Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-17
Must Enlarge Its Income and
Its Expenditures or Take a
Backward Step
UNIVERSITY NEEDS ARE MANY
Other Educational and the Charitable
Institutions Must Have Funds to
Carry Work Forward-charses of
Extravaganza Refuted by Appropri-
ations Figures Of Last Legislature.
to rines-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 1.-THE question
Of whether Iowa is big state or
little state. and whether or not the state
ought to greatly enlarge its income ana
expenditures has been raised anew by
the events Of the week at the state
university. The report of the president
of the board shows that great deal OF
the progress which has been going on
at the state university under the more
liberal policy of the state administra-
ton the past half dozen years has been
abandoned of necessity from lack OF
funds. The actual needs of the uni
versity have outrun it's income. The
same is true at Ames. 1t is also true
that at some of the various other state
institutions halt has been called IN
the work of upbuilding. simply because
Iowa is not sufficiently large, pros
porous state to warrant continuance OF
the work 1t is needless to state that
the effort which has been made to
show that the state has been eXtraya-
CANT in recent years and its money Is
wasted, finds no countenance at the
state university or in the vicinity Of
institutions that are doing good work.
All state officials agree and leading
members of the legislature all say that
there should be more liberal appropri-
ations for the state university. the
state college and similar institutions.
and that it is unfortunate that the
state Is not in a position now to give
these Institutions all that they de-
serve. The askings Of the. colleges
We're reduced by the legislature, but
not more SO than of other institutions.
The board of control was more moder-
ate the last session in what was asked
than ever before, and yet its budget
was mercilessly cut.
The total of askngs from the legis-
lature, as, shown by bills actually in
troduced and in support of which good
arguments could be made, was over
$3,337,000. Some of these items were
estimated by the appropriations COM
mittees, as for instance the cost of the
proposed twine plant and the cost OF
the state marshal program. When the
budget was completed it showed an all
lowance of $1,656,336 as the total Of
appropriations for two years commence
ing the first of next month.
This sum includes all that the state
Legislature had any control over 1t
includes all the permanent increases in
allowance or salaries. The increase in
expense allowance at the colleges and
the soldiers home and deaf school will
continue as these are permanent. The
total of increase in salary allowances,
for positions in the state capitol, about
which a good deal of fuss was made by
the mischief makers. amounts to So
900 year and it affects some eight or
ten different positions. Some small
and allowances in the omnibus bill
in addition to this, A dozen years ago
state salaries were cut to a hard times
basis, and they have not yet been
brought back to a basis of reasonable
prosperity
The general assembly does not have
control Of all the money of the state.
The appropriations indicated are all
that can be affected. The state will
use substantially eight and a half mill
lion dollars in the next biennial period,
the major portion of the same being
expended under laws which have been
on the statute books for many years.
The last legislature appropriated ST.
650,000. and of this $1,4o0,00O goes to
the state stitutions-education
charitable. penal and corrective. The
fixed or statutory expenses Of the
state institutions under the board of
control increase at the rate of nearly
s125,000 year because of the increase
of persons cared for and by other rea-
sons for which the state officials are
in no wise responsible. Two new state
institutions have been added in recent
years. both expensive. Then it is a
matter of history that the work of re-
building .and building in more perman-
ent form commenced under the present
administra ton has not yet been COM
pleted.
Senator Maytag has, on request. fur
nished a list showing the total askings
of each and every bill which came be-
fore the appropriations committees at
the last session, with a statement of
what was allowed and appropriated. II
shows that the askings were enormous
and that considering the actual neels
of the. state the legislature was eco
nomical in every way. This statement
of appropriations follows:
State Institutions and Property.
Asked. Allowed.
Board of control
budget .s1,o5o.oOo 1901 $50
Historical building 100000 40,3o0
Residence governors $4,000
Capitol walks and
steps 49,. ........ $4,000 $4,000
Purchase lots near
capitol ......... $4,000
tuberculosis hospi-
tail 10000 100000
Woman's refor1na.