The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-16
STATE WILL soon
HAVE A SURPLUS
Gov. Mann Says All Thought|
of Deficit Will Vanish
During His Term
REVENUES INCREASING
AND HEALTHY PROGRESS
Chief Executive Emphasizes Agri-
cultural Interests Because Roads
and Schools Depend Upon
Them.

Them. VI
Although Judge William Hodges
Mann has been plotting the destint09@
of Virginia but Ave and half monthAs
he has seen and heard enough to wnr~
rant the belief on his part that there
Will be no State deficit during his teru
OF office, unless some contingency 1ol5
a most unusual expenditure presen&
itself.
1t may be a tight squeeze th1m
year said the chief executive 6aturss
day, but next year we. will hAvo Z n
aurpius. During the remaining fWQ&4
years of my administration | hops n "
increase the surplus and leave sub
stantial one, which / lay down the
stantial one when lay down the reinGS
In addition TO the usual heaIthy
and normal business increase whtcl1
may be expected every year unless Gf#
panic prevails, and which increa4N
always benefits the State traasurJ<fA
there are number of now sourcd48
of revenue, created by the Gcner41
Assembly. which will bolster up thGE
State finances. The increase in the
business OF the railroads alone Will
in all likelihood give the Corpora.93
tion Commission at leagt S100, goo thlX8
Year. With liquor and other licenses
contributing more money to the Stat4s
than ever before, there should be IittIN4g
difficulty III getting by without a de-
felt this year.
Records coming into the Audi
tors office from all sections OF the
State show material increases in reaIr
ty and personal property values. The
reassessment does not become operas
tive until next Year BY that time
the State should begin to accumulatGs
! surplus. -
BESIDES the many industries in the
State which contribute materially In.
the treasury. we have the farmer62
who pay 81 per cent. OF the taxes. A1s28
who may be- depended upon to 1nnIE(1]
that 81 per cent. amount to ntar
money this year than ever before. S$Az
Virginia should be the leading a1R
ricuitural State In the tfnion. NO
! where can a better climate or ntox
kindly. diversified or productive :
be found than in the Old DOufMfUr n
1 Added TO our great fertile n4l6xS
adapted to the cultivation Of pTnct
eaiiy every crop save those native t~&
! the tropics. We have wonderful fntu.s
/ erat resources. The reassessnnAn4 0&s
mineral values will bring In q kxe1S
deal Of money to the State also au5
help pile UP the surplus.
/ II am doing everything c1n 41f&
encourage our farmers to make V3f8s
| ginia the foremost agricultural StAtMs
lin the country. and / believe theN
| will put her In that position hefct~
many years,
since coming into Office h&y
travelled over the State great DEL
| and seen the most encouraging cot
ditions and prosperity in all secta0A
| What I anu trying TO reach the 1A<1@
| mers is to do better farming ~
|. more of It, TO raise 100 bushels r.
| corn where they formerly raised -
tifteen--and 1t requires but littlo npN1
| work, but better methods to do
| and to raise five tons Of hay n t1
acre and make 800 where they IN
| meriy raised one and q half acremsA
got $50, SS
II Ia almost solely questtpn
| method of farming. As with all Ot1
sciences-for farming II an art n n
| exactly a science--there have -
| wonderful strides made In fAfIA
Old methods must be discarded on
the later day ones adopted to E1k 81
best results and the greatest ann01
| of money from the kind, Rich
Astounding In the State. h0p4
see the agricultural interests ~ X4
ginia worth 100000. O0e. instead
sIS2,oa8.e00 as at present. and n ~
pect to see that before my term
pires. We have the soil and the M4
All we need Is the adoption u1
methods which have proven th4g
worth, and we Will have tho xe11
we want,
Il am emphasizing the agrioulta1H
side OF our resources because NH
the farmer getting more money
worth 100000 where he Was
merry worth 100000. the Stats
I g. u
fore spend more money fur G0
roads and good schools The Aex14
tural interests are fnseparahiy ~
titled with all progress In thu &e
1t rests largely with the tndtT14
farmer whether he will have g008M
bad schools in his county ana SfA&
'.At Charlottesville Friday va hG1
most enthusiastic meeting o.
Rural Life conference. Al CoN1
ton we had another. I was MM
| gratified with the interest maM5A4D
and the enthusiasm shown. The
, note of these meetings wAS -
|, farming better rural life c0ndl4f
What we want Is to impress hp0N
farmers that they have tn tinStE
/, t session some of the best faM6 Ia
, America and all that n nee401
. make them wealthy Ia TO TAXA I'M
modern methods OF tiiifng the
BY convincing the farmers ana
!, / sons and daughters. that thexeY
great things In store for them Al
, but go at their business in the
! business-Iik way they will hnNA
! more advantages and wealth
they quilted the farm and went
city. Sss$
yirginians make their mark III
| ever they go Throughout the &&
try you will find them In tn