The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-21
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The increase in salary expenses
alone of this administration over
the Buchtel administration would
nearly pay every third-class appro-
priation. Thus the state institu-
lions are compelled to suffer this
year because of the Democratic in
creased payroll. The general ap-
preparation bill for salaries under
Governor Buchtel totaled 1861, 100.
The salaries this year total ST.
572. 645.1O, an increase of $711, 545.
10 over the Buchtel payroll. The
third class appropriations this year
total 1924 70. State Treasurer
Kenehan estimates that he can pay
Is per cent of this amount, which
is s155.175. Had Governor Shat
roth been content to govern the
state with a similar payroll to the
one expended by Governor Buchtel,
the state would have had SS66, $50
to have applied on the third-class
appropriations which would have
been within less than 100000 of
their total Thus, it will be seen
that it is nothing else than the
increased Democratic payroll that
| is depriyig the educational institu-
lions of their proper funds. This
increase is shown in every depart
ment. Also in the creation of new
boards and, in fact, throughout the
entire administration. Governor
Shafroth is building a machine to
place himself in the United States
Senate. In doing this he establish
es positions at the expense of the
state for those who will work for
him. He is expeding three quarters
of a million dollars more in sala-
ries in order to crafty his ambi-
ton. By reason of this expenditure
State Treasurer Kenehan says that
the state institutions will only re-
ceive 1870 of the amounts appro-
priated for them.
Which would be the more bene-
fetal to the state, educational in
stitutions equipped with finances
for their proper conduction. or a
Shafroth machine well equipped will
high-priced political ward-healers?
The Direct Legislation League
has decided not to refer the $780,
I 600 public defense law to the peo-
Z PIE. but to refer the Carpenter IT.
rigation law. Accordingly. petitions
are being circulated referring this
measure This is the law that
caused such a fight between irri-
CATION men during the assembly. 1t
gives senior reservoirs priority over
junior bitches. The banks, through
their state association, have de-
cided to refer the entire banking
law passed by the last assembly
to the people. This law was drafted
10y Bank Commissioner Pfeiffer and
lie announces that if the banks pre-
fer IL. he believes the people will
initiate a mutual guarantee bill,
and refer il to the people along
| with this one and let them take
their choice as to which they pre-
fer.
The troubles in the State Land
Board have, for the time being
quieted down. The Montezuma Val
ley and the Routt County oil leases
on Agricultural College lands were
referred to the Board of Control
of the State Agricultural College
for final settlement. This board
surprised everybody by refusing
to give Mr.. Davy. who wanted the
lease in the Montezuma County
fields, a contract for lands in one
body, and offered him every alter
nate forty acres. and the next day
the same board recommended that
Gross, who wanted the land in Rout
County, be given lease on one
tract and not on alternate forties
The Boards position in the Monte
yuma County proposition was that
If oil was struck the state would
have every other forty acres &c
develop itself. Its position in Rout'
County has not been explained
Those who have looked into the
matter attach considerable signifi
canoe to the fact that the Moffal
Road has corps of surveyors at
work on a proposed line from the
present terminus of the road to the
land in question. The question
naturally arises. did the Moffat in
terests want the land in one tract
in Routt County?
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