The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-14
Tax on Coal, Oil and Gas is
Urged for Raising
More Revenue.
THE 4 sE OPTION LAW
And Submission Of Amend
nlent or a Statute to Pro-
hibit Liquor Traffic.

q CHARLESTON. Jan. 14-The reg
llar biennial message of Governol
Dawson to the Legislature in regular
session was submitted today. 1t i:
lengthy, covering 67 printed page.
and touches on numerous subjects
dealing with the more important a,
length.
The receipts and expenditures OF
the State for the last two years are
given in tahulated form, showing tina,
the balance OF the State fund IS
over $1,000 more at the end of last
year than two years ago.
The recommendations of the state
tax commissioner for the collection
of more money for state purposes are
endorsed. ana 1t is urged that there
should he an amendment to the Con-
stitntlon giving power to tax certain
properties and TO exempt infant in
dustrles for brief period from tax
alton, such as new railroads, which
do not make their operating expenses
for the first two or three years. Tax
alton of leaseholds is urged as we'll
us production tax on coal, gas and
oil.
Conservation of National Resources.
The recommendation made by the
commission on the conservation OF
national resources are approved by
the governor and commended for
favorable consideration. OF the re
port the governor says in his mess
age:
1T recommends that the l.egisla-
ture enact three statutes: First. a
forest law; second. a law to check
waste of natural gas; third. 40 lessen
the waste OF by-products in the manu-
factnre of coke. The forest law
provides for state forester, with all
constables as eX-otiicio fire marshals;
authorizes the acquiring and setting
apart OF lands by the state for the
purpose OF forestry; and provides II
way 10 cooperate with private tim
her owners in the management of
their holdings. The remission of al
portion Of the TAX on cut-over lands
is impossible under the constitution
tanother argument for classification
of taxable obiects), but the Commits
sion recommends thai steps he taken
toward that end. The proposed nat
3ural gas act requires the plugging of
abandoned wells. and the saving NJ
the gas from active oil wells. Thu
proposed coke measure sets a time
live years in the future after which
the construction of by-produet ovens
only will he permitted. The report
recommends that the state cooperate
In all practical ways with the Fedora,
Government forthe protection of for.
ests and the improvement of nayi.
gable streams in West Virginia, and
suggests the advisabiSty OF furnish
Ing, at the states expense, free sites
snd rights of. way for locks, dams.
roads, and storage reservoirs"
Under the head OF Public Health
extensive reference is made. to med.
sical discovery along the line Of .tuber.
culosls and how contracted and pre.
vented, and the governor then recon.
mends the following after urging 60.
operation on. the part of every one in
The movement against the disease:
u recommend to the Legislature
the earnest consideration Of tho
pressing matter of promoting The
public health, especially as concerns
the Safeguarding OF the people
Z against The awful ravas1E of con.
SUMPTION
Pollution Of the Rivers.
Il The laws of the, STATE relating to
the pollution Of rivers are pointed
cut as %hols inadequate and ther
Viie governor submits the following
resolution adopted by the Ohio legis
latnre
lhat che governor of the State O
Ohio appoint commission Of tire,
persons, who shall serve withou
COMPENSATION, hut whose actual an,
necessary expenses shall be paid, sal,
commission to investlgate the condi
zion Of the Ohio River ,as; regards ii
pollution. and report 10 the goyerno
with recommend tions for ssich.1egis
lative action as:tfeg inlay deem wis
and necessary tina u sile goyerno
OF the State Of Ohio request the gov
errors Of the States Of Pennsylvania
West Virginia. Indiana ana Kentuck
TO appoint a similar commission 70
their respective states to confer an
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