Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-02-04

Governor Glasscock has made pun
asc his biennial message TO the Legs
sarure, which is in part as follows:
IA the Members of the Senate ana
House Ct Delegates:
Ge1tlemen:-I want to congratulate
Won on the splendid growth OF our
state during the past decade. the
census Of 1900 gave us a population o.
9s2 500 while that Of 1910 shows US TO
nave 1221, l19 people an increase OF
Ia per cent as against an lncrease
{o1 what we now speak OF as Cont
sien United States Of q per cent aad
On increase of 20.9 per cent in all the
territory owned by the United States
Exclusive of the Philippine Islands,.
Our growth is the more marked when
We compare it with an increase Cf al
per cent IN Ohio, of &C per nj III
Kentucky. Of 11.2 per cent in Virginia
II per cent in Maryland and Of 2l6
Ger cent in Pennsylvania, these being
our bordering stat 5. The Director Of
the Census in speaking of the census
and the growth Of the country says,
thas the country is plainly marked off
in broad groups Ct states. according To
the difference in the rate of increase.
and Classics West Virginia with the
great manufacturing states of tho
Glaion including Massachusetts,, Rhode
island CONNECTICUT, New York and
Pennsylvania each of which shows an
increase Of from 20 to 80 per cent
When we take into consideration the
sac; that we have No large cities, int
on manufacturing and mining pa IS
are still in their infancy that the
state has a vast amount Of undevelop-
I'D wealth, much more than that of
any + the other states with which We
are compared, and taking into consid-
.pratian the Further fact that We are Il
t~onparatively lew State. its seems to
me that our growth has been phenomi-
nal Bur whatever it has been in the
past am certain that with the enact
Enent and enfo' cement of wise laws,
and a proper regard for the general
welfare of our people, the future has
great things in store for us. But let
as always bear in mind that nothing
is NOR essential t our future pros
peTity and growth thaa the conserva-
ton of the great wealth with which
an All Wise Providence has endowed
sus our oil and gas, our coal and min
oral lands and our forests can be the
means Of building mp within our Dor
11ers great manufacturing plants and
nuoustries employing thousands OF
men and furnishing subjects of taxa
-tion which will largely supply reve-
.nues to meet the demands of the
state. cr they can be vast d and be of
yAut little benefit 10 the present a1d OF
1une to future generations. ! take it
;4fat we have a right to use any and
.eaE of this wealth that may be neces-
aarv for our comfort and prosperity
run ~e have no right 10 waste or des-
troy that which we cannot use and
'vhic4 would be a source of untold
wealth. to thos who are to come af-
1Zer rs il these rich heritaces are prop
arlv protected and preserved. ] under
stand that the watchword as il were
Of his I. gislature will be economy,
1
ulr with il conservation and let the
slogan hereafter be Economy and
ton eervatiOn.
II becomes my duty under the Con
tNnlion If this Stat to give YOU
such Information as | have WIKI re-
spect TO the condition Of the state,
and present to yea estimates OF the
RmUunt Of money required by taxa
15on Tor all purposes, and recomm nd
-5pc1 measures as deem eXpedient.
Receipts and Expenses
The total amount OF revenue col
-eoted by the State during the fiscal
year ending September so 1909, was
S4,6534394S OF this amount there
was collected and paid into the treas
sury 10 the credit OF counties, districts,
mum cipal corporation, etc. $1,S3S,7a7-
81. 80 the credit IF the General School
fund 1895 .36j.64, and there was trans
gsrred from the State Fund into the
General School fund $3l3253.SS, max
ing a total amount 10 the err dit of
ntuptics districts. municipal corpora
>tns. etc. the General School fund.-
AID transferred from the State fund
nao the General School fund of 81
,,rl 35119, leaving a net amount col
tec'ed 10 Tin credit OF the state fund
STOP, 0>229. At the beginning Of
the fiscal year of 1893 there was ball
re- III tine state Treasury to the
red1 ef The. state fund, Of $l7SS0I-