The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-12


free. All catarrhal diseases succumb
to educate coming generations? This. to
mE mind. Is not only improper. but It
seems to me ridiculous. 1t appears to
me that all the available funds within
our reach should be fused In educating
our present youth. Let each succeeding
generation provide for Itself. This i'm
presses me as the common sense course
to pursue. rIta 's& 80 ,saF' tt7',
I, therefore. earnestly recommcnd
your honorable body to submit TO the
people an amendment to our constitu-
ton, directing the distribution OF this
large fund, In reasonable annual In
stallmerts, until the same is consumed.
II this were done. II will Increase the
school period from one to two months
In every school district within the state
and ,srill necessarily be of great advan-
tage TO ou. children who are NOW OF the
proper age TO attend the public schools.
IMMIGRATION. y
When I consider the natural advant-
ages our state can offer to the settler In
an agricultural way, as well as In the
vastness Of our minerals and other re-
sources. I cannot but feel that we make
a mistake in not having thoroughly
equipped immigration bureau. with a
well paid Officer. In charge of the same.
We have 4 state immigration agent,
but no appropriation has hitherto been
made. either for his salarv or expenses.
and The result. is that he has been of
but little value 10 the state In inviting
settlers TO come. among u.s. notWith-
standing the fact that he has done the
best he could under the circumstances
that surrounded him. T. hope the law
will be 90 amended rs 10 render this Of
flee of real value to the state.
y STATE COMMISSIONER or REV
ENUE.
Every thinking citizen knows that
West FirElIia is annually detrauded
out of tens of thousands of dollars o.
revenue, from improper reports of her
property owners in their returns 10
county assessors. This should be REM
edied. There should be Il uniform as
sessmen.s upon all grades Of personal
property. Everyone knows that this is
not done. II can be done. and ought 10
be done. Our present law upon this
matter is ineffective, because all In
formers nre Chased as detectives ana
their rerorts meet with almost univer-
sal dlsfav8r II seems to me that the
remedy lies In the creation OF an officer
known as n state commission OF reye-
nue. whose duty 1t shall be to canvass
the state. confer with assessors and see
that all personal effects OF everD citizen
are properly assessed. Such officer can
earn ten or twenty times his salary BIZ
requiring proper returns OF personal
property to be made TO assessors for
taxation.
THE POINT PLEASANT MONu-
MENT Tl,.,' =,
In February, 1875. the sum OF $500
was appropriated for the erection of a
monument In commemoraton of tle
battle of point Pleasant. fought he
tween General Andrew Lewis anu ,he
Indians In l7ii5. During your session of
1897. a Joint resolution was passed, al.
rectlnE the governor 10 appoint three
commissioners. whose duty 1t Shall be
TO take charge OF said approximation.
and any other donations which may
have been made for that purpose. and
proceed TO construct said monument,
In accordance with said Joint resolu-
tlon. I appointed Hon. John W. Eng
iish. one Of the Judges OF the supreme
court Of appeals. lion. L. 4. Guthrie.
judge OF the Seventh judicial circuit,
and DR.. a. Il. Barbcc. OF Point Pleas
ant. as said commission. have re-,
ceived 4 report from these honorable
gentlemen. IN which they state they
have not undertaken the erection az
the monument. mainly for the season
that It Is believed that the fund al
their disposal is not large enough 40
construct such monument as they
think should be erected.
They report moreover. that the fund,
which had grown Ia S7.S4S %, was Lean
edjat per cent interest for the period
Of three years. on June ] 1896, which
was prior TO the passage Of the Joint
resolution above referred to- They fttr-
Their report that there IA an additional
FUND of between $500 and $1,000, which
ls also bearing per cent Interest.
These two amounts. adding interest.
now aggregate bout $4,000. which
amount vii. construct only an ordi-
rarT monument We q
The commissioners. In their report TO
me, suggest that nm appeal be made to
the legislatures of Virginia. Ohio and
kentucky for appropriations TO aid In
this work, for the reason Tint many Of
the descendants OF those who are en-
gagged In that important battle have
made their homes In those states.
While fully agree with the commits
sioners that the present fund Is not
sufficient 10 construct very COM
mandlng structure. yet. It seems 10 me,
that the suggestion they submit will be
very difficult to carry Into effect.
have submitted the facts to sou so
Fon can tGke such steps MS YOU may
deem proper In the premises. Peg
STATE PROPERTY At BERKELEY
SPRINGS.
unde" nm act OF the house or bur
Eesses OF Virginia, passed In ITO. the
wonderful springs ut the town OF Berk-
cicy Springs, became the property OF
the state, In trust. For solie reason,
this property has never been. properly
cared for and developed.
a law should be enacted, by which
the Intentions ind plans OF Lord Fair