The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
REVENUES ARE GREATER
THAN EVER BEFORE
Demands Are
Also Greater

AASO olCdLCI
Governor Dawson's message accom-.
panying his veto Of items in the ap.
preparation bills sheds some light in
Charleston during the last days upon
the conrSe OF things political Of the
session. Some parts Of the message
also arc matters of considerable local
interest. Here are some Of the gov.
errors comments on his vetocs.
ST. Normal Schools.
AS to the Normal schools, the ap.
preparation for this BIENNIAL period for
their support is $4,000, exceeding
the las. period by $4,000. This will
provide for better teaching force.
The building of dorm,torles at Glen,
vile and West Liberty mad to be cut
out because Of want of revenue; and
this IS sufficient reason. In the 9th.
er cutting of these individual schools
l have sought TO do 1t where It would
hurt least.
The University.
AS TO the university, ! have cut moth.
ing 70: the present year. AS to the
schools of music aud fine arts, l am
of opinion that these departments
should be made selasupporyng by
charging tuition fees. Tuition fees
should be charged also FOR the law
school and for certain other benefits
conferred there. would have cut
out oil the appropriation for cadet
books and supplies if could nave
reached these items alone. have
left in the large appropriation for tic
heating plant because this is neces.
sary, and when finished money will
be saved thereby.
Fertilizer Tags.
The item of s1.5sG.56 to pay the
American Agricultural company for
loss of tags, is dlsapproved because
first, 1t is an appropriation which does
not appropriate by reason of the pro.
viso tnat 1t IS to be paid out of funds
arising from the sale Of tags by the
experiment station. This claim WIS
before the legislature or 1906 and was
not allowed. investigation of this
claim las begun by a committee OF
the board of regents or the universit,
in 1906. but the claimants Withdrew
their account before the committee OF
the board.
Question of veracity.
Why they withdrew 1T resolves l.,
self into a question of. verac,ty be-
tween the officers Jf the experiment
station and the Agriculture company.
The experiment station people claim
the Withdrawal was made because the
Agriculture company people found THAI
evidence would he submitted show.
ing that their claim could not be sus.
tanned. On the other hand the Agri.
culture company p:opIe claim that
they withdrew from the investigation
because they had the promise of as.
sistance from the legislature, and BE-.
cause the director OF the experiment
station said he could not reissue thu,
tags wen II orderd 10 80 so by tho
board of regents. have no doubt
that 81. Alexander who represents
this company. believes that mis- claim
is honest and Just; but IN the hearing
before me. which for want OF time.
was very incomplete. some doubt was
thrown upon the claim; and for this
reason, and because the appropriation
ts probably ineffectual. have disap,
proved the item, but have requested
the president of the board or regents
to MARE a thorouen investigation OF
the claim and make repor, to me.
A Square Deal.
want to see this company have a
fair. square deal in the matter
Their claim is that these fertilizer
tugs. which they bought at the ex
pertinent station, we're destroyed in
the great fire in Baltimore, in 1901
ana they put up pretty strong case
- prove this fact. But in all these
cases the State mus, INSIST on proofs
beyond reasonable couot In order
to protect itself: bu, while this Ia
true, the State must oe gust. there