The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-04

ment but as q preventative. Define BY
law the crime OF profiteering. and II,
heavy penalty and lei every csss
depend upon It's own facts. This
should apply especially TO building
material, rents. foodstuffs and fue
believe its effect would prove i'm
medistely salutsry.
Petroleum Experiment Station.
Under the provisions Of Chapter 20,
Session Laws of Cl9. an appropriation
of $4,000 was made for the purpose
Of aiding In oil and gas extension
work at the experimental station OF
the United States Bureau of Mines at
Bartlesvillc.
Reports have been made to the Gov.
ernor from time to time OF the pro-
sress of this work and feel that |
am Justified In saying that no greater
returns have been received from any
public money expended than from this
source.
As one incident only to the charac-
ter OF the work performed. I call your
attention to the result OF one investi.
cation In which II Fas disclosed that
the. recovery Of gasoline from the resi-.
DENTAL gases from compression plants
has been increased TO something like
10000 gallons per year
invite your attention to the report
of this Bureau and ask that liberal
appropriation be made for continua.
tion OF this very important work. An
Industry that produces as much reve.
nue. TO the State as that OF oil and gas
is surely entitled TO the favorable con.
sideratl0n OF the Legislature.
Condition Of Our Supreme Court
Docket.
This has been a live subject since
statehood. The Legislature, at one
time, provided for Supreme Court
Commission which served useful
purpose but which, later on. was abo.
lished, and the number OF the Supreme
Court Judges increased In the hope
that Court would be thereby enabled
to dispose OF the accumulated cases on
its dockets.
New Buildings.
know that many new buildings are
needed at the various state schols and
Institutions. In order that these insti-
tutions may develop and properly fun.
ction, II Is essential that they be fur
nished .lequale facilities.
The eleemosynary, penal and chart
table institutions are all, at this time.
very much overcrowded and several
are now compelled to refuse admit.
tance to patients because of lack OF
room.
This is matter entirely in your
hands. | must, howeer, designate a |
lew instances where new buildings
very much needed.
The Federal Soldiers Home; addi-
ional buildings for the Girls Training
school at Tscumseh; development (sr
,bolition) of the Western Home for
White orphans at Helena; Ward or
Ward or cell buildings for female pris-
'ners at McAlester; for the Boys
Training School at Pauls Valley;
'chool for the Blind at Muskogee;
school for the Deaf and Dumb at
sulphur; additional buildings for the
hospital for the Insane; additional
buildings for the Institute for the Fee.
lie minded at minded at Enid.
Capitol Grounds.
This is a subject OF great interest to
II. II is work that cannot be neg.
scIed Under the provisions OF Chan.
er zyS, Session. Laws 1919, the Lesis-
azure, In effect. took the matter OF
lannins for the improvement and
of the grounds into its
wn hands and instructed the Board
Affairs to make a contract with Mr..
gorge 4. Kessler, of Kansas City.
To-, which was done and all work
nee then has been in conformity
ith his plan.
by the provisions Of said Chapter :
~, supra, authority was given the
oa;u of Affairs, on the APPROVAL of I
le Governor, to sell certain tracts Of
'c Capitol building grounds and to !
80 the proceeds to defray the ex- T
'rses OF Improvement. Some of the G
nd was sold and paid for and the 5
oney used according while much of n
e land sold has reverted TO the State Il
'cause OF the unwillnsness of the 8
lrchaser to complete the payments L
erefor. A full and complete report e
all the doings of the Board of IA. g
lfs is separately submitted for your u
lc
| desire also to call your attention 81
the paving contracts and to say
ut the paving cannot be completed
ording to plans without additional
IA. II
Also, the granite facing of the re- y,
ming walls and steps leading into
building cannot be completed be- e,
use no appropriation was made o.
srefor by the last Legislature. b,
Santoria for Tuberculars, m
The last Legislature appropriated &c
10000 for the establishment Of three ca
ipitals for the treatment of those
fering from tuberculosis. The high al
It OF material and labor made il i'm uf
ssible to complete these institutions. m
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