The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-04
GOVERNOR DE- "
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RECOMMENDS COMPLETE
! SURVEY OF EDUCATI0N-
: AL SYSTEM
SUGGESTS PROFITEERlMG LAM
'he Governor Declares okIahoms
viii Weather Price SLUMP
setter Than Any Other
State. '
no THE MEMBERS OF THE
EIGHTH LEGISLATURE:

EIGHTH LEGISLATURES:
In compliance with the reouir
ments of the Constitution, IL become
my duty TO address you. by mean
OF 4 Message, setting forth, in a gel
eral way, the conditions of the stat,
Al the outset, desire, on behal
OF our people, 10 return thanks /
tiie Supreme Ruler of the Unlvers
Tor The many blessings, material an
Otherwise. that have been vouchsafe,
10 us. during the past two years, as
people and State. We have bee,
with few minor exceptions) peculiar
ly Tree from devastating storms. epi
denies, riots and other calamities
The crop seasons have been except ion
ally good and the earth has brough
forth a wonderful yield OF all thos.
thinss necessary and desirable TO,
The welfare OF our people.
fhc oil and gas production in this
Stale LAS reached enormous proper
lions and Oklahoma has now the
proud distinction Of leading all the
States In the production OF that source
OF wealth.
The lead and zinc mines, and the
coal mines and otLer mineral pro
ducts have been constantly exceeding
'tli past records; labor as a general
ru'c, is happy and contented ana has
Ieen exceedingly prosperous. The
STATE has had, perhaps. less ,han its
share OF disturbances In the Industrial
and economic world The moral at
hlosphere in the State is good and The
educational institutions are prosper.
mg tc an extraordinary degree. We
now fsye more than two million peo.
PIE and our institutions, eleemosynary.
charitable, penal and otherwise, in
numbers are largely in excess OF those
ct our surrounding States, which soes
to SHOW that the people of this State
have a kindly interest in thei. unfor
iii',aes detectives and ,lelinouents.
The various State institutions are
III line condition and are funct;onjng
properly with a better degree If Ct.
fe,icEcy than heretofore known.
The various State institutions are in
fine condition and are functioning
properly with better degree of cf |
ficiency than heretofore known.
The various Departments of the
State Government are also In good
condition and functioning properly
and are rendering to the people a
splendid service, considering the ma.
tural handicaps and limitations they
are compelled to meet.
The tendency OF those living ON
farms to move to town and engage in
non producing avocatiOns is a subject
of deep concern. That problem, how
ever, is not percuiar to Oklahoma. but
is found in all tie States of the Tn
lon
The recent slump in prices has
caused considerable apprehension in
the minds OF thoughtful people as TO
the ultimate result, and it has been
especially hard on the wheat farmer.
the cotton grower the stock raiser and ,
the banks, but in the last few DAYS.
more optimistic spirit seems TO have ,
permeated the commercial world and
am sure, ii we will but analyze the
situation properly, taking into con I
sideration and giving due weight to :
lie causes thereof, we will be able to /
weather the storm here in Oklahoma
IS well II not better, than they will /
n the other parts of the nation. q
III people will but take reasonable .
md sensible view OF the situation and
ealize that we are in better condition I.
han any other country in the world n
md that, as soon as the Peace Treaty /,
las been signed and the natural EN- V
'argo raised from our exports the d
lone, but there are a few specific mat Il
redit established in the bankrupt Ma 4
ions OF Europe we will be enabled n
D pull through better than any other n
ountry in the world. a
Ia written message, it is impos-
ible to go into details ON all the i'm ri
0ftant and interesting subjects. Time II
or space will not permit this to be +
ont, but there are a few specific mat IA
.rs and things that feel should be ';
admitted and, with your permission, ii
will proceed to their consideration. Ia
Agriculture. G,
Agriculture. being our chief indus. III
y, is entitled TO our. unifom and con- Ii,
stent friendly consideration. There re
no danger of overproduction offood- al
uffs, but there is grave danger that
yen the normal production will cease GO
Hess the farmer and stock-raiser is nc
labled to obtain a fair profit on his III
yestment and. for his ;. labor. The al
.esent situation in that respect, not no
lily in OklaheMaa but throughout the di
tire country, needs but to be men, co
,ned to warrant the foregoing as pe
rtion. We should, therefore, give
cry question that suggests relief to on
D farmer, our early and careful ar
ldy and should not hesitate to offer i'm
Up; provided, of course, that the as.
stance offered is constructive and sh
t merely temporary and paternalis- er,
!. Go
The farmer is not asking charity. tn,
he asks is tiat ne be given tul
liare deal. This he has never had us,