, 1923-03-08
PARTY KEEPS Faith and
PASSES ALL Of PLANKS
/. 0. P,'s SEVENTEEN POINTS FARE BETTER
THAN WOODROW WILSON'S FOURTEEN, LEGIS-
LATURE PUTS over real RECORD

federal oil royalties and from a gaso-
line tax OF one cent per gallon. This,
1t Is figured. will enable 1t to do the
greatest amount of bodybuilding
with the greatest possible economy.
The gasoline tax will fall directly
on those who use the roads the
most. Thus the tourist. from out
side and within the state, will pay
their share.
900. We favor the consolida-
ton and elimination of state boards
and commissions wherever it may
be done without impairing public
efficiency"
A number Of boards and bureaus
were merged into the State Depart
raent of Agriculture, SO that their
work may be cO-ordinated and ex-
penses held to a minimum. 1t is
figured that the amounts formerly
spent by these bureaus will be cut
by at least one-half. The Insurance
Department was consolidated with
the State Treas urer's office to save
expense. but he governor saw fit
to ve;o this latter bill.
"(11). Inasmuch as the actual
operation Of the irrigation and drain
age district laws of this state has
demonstrated that the laws should
be amended to better meet the con-
ditions existing in wyoming. we
recommend that the legislature give
careful consideration to the amend
ment of these laws"
Every bill sought by the irriga-
ton and drainage people was nut
through both houses. These in
cludes the one to provide for state
supervision of irrigation and drain
age district bonds. thereby STABILIZE
ing the market for them.
"G2). We favor the state D
vision and certification of all sc.
curities issued by drainage and irri.
cation districts organised under the
laws Of this state"
This was granted. as shown by
the paragraph preceding the forego-
ing.
"u3)). We favor the invest.
ment Of the permanent funds of the
State OF Wyoming in agricultural Sc
curities. including the securities of
irrigation and drainage districts or
eanized under the laws of Wyoming.
so safosuarded as to fully protect
such Investments"
This was provided for.
(l4. We favor and Recommend
q readjustment and reduction where
ever possible. with fairness to the
shipper and the railroad, of intra-
state freight rates by the Wyoming
Public Service Commission"
The commission has commenced
10 . u hearings on this important
matter and will do everything posai-
Die to bring about more satisfactory
rates.
-C0. We recommend that the
wyoming legislature memoralize the
interstate Commerce commission of
the United States with n view of
finding some relief for the peopIe
generally from the present hiph
freight and passenger tariffs which
nave resulted from abnormal condi-
tons during and following the
World War" "'
Not only was this done. hut the
state Public Service commission v,s
authorized to start immediately IN
FORM an association OF Western
states and make a determined fiRhf
TOT lower Interstate rates,
a.. 10. We recommend inyestiga-
tion by n legislature of the states
natural resources in relation 10 tha
question Of state revenues ana Tho
possible depletion Of said, nafur.I
resources. Such Investigation shouid
into consideration IegisIation IN
other states having similar condi-
lions and whose experiences shomia
be valuable In findfng methods ~
increasing Wyoming's revenuea from
such natural resources in . epirit ~
Justice to all concerned and in
manner consistent with the constitu-
tion Of our state"
The Wyoming Tax Finding COM
was created by the 1879
legislature for that very
furthermore. tho question OF secur-
ing . mineral severance tax and
tax on the coal. from and oil de-
posits was put up to the referendum
vote and will be submitted to me
people at the general election An
1925. The proposed amendment
would make such laws constitutional.
whereas many Of the ablest lawyers
say they would not be constitutional
without q change In the States basic
law.
"NO. We recommend that the
Legislature momorRlixe Congress "a
grant such relief as may be possible
to farmers and settlers on United
States government reclamation pro-
1ects and that Congress extend the
Reclamation Service so A. to render !
aid TO settlers upon private projects |
upoa terms Of payment Just TO the
government and the settlers"
OOAgreso va 10 mom0rA1iSed.
But this was not ali. The Re-
Dab1ieaas, not content with carrying
Dst their publicly announced program