The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-18

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turaI ADVANTAGES. which have not in
| the past been generally known or APP I
Doubtless the frank statement
have made to the people of the state
1 OF the financial condition of our
TREASURY will be basis for adverse
icrfticIsm and charges of waste and ex-
| travagance: and perhaps wild asser-
Itfons of all sorts, all having no basis
! in fact and truth. Will be made. But
1.-THE honest and intelligent citizen viii
consider the fact that expenses OF
Government increase faster thampOp-t
lulation; that the cost of all necessary
articles, such as clothing and food
have greatly increased, and that the
state is furnishing these articles to
an increased army of persons in our
charitable, humane and penal instr
ltutions: that we have been increasing
1.-THE number of our institutions, which
has taken much money. for buildings
and permanently increased our or
ldinary expenses to care for and sup
mort the increased number of persons
/ that are admitted to these institu-
tons The great number of schools
THAT are supported directly from the
state treasury have each demanded
X and are demanding increased facll1-I
tiles in order TO keep up with adj
lyanced educational methods that the
state has been expanding more money
than ever before in conserving pub
llic health, promoting agriculture, pro-
jtecting our forests from fire and
. lblights, and helping our orchards and
j assisting in eradicating the diseases,
THAT attack orchards-in short the
} functions and agencies of the state
lare constantly being increased to
meet the demands of an ever advanc-
ing progress and the increasing com
A 0JexffiaS of civilization.
There are many things that we
would like to have and do, but the
money necessary is lacking,. It would
indeed be source of great pleasure
to me to have building constructed
at San Francisco. am very. deSlf.
: tous of seeing this accomplished, and
: had / thought it the part of wisdom,
> taking our financial condition into
: consideration, / would have unhesi-
Itatingly gone forward with the work
, of the construction of such building;
: but the fact is that other things more
necessary than the San Francisco
building were being demanded of me,
| such as dormitories at our different
state institutions and buildings to re-
; llieve the crowded conditions of our
charitable institutions. 1t did not
seem to me the part of wisdom to
> take money which we have not got
: and use it for this purpose when there
: are such urgent demands upon us
for improvements of the character
=, Just mentioned, which are so much
q needed and should be made.
! But for the great coal strike of
1912 there would be no shortage in
: the running expenses of the state. /
:. am not familiar with the cause or the
!. management of this strike, with the
j Exception of the last few weeks of the
! strike. can therefore make no
special comment, but will leave it to
. those who are more familiar with the
:, real situation which brought it about.
:. !Generally speaking, l think the bust
: ness affairs of the state have been
, handled in a prudent and economical
: way, and the greatest amount OF good
: has been realized by the citizenship
. for the money invested by them. The
? State Board Of Control has been in
strumental in saving not only thous-
: ands, but hundreds of thousands of
q dollars to the state. We are support
: ing. the population of our state insti-
: tutfons geenrally at far less cost
: than almost any other state, and at
: 1.-THE same time we have increased theil
effit 3ncy, but the efficiency for many
of them could be greater. This will
. require additional expense. 1t is APP
. kparent that it will be the paramount
: Eduty of the legislature at its next ses-
!. sion to increase the revenue of the
7 state and to find new sources of tax
!, alton for that purpose. At none OF
= our insane asylums is there psyco-
1 pathic ward for the treatment Of the
Z tacute insane. There are none of the
= newer or more modern methods in
: stalled in these institutions that
{ would give these unfortunates the
6 advantage of every opportunity af-
Z forded by medical science in the
treatment of these cases. There is
: no scientific laboratory, which is so
9 essential to the attending physician.
: which would enable him to make
! careful analysis of each case and
: would place him in better position to
: make a proper diagnosis, which is so
essential to the treatment of this
; class of ailments in their incipiency.
AS formerly stated, an interview
was given last fall from this office
! on this subject. The newspapers
2 took the matter up and discussed II
: thoroughly. l was of the opinion
that the press felt that it was the
part of wisdom to conserve our man
ey and apply it to needed biailding
and for the comfort and welfare of
the Boards of Trade throughout the
Etate have advocated otherwise, but
these boards base not suggested
method which would enable us to re-
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