Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-13
Friday, March I3. 1903.
MORE s600D JOBS.

MORE s600D JOBS.
The LEGISLATURE is about to end Its
work, and its day and generation shall
know it no more forever. When it
walks out of the halls where it's work
was supposed to be done 1t should, if
it merits it, hear from the people 'well
done thou good and faithful servants. y
But We doubt if we ever hear those
words when the State wakes up to a
realiz alton Of what has hal pened. 1t
is just little early to shower congrat
ulatiOns on this body, though some of
it's work can he commended There
is. however, some which Is of an ex-
tremely doubtful character. We are
again blessed with some new high sal
aried officials. Each year that body
meets new ones are added to the list
aud should this epidemic continue, it
will not be many generations before
every other man we meet will be an
official, with a salary which will jolt the
treasury every time it comes in for
payment.
The doctors. or rather the few who
tried, did not succeed in getting
special license tax law passed in their
favor, but some of them somewhere
got a nice easy job fixed up in the
shape of new officer, to be known as
Health Commissioner, an officer who
is to be appointed by the Governor and
who is to receive a salary of 1886 000)
so says the Times Dispatch, but we
learn 1t is only the pItiful sum OF
So 500, but who Is to have an assistant
at $500. There is also TO be a BAG.
teriOlo9lst at salary of $500, land
other clerks and assistants may be ap-
pointed" subject to the approval of our
new State Board of Health, which the
Legislature has so kindly given US,
the gentlemen composing which are
to receive per diem of IS per day and
travelling expenses. Altogether this
is the most costly MACHINE which has
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legislative sitting, and we feel certain
We can name before hand several of
the gentlemen who nave had a hand
in this remarkable creation, and who
will be disappointed if they do not get
positions in 1t. We would be willing
to bet money we can name the Health
Commissioner if the appointment goes
to the real push III the case, although
we can state that We never heard of
the bill until it had passed and become
a law. 1t seems to US that this is the
culmina ton of an effort of several
years to exalt certain members of the
medical profession of Virginia at the
expense OF the treasury and taxpay ers
of this State. Should our opinions be
mistaken We will apologize to the pro-
fession, or at least portion of it, very
humbly. We desire to state, however,
that had we been member OF the Gen.
eral Assembly this mill stone would |
never have been hanged about the
neck OF Virginia, without hotter |
tight than seems to have been against |
IL, and We regard 1t as the biggest job |
ever put through the Legislature at |
one sitting.
We have also another officer desig- |
mated the Estate Dairy and Food |
Commissioner" 1t will be the province
Of this salaried officer to inspect all the |
food prepared for sale, and possibly |
consumption, within the State. All of |
the butter, milk, cheese, sausage, can
fruits, preserves. apple butter, marina
lade, and possibly dried apples. Pies,
Dr cad, cakes, candies, lard, molasses,
crac kers, doughnuts. pickles, beaten
buiscuits, and other edibles must pos
sess the stamp of his approval, and woe
be unto the housewife who differs from
him in opinion as to how to boil beef,
or pork, or cabbage. Woe be unto her
who has recipe for yeast bread or
VARIES. or corn dOggers, If il should not
suit the epicurean tastes Of the State
Dairy and Food Commissioner. Ii all
this works out properly and the right
food is prescribed We fear the Health
Go mmissioner will not earn his petty
salary of So SOFAS we will soon be so
sound and we'll that no such officer will
be lesded. One thing we will say, if a
few more legislatures meet and the
same rush for new guardians be in
dulged, we need not look after our per-
sonal welfare, only our pocket books
will need to be guarded.