.
avnter Praises Soldiers and Urges
Highway Development In Out
going Message.

D COtOWOuWe1bSu WusSA OAs0Vs sss" -.
ministration had put ON the armor OF
war and eighteen months later laid II
aside again for peaceful pursuits. Gov.
Julius C. Ounter suggested In bis out
going message Jan. 3 that the period
Of construction II only less important
than the period involving the very life
Of the state and nation. Tho chief OK
ecutive addressed the Twenty.second
General Assembly In the afternoon
during . Joint session OF senator's and
House members In the representa-
tivea' chamber. His message. which
contained 10000 words and reviewed
the many phases Of an unusually &C.
tive administration. required moro
than an hour In the delivery.
The governor urged that Colorado
keep abreast OF other great common.
wealths In the reconstruction period.
thereby paralleling tho equally envia-
bio record q service rendered In fac
Ing the periis Of war.
Many OF the constructive measures
which Republicans have prepared for
enactment in the present Legislature
and execution under the Shoup regime
were touched upon BY the outgoing
governor - representing sound prin.
ciples Of prosperity and efficiency 20
which the commonwealth 10 entitled.
In bis concluding remarks he
touched upon the financial obligations
- follows:
II understand your difficulties. the
many meritorious calls, the limita.
tons on your resources. In meeting
the many financial obligations OF the
state. the constitution places limita.
lions upon your powers.
The total levy last year for all
state purposes was . little lees than
* mills. Our constitutional limit II
I mills. The levy Of an additional
mill-9i00 on $l0O.000-would provide
an additional revenue OF approximate
" $500. 900.
you will regret to lay Il. but II II
b necessasy In meeting our duties to
the unfortunate. II necessary In the
wise development Of our state, II nee.
sssary in providing vocational train.
Ing for the returning soldiery. the
reclamation OF our lands and the con.
struction Of needed Highways, to 70
10 this l.mill limit, then let "a reach
that limit.
III the bond issue 10 necessary for
the development Of our state In high.
ways and otherwise. let u move with
other great progressive common.
wealths and make that bond Issue.
The period Of reconstruction In our
state 70 only less important than the
period involving the very life OF the
state and the nation.
Let % meet the great respons,bil.
tiles Of this reconstruction period
40 generous In meeting the duties Of
peace - In meeting the perils OF war
and make our commonwealth, a. ito
resources and ito splendid citisenship
justify. one Of the greatest In
time the greatest-commonwealth Of
the American union"
The governor outlined for the bene.
1T OF the Legislators the many preiim.
'naries which had been accomplished
prior to the call to the extraordinary
session. and the resultant war activi.
ties that included passage Of $780,.
600 bond issue. The session CON.
vened July Is. 1917. and among other
things, gave official recognition 70 the
war council which the governor had
organised at the moment the declars.
ton OF war was proclaimed by the
President.
His tribute to the men and women