The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-15
GOVERNOR CRAWFORD
DELIVERS MESSAGE
Advises Rigid Economy Until
the State Wipes Out
Present Indebtedness.

reting Of the W. houses OF the ieEis-
nature today Governor Crawford sub
Tnltted his SECOND biennial message 10
brth bodies in Joint seNsi1n. dealing
with the admins ration % state affairs
daring the lv0 years whtCh ne has
served the people. chstnS LIS work il
an eSeSut5T" capacity @sth the presrt~
fatiou OF his message. which 10 here
given TN part.
In a y~uag ard growing crw4msn wealth
the Sp-th Dakota. each succeeding sss~
stor Of the YES stature !. pressed hars by
The representatives af Sis Institutions and
THE growing demands 90 tts ofaceFs. as
weil as by TIC needs Of It's people, for su-
creased appropriations Two years aga
the tegssiasUre. tn response 10 gas4stenf
and x~@aig1s appeals. based ia most cases
upon aCfus4 u1Wrtt. Increased Tire agpFos
rrtatioas considerably above those made
during the feug years proceeding
To comply wIth th~ vote OF th~ p~1rie
at the preceding esaetioa. the last t~gisin-
ture also authorized ard directed the
state board Of assessment and eagaIfxA-
ton ~ is annual August meeting In 1870.
10 levy q tax - cu@ aad o~ne~soarsh mills
on each dollar Uf the assessed valuation
81 all taxable property la the state for
the purpos. OF establishing. Installing.
maintaining amd operating a bard dhsr
Irvine ahG e0rdage plant at the state p~at~
tentsarY at Sioux Falls. ard II authorized
the state board ~ assessment TO levy q
deficiency tax at : mills In tsss aud q de-
ici-ncy tan of : naslAH In $50
To provide for the payment OF the gen
eraf appropriations for ordinary current
expenses OF tire state administration. the
state board levied . state tar of . mills
in each OF the years iaT and ft1M sad also
levied an additional mill In 1907 ard an Ad-
dttional MIL I'm ls~ to provide fer defsc-
tenc!es I'm revenues: and la ls"5.-as direct
Ell by the segtstature-it levied one ard
one~fogrth mills for the installation Of .
twine plant at the penitentiap, making
the total levy OF state taxes for isT. four
and oae-foaFth mills. and for fss three
mills While the above appropriation
were reasonably necessary. and the state
appears 10 have received full value for
the money expended. the end Of the nscai
year. June 20. 1874. shows an Increased
detcat which must he provided for by .
deficiency levy Ia 1853 and II f. the duty
~ this legislature 10 nrrnly hold the APP
preparations within a limit that wiiI en-
able the state To- keep It's expenditures
within iis income, and pay its outstanding
warrant
indebtedness during the year Just closed
| uf s2oh, n20. However. II the corn
ing session will carefully consider ali
requests for new buildings and special
appropriations OF all kinds. use reaSona-
Bile Judgment for allowance Tor raatnte.
nance, We shall, in a very short time. pay
up All Indebtedness and be on "A cash
basis, Surely no prudent man. In this
Management OF his private business, viii
plan on the expenditure OF more than his
/ possible income
New Demands Ahead.
The heads of the several educational
and penal and charitable institutions. in
Guiding the soldiers home and the boards
OF control. recommend special ~appropria-
tions amounting i'm the aggreRato TO
more than a million dollars. not including
the amour recommended by the state
capitol commission as necessary To en-
able IL To complete the erection. furnish
ing and %eduipping OF the half completed
The specials recommended include
$~3ab.Ooe for the university sso. 600 for
the normal at Aberdeen; $4,000 for the
school OF mines. tlsS. 100 for the college
Of agriculture and mechanic arts a.
~Brookings ti00 GEO for the normal ut
Madison t3s.soo for the normal al spear
fish $50. 500 for the asylum for the
blind at Gary. ssa.5aa for the hospital
for the insane ut Yankton. si2T. 600 for
for the penitentiary at Sioux Fails: tf0.-
GOO for the soldiers home at Hot
Springs. and st,o0o for the training
school at Piankinton. l do not wish 10
be understood az maintaining that these
new buildings will not some day be nee
essary. but DO say that TO ask Of Tits
eral appropriations OF two years ago. and
While IL has the burden of providing for
the completion and furnishing az the
new capitol building on It's hands-rn-
dertake 10 meet these demands FOR spe-
cial appropriations. Is To- ask Of IL what
II unreasonable and impossible. under
Il e circumstances.
For Capitol Completion.
The state must still raise an .sav,o3.,
SUR oil tt0.eo TO fully complete furnish
ana equip the new capitol building and
III ups slAae and landscape the grounds.
FOR this purpose IL sslli owns Al al acre.
OF iAno, most Of which cannot be- xola for
= number OF years without suhstanraai
loss. Io meet this emergency. the capitol
COMMISSION recommends that the unused
appropriation of t20. 90 from the reneraI
Iufd made by the legislature OF iapr for
.ns hs:ai years 1903 and ise. be rrappro-
priated by this legislature In eractI, ,he
same manner and made ayaItable fer ~
nseai years 1910 and 1911 and further thai
.m,s Legislature authorize the sale OF
~ years. TO be Issued By the state ana
PAID out OF a regular sinking fund To he
tttmhHFstd- however. out OF the prora~a.
y. - safe OF public building lands when
ever ID" same can be sold utthou, unns~.
essary loss To the state
LEI ~ ne und-t stood that the capstoi
e.a'an,ssion mas not committed ITSELF 10
any plan as yet. The and1saplny .sautt
hot De SO elaborate and expensive n. "a
De OUT or proportion TO the Character 81
.na naiiains and regard must be had for
IS"o or 1900 should be ~xnenasa 60
this pursoSe. | recommend the exerrls~ ~
,ne Greatest care and the closes, SCRUTINY
IN matters proposed involving h Wish az.
~rencitnre upon tbs grounds OUT Of k.e,sn.
with the modest character OF the b,sflafn~
erected. and out OF keeping VITA the
states finances and its duties souara ~.
o'her institutions intrastea to IL. care
Assessment and Taxation.
A discussion OF the eonat,,a,
nhshces of The state and OF the cxnenses
connected with the building 81 IRA aeu
capitat. aiFo the appropriation 81, pthlfe
moneys reads 10 "A consideration .f oar
st.t~.a OF assessment and taxation
I hdeF the law passed by tho legislature
or 1877. relating to the assessment ara ra,
ation OF the property of railway tri~s
srapn. telephone. express and slee ping car
companies, the state board OF axsasxrrsn,
mas been able 10 procure much sadltloog
Information regarding the value ~ ,he
pfopefVy or railways and other public SER
vice corporations in the state. and 10 a.
eess the terminals and structures OF thc
railway companies situated Within ths ,tr,.
It's OF Incorporated cities and towns Tna
law has proven 10 be q most rr~allan,
one. ts
! heartily agree with the outgoing state
treasurer In the advocacy OF = law er~at.
ms a non partisan. apVointfye tar com.
mission Tn opposes amendment ~ ~.
constitution, submitted to the voters hv
th~ last legislature ard rejected by thans
haa IN view a change In the organle law
wHiSh would permit n graduated or nrt-
Fftssfye tax upon incomes ana fnb.rl-
tances and contained some excellent urots.
flnne The fatal defect in IL. and ne one
winch undoubtedly caused it's defeaf ras
me propose removal OF the limit on taxes
isviesl Ter Rtete purposes to two mills fer
estimated ordinary expenses ard reuulrinu
legislative authority for deficiency leyIes
To remove this limit would be : mistake
The UfQpQE1l To nc rrngs uah,ant. - -