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GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
To THE
LEGIsLATURE or VIRGINIA.
FELLow-CITz Of rHE SkEsrs
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mand your attention IS
That OF internsl improvement which has fol
some years engaged so much Of the attention 81
your body, requires al this sime your earne 4 and
P4fticniaf sheraton b il much to be re-
GREETED that reg sAaFs well ,Gigrsted system has
not been heretofore DEVISED and constantly aa-
bered to BY the Legislature Many beneficial
results would have already accrued 10 hi, nlisle
y strJeet
has grown from a very small beginning into the
! most imporia interest wtith presents Rself for
/ legislative action. "A fixed polici should now be
/ established. and inasx iby Pc sued. Tne finances
4 OF The Com pon sealta tapefaaseiy Feqpre that
/ further app operations oat w the treasury should
I be conf ex lisiyey To lie great leading lines
! OF cennexl with re. WIS.,. began and BHdef
Z way This is 10 e ne say, because any olher
I Appropriate al pr eat IN ISL Dc asenee with
Z serious EN- asrtssm .at 10 sne treasury, winch
4 would al once thfOw suehf discfediG upon the
H whole SUBJECT, a. would retdrd cur progress ma t
materially tor years ID coma Nothing could 0e
|. more deeply daploted than Such an effect. ami
f none would regfe il 30 much as tnd,e glo ue-'
iieve the regeneration, OF thu Sac dep nd uson
the successful completion y the great improve
ments now Progr IS ng. Il i, in my dpnlo1 due
from the friends o. tie polly, 10 me people at
large, that some evld e SHOULD betgtv n Of a
/ prudent regard tor the credit OF the Stale and
some assurance afforded thai in reasonable time
return viii be made 10 the GOLFERS OF The Coin
mon@ealth for the lmmenseTsums already e2pen-
I, ded Mach Apprehension has been felt in sUme
portions of the State as to the policy ipursaedlby
the legislature for the last few years, 10 sppro-
prialing money out OF the4tteasary Tor Numerous
Inferior works OF Internal Improvement il has
I been thought by some reeklpss and extrayagant,
and hence II has been impossible 10 Concentrate
the energies Of the State ukon any we'll devised
n,,J gstft3 - I'D AZ
rolIcy that h4s been putsust, and 10 lis friends
4 10 state thar Comparative j small sums haze bpen
4 expended upon wild OF useless schemes Tkos5
appropriations for what arg termed mud turn
4 pixies WHICH at first sight appeared the most un
wise, have proved very much the reverse. 1t il
true, few Of them pay a dividend in the form OIL
tolls in tie lraasurM butishe Increased value.
given to lands ID the re. oath Eli whtchmany
Of them pass furnishes pal man, ii fund an tax
alton, which, in many, instances far dAcepds The
interest on the sums expended IN tteif ConSl fuc-
ton. Ii is not matter OF vital Importance to
the public whether an inpesl meni p4ys a; good
return in tolls, from The al upon which It is
expended, or in taxes from The lands rendered
valuable by its construction But this species Of
appropriation should not be terminated and il
there remain interior works et to be undertaken,
\ they may be postponed for Tie present, without
Ndetriment TO any interest Whatever, and with
great benefit to the treasury.
rs essential toitHe interests Oh the ota'e, ~
pecunary point o. Vltw' lh4' NE "hoitl setJecs
oe ueroegny 'tnou. ~
mehts may CONS &,
be brought upon the credit 81 the State Either
would be alike fatal 10 our great enterprises ana
both are therefore 10 be mos sedulously avoided
The policy which has+hereotore controlled the
action Of the Legislature, in onributing 70 works
Of improvements has looked Ia Their to the benefit
TO be derived from INCREASED popaia 'lgn AUG en-
haneed valae oilands, than y returns IN NE pfm
OF tol to the treasury ltR wisdom \ heP0lI-
cy stands luily vlndlcaeh " Inc reeeIl a-Sts
ment Of lands tine couhmpnHealih Wien SHOWS
all increase ofSJweniy nine ahd-a hal} pr cent.
upon our entire landed property during The last
Twelve yeafss-or an aggregate lntreass 's NE
va'ue OF real estate aohe',safce 1885, y '7o $40
1lo welle ,hetqere ase between o tue aSfssen's
=" ~ ana 1920 Many - oeo ~ " ~
re S,ata x is3olsyas Is3pt 500 e7S. IN 1888 it
No. sa1l aam 5os and n $50 il Il Sl74 $50.
We Var
wmaeh ftiuws ~ u MI love.
80, ~ hean',n opers,ioR eoual to The whole
iacraosa Am ;nd H., cen wears piior 10 thai
,,,ns This rssult has Dc en- owing chiefly to The
,nnulse imoarled 10 tie nl:usgts lt.ttle State by
Ike faci1ities wI{eh her pub!le works have aifGrd
Cd ~ nnr cltizens for Transporting lher produce
u market Portions ofour couatry which. tas enty
wears ago. we're scarcely inkabHed, areIndw thiek
" settled. well rultiyated and prosperous A
TAX nayin tupd has bten thus provided, which
Will constitute through alb time valuable addi
non 10 The peIInant nd eapllal OF tie common
wealth
Raj nolwithstandfnG the uutoubted benefits
|. vb1rh~bave Inns acefued 10 the Stale sal, a
sannd ind ikdicIou. policy Il quffes that We should
.h.tsin ,,n il, {u1,b.,r 10 inter-
nal lmproyement, EXCEPT snch as are absolutely
uece.sarysor tile completion OF the great lines
that are begun anf 10 progress We should take
such measures 10 pressing coward theSe INES as
would speedily ensure a return from me capital
invested in their construction. The PLets ndke
a right to expect this, a we are bound 70 usnl
10 reasonable ap expectation To act on.plish
this end our resources should be iipsbanded with
the greatest pans, and the credit Of the State
.,...E..,e9 ana STRENGTHENED bvf every Il cans in
.ss.,,a.
2, ha,nv n assnre u a Of an awakening Oh
X. 1919 ~ liz 6sTet$ 81 the eoInlnntl.
/ ,naafIb NOON Iii, snbiecl Indeed. Nirsluia has
swatsns5 - suddenly g The advantages OF her
o,,,rra ,h,cai ifioY, tnI secnfju5 the Westera
sr.js ,ta, sba ,sEin DANGER of fosilu them by The
20 ,-srnass II diFsarerr pn,erorises to grasp the
4 commerce mat awaits them Local Jealousies
and rival sehenes threaten Ill divide her energies
distract her councils. andiretard 10 s6riuas ex.
toni. ne comnletion Of her IMPORTANT lines oi
4 trans,or,ation M conflict in reality exists, Of
con. sv,s, .befween The pteat lines OF connexEon
,,;,h IL W., n-oisctqd ,v.s, h,,r terri,ury Or
so.ons,a,s II Lii IS ffi.oa here As has been
s,,,d alsa,s he,al thar rhs conpletia, III any o.
Il ,hsFo,o,.,ssd ,n,nroye carry alcnt will
II ibe necessity 81 completing the others also, il