The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-07
GOVERNOR CRAWFORD
DELIVERS MESSAGE
Advises Rigid Economy Until
the State Wipes Out
Present Indebtedness.

With the administration Of state affair
during the two wears which he ha
served the people. closing his work ii
an executive capacity with the presen
tation OF his message. which is her
given in part:
In II young and growing commonwealth
like South Dakota, each succeeding SEES
sion of the Legislature is pressed hard b
the representatives of Its institutions an
the growing demands of It's officers, a
well as by the needs of it's people, for in
creased appropriations. Two years ag,
The legislature, in response TO insiSten
and jealous appeals. based in most case
upon actual merit. increased the appro
priations considerably above those mad,
uring the four years proceeding.
To comply with the vote of the peopl'
at the preceding election. the last leGisla
ture also authorized and directed tn,
state board of assessment und ~equaliZa
ton at its annual August meeting in 1907
to levy a tax of one and one-fourth mill!
on each dollar Of the assessed valuation
OF all taxable property in the state fol
the purpose of establishing, installing
maintaining and operating a hard fiber
Irvine and cordage plant at the state peni.
Tertiary ut Sioux Falls, and ii authorized
the state board of assessment to levy 8
deficiency tax of 2 mills in 1907 and q de.
ficiencY tax OF , mills in 1908.
To provide for the payment of the gen.
eral appropriations for ordinary current
expenses OF the state administration. the
state board levied a state tax of 2 mills
in each of the years 1867 and 1908, and also
levied an additional mill in 1867 and an adj
ditional mill in 1908 to provide for detic-
iencies in revenues; and in l907,-as direct
ed by the legislature-it levied one and
one-fourth mills for the installation of a
Irvine plant at the penitentiary. making
the total levy of state taxes for 1850. foul
and ope-fourth mills, and for 1908, three
mills. While the above appropriation
We're reasonably necessary, and the state
appears to nave received full value fol
the money e~XDpnua6 the end of the fiSra
year, June 20, 1908. shows an increased
deficit which must be provided for by a
deficiency levy in 1909, and it is the duty
of this legislature to firmly hold the ap-
preparations within a limit that viii en-
able the state to keep its expenditures
Wlthln ITS income, and pay its outstanding
warrants.
This shows an increase in our floating
indebtedness during the year Just closed
of $2G0. 02B.0 600. > However if the coming
session VIII carefully consider all requests
lions OF all kinds, Use reasonable judg-
ment for allowance for maintenance, we
shail, IN a very short time, pay up all in
d~ebtedness and be on q cash basis. Surely
his private business. will plan on the ex-
penditure of more than his possible in
come.
New Demands Ahead.
me heads of the several educational
and penal and charitable institutions. in
GLIDING the Soldiers home and the. boards
or control, special appropria-
tions amounting in the aggregate 20 more
tnan a million dollars, not iEclualng the
amounts recommended by the state capt.
toi commission as necessary to enable il
TO complete the erection. furnishing ana
equipping Of the half completed building.
Inc specials recommended include s345 :
600 for the university: $4,000 for the nn,.-
NAL at Aberdeen; $1,000 for the school of
mines SllS5.Io for the college of agric,Il-
s y and mechanic arts at %Brookings.
Mo MI IL rs n lnff1nn ~ T-I. 49,
Tor the normal at Spearfish: $50. 500 for the
asylum for the blind at Gary: 500 500 for
me t, = for the insane at Yankton;
field: sI5,G0n for the penitentiarv al sionx
Faifs;. sie.eD for the Soldiers home al
Hot Springs, and $4,000 for the traininp
sciool at flanktnston. | do not wish to
be understood as maintaining thai these
new buildings will not some day be nee
essary. but | do say that to ask of this
legislature that it-so soon after the In
urhi ap5tp~rpppsiation of two years ago, and
WINE IL mas the burden of providing for
stne completion and furnishing of the new
caplloi building on it's aIsa
: meet THESE demands for special appro-
= 40 Is 10 ask of II what is unreas-
oilapie and impossible, under the cirerrn.
stances.
For Capitol Completion.
the state must still raise an additional
avn VI " siooVU TO fully complete, furnish
ana an equip the new capitol building and
AANS oiiA idIIuSCaDG The prOlfnHcN
for this purpose 1t still owns a. Al anras
OF land. most OF which cannot he sold fo,
q number of years without substantial
a no meet MS emergency. the capitol
COMMISSION recommends that the lni,aed
appropriation Of 100000 from tho pars,ai
Iund mode by the legislature Of 1ST7 fo..
me nnia nscai years 1905 and 1909. be D
"a naa,mnasn by TINS legislature In exactly the
same manner and mad available fo,. TIC
Mscal Years 1910 n 1911; and further that
snls legislature authorize the sala 81
n n%vW IN capitol building bonds to run for
pald out of a regular sinking find 10 ha
Telmbursed, however, out of the n1oceeSs
a. ..is : i, saie OF PUBLIC building lands when.
ever the same can be sold VIII hn,,t ,,,noa
essaTy loss to the state.
Let II be under stood thar tha o,,i4a,
coInln,sslon has not committed itsaif ~
a q b hsan as yet. The landseaplng should
pc out or proportion to the aha 10 ~ -
ane building; and regard must he hsd forr
s eos san ! DO not believe that more thar
tits n,,r pn sso'o9o should be expended for
sle srsalest care n the closest scr,,fin,,
,.ar asss NC proposed involving lavish ex.
t ps,,aoit M upon the grounds out Of Keeping
4erectsd. and out of keeping with the
state 3 nflances n its duties fnv.a ~ NJ
other institutions Entrusted to It's care is
assessment and Taxation.
e discussion of the condition ar ,ha
connected with the buiiainr ~ gIbnpeases
sapatoi, also the appropriation az n,,hI,s
moneys, leads TO a Consideration g,Apilc
sss.snl oI assessment and taxation ~
Lnne the law passed by the ieois,at,.n
OF ISvI, relating to the assessment ~ tun
~ =, q the property OF railway ta,a-
grapns telephone, express ana slaepin rs
COMPANIES. the state board OF assesss,ant
i e pssn apie TO procure much asiditsnnai
rilviitatlon regarding the yalue az fba
n upsalA q AWAY n other public say
ssaes corporations in the state. ana 10 NJ
~ g. s.e terminals and structures ~ ~.
~ ~ Ks situated within the nm
~ Y Incorporated cities and towns TN
one. ss5s4 inosl excellent
4 heartily agree with the ontarnin. y. y
treasurer an the advocacy ofsa * ~ saase
sIng -Sdfon-partlsan, appointive Inv 1917
MISSION The proposed amendinanfsto th.
Sonstltution, submitted toatha vnYa,.s hs
NY iast legislature hi rejected hv thar,
mig m. IN view q change In the organic Ian
yi .ut. would permit a graduated or r,rn.
ksssslNe Ian upon incomes and inheri.
s1s a,.s a a contained some excellent provi.
Sons; Ihe fatal defect in Ii, and. tho an
which undoubtedly caused i'll dafeaf .,as
sIne proposed removal OF the limit AZ taras
leyled for stEtE5purposes to- fsvn ,nilis *
ordinary expenses and Srnx,,,5css 7,
lekfslatiyn authority for daficiencv ia,,ias
10 Feno this limit woUid Is q iStsf ] Il
Ine ArQpQSal to permit subieefS Tar few
ntfon# classified and raunfiinr III
aSKood one.
This who'll subject IL one 81 sueh Is,
careful Investigations ana WORK fbat I =
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