Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14

gent needs, including the erection of
the new buildings at the West Vir-
ginia Institute, the tuberculosis San
school, and the school for the Deaf
and Lind at Romney.
Loss From Prohibition.
There has never been any question
but that the state would feel for a
time at least, the loss OF revenue from
the licenses OF saloons. Every man in
West Virginia who voted for the rati-
fication of the Prohibition Amendment
realized that fact, but they were will
ing to bear little more burden OF
! taxation in order TO make West Vir-
glnia a better state for all OF US TO
live in. But, the Democratic partisan
| press seizes on this as an opportunity
/ tn create the impression that the peo-
! Pies money is being squanfered. The
older residents of the state haze not
forgotten the fact that during the ad-
ministration OF Wilson. Fleming and
MacCorkle in the good old Demo
cratic days" extending from 1885 to
1895, the rate of direct taxation for
state and general school fund was -
cents. three and one-half times the
rate about which the Democratic
press is now raising such a wall. You
no longer pay a special school tax or
special road tax as you were COM
RELIED to do during the years that the
democrats were in control of the state
government.
Among the itemssin the year 1914
which were in excess of 1912 are.
first, the Public Service Commission.
which was created by the legislature
OF 1913, effective May l, 1913, in part,
and in part on October LIST of the same
year.
The administration of this commits
sion, which includes the Workmen's
| Compensation Department, has cost
| for this fiscal year ending June 80.
$7,262.O7. One decision alone rem
d1rcd by this commission in the Man
ufacturers' Light and Heat Co. case
will save the people of the northe, IA
panhandle more than 100000 a year,
and this was the only method by
| which this company could be prevent
| ed from putting into effect a rate
which was, according to the decision
I Of the Commission, far in excess of a
| reasonable and equitable charge for
/ the service rendered TO the consumers
/ in ha in,
/ operates. There are other decisions
| rendered by the Commission regulat-
ing public service corporations too nu-
merous to mention, which show be-
You'd question the great results to be
obtained through this very progressive
and just law which some or us have
been striving to write upon the stat.
ute books of our state for a gre At
many years in the past.
Regulating Corporations.
'Not only has this Commission reg
ulated the public service corporations
OF this state and made possible rail
way connections and railway accom-
modations not heretofore granted.
thereby giving to the people a great
many comforts not to be obtained in
the past, but the Commission has ha |
under its administration the Work.
mems Compensation law, as wei as
the protection of the only natural as.
set left-the great water powers in
oul State.
Another item in excess in 1914 over
ths expenditures OF 1912 is the appro-
priatiOn made for the State Board OF
Health. which was $4,000 for the fis-
cal year of 1914. For the first time in
the history OF our State the I.egisla.
ture appropriated a modest sum OF
money to be expended by the State
Board OF Health for the purpose of in
auguraung campaign to bring our
state abreast of other states in the
prevention OF disease and bringing
abCUi better sanitary condition i'm or
der 10 reduce the mortality from dis
ease which we find within our midst.
such as tuberculosis, which is reaping
a harvest of more than 1000 of our
citizens yearly. A state laboratory
was established out of this fund in
. coir ection with our University. A
competent bacteriologist was en-
. ployed and the expenses OF this de-
partment, as we'll as the salary of the
bacteriOiogist are being paid out of
this fund Any and all kinds of an
. aIyses OF water and other specimens
can be made in this laboratory at no
cost to our citizenship or the local
board of health. The sum appropriated
hy the Legislature Us hardly worthy of
consideration when compared TO the
appropriations made by the legisla-
lures OF other states
Another item Us $5.332.2O increased
expenditure I'm the administrators, 80
our Banking Department for this wear
over that of 1912 The Legislature i'm
IT'S wisdom at the last session. deem
ed il advisable and expedient to write
q broader and better law to take care
of the increasing demands made upon
this department by enlarging fits force
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