Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-26

| ldred thousand dollars, whlie today
there is a surplus in the state treas
ury of S3,S00,000, with which to GOV
er any possible unforeseen expendi'
lures caused by the passage of any
initiative measure.
And of the increase of appropria-
tions over the preceding administra
tions, smaller percentage of increase
than in the history of the state, most
of it went to the completion of pro-
jects voted by the people for ones
not suffered by former administra-
tions.
Is This Extravaganza.
One of those costs is S1S7,000 year
" for the railroad commission, whose
decisions have saved the people Sc,
100000. Is that extravagant?
Another is $4,000 for the board of
control, whose decisions save $780,
900 yearly. Is that extravagant?
Another is S133,500 for the indus
trial accident commission, through
which the injured workingmen of the
state receive compensation Is that
eXtravagant
Is $4,000 yearly extravagant for
the civil service commission, which
has eliminated politics from the state
employment?
Many Unusual Expenses.
Governor Johnson furnished free
textbooks to the pupils of the state,
necessitating an appropriation of
S500,000. The Fresno Normal School
building cost s215,000, improvements
of the University of California, S457,-
900; College of Agriculture, 100000,
an increase of 100000; river control
work on the Sacramento and San
Joaquin, 1925, 900; undermining the
State Library, 100000; new Hospi-
tai Tor the Insane, S250,000; Girls
Training School for Wayward Girls.
100000; San Diego Exposition, $780,
600; California Reclamation Board,
100000; increase in State Mining
Bureau appropriation, $4,000.
What one of these appropriations
that 10 other administration had to
carry would those claiming extrava-
gance eliminate? Would they halt
the work of the Railroad Commission,
the Board of Control or stop the cree
tion of necessary hospitals and
schools?
Still Saved Money.
Those increases which no other ad-
ministration had to stand total ap-
proxiamtely s4,O00,0OO, so Governor
Johnson, despite the great increase
in population of the state, was able
to spend $4,000,00O upon projects no
other governor had to face, put S3,-
100000 of surplus ia =the treasury,
and still has only 1876 per cent in
crease of appropriations over former
administrations, while all other gov
ernor5 averaged 20.7 per cent increase
over those before them.
Every dollar spent under the John
son administration represents today
q dollars work of necessary and bene-
fetal work.
ParticulariZe Extravaganza.
Let those accusing extravaganza
definitely state where a dollar has
teen lost through graft or corrun-
tion, where dollar has been squan-
dered in extravaganza or where fur
ther dollars might reasonably have
been saved.
Until such definite statements have
been made charges of extravaganza
are mere bunk.
Vote California Dry
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out of San Diego and the coast cit
les are using the Netherway Genera
tor ard are burning distillate, and
are saving 100 per cent on their gas
bill by so doing. This gas generator
will burn gasoline, distillate or coal
oil; will save 20 per cent on gaso-
line or 100 per cent on distillate; will
burn coal oil as we'll as either, SO
there is no occasion to be caught with
out oil on the road. Will install it on
your car and demonstrate to your
satisfaction before you need pay US
one cent. The price is $3.50 net
the same price as you would pay for
it in San Diego.
DELTA IMPLEMENT CO.,
Adv. Ell Centre.
Vote California Dry
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