, 1925-01-15
REMEDIAL LAWS
URGED ON
STATE SOLONS
BY EXECUT
Program Look
ing to Economy in
City, County Govern
ments Also Urged,

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan.
l5.-Declaring that she did
not come before it to repre-.
sent any special class or in
terests, but that she ap-
preached her task purposing
TO do It FOR the advancement Of
the common interest or all the moo,
pie Governor Ross today delivered
her messagc-thc first ever deliver
ed By a woman governor to the wy.
omlng state legislature.
Launching directly into the oues.
ton Of state expenditures. after ,
brief review OF the progress OF tho
state since her late husband tools
over the reins two years ago. Mrs.
Ross called attention to huge over.
drafts in the general fund and camo
out for an equalization Of taxes I'm
the. state.
II Is certain that small
holders are paying more thar theis
proportionate share and Il is impoS.
siole TO evade the conclusion that
our greatest obligation at this hour
Is TO apply ourselves to the task OF
equaing the tax burden" she said-
Il urge you therefore. in the most
emphatic terms / can command. 10
make such provision. by appropriate
legislation, that all forms of wealth
shall bear their full share"
Declaring, however. that the stat,
had done its share in working for ,
reduction Of taxes, Governor Ros,
declared that public opinion must
be directed toward the control OF
local expenditures and recommend.
ed the adoption Of a law that viii
make a budget and its publicltv
obligatory upon every county. school
board and city council before any
expenditure can be made"
Farm relic: measures were ne,,
taken up, defects appearing in re.
lief statute enacted by the sixteenth
legislature. she said. made IL, at lie
present time. Ineffective. In remedy
OF this Govrnor Ross suggested that
legislation be enacted to make tho
tarm loan appropriation a revolving
fund and that $1,000. 900 be added to
the fund.
Employment OF oil and en-.
guagers to keep an accurate check
on the production within tho state
Tor taxation purposes, also was
urged.
appointment OF a -saiaried
committee TO investigate the posi-
bilities for us and sale of wyoming
black OIL which at the present
time has a limited market. was
asked.
The woman governor asked the
legislature to enact statutes that
would require all schools. particlpat-
Ing In the benefits OF the school tax.
be brought up to tho state standard.
The needs OF our rapidly expand.
ing state university. which has
reached the limit Of expansion IN.
der the present program were com.
mended TO the law making body for
your sympathetic action"
Declaring hat she favored tho
continuance OF Wyoming's efforts to
amicably settle all disputes arising
from tho use OF waters from inter-
state rivers, Mrs. Ross said but ir
that fails. there should be no faiter-
ing on part and vigorous action
should be taken TO protect our rights
in court" She urged the continu.
anco OF an appropriation to main
tain an interstate waters commits.
sioner to deal in disputes.
Calling attention TO Wyoming coal
mining laws and inviting compare.
son with other states, she called
upon the legislature to provide suit
able laws for increasing tho safety
factor in mines and for statutes
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