Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-14
THE TIME HAS COME TO Do SOME THINKING.

County Judge BuShey made significant remark at the
meeting held at the court house the other day to devise ways
and means to finish the county road into the Gold Greek
mining district
he sad the state and educational taxes this year were the
arrest ever collected In Marion county,
Then he added; And next year they will be higher.
Marion county cash basis has no floating OF Donded
DEBT and this year had the lowest levy Of any county IN ne
Willamette valley, ~ , T.
Figures lust published show that the state government tor
the next two years will cost upwards OF four and hall mlon
dollars. .oooooo -,
to this if sustained by a popular vote, an
The people who have nothing 10 do but pay the taxes VIII De
interested in knowing what their hired men have been laying
out for them in the shape Of work for the future.
Usually the hired man takes Specfc amount ana What tne
farmer agrees TO pay him.
But in our state legislature the hired men take what they
please and also say how the farmer shall spend his money
Once in while the farmer misses lot OF calves and other
stuff and finds the hired men have added little 10 ne per-
QuSteS on the side lines 10 90 10 the circus with
Then the farmer is glad he is permitted to live on the old
place.
automobiles 60 wzzng and honkg along the roads he builds
In the meantime the farmer doing cuSSng inwardy
he secretary OF state force has completed condensed
statement OF the appropriations OF the recent legislature show
ing the total TO have been S39l4,93938
But there are number OF permanent taxes levied by former
legislatures not included in this.
The figures would have gone considerably over the tour
million mark had not been for items that could not be counted
among the expenditures of this biennial PERIOD and that
These are the appropriation of $4,000 for amoeS for the
National Guard only $4,000 of which applies at this time and
an appropriation of 100000 for the eastern Oregon insane
asylum which will be voted on in 1870 and which cannot be
counted in this biennial period,
During the biennial period ending December 81, 1909 there
was expended the administration OF state business from the
REGULAR state funds provided for specific purposes, the Of
S37886ll4,
During the present two years this sum will be over S4OOOOO
making the total cost OF the state government about four and
a halt millions,
Following the statement prepared of appropriations for
l909-l0
Agents for apprehension, etc. of criminals IS 100000
Agricultural institutes ---------- 5O0000
Agricultural societies ------------------- 93,94o40
Assessment and taxation, commission OH 2000000
Bounty en- certain wild animals ---------- 4000000
Bank examiner ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 200O000
Bmeau of labor statistics, etc---- 6O4i28|
Board OF CONTROL expenses OF Ot------------. 200G0O
Canals and locks around willamette falls }0O0000OI
Capitol building and grounds -------------- ll482020|
Code and general laws ------------- 2500000
Crater Lake road construction ----------- l000000O
Desert land board, expenses of ----------- 400000
Education, department OF Observation-Disclosures l3l0000
Educational Institutions
Normal schools 7QO0 n Isl
Oregon institute for blind ------ 29O4OO0I
Oregon school tor deaf muteS ------- 120000OOl
State agricultural college ------------- 366OO0OOI
University OF Oregon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2500000OI
Electors OF president and vice president 200O0I
EeemoSynary Institutions
Baby home AT Portland ------- 6OOO OOI
Boys and Girls Aid Society - 1OOOOOOI
Florence Cdttenon Refuge Home for Women 16l835l
Oregon Soldiers Home --- 30OOOOOl
Oregon state insane asylum ------ 76685445l
Orphans and toundIngS ---------------- 12000O0l
Pauon Rome ----77---------------- 1000000I
Poor support of nonresident - 60O000I
State institution for feeble minded d-- 13i5O0OOl
Wayward girls 140O0OOl
Executive department --- l8QOO00l
EXPOSITION A,-Y,-P P------------------ 25OOOO0I
Equalization, temporary board of - 5OOO00I
ich riac daOaFt Imam Of = 10 Orl