The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-11
APPR oPHfATjp rs FOR. PUBLIC
BIjiLpiNes. A

buildings gc.by pull
That Is lie opinion Of Treasury De-
pnrtmen oaleials al Washington and
they have prepared statistics TO sust
tain then position.
What Is more, they are trying to
formulate aplan by means Of which
Senatorial and Congressional influ-
ence VIM not be the only reason for
the expenditure Of public moneys in
the construction Of government build.
ings. They think that such appro-
pfiaHpns should be based upon the
practical necessities Of the case rath-
Il titan upon the possible number Of
votes which the securing Of the build
ing may bring to the member who in
tfoduced the bill.
Just as there Isl now an effort to
bring The river and harbor appropria-
lions out Of the dominion Of politics,
ana systematize them 50 as to bring
me best and most lasting effects for
lie comnerceo Of the country SO should
there be ntheir opinion, well-de-
lined programme governing the cree
tion 81 postotices and court houses
81 the different States and cities.
me Department has not progressed
iar iii outlining IT'S proposed plan, nor
Is there any promise that, If it had,
tie memberssot Congress would will
ingly forego. their annual or biennial
scramble oyeNttis pork bar'l."
il isthe opinion Of the Treasury Of
iiciais however; that something more
than the population or wealth of a
town should beb taken into consldera-
ton when passing upon the question
as q whether, it is entitled to pub
lie building
Other things that should be consid-
cred according to the Treasury men,
aFe the character Of the business trans
acted ia each place and the govern
rnent reyenles collected. Thus man
nfacturfng town, or one in which there
IS thriving revenue producing bust
ness. ought to take precedence over a
sIaid quiet residential town or SUBJ
mi, even though the latter can show
Ii pfeponderance of wealth.
stiIi another item is the question
81 itiiteracyin q community, it being
obvious that, Sheresa large proportion
81 the inhabitants are unable to read
81 write the postal receipts will not
be 81 great as in a smaller pace
where education lis more widely diff
fused.
Since 1916, the first record Of the
construction 81 a public building by
ire government, there has been ex-
pended s26SS21O;es4 in the purchase of
sites ana TIE erection Of buildings to
house tile various government Offices
throughout the country. OF this
anoant Kew York Received 1853 per
cent; Massachusetts $50 per cent;
PehnsyI yania,s 7.21 pei, cent; Ohio, 5.6S
fiers IlllBois, 55:47 per Get: Cali.
tornia 81 pe cents and Missouri,
Per cent.
aieng The wealth and poplation of
HE several lies as Ia basis for ca1cu-
lation there IS, oportionally, stilF due
% New York s., 44l ,227; Pennsylvania,
.is6;s0d illinois. $S,545,69S; Ohio,
ys7e; Texas, $s,62O,0Ss; Iowa, 49,
5s9. no and New Jersey $S,4s4,616.
Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime.
sofa. ansas, Arkansas. and Oklahoma
ne ail more than $2,OOO,OoO below
tlieir appropriations upon this bass.
Missouri. kentucky. Tennessee, North
CAROLS Alabama and Mississippi are
alllmore than 100000 below.
on the otheEhand Louisiana has re.
sceived an excess on that same basis,
,ssi,37s; Maine, $l,16oo51; Col.
orado, st;sS8,Sis; South Carolina,
and California $444,s6S.
There rs d dlsposition to assign as the
feason. for these, excuses the fact that
lid Denocraticvotes Of the two Louis
INA Senators generally have been
Greatly desired blythe Republican par!
y thai Senator's Hale and Frye
throughout their long terms have not
overlooked the wants Of their State Of
Maine; that former Senator Teller ano
sEolcotts Of Colorado, we're disposed
to8be indeepndent at times and had to,
6s Kept IN good humor; that Senator
Fiillman has emphatically demanded
tllat his State, South Carolina, should
Siiave d share Of the good things go
iils around i; and that Senator Perkins
81 California has been member of
one the appropriation committees
teF 4 number o. years.
list has been prepared showing
~ cites with d population Of more
than 900 ia 1909. which have no post
ofice buildings and a list Of the pos
y - aa g i asII ia F. -