The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-24
GAMBLERS MESSAGE
SHOWS THE STATE TO BE IN PROS
PEROUS CONDITION.
NO STATES CREDIT HIGHER.
BUT THERE ARE REFORMS TO BE
INSTITUTED.

Euch COuuty SnOutu ne ftequireu 10
Contribute to the support of the
SchoOIs-Thc Pension Burden-Tax-
alton Not Now Upon Just and
Equitable Basis-Twenty Counties
Support the State Government and
InstitutiOns-Sundry Recommends
tiOns Touching Public Affairs.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 2S.-The following
is the message of Gov. Allen d. Can
dler, read in the Legislature to-day;
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives: 1t is gratifying to be abe
to greet the representatives of the peo-
pie under auspices so favorable. The
paralysis and stagnation in every
branch of business which blighted the
prosperity of our beloved common
wealth for seven years, has happily
passed away and our people are enjoy
ing degree of prosperity unknown
for a generation. The seasons have
been fruitful and our planters and far
mers are receiving fair prices for the
products of their toll. Manufactures of
various kinds. but especially of cot
ton goods, have sprung up in every
part of the state, and are, in most
cases. yielding fair remuneration to
those whose enterprise and money
have inaugurated them, while they are
furnishing steady employment and
comfortable living to tens of thousands
of our people who otherwise would be
| idle and in many instances a charge
upon the counties. Our mines are be-
ing worked more extensively and more
! profitably than for many years past.
| Our railroads, representing about
! $iO,OOO,OO0 and mileage of more than
| 5000 miles, are with few exceptions
! doing reasonably we'll, and under the
Just supervision of a wise Railroad
! Commission, that friction between the
roads and the people which existed a
few years ago, has happily disappeared
| and harmony and good will prevail be-
tween them. Our banking capital has
largely increased and almost, if not
| quite all, of our banks, are believed to
| be in a safe and prosperous condition
| our merchants, as well in the country
as In the city, snare in the prosperity
| OF the branches of business on which
they depend for support, and the
| masses OF our people are more nearly
! out of debt than at any time in forty
| years.
he taxable values of the property
! OF the state has increased SAB, 100000 in
the last three years, and the credit Of
no state in the Union is better than
that OF Georgia, she having had no diff
ieuity IN borrowing to pay arrearages
que her teachers up to the limit pre-
scribed in the constitution, and the re-
markaoly low rate of per cent. per
annum, ana this, too, from her own
banks, not dollar having been bor-
rowed outside of her own borders.
Official Reports.
| For full and detailed information as
to the opera tions of the several de-
partments. or the state government, and
concerning the various institutions of
the state, ! refer you to the reports
OF the heads of departments and of
| the boards of trustees and boards of
visitors herewith transmitted to YOU.
Suffice 1t to say here that each depart
ment OF the state government has been
| ably and faithfully conducted, and all
| OF our institutions-the university with
all its branches, the Academy for the
Blind and the School for the Deaf, are
al doing good work for the state. The
state Sanitarfum, our greatest charity
in the support of which we expend
more than we do in the maintenance
| OF the legislative, executive and Judi
| clal departments of the government of
| the commonwealth, is admirably and
| economically managed, and is caring
Tor more than $500 unfortunate citizens
| OF the state. The university is In a
| more vigorous condition, and is il is
| believed, doing better work and is more
literally patronized than ever before
| In its history. The new buildings for
| which provision was made at your last
| session at the university and at the
sanitarium are in course of construc-
tion, those at the university rapidly
approaching completion. those at the
! sanitarium not so rapidly, but 1t is to
be hoped that they will be pushed to
| speedy completion, so as to accom-
| modate large number of unfortun-
| mates now confined in the common jails
for want Of room in the sanitarum.
To the report and recommends
| tions of the Prison Commission, and
that of the Commissioner of Pensions,
/ desire to call special attention. since
| experience has demonstrated that
amendments of the laws under which
they operate on the lines indicated In
their reports are necessary.
Condition of the Treasury.
From the reports of the controller
general and the treasurer herewith
submitted, 1t will be seen that the to-
tai receipts at the treasury for the
fiscal year ending on the 30th day of
September were $3,S04, 1856, and the to-
tai disbursements for the same period
were $3,489,619. The amount of cash
In the treasury on the 30th of Sep
tember was $730,722. OF this amount
100000 was sinking fund. and s444. POS
was money derived from the sale of
public property, and is not available
for general purposes. Hence the actual
cash in the treasury available for gen.
eral purposes September 80, was 1885,
514
The total of all appropria tions from
the state treasury made at the last
session of the General Assembly, in
cludfng $4,000 to pay pensions to In
digent widows of deceased Confederate
soldiers is SO. 1860 The total esti-
mated receipts of the treasury from
all sources at the maximum rate of
taxation allowed by the tax act for the
present year will be 1886. 900. Thus II
will be seen that the appropriations
exceed the income OF the state by $14O.-
900. IL pensions are to be paid for the
present year TO the INDECENT widows
Of deceased soldiers.
But the appropriation of $4,000 for
the public printing fell short by 50, 200
OF being sufficient to meet the demands
upon IL: the appropriations for pen
sions fell short s5.720. and that for con-
tingent expenses, $1,000 These three
items aggregating nearly $1,000 must
be added to the $4,000 deficiency,
which gives us a total deficiency OF
| $4,000 for the present year, II pensions
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