Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-07-21
ADDITIONAL BARRACKS NEEDED,

rhOLh the news columns or the Rlch-
mond Journal of the 14th inst. we CLEAN
the following, it also being published in
the columns of the Lynchburg News,
and, perhaps, other newspapers:
THE next General Assembly will be
called on to make provision for a new
building for the State officials. The
demand for space is more than the pres
ent buildings can afford, and there are
at this time two departments which are
In rented quarters.
Not only is this true, but the quar-
tiers of the officers at this time are al
most packed to suffocation."
Everybody can recall the fact that it
was asserted by the Democrats that the
new constitution was wanted and need
ed to simplify and economic in the ad-
ministration of the State governments
affairs, and to reduce the unnecessarily
large army of office-holders under the
old constitution.
Now, confession is made that the
army of office-holders which has been re-
organized under the new constitution,
has been increased so enormously that
the next General Assembly will be
called on to provide additional expen-
sive barracks to accommodate the large
and ever increasing army recruited
from 1.-The tribe"
The Journal further states that
within the last few years many quar-
tiers have been added"
Yes, the old capitol building, which
formerly, under the old constitution, was
ample to accommodate the General As
sembly, the Executive Department and
the State officials has been converted
into an office building, and two wings
have been built to the capitol, one for
the State Senate and the other for the
House of Delegates. And only last
year an extensive annex to the Library
building was completed and is being
used for office purposes. Still there is
not enough room, and the Journal in
forms us that "The State Health De-
partment and the chemist of the Agri-
cultural Department now occupy rented
rooms in the city of Richmond"
The Journal reports that it inter-
viewed Governor Mann on the subject,
and says:
Governor Mann was asked about the
matter today, when discussing the
growth of the business of the State.
the rapid advances in all lines and the
necessity for having more room for the
officials.
Governor Mann said today that he
could buy the old Ford Hotel property
for the State. He believes that that
site would make an ideal office building
and afford room for all the departments
for the next half century, even if the
progress of the State for the last twen-
ty years is maintained that length of
time"
The old Ford Hotel is a very large
occupying as much ground as
the old capitol with its new wings. I'll
the State should purchase the Ford
property and erect an expensive and
extensive building thereon, the move
would furnish abundant jobs and mani |
fold jobbery for hungry members of
the tribe" who have not been pro-
1ided for. But we doubt if the addi- |
.ional Office room would be sufficient to |
after ten years the "army
# Office holders" that would be enlisted
~ the Machine and bilIeted upon the
,eople.
The sensible citizens of Virginia. its
ak burdened people, must realize how
Utterly false was the claim that the
lew constitution would give the State a
more economical and less complex gov