The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
LEGISI.NTIDS -REGlLAR SESSION
1. Education and Agriculture.

"a a perpetual appropriation of
$4,000 annually. beginning with the
fiscal year 1914, to be expended by the
state Boa I'd of Agriculture for the uIr-
poses of diffusinE among the people of
the state useful aud practical informa-
riou on subjects relating to agriculture
the mechanic arts and household arts
markets and marketing. and to enUuur-
age The application Of the same
through instruction and practical dem
onstration IN the several communities.
,bl Additional mill levy for support
OF an agricultural experiment station.
tc) Appropriation for farm build
ings at the Fort Lewis school
Cd Establishment of a State Fair nj
Pue oIo. Tor the display Of live stock
and OF industrial horticultural and ag-
rlCultural products Of the state:
tej Appropriation for premiums I'M
der direction of State Board OF ArrI-
culture to the National Western Stock
% Act providing for cooperation
with the United States government in
vocational training. This important act
accepted the provisions Of the Smith
Hughes act Of Congress, going to train
ing In agriculture, the trades and the
Industries An act OF the Twentieth
Smith Lever act. going TO cooperative
agricultural extension work and had
made provision for the state contribu-
ton
(g) Act for inspection of melons,;
(h) Pure seed act;
81 Lawful fence act:
ricultural College for construction and
maintenance, extending through a dec
ade This last act is part OF a bill
cationai Institutions, to-wit the State
University. Agricultural College. school
OF Mines, Teachers College and the
Normal School at Gunnison, being the
greatest constructive act passed by the
regular session of the Twenty-first
General Assembly. Under normal CON
d!tions our state educational instItu-
tions are taking high place and are
drawing families and students from
sister states and especially from the
southland, for the purposes of educa
ton. We would have them provided
for the highest efficiency The aid
thus given enables them to know upon
what they can rely for decade for
construction. They can build to plan
and build substantially. The provision
for maintenance enables development
according to plan in the various de-
partments.
Great demands were made upon the
state institutions for vocational train
not have possibly met this duty hui
for this miilage levy. Perhaps 4, 900 stu :
dents have received training vocation
state Institutions within the last ten
months; Right loyalty have they re.
fence. to every call of the state and the
nation.
2. Other Constructive Measures Mean
ing Nnch to the State Are.
(a) Amendment to the coal mine N .
spection act. furthering the security of
the worker and enlarglng the protec
tion to the property of the owner
Further amendments have been sup
gested to this act. conferences are on
now, and II is confidently hoped thai
an agreement can be reached whereby
they VIII meet the approval of the EN-
ployer. the worker and the Insurance
companies. This is an illustrat ton of
the cooperative spirit that is abroad
OBJ Act creating n State Highway
Department, comprehensive in its ma
ture:
tc) Elaborate amendments to the ir-
rigation district law, providing for 90
operation with the federal government
refunding outstanding securities, and
other relief:
(d) minimum wage act In aid of
women workers and the minor:
(e) comprehensive act on plumb
ing, providing regulation and inspec-
tion;
~ An act entitled Public UtilItie,
Commission prescribing powers and
duties:
tg) comprehensive act defining
the duties and powers of the State
Land Board;
thj An act entitled State Lands. /"