The La Jara chronicle., 1911-08-04
GIaring Example of
Political Extravaganza

would nearly pay every third
class appropriation. Thus the
state institutions are compelled
to suffer this year because of
the Democratic increased pay
roll. The general appropriation
bill for salaries under Cover
nor Buchtel totaled $S6l,1 The
salaries this year total $1,512,-
645.l0, an increase of $Tll, ,545.10
over the Buchtel payroll. The
third class appropriations this
year total 81 ,034.170.00. State
Treasurer Kenehan estimates that
he can pay Is per cent of this
amount, which is $155, 1I5. Had
Governor Shairoth been content
to govern the state with similar
payroll to the one expended by
Governor Buchtel, the state woulG
have had $S66,660.00 to have APP
piled on the third-class appro-
priations which would have been
within less than $200,00O.00 of
their total. Thus, it will be seen
that it is nothing else than the
increased Democratic payroll
that is depriving the educational
institutions of their proper funds.
This increase is shown in every
department. Also in the crea-
ton of new boards and, in fact,
throughout the entire administra-
ton. Governor Shafroth is build
ing machine to place himself
in the United States senate. In
doing this he establishes positions
at the expense OF the state for
those who will work for him. He
is expending three quarters of a
million dollars more in salaries in
order to crafty his ambition. By
reason of this expenditure, State
Treasurer Kenehan says that the
state institutions will only re-
ceive Is per cent of the amounts
appropriated for them.
Which would be the more bene-
ficial to the state, Educational
institutions well equipped with
finances for their proper con
duction, or S!afroth machine
well equipped with high-priced
political ward d-healers2
The direct legislation league
has decided not to refer the
$4,000 public defense law to the
people, but to refer the Carpenter
Irrigation law. Accordingly, pc
titions are being circulated refer
ring this measure. This is the
law that caused such a fight be-
tween irrigation men during the
assembly. 1t gives senior reser-
voirs priority over junior bitches.
The banks, through their state
association, have decided to re
fer the entire banking law passed
by the last assembly to the peo-
pie. This law was drafted by
Bank Commissioner Pfeiffer and
| he announces that if the banks
prefer it, he believes the people
will initiate a mutual guarantee
bill, and refer it to the people
along with this one and let them
take their choice as to which they
prefer.
The troubles in the state land
board have, for the time being,
auieted down. The Montezuma
valley and the Routtt county oil
leases on Agricultural College
lands were referred to the board
of control of the State Agricul,
tural college for final settlement
This board surprised everybody
by re using to give Mr.. Davy
who wanted the lease in the Mon.
tezuma county fields, contract
for lands in ont body and Offered
him every alternate 40 acres, and
the next day the board recon-
mended that Gross who wanted
the land in Routt county, be
given ii lease on one tract and
not on alternate forties. The
Board s position in the Montezu
ma county proposition was that i.
oil was struck the state would
have every other forty acres tt
develop, itself. Its position il
Routt county has not been ex
planned. Those who have looked