The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

stltutions or avenues Of work for the
State. The institutions that they have
established are, the Keyser Rrepara.
tory School; the three Miners Hos.
pltais at Fairmont, McKendree ana
Weleh; the West Virginia Asylum at
Huntington, which has one Of the most
magnificent groups Of buildings Ii, the
State; the Capitol Annex at Charles.
ton which represents an expenditure
Of nearly quarter Of million dol.
lars; the Girls Industrial School at
Salem, which now has four buildings:
she Rtuefeld coIored Institute (for
which $4,000 had besn previously
appropriately; and in addition, there
has been established the Humane So.
ciety, on which the state is expendinq
$4,000 year, and the c2Iored or.
phans' Home on WItiah $1,000 snnual.
~ ia now being expended.
W'SAT THESE 3aVE COST.
The Industrial Hope for Girls at sa-
lem, since It was founded, has had
sa7ent snit nearly $2oa,o6o.0o IN main.
tenarce and buildings.
The Miners Hospitals since they
have heen founded, have had expend-
Erdc6then1 s4so, 10000 in ten years. /.
on the West Virginia Asylum at
Rantlnssepa since that was created
md faaRds5 til6s years a tfe. as.
ppblio3n party has expended about
tse5oooo.oo.
The Capitol Aaaex at Charleston
has had expended onsit about a guar.
Ter Of million dollars.
There has been expended on the
Kcyser Preparatory School, which was
founded In 1902, in six years, on the
buildings, equipment and maintenance,
st75ooo.oo.
In the last two years there has been
expended on the three Miners Hos,
pltals and the Mine Inspection Depart.
ment, mainly for the safety and the
health of the miners Of the state.
$23o,752.oo; and the appropriations
for the previous two years bring the
total up to approximately S4oo,ooo.oo
for the four years Of Governor paw.
son's administration. The Democratic
party under Governor MaecorkIe's ad.
imintstration spent for that work, dur.
ling his entire term Of four years, $17,.
ssoooI
The Department Of Agriculture Il
another example. During Governor
Maecorkl&a adnanlstratpen Of four
years the total expenditure for che
farmers Of this state through this de.
psrtment was sto, 10000; during four
! years Of Governor paWson's admins.
tration the Republicans have expend,
ed for the farmers Of this state in
this department ss5,4a5.oo.
The Banking Department Is self sus.
tanning. Under Governor Maecorkle,s
administrator they spent s2.soo.oo and
under Governor pawson's admlnIstra,
tion, the Republicans expended s1s.
z25.oo and we now have one Of the
best banking laws in the Union.
! During the four years Of Governor
White, there was expended for brick
and mortar, out Of the state Treas
ury, the sum Of over one million dol
lars for public Institutions. There are
the three magnificent buildings and
other great improvements at the Uni
jversity commenced under Governor
Atklnson's administration, but com
pleted and paid for under Governor
White; the Keyser School, created an 1
built; the ShepherdstoWn Norma
School. which was burned down, wa.
rebuilt In enlarged and spIendit
form; the Penitentlary, with its new
4 chapel and dining hall and other i'm
ProNements, new auoirions OF farm ant
new steel cells, a new Woman,s depart
rtent represents an expenditure ii
the past eight years approximately q
$3oc,ooo,oo, Of which 100000 wa
A by appropriation during .eoVerne
Whites term. There was built al in,
Il celored institute one Of the larsss
buildings which is known as thi
Trades Building. on the Capitol Al
mex s7oooo,co had been expended 81
the foundation. appropriated unae
Governor Atklnsens but 10 slrIsk th
buildIns made the total cost III dat
nearly \ quarter 81 i milton deilarSS
There were Two Buildings a Hunting
ion costing acIccc.co and ineludini
. the power houro piank and ether In.