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GOVERNOR
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TENER URGES PORT
IMPROVEMENT HERE
. IN LAST MESSAGE
Governor Declares Betterment of Water
way Facilities at Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh is a National and Slate as Well
as Local Issue.
Discusses Legislature's Practice of
Appropriating in Excess of Revenue.
Urges Workmen's Compensation and
Banking Law Changes.
HAnniSBUKO, Jan. C-Tho Inst mes
sage of Governor John K. Tcncr to tho
Stato Legislature wns presented todny
and read in Joint session of the Senate
and Houso of Itepiescntatlvcs.
The messago follows :
Gentlemen of tho Senate and the House
of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania:
"The government Is n trust and tho
&T- Officers Of tho n-nvernment nrn f piisipm.
and both tho trust and tho trustees arc
created for tho benefit of tho people."
Tho duty of a Governor, therefore, upon
his retirement from ofllcc, should be to
furnish tho General Assembly and tho
people of tho Commonwealth with u state
ment of hla trusteeship, and ho might,
with , propriety, refrain from making
many recommendations as to measures
lor legislative consideration, as they may
well bo left to his successor.
FINANCES OF THE
General
Cash balUnce In tho Stato Treanurj, November in, mil , S7.427 MS CS
Less amount credited to tho SlnkltiR Fund, which under tho law
cunuai do usca ior any purpofo otner man tin; payn"nt of thu
public debt, and Is therefore not u tillable tor appropriation
Less amount rredlted to tho permanent State 1'und tho income
only nay be expended .
lies amount credited to the motor fund, utile h under .l.c pro
visions of tho Act of July T, 11)11, Is set aslila for suiclllc purposes
Amount In general fund N'oembcr 30, 1014 S0,573,C!I7,41
estimated gross receipts for tho fiscal 3 car ending No ember 30,
1U13 ...... . .. $20,3SO,8Gt.4-
Loss the following collections ulilvh merely puts through tho
treasury, and aro not subject to appropriation Itccclpts
'receipts from motor llcen&ts, devoted
uuiii unuua duuiits, uovimi 11 luo ivriiuinenL BCIlooi luno;
cu 10
lllahtvav Department, rocelnlH from the
tor tho uso of tho Stato College and tho Soldiers' and Sailors'
Home: tho Stato htgtmay construction fund, received from
municipalities lor the use of tho State Highway Department,
and one-half tho premiums rccehed from furelgn tiro insur
ance companies payable to municipalities tlthout appropria
tion, estimated In tho aggregato at tho sum of .
W&tlraatcd cross receipts for tho fiscal vear
30, 1010 $30,810,001.52
Less tho following collections which merely pusi through tho
treasury, and aro not subject to appropriation. Itccclpts from
' various sources, devoted to tho Permanent School Fund; re
ceipts from Motor Licenses, devoted to the usch, of tho State
Highway Department; receipts from tho Federal Government
for tho uso of State College and the Soldiers and Sailors'
Homo: tho Stato Highway .Construction Fund, received from
municipalities for the uso of tho State Highway Department,
and one-half tho premiums received from fnielgn flro Insur
ance, companies, payable to municipalities without appropria
tion, estimated In tho aggregato at tho sum o: 1,532,073.35
J29.017.220.17
Estimated receipts for tho period from November 30, 1010, to May 31, 1017 12,100,(XX) 07
Total amount avallablo and to become available Juno 1, 1017 475,247,773,113
Leas payments for obligations and current expenses to June 1, 1017, as Indi
cated by tho unexpended balances of cxUtlng appropriations 20,403,132.10
Net amount avallablo and to become avallablo for appropriations for tho two
fiscal years beginning June 1, 11115, and crdlng May 31, 1U17
Sinking: Fund November 30, 1014
Blnklng Fund assets cash
Total public debt
Net surplus In Sinking rund
In petlmntine the probable revenues of
tho Commonwealth, tho tax on anthracite
Coal Imposed under tho provisions of the
r act of tho General Assembly of June 27,
1913, has not been included, for tho reason
that prapttcally all anthracite coal mining
companies havo appealed from the settle
unentp made ngalnBt them und havo In
dicated their Intention of carrying such,
appeals to tho Supremo Court of tho
United States. In case of a decision
favorable to the Commonwealth, the re
eult will probably be that revenue from
this source -n 111 not be reeelved until after
tho period for which the above estimate
1a made.
1 Appropriations
Under the law the State Board of Publlo
Charities has free access to the grounds,
"buildings and all books and papers re
lating to charitable, reformatory and cor
rectional Institutions: and all snob Insti
tutions that may desire to receive State
aid must give notice to the board, on or
Isefore the first day of November In each
year, of the amount of any application
for aid they may propose to make to tho
Legislature, and of the several purposes
to which siioli aid, If granted. It) to be
applied: apd in its report to tho General
Assembly the conclusions and recom
mendations of the board thereon aro giv
en. In acting upon appropriations to
these Institutions I have found t,iies con
clusions and recommendations to be care
fully prepared and worthy of1 every con
sideration. The Legislature, therefore, in
Tnoltlng appropriations to theso institu
tions should endeavor to limit them to
the amounts recommended by this board.
The chief problem in the lives of Indl
vidnaia, families and business enterprises
Is the adjustment of expenditures to tlijs
receipts, the outgo to the Income. In
the management of the State's fiscal af
fairs there should be established business-like
principles. It Is wrong for each
session of the General Assembly to make
appropriations far In excess of the reve
nue. Imposing upon the Governor the re-
f ; aponalblllty of reducing the amounts to
reasuanuie- iiiiuu. nicru is nu excuse tor
.uueh n, practice, especially when one con
siders that the executive and fiscal offi
cers furnish, at the beginning of each
fleuulcar of tho Legislature, a statement as
to what revenue will be available for ap
propriation purposes,
T, therefore, urge the General Assembly
to discontinue this method of appropria
tion, and thereby lighten In no little
measure; the- duties of the Executive.
'Inventory of Real and Per
sonal Property
Ik order that an Inventory might be
'fjaijt (if the tangible assets of the Com
.jMMtwealtti, X. appointed an Inventory
ifljnufiion, voii3iuiiM 01 me executive
Holler, the Deputy Auditor General
th Superintendent of Public Grounds
Mi J8ullUIu4?a, to prepare an Inventory
f all the tangible assets of the Com-
iienwaHh. both real and personal, as
tX May Zt. 1311. This work has been
i-fomted with, dlllyence and ability, with
m rwmc tnat tor tne nrst time the
uniiouweitHli I in position tq deter
rnin tH valu of these assets The
tetajk in this Inventory nggrgate i&ja,
Wfm, 4ii'Wi ag ivlimra: Ittal estate,
T?mmmmm; jwwmhi rernr u,-
t out tK pmppj
ti 4 it&t wa m&mm-m mm f
TENER'S LAST MESSAGE TO THE
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should provo of much vnluo for compara
tive purposes Hi all future Inventories.
Health
Tho Department of Health has icn-
dcicd Invaluable services to the people of
tho Commonwealth In fact. It enjoys an
enviable International reputation. Tho
work performed at Austin, after that
municipality was washed away, and at
Gettysburg In looking after tho Banltary
and hospital conditions at the time of
tho Ilounlon of the Iilues nnd tho Grays,
Is especially worthy of notice.
In Its tuberculosis work tho department
makes Its biological products after Its
own formula. Its sanntorla buildings havo
been planned so as to furnish tho greatest
possible amount of air and sunlight; and
from Its 115 dispensaries have not only
como the patients for theso sanatoria, tho
capacity of which has been trebled in tho
last four yours, but their nurses enter tho
homes of our people nnd help them to
protect themselves against the spread of
disease. Thousands of patients have been
COMMONWEALTH
Fund
?S11,73.1. 10
SO, SO 1. 77
8,073 00
8.-.1. 511.17
tho uses of tho Stato
I'Vrlnrnl nmnrnmiini.
1,832,G7S.35
$27,3(8,180.10
endlnir N'ov ember
$48,770,041.40
J111,7."-"..40
031.110 02
?10O,KS1.33
I discharged from the sanatoria apparently
curcu, ur wiin tueir disease arrested.
By establishing and maintaining quar
antine In rural districts; supervising nnd
assisting In the suppression of epidemics
at tho request of local authorities; clean
ing up the premises nnd purifying the
water supplier, tho danger to tho people
from epidemics of contagious disease has
been greatly reduced. Trained inspectors
havo policed watersheds and diverted
many thousands of pollutions from
streams. Sewage-disposal plants have
been constructed to care for municipal
sewage. Filtration plants are, now fur
nishing filtered water to more than one
half of the population of the State.
The records of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics show a decrease 6f almost 70
per cent. In the death rate from typhoid
fever since the establishing of the De
partment of Health, and a decrease In
the general death rate of nearly 14 per
cent.
Under tho provisions of the board of
health act of June 13, 1913, boards of
health have been secured or reorganized
In nearly every borough and first-class
township. These boards are constantly
advised and assisted by the department.
By constant use of sane and practical
methods, though at very considerable ex
pense, owing to the lack of compulsory
vaccination law, epidemics of smallpox
have been prevented during a period
when Infection was persistently being
carried Into our State from outside
sources.
Diphtheria antitoxin furnished free to
the poor has saved more than 10,000
lives that would have been lost If this
wonderful remedy could not have been
readily obtained.
School Inspection In fourth-class dis
tricts, under the provisions of the school
code, has been a success. In 1911 two
thirds of the districts rejected this In
spection. During the present year it has
been accepted by 90 per cent, of the
same districts. Follow-up work: for three
years shows 75,000 cases where defects
found by Inspectors have been remedied
by the parents after notice received
from the Department of Health.
Through Its educational features ex
hibits, lectures and publications the de
partment has given the general publlo a
better understanding of health laws and
the value of fresh air, of sunlight and
sanitary surroundings, and has greatly
Improved housing conditions. Private and
public corporations have Instituted inv
proved methods recommended by the de
partment. Great Industrial- Interests re
al lie that money and effort expended for
kseping their employes well Is a good
business Investment.
Liberal appropriations should be con
tinued for this laudable work. The de
partment's general fund should bo suffi
ciently Increased to provide for the Bu
reau of Housing;, and increased appropri
ations should be made for medical inspec
tions of schools.
Pure Food
Pennsylvania's pure food laws are prob?
ably tho, beat in this country. They aro
enforced vigorously and efficiently. It Is
the duty of a State to see to It that mea
sures are enacted for seeurln? and malp
tainlnK a pure and wholesome food sup
ply, to facilitate (ts distribution, to safe
guard Its quality, and to nrohlUlt abss
luWly my and eery sdultTe,U4M ' Mf$
4&d drinJc , . '
DiWflijr this adminlsttvitten maur ija.
totiA t)w hv iMMMt a&a4- " Wf
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provement In the quality of these Im
portant foodj the law requiring the dc-
naturlng of spoiled eggs has protected
the consumer from tho use in bakers'
wares of these deleterious Ingredients:
and the cold storage law, which was In
tended to correct a serious abuse, has
proven beneficial.
Public Schools
Since the Jiassago of tho BClioot 'Code
I In 1911 the Stato Board of Education and
tho Bureau of Vocational Education havo
been organized. Tho former has special
charge of the erection of school buildings
and the dissemination of educational In
formation. It employs nil hrchltcct to
crltlclso plans of new school buildings,
to suggest necessary changes and to
harmonize new buildings with the re
quirements of tho law. It Is charged
with tho duty of ncquirlng by purchase
the property of the Stato Normal Schools.
The schools nt West Chester, Hdlnboro,
California, and Lock Haven havo thus
far been bought nnd are now entirely
under tho control of the State. The act
of 1913 makes tho board rcsporislblo also
for tho care nnd education of blind
babies, nnd n beginning has been made
along this line of beneficence.
Tho Bureau of Vocational Education
has In 2S counties orgnulzcd and estab
lished schools with ..agricultural and vo
cational departments, Introduced cotirBcs
In domestic sclcnco nnd the household
arts In ninny of the school districts, nnd
supervised the establishment of schools
for the education of miners, many of
whom arc not conversant with tho Eng
lish language, As soon as the workmen
Icnin to read, write and understand Eng
lish, and acquire fiomo knowledge of ven
tilation and other mining problems, tho
number of accidents Is diminished.
Worthy of mention are sovernl prlvnto
benefactions to school districts. On Octo
ber 13, 1314, Mr. M. S Hershoy presented
to Dorry township, Dauphin County, a
school building costing $120,000. Tho
rooms nrc supplied with nil the modern
Improvements. Mr. Chnrlcs Lytic Lam
berton, born nnd educated in Carlisle,
though a resident of New York at tho
time or his death, bequeathed over
$200,000 for tho establishment and main
tenance In Carlisle of a public school for
the education of pupils In "tho Industrial,
mechanical, technical nnd scientific nrts."
William Harris Boyer, alBo of New York
city, gave $30,000 for tho purchase, of
grounds nnd tho erection of a school
building In tho borough of Hnllfnx.
In tho growing centres of nonulntlon tho
directors have difficulty In erecting school
buildings rapidly enough to accommo
date the school children. The system of
public instruction Is growing In efficiency
nnd Is attaining colossal proportions.
School buildings with a valuation of more
than $100,000,000, with 39.630 teachers in ac
tive service, and with 1,401,323 pupils en
rolled, constitute an Organization tho
magnltudo of which It is difficult for tho
Imagination to conceive. Its Influence
.upon the future of our people makes it
wormy or tlio most liberal support and
tho most vigilant care and supervision.
Labor and Industry
Tho comprehensive law creating the De
partment of Labor und Industrv itnortni
nt the last session of the General As
sembly bus been enforced fearlessly and
honestly. It Is the duty of this depart
ment to endeavor In every way to estab
lish friendly relations between capital and
labor, in order that Industrial disturb
ances may be prevented, Tho educational
campaign for tho dissemination of knowl
edge concerning "safety first" methods
hns been vigorously conducted, as prob
ably 60 per cent, of Industrial accidents
nro caused through lack of knowledge
of safety appliances. Numerous Indus
trial conferences have been held over
the State, Including two State-wldo con
ferences In HarrJsburg,. which have"iil
ready resulted In materially reducing tho
number of such accidents.
Mines
Pennsylvania is the greatest coal pro
duclng territory In the world, producing
In 1913 264,592,623 tons. Tho Stato has en
acted comprehensive legislation for tho
protection of those employed In this
great Industry. These laws aro rigidly
enforced and violators of their pro
visions are promptly punished. Tho bitu
minous rdnlng code, enacted at the ses
sion of 1911, has already proved Its worth
in conserving the health of employes and
by reducing the number of accidents In
and about auch mines. Tho number of
inspectors in tho bituminous region has
been Increased to 28 and in the anthra
cite region to 21.
In order that the greatest possible safe
ty may be thrown about mining opera
tions tho department has recommended
the establishment of first aid corps and
reacuo corps nt tho various mines. Tho
primary object of the first aid and reacuo
work Is to render quick servlco In times
of emergency, and tho effectiveness of
tho work has frequently bee'n demon
strated. In tho anthracite region thero'
aro now approximately E00 first aid teams,
comprising 3000 mep, and tho number In
structed In the work up to tho present
time Is about 6000. Tho number of rescue
corps Is over 100. comprlslnc; mom thnn
-700 mon, nnd in this work about 300' men
have received instructions. In the bitu
minous region there are more than 400
first aid teams, comprising 2000 men,
and the number instructed in the work
at the present tlmo Is about 3000. The
number of rescue corps Is about 60, com
prising 300 men, and In this work about
700 men4iave received Instruction.
In all the mining districts encourage
ment Is given to the various methods of
education, such as night schoolB, mining
Institutes, and vocational schools.
Workmen's'' Compensation
In my last message to the General As
sembly, concerning- tho subject of a
workmen's compensation law, referred
to In the report of the Industrial Acci
dents Commission, I said:
It Is Important in every civilized
community, but Is of peculiar Im
portance in Pennsylvania, because of
the pre-eminent position of our State
In the Industrial work of the world.
The report deserves especial atten
tion because of the fact that It comes
from a commission made up of men
who represent diverse Interests, vho
have all gjven the subject thought
and study before their appointment,
and who, after many months of work,
are unanimous In their conclusions.
This unanimity in men of their char
acter and standing speaks eloquently
for the sincerity of their efforts and
the fairness of their work, Further
more, jthe constant publicity which
the commission gave to its work, and
the frequent hearings Which it gave
to all interests, show that It has been
In close touch with the, general senti
ment of the people of the State.
In the appointment of the 'commis
sioners I did not consider, and In
some cases did no( know, the political
views of the men appointed. It Is my
earnest hope that the matter will be
dealt with by the Legislature in the
same non-partisan spirit
I strongly urga the enactment; of
the workmen's compensation bill, and
the other related bills Included In the
report of the commission, ,
and without delay, especially the bill
regulating the employment of women
and children.
I most emphatically reiterate what was
then ald and urge the prompt enact
ment of this legislation. One-half of the
States of the Union now have laws of
this kind upon their statute books, and
la my opinion Pennsylvania, the greatest
Industrial Stala of them ail. sbquld no
longer hetitate, more parqctilaity as
every State sjirroundifis and eonilgveu
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Recommendations and Comments
of Governor Tenets Last Message
"The improvement of Philadelphia's and Pittsburgh's water ter
minals is not a local matter. The whole State u i interested, he vast
improvements needed are matters of State, city and Federal
C0'0'"fmmediats improvement of the port of Philadelphia should be accom
panied by a careful study of the possibility of transporting by water
ores to the very doors of the Lehigh and Susquehanna, steel
P """It is wrong for each session of ihc.Gencral Assembly tomakeapprd
priatiohs far in excess of tho revenue, imposing upon the Governor mo
responsibility of reducing .the amounts to reasonable limits, t
"Tho Department of Health has rendered invaluable services to Via
people of the Commonwealth in fact, it enjoys an enviable international
reputation." . ,, , t
"Pennsylvania's pure food laws arc probably the best in this country.
"The system of public instruction is growing in efficiency and is attain
ing colossal proportions.'' ,. it , , . . .
"lhc comprehensive law creating me jjepanmew, ; ui -duslry
has been enforced fearlessly and honestly.
"I most emphatically urge the prompt enactment oj inw
workmen's compensation legislation."
" 'Shall the helpless be cared for?' is no longer a debatable question
it M)io lot fntiJf
"The great mining and manufacturing interests of this State have,
brought to the door of the Pennsylvania farmer a market unsurpassed for
cvcrytmng produced upon me farm.
"Pennsylvania should be able to export rather than im
port animals and their valuable and necessary products.'
"The work done has been limited to apirropriations and funds totally
inadequate to properly repair and keep up the extensive highway sys
tem. Broad, wcll-crcwned, smooth dirt roads have, however,
been substituted as far as possible, for the old-time, ill-kept paths of
travel ."
"The Slatc'w'ould suffer if this work inventory of water resources
were to be abandoned."
"Considerations of public welfare dictate that the Slate shall
assume more direct control of the economic development of its. resources."
"Worthy of mention is the gift to the State of Childs Park, in Pike
County, by Mrs. Emma B. Childs, in honor of her late husband, Mr. George
W. Childs, of Philadelphia."
"The supply of heat of a borough was turned off as winter approached.
The hearing ocforc the Public Service Commission was ended at 8 p. m.
and at 10 a. m. the next morning an order was issued requiring
the supply to be restored."
"Legislation should be enacted requiring all individuals engaged in
private banking to take out a license, and tho provision, in the present law,
exempting certain private baixkers, should be repealed."
"The necessity for an increase in the number of State
police is proven."
"I recommend that this resolution for woman suffrage amendment
receive such attention as wilt enable the subject to be submitted
to the voters."
pass a bill that would be acceptable to
employer nnd employe alike.
Charities
During the past tew years thero has
been throughout tho country a marked
awakening along all lines pertaining to
tho euro and welfare of tho dependent,
dcmcctivc and penal classes. To this call
Pennsylvania has responded In a mannor
that Bhould arouse tho prldo of every
citizen.
During the past four years she has
placed upon her statute books legislation
looking to the betterment of undeslrabo
conditions. Proposed drafts of statutes
aro being considered for submission to
tho General Assembly, covering practl
cully every phase of tho care, detention
und reformation of the weak, defective,
unfoitunnto and erring.
During this period increased accommor
datlons for tho insane liavo been pro
vided at Fairviow and Rlttcrsvlllo; and
additional buildings have been erected at
Folk nnd Spring City for tho care of tho
weak-minded. In addition to the erection
of buildings to care for tho conatanly In
creasing number of these two classes of
unfortunates, large sums of money have
been appropriated for the purposo of
making them comfortable. Tho last ses
sion of tho General Assembly provided
for tho erection of a home for Inebriates,
a women's reformatory, and a home for
feeble-minded women.
The Juvenile Court Aot has been ex
tended, In order to make this already
useful legislation more effective; and tho
powers of tho Board of Publlo Charities
have been so Increased as to enable It to
givp better and closer direction and super
vision over the Important matters coming
under its-Jurisdiction.
Many of the laws governing the care of
tho dependent, delinquent, and penal
classes were ppassed years ajo, when con
ditions wore entirely different from those
oxlstlmr today. Amendments wore made
from time to tlmo as necessity scorned
to require, until now, taking them to
gether, thero aro hundreds of statutes
(relating to theso different subjects. In
my message to the General Assembly of
1913 It was recommended that. In order
to correct this condition, a commission
foe crented to examine Into theso subjects
nnd to report a comprehensive plan for
their Improvement. Accordingly, the com
mission was appointed, and will report
the results of Its deliberations and con
clusions at an early date.
"Shall the helpless be cored for?" Is no
longer a debatable question It must bo
done. Pennsylvania never hesitated a
moment In answering this question, and
she has answered it with a liberality
which no other State can rival. During
the last four years Pennsylvania has
given $11,000,000 for the sick. Indigent and
Ihelplees In iprlvate hospitals and homes;
I,lf,000 to those in semi-State Institu
tions, which Includes the blind and deaf;
and S15,COQ,000 to State hospitals for the
cure and maintenance of the Indigent,
Insane, weak-minded and alck. This does
not Include more than, JJ.OOO.OOO given to
the Department of Health for the care
of tltose Buffering from tuberculosis, and
jj.&w.wo ror nunaings to shelter them.
Agriculture
The great mining and manufacturing
Interests or this State have brought to
the door of the" Pennsylvania farmer a
market unsurpassed for everything pro
duced upon the farm.
Pennsylvania's Department of Agricul
ture compares favorably with like de
partments In other StateB, This depart
ment exercises -close supervision over the
agricultural Interests by extending agri
cultural knowledge, by educational work,
and by protecting farmers nnd other cit
izens of the Commonwealth from possible
fraud on the part of manufacturers and
dealers in commercial fertilizers, com
mercial feettlng stuffs, linseed oil and
farm Beads. The Division of Farmers
Institutes carries Its work Into every
county of the State by holding Movable
Schools of Agriculture and Fanners' In
stitutes, delivering lectures and giving ob
ject lessons and systematic instruction
uppij all subjects relating to successful
farming, donjesilp science and, the im
provement pt rural conditions generally.
The number of persons receiving instruc
tion, in, these. Movable .Schools and Farm
ers' Institutes has been increasing, reaching-
last, year mre than 20J,0. the larg
est attendance in any year since the be
ginning 'of the work. Special1 instructors
and demonstrators have gone through the
State giving practical demonstrations In
soil Improvement, dairy and animal Indus
try, "poultry production, drainage, .water
supply,' ve'gef able and frdlt growing, home
sanltatlpn. household economics, etc.
Livestock
Notwithstanding the fact thst the live
stock of the State Is valued at JlM.000,000,
we are compelled to depend upon the
markets of other States for horses to do
our work, and for cattle, sheep, swine and
pouHr for oUf food supply. Pennsylva
nia sAuld furnish a urplus In this Una
awJ bfefibla K&port rather than import
ltaJf an4 faeirVaiuabl and Raasry
KOdtaiia; awl. to that muI. Us inktltutUma
wjtjmimm I
LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANI
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greater efforts In breeding nnd raising
animals.
Tho wisdom of providing hygienic mea
sures for controlling the transmissible dis
eases of anlmalq has been demonstrated.
Pinetlcally, without warning, aphthous
fever, ono of tho most dreaded animal
plagues of the old world, has been forced
upon us. From the Chicago Stockyards
this disease was spread to 16 States within
a period of two weeks. Tho disease was
Introduced In Its Incubation stage to prac
tically 600 herds In 23 counties In Pennsyl
vania. In many cases tho herds were
located nnd quarantined by Stato agents
before tho first Bymptoms of tho disease
had appeared. Our livestock Interests
have been disturbed extensively. Regu
lations, restrictions, and losses have fallen
heavily on many. For the public good It
haa appeared necessary to destroy many
valuable nnlmals and much personal
property. Tho Federal and Stato officers
have promised to reimburse those that
have Tjecn unfottunato In this respect, In
so far as the laws and llnunces will per
mit. Tho expenses have necessarily been
heavy and tho funds provided by the laBt
Legislature havo been exhausted,
tl therefore recommend that the General
Assembly make prompt provision for tho
pnyment of bills already contracted nnd
for the payment of expenses necessary
to continue the work of exterminating tho
disease.
Economic Zoology
The division of economic zoology, to
which has been assigned all special work
cohcornlng fruit production, ie well or
ganized, and tho gratifying results ac
complished by It havo more than demon
strated Its usefulness.
Original Investigations are made for the
purpose of discovering successful means
for suppressing diseases and destroying
Insect pests to which fruit trees and fruit
producing plants are subject. Some of
tho results obtained by reason of these
studies nro now being used, not only In
this State, but by zoologists in other
States and countries. Demonstration
orchards havo been established In every
county In the State, making It possible
for any citizen who 13 Interested In fruit
growing to reach a model demonstration
orchard In less than one-half day's travel
from his home.
Good Roads
Your attention Is called to the fact that
on June 1, 1012, the State took over from
tho counties and townships of the Com
monwealth certain existing publlo roads
connecting county seats, principal cities
and towns, relieved ho eald townships
and counties of authority over said roads,
and assumed to Improve, maintain and
repair the same as State' highway routes,
solely at tho expense of the Common
wealth. Thesa routes approximated 9000
miles In length.
That such a task was stupendous Is ap
parent. Many of t,hese roads were not
much more than wagon paths, having no
drainage system, but marked by "water
fbreakers" and encroached upon by grass
and fihrubs.
In order that money might be provided
In sufficient amount for the early com
pletion of thli comprehensive road im
provement, an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth was pro
posed, and the question of authorizing
the Ptate to Issue bonds to the amount
of iw.oon.ooo for the Improvement and re
building of the highways of Pennsylvania
was submitted to the electors and failed
of approval.
The work done haa been limit,? tr. ap
propriations and funds totaljy Inadequate
to properly repair artd keep up the ex
tensive highway system adopted by the
Commonwealth. Broad, well-crowned,
smooth dirt roads have, however, been
substituted, as far as possible, for the
old-time, Ill-kept paths of travel, and
smooth, water-bound macadam roads
have taken the place of some of the old,
rough, stony turnpikes.
At the close of the season of 19H there
had been shaped and rebuilt approxi
mately 6300 miles of dirt roads, and there
were reconstructed approximately E00
miles pf macadam.. Also, at the close of
the current season's work, there, were ap
proximately 481 miles of new State high
way construction work finished, diyMed
Ln.to. hla c,a?s: Sft highway routes,
State-aid roads and national roads. This
mileage, jn addition to the mileage of
stphe roads reconstructed by the High
way Department, shows n completed
mileage equal to the entlro State high
way system, of Massachusetts.
There is not a contracted piece of new
State road that has been finally accepted
and the bond released thereon which la
not In first-class condition, and for which
the cost of all overhead expenses, Includ
ing engineering, inspection, administra
tion, apd the auditing of accounts, has
exceeded 7 per cenU of the cost of the
work. Considering the area of the- ter
ritory covered, the wide range of activi
ties and attendant expenses, this overhead
cost compare favorably with similar
work elsewhere. In fact, the urili coat
of any type of work ncrformed h ihul
Hv,te Highway Department, Uhr by f
waaei ey reree acwti. will tr I
ta Ik &4vati!e ef Pannwlvaale, whaft
"Www m wmost. any municipal oe
$mme (Mate Joviiimor,t voik.
istlj'.iUhlr,qr feature of rk 4
ft
t,,lmntM wnrle dilrlnc tho past four
years has been Its comprehensive survey
of the State highways. On Juno 1, 19U,
when tho deportment was reorganized,
thore was found a complete absence of
maps and surveys adequate for lbs pur
pose. The commissioner wna required,
by law, to cause to be made a survey of
all the roads In Pennsylvania: to compllo
statistics and collect Information rlatlvo
Ip tho mileage, character nnd condition
of the r&ads; to make atid keep for the
department a general highway plan of tho
Stato! nnd to publish nnd keep on Bale,
at cost, complete road surveys of each
county In Pennsylvania, uy uuno j, 4",
the surveys and plana showing crossroaas,
towns, villages, turnpikes, toll-ronds nnd
bridges, grades, culverts and othof1 Im
portant points, nnd data to complete the
record of existing conditions, for practi
cally every mile of nil the State highway
routes, aggregating 9000 miles, had been
made. .
This was, without doubt, ono of tho
most extensive continuous surveys over
undertaken and performed In a short
time. Tho plans havo been kept up to
date, and, together with the other sta
tistics collected and mado by tho depart
ment, comprise a Btoro of Information
necessary and adequate for future opera
tions. No following administration need
bo hnndlcappcd for lack of this funda
mental data.
Inventory of Water
Resources
Subsequent to my message of two years
ago, calling attention to tho expediency
of taking an Inventory of the water re
eourccs of tho Commonwealth, In ordor
thnt legislation might bo enacted to pro
vide for their conservation and utilization
under proper Stato control In a manner
which will best promoto tho Interests of
all tho people of tho State, tho General
Assembly directed tho Water Supply Com
mission of Pcrthsylvnnla to mnko a com
plete Inventory of all tho water resources
Of tho Commonwealth; to collect all per
tinent Information In connection, there
with, and to clnselfy, tabulate, record
nnd preserve tho same; and, upon tho
hnsls thereof, to detormlno the points at
which reservoirs may bo constructed for
tho purpose of minimizing floods, of stor
ing nnd conserving water for power and
other utilization and distribution of water
power, of Increasing tho low water flow
of rivers and streams for tho purposo of
navigation, and, generally, to dovlse all
possible ways and means to conserve and
develop tho water Bupply and water re
sources of tho Commonwealth for tho
uso of tho people thereof. To this end
tho said commission was directed to study
and dotormlnc upon a public policy with
regard to the marketing and equitable
distribution of tho water of tho State; to
tho restoration, development and im
provement of transportation by water: to
tho supply of water for domestic and In
dustrial use, and to tho conservation of
water resources by tho aid of forcstatlon.
The sum of J130,000 was appropriated
for tho purpose, but becauso of Insuf
ficient State revenuo I was compelled to
reduce the sum to $30,000. In consequence,
tho commission will submit a partial re
port to tho General Assembly of 1915.
It will contain data concerning tho con
ditions and utilization of tho streamB. The
Inventory deal3 with water supplies, water
power, lakes and ponds, descriptions of all
named streams, floods, navigation, culm
In tho streams ur tho anthracite coal
field, a study of tho methods of flood re
lief In Turtle Creek Valley, purity, for-
estation and fish,
The State would suffer If this work wero
to bo abandoned. Better, by far, continue
tho work until n definite and comprehen
slvo plnn of Stato control and develop
ment of this remaining great resource is
worked out.
Pymatuning Reservoir
The Pymatuning reservoir should bo
completed at an early date. It Is a con
spicuous example of tho highest form of
conservation nnd utilization of stream
flow. There wna appropriated to the Wa
ter Supply Commission tho sum of $100,000,
for tho purchase of land and to build an
extensivo storage reservoir In Crawford
County, on the headwaters of tho Shc
nango River, to prevent' flood damage and
to afford ample water supply for munic
ipal and Industrial use in communities
where shortage of water retards devel
opment. I was compelled to reduce tho
appropriation to $100,000.
State Policy of Conservation
and Development
Considerations of publlo welfare dictate
that tho State shall assume moro direct
control of the economic development of
its resources.
Industrial development Is Intimately
connected with the abundance of fuel and
cheap power; and while steam power used
by manufacturing establishments has In
creased by leaps and bounds, yet tho use
of water power has declined.
Of all States In tho Union, Pennsylvania
ranks first in the production of coal, coke,
Iron and steel, cement, glass, and leather,
railroad cars and some manufactured
articles. It holds second place In various
products, Including textiles and electrical
machinery, and In tobacco manufacturing.
To long maintain supremacy In these lines
our natural resources must be conserved,,
In no way Is the waste of natural re
sources better illustrated than by coko
manufacture in beehive ovens. Pennsyl
vapla, In the year 1912, had 43.317 active
beehive ovens, which produced but E87
short tons of. coke per oven. For every
100 tonsof bituminous coal used these
ovenB produced only 60 tons of coke,
They destroyed 31 tons of every 100 tons.
On the other hand, by-product ovens
yield 73.8 tons of coke from 100 tons of
coal, and they do more. They produco
gas, tar and ammonia as by-products
In the year 1913 the 1412 by-product ovens'
In Pennsylvania, produced J369 tons of
coke per oven. Moreover, nnd this Is the
point of the. matter, these 1U2 ovens pro
duced approximately 52.3001000 worth
of by-products in addition to 1.97i,619
short tons of coke. The value of by
products was about four-tenths of tha
value of the by-product coke. If the coke
made In beehive ovens In tho year 1913
had been made In by-product ovens 1,077,
765 tons of coal and about 137,500,000 Worth
of by-products would have been hhvh
Tha effect of forest danletlnn i,r,n- it..
lumber Industry la well known. Fortu
nately, tlmbftr la different from coal,
Knough timber can be grown to meet the
State's needs: but coal once burned is
gone forever, Pennsylvania's Investments
In forest lands total a large sum of
money,
Inasmuch as the total value of Iron and
Steel produced annually in Pennsylvania
Is enormous, the State Government and
all persons concerned with economic de
velopment should be Interested In the de
livery of iron ore t,o the great steel centres
at the lqwest possible cost, The rail,
road systems are .excellent, but must ex
pand to keep pace with the State's
progress. The most important point
where the transportation system needs
Strengthening U that between Lake Erie,
SJJJS ?Xxf0 iv.er' wnere Approximately
DQ.000,000 tops of Iron ore, coat and coke
move annually between the Lake and the
P ttsburgh and Mahoning Valley districts!
Pittsburgh's supremacy In the iron and
steel trade la to be maintained only by
cheap ore. '
The act approved June 27, 1913, provides
for the constructlpn. operation and main-tenance-
by the Commpnwealth. of a canal
or waterway between Lake Erie and the
Ohio River. The sum pf 1,000 wa, !
proprlated to defray the expenses 9 the
Canal Board In making; the purveys aid
plans and preparing for construgtlon" The
mills per tOB-mile rate. Including tolls
as Mttmated for this proposed wat'rwgC'
looks attractive as cowwred with an
UnUas rate of about I mllla Mf.l,7..
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Investigation now brdred, It shoulo
ccive Buppun jrum x-cnnsyivanin.
nrnvementa In water terminal ami,
In Iho Pittsburgh district, Including (H
4 ate itnhnnnllAAa tt1 1 tin iHillfAHj VV
J"" u...w..j. ""' ""S,ir(
re ncccBsiuiieu uy mo canal.
In tho Vnluo of exports nnd Import
merchandise. Philadelphia, during
year 1918, ranked fifth among Atlantic m
Gulf ports; but It ranked second In tw
nnge. Customs' duties In .the year i
amounted to 118,875,000: In 1912, to 821,tM(E
ContraBt with this tho total exnenrinJ-
by tho Federal, State and city gunnl
mehls In Improving and maintaining w
... hKhm T)UllnrtlnViln as 1f)nA 1 " i1!
UillUUl Ul 4 IIIIOUlIIIIH HUH I AOtfU 10 ISTII
UA.M,. nHlti tl? orti Vwt tot. '
IUI1UU111II1U lu uii.y iiium.uuu, 1 nil .,-
docs not Include tho cost of ImproTl.,
the Delaware Illvcr from -Philadelphia U
tho sea, which, from 1836 t(T1913, amounta
to H,OAJ,WV. Al
'Tho ImnrnVfimant nf PllltnrlAtr.1.1- -'1
Pittsburgh's water terminals Is not;!
local matter. Tho wholo State l m
tcrested. Tho vast Improvements nttiJ
at theso cities are matters of State, tt
and Federal co-operation. X
Hand In hand with tho physical Ijii?
pruvciuuiiio lib liiu vTicr lurminail h
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Bhould. ?,
co-operation between railroads, shlppij.
Interests and municipalities. Pro-raW
thrqugh bills of lading by water and rtiL
reasonable terminal chargca, phyjiM
connections between railroads, wharrjj
and warehouses, aro all Items of ttut
Importance coming under State reguU..
tlon. 4J
In addition, tho Lehigh and Susque-'
lianna valleys are vitally Interested h
securing ores cheaply from Cuba m
Chill. Immediate Improvement of ttf
port of Philadelphia should bo aceom.
panted by n careful Btudy of the pott),
blllty of transporting by water these ot
to tho very doors of tho Lehigh and Hw
quchanna steel plants. , 4
In certain populated districts the prot.1
lems of water supply and drainage m
oowago disposal call for State cstabllihi
mont of metropolitan districts and SttU
control nnd aid In Initiating tho improvt.
mem; nut an ineso tilings wnicn I ban
enumerated, and others as Important,
cannot bo dono and bo paid for out it
the State's revenues, because tho Utter
are Insufficient. It would appear er)i
dent, then, that tho necessities of Hi
pcoplo will demand amendments to tti
Constitution of tho Commonwealth for
purposes of economic conservation ar,i
development, and I recommend this it
your carciui consideration.
Inspection of Dams
The legislation recommended by me
nnd enacted In 1913, provided atrlng
laws for tho protection of Hfo and nroW
crty against Insecure dams, and for tit1
prevention or encroachments along, jjl
obstructions In, streams. In actively cn-
forcing this law tho Water Supply Cia-
mission examined 233 existing dams, and'
when Imperfections wero found orderi
were Issued for repairs. No now danu
havo been built without tho approval ct
tho plans therefornnd Inspection of th
construction bv tho cnmmlnslnn. Tk."
number of Imperfections disclosed M
iiiuBu i!ivcsmkuiiuii3 inuicutcs me wisacnij
and tho necessltv of State control of Itu'
design and construction of dams. '
Forestry i
Tho Stato owns 1,001,226 acres of forests
lnnrl. nnrplijijirl nf nn nvprflffn rtrl 'flf
$J.23 per acre, from which a revenue oil
JS9.406.44 was derived to December 1, 15H.1
Six thousand miles of roads, trails and!
fire lines have been built; the nurseries
contain over 10,000,000 trees; 200 leases fori
nermnnent enmn flttng Iiilva been nr&
proved ; ana during .tho, current year tcrM
porary rnmp permits were Issued to roorjg
than 4000 persons. Jt
This department should be given suf-3
ficlent appropriation to Improve its forest!
flre-'wnrdcn service nnd for tho purchasa
of additional forest lands, and should W41
permitted to furnish trees without coeMj
to municipalities for all kinds of munlcMI
pal mlanting. 41
Worthy of mention Is tho gift to th;
State of Childs Park, In Pike County, !'
.Mrs. ismma B. Childs, in honor of herj
Into husband, Qeorgo W. Childs, of Phll-j
aueipma.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission law,
crented by an act of Assembly. annroveJ
July 26, 1913, Is ono of the utmost Iffl-'
portanco to the neonlo of Pennsylvania'
and to those corporations serving th?
people which are defined as public utll-;
ities. Tnis law puts the ultimate control
of public service, companies, with respect
to services, facilities and rates, In
commission selected under tho authority
of the State. Up to tho time of the pa4
sago of the act this control was ytiti
In tho boards of directors of these cor-
porations, subject only to such redress
upon the part of tho public as could w
secured by suits in tho courts, and was
often exercised without reirnrd to any
interests save those of the corporations!
which the directors represented. During,
the short period of a year and a half
since the enactment of the law it has.
proven to be of great benefit to the peo'3
pie. Not only have they come to the
(Commission with confidence to present
their comnlnlnta rnncernlnir excesslTS
rates, grade crossing and similar matters.
of Importance, tout the very fact tnsifi
there exists such an Impartial tribunal,!
with authority promptly nnd Inexpensive!
ly to determine disputes, has led to care,
and seir restraint upon the part or tne
cornoratlons.
Many cases of far-reaching Importancej
nave aireaay oeen aisposea or uy ".(
Commission. In ono Instance tho supply;
of heat of a borough wa turned off aSJj
winter approached. The hearing beforel
tho Commission was ended at 8 p. m., an J
opinion written during the night, ana
10 a. m. and at 10 n m. the next da 1
an order was Issued requiring the supply ,,
to be restored. The whole system of tels- J
phone rates throughout the State Is under 1
consideration, and the rates upon the
uu,iojuiiuiiu!! oi uninracuo coai to "
uuDipma imvs ueen materially reuuv-.
The right of some of the Industrial reatf .
"i vcivttto in inrougn rates wna "- 1
termlned, although the Interstate Cow 1
merce Commission had decided otherwise. 1
Between January 1, 19U, and June SI J
1914. 6S grade crossings were abolished J
and four under grade and seven ovef-S
neaa crossings were established, A
Three hundred and nlnetv.flve cases'
wero iransierrea to the commission
the time of the expiration of the Penn
sylvania State Railroad Commission. B"d
most of these havo since been determined.
It is an Indication of the usefulness Pf
the Commission thnt In nrMitimi to these,
between July 6. 1913. and June 30. 191.
254 caBcs, some of them raising questions
of gravest consequences, have been
brought before the Commission. Ono
hundred and flftv.throA nnnllontlons for.
certificates of publlo convenience with:
npeci 10 contracts between municipu10
and public utility corporations, have bee
mibu im ?? 01 tnem nave peen appro"'
Since the work or the Commission H
rapidly enlartrlna' both nn in the numb
and importance of tha matters brought
before them for determination, and since,;
ne vast numoer pf tariffs over WP!"
wiey nave supervision are filed wltn tne
and require to ha nrnvlriert fnr and ait
lyzed, additional space and facilities oufhq
w wo urnisnea oy the cornraonwesuu
Attorney General
The Attorney General'a department hW J
rendered valuable services to the Coru-i
iiwnweaun, not only in advisln the imbj i
uviiiuicriiB or state upon quewwns i
law concerning the, mwtn. lurlsdlctlon
and administration of the several depart
ments, but has carried to succesaful fl
termination muth Important llturatioft W
the interests of the Comraonwealtti.
Quite a number nf not.. n? Ammmblv, In
san,
volving jh.e drolBitratUH of the various
the Stato oovernmen
r f&m time to tin atiaeksd as u-
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