The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-19
D0LL0, THE HUMAN DOLL IN THE
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HE BROADWAY l ! 4, MINSTREL
for the expenses OF a state building
and a suitable exhibit Of the re-
source of the state, for this EXPOSE
tion at San Francisco in 1915. AZ
ter deliberate consideration by the
Board of5Publics Works and the
State Board OF Control through
whose. hands the, most Of the ex-
penditure o. the appropriations OF
the Legislature IS made, 1t was prac-
tically the Unanimous feeling that
there should be no state building
erected at San Francisco; and that
probably it!lwould not be necessary
to expend any part. orsa at most a
small part only of the SIS 900 APP
preparation. Considerable discus
sion and adverse criticism of ythc
administration has been had recent
", relative to this matter. It seems
to me that a frank, full statement
of the facts should be made to the
citizens Of our state. for they have
the right TO know.
Not Got The Money.
"The paramount reason the adj
ministration feels that building
should not be erected to represent
the state at this exposition is be-
cause we have not the money to do
it. With the assistance Of the 9TH
'cr offices Of the state government
connected with the financial: affairs,
I have gone over carefully and in
detail the financial situation af the
state. The result Is, that he find
find that at $tlicSclose of the present
fiscal year, ending June 80. next,
the. state will be Short sls2,4ss.O4
of running expenses. II the ap.
preparation made by the last SEES
sion ofssthe! Legislature for public
buildings Isl taken into considera-
|tion. together ssitlfithe 100, 2s7.91,
OF accumulated balances unexpcnd-
ed Of collections from state insti-
tutlons. which Is subject to check
by the board on control. we will
have q dcncit3at' the end; of this
fiscal year lJupe 500 amounting to
al least sG64,1S7.17, and unless
new sources Of revenue are made
available at the end OF the fiscal
year, June 80, 1916, taking into
consideration the appropriations
made by the legislature for new
buildings, there will be deficit
amounting to s1,275,S27.17: but If
the appropriations are not expend-
ed for new buildings for those years
We will have a deficit amounting to
s5S6.15S.o4 for maintenance pur-
poses alone.
"The legislature appropriated
money for building purposes, iu-
Guiding $4,000. tolbes expended for
a building and exhibits of tho state
at the Panama exposition, but the
Legislature failed to provide revenue
to meet these appropriations,
New Buildings Needed. \ u
T "a careful statement has been
made of thetieost Of new buildings
and improvements which are almost
imperative to the welfare Of our
public. Institutions The amount
needed is at least 100000: This
much needed work cannot be done
:until.athe legislature provided the
money withswlliclr to do 1t. Our
needs for.irunnings expenses Of the
government, Including Smainten-
ance. for over 80 public institutions.
and for new buildings and perman.s
emit improvements referred to above.
aggregate ,a5 stotal OF s1.s74,0so.ss.
for the year of 1918 and s2,e14,.,
10000 for. the, year of 1915. 1t is
true that under present conditions;
there is no increase Of revenue In
sight. but a large decrease. $4,000
after. the present fiscal year owing
to the operation ofi the prohibition
amendment one reason response
bic for8tie present financial condi5
ton Of the state Is duestd the strike
in Karawha. Boone, Raleigh and
Eayette COMMITTEES In L 81 9. THE d.