The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-21

100000. This great Increase in popu-
lation has cast additional burdens up
on the State. which was her duty to
meet. Having brought to this ter
ritory the investment of capital and
increase OF population. the State
would not be worthy of the name If
| She failed toprovide for the safety and
for the care OF the unfortunate ones
who properly become the wards of
the State
state institutions.
The increased demands upon the
State have been met by the progress
sIve policy OF the Republican party.
From the formation of the state until
1871. the Republican party was
in power. During that period the
following public institutions were es-
tabllshed: The Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Asylum. the Weston Insane
Asylum, the state University, three
normal schools, Huntington. West
Liberty and F'airmonD, and the state
Pcn!tentiary at Moundsville.
During the last eleven years of Re
publican adm Illustration the follow
Ing additional public institutions were
stablshed: The Keyser Preparatory
School, three miners hospitals (Fair-
mont, McKendree and welch), the
West Virginia Asylum at Hunting
ton, the Capitol Annex at Charles
ton. the Bluedeld CoIored Institute,
for which 5000 had been prev
lousy appropriated. Girls Industrial
School at Salem and the Colored Or
phans' Home at Huntington. A State
Humane Society has also been found
ed.
During the quarter of a century OF
Democratic control, seven new instI-
tutions were established, namely, the
Boys Reform School, three Normal
Schools, (Gleuville, Athens and
Shepherdstown) the Second Hospital
for the Insane at Spencer, the Pre-
the West Virginia ColOred Institute.
The capitol building at Charleston
was also erected.
Eighteen years of Republican admin
istration created more than twice as
many state institutions as twenty
five years democratic administers
ton.
The history of the expenditures for
public institutions for the last twelve
years under Republican rule. is
briefly as follows:
Industrial Homo for Girls at Sa-
Iem, 100000 in maintenance and
buiIdinEs;the Miners Hospital, $780,
goo in ten years; the West Virginia
Asylum at Huntington, S65O.O00; the
capitol annex ABOUT SGObsUVVs IHG
* oyscr Preparatory school. $l75,O00.
Inthc last two years there has been
expended on the three Miners hos
pitaIs and on the Mine Inspection
Department for the safety and health
of the miners, S23o,752, which with
the appropriation of the previous two
years. brings the total up TO about
100000, for the four years of Cow
ernor Dawson's administration. Dur
ing the MacCorkle administration
$17.G5O was expended in that work
In the Department of Agriculture
during Governor MacCorkle's admin
istration but $4,000 was expended
for the benefit OF the farmers of the
state. During Governor Dawson's adj
minIsrraIon $s5,425 was expended I'M
the department.. During the four
Years OF Governor Whites admins
trntion there was expended for brick
and mortar out of the state treasury
over 100000 in tho construction
of public institutions. Thrcc mag
indecent buildings We're constructed
and other improvements made to the
State University, commenced under
Governor Atkinson. but completed
and paid for under Governor White. |
The Eeyser Preparatory SCHOOL,
was built. Tho shepherdstown school
which was burned down, was rebuilt
in larger and better form. At the