The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
THE MONEY SPENT

hE MONE1 SPENI
1t is said that at the time the Mead
administration came into Office the
state, instead of having to its credit
a 100000 surplus as claimed during
the recent campaign, was in fact ac-
tually facing a deficit of $4,000. If
this be true what will be the finan-
cial condition Of the state at the end
of the Mead administration consider
ing the increased appropriations and
the constantly mounting court eXpen-
SEES? Unless the removal of the linn
1t which may be placed in any one
bank without taxation brings to the
state larger return than the most
ardent friends of the scheme claimed
for it, the state will be on the verge
of bankruptcy at the end of two
years Wilmington Times.
There is probably no reason for
lying awake nights to worry about
it. All the alleged reports should not
be taken too seriously. When the
Mead administration came in there
was in the state treasury toward
100000 but 1t could hardly be called
surplus for the greater part of it
was pledged for fixed charges or for
appropriations already made. The
actual surplus above these pledges
was around 100000
IL the Times is really nervous
about it, we will bet the Times bar
rel of -four against doughnut that
there will be over a hundred thous-
and dollars in the state treasury
when the Mead administration goes
out OF Office. That there will be
an actual surplus we wouldn't bet a
cent, yet II the state. the corporations
and the banks. which pay the state
tax, are reasonably prosperous, for
the next two years there is reason to
hope that the margin will be on the
right side.
Practically all the appropriations
made at the recent session were jus
titled and credit to the state, and
are approved by every progressive
Vermonter who wants to see the state
advance. A few very small expendi
lures were voted which were not jus
titled but these, all told will not cos
the people of Vermont half OF ;
cent apiece. The state Of Vernon
has every reason to congratulate II
self that so little money was wasted
There will be kickers but chronic
knockers never advanced the inter
ests OF any state or community. w,
want Vermont to go ahead and to g
forward means to spend some money
just as II does with town, school
or an individual. Advance cannot b
made without money. Below is
list OF the chief appropriations. Loo
them over and ask the kicker wha
item he would have stricken out ant
you will be able to determine whethe
he is a patriotic. progressive either
OF one of the best states in the uniol
or merely a candidate for the anvil
chorus.
Here is the list: $4,000 yea
more for roads; $4,000 to help foun,
an institution to care for defectiv'
children; $4,000 to try to improv
our normal schools; $4,000 to bulk
a hospital and other needed building
at the state industrial school, abou
$4,000 to help poor towns with thei
highways and bridges; $4,000 TO
much needed additions at the stat
insane hospital; $4,000 for the stat
fair and $4,000 more to aid other ayr
cultural fairs; $4,000 a year for l
teacher training courses to help in
prove the smaller schools of tn
state: $4,000 a year more for the so
diers home and $4,000 a year to al
veterans outside the home; $4,000
to establish an agricultural high schot
at Randolph; $500 additional fC
Middlebury college, $4,000 per yea
more to be expended by state boar
of agriculture.