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

NAE ZEE LEE BIe IIIIs
Thinks it UnNiSe 10 Ex1ellG HE.
Money That Way When SD
Badly Needed at h1nle.

ernor Henry ID. Hatfield tods led
q lengthy statement setting kQrth his
reasons why he has not advocated the.
construction Of building % repre-
lsent West Virginia atsthe III "a a.
ciftc exposition at San Franct co..
The reasons assigned 81 the agoY-
erner will surprise many peppt e no
are not convefsant with Tire ans ~
affairs-of the state and what be
done to meet the obligations the Ieg-
islature has exacted.
The governor points out that All
the obligations are met there VIII be
O shortage in the state treasury ON
June 80, 1914. of 1854 .18Is nd
unless new resources are erea ted I'D X
Ing into consideration the 40 riR-
lions made for new build ling af tte
various state instttut ions there iil
be deficit at the close of the fiscal
year, June 30, 4 915 Of $1.275ss ~. 81 z.
buildings are not expended there VIII
still be a deficit at the end OF the
fiscal year 1915, of 1856 ,158.04
1t is pointed out in thess emf tlt
that the strike in the Kanawha Coal
fields cost the state over alf IA n
lion dollars, which took from tl1e
state treasury the working surplus.
The governor also points out that
many Improvements are needed AZ He
various instituti tons, especially at the
insane asy1ums.
For the reason that the expendi-
ture of the appropriation Tor the
building at San Francisco would only
add to the defi6fency until legis Iatfon
can be enacted to make ND for the
loss of the license tax and the natlir-
al increase In the cost conducting the
affairs of the state the Vernor feels
the money should not he expended
His statement follows
1.-THE latter part Of October after
q conference with the Board OF Con-
troll and the. Board Of Public Wor
a statement was given out from This
Office for the benefit Of the public and
to get an expression therefrpm as to
the amount of money that SHOULD he
used to advertise West Virginia ct
the Panana-Pacific Exposition
..The last session Of the legi stature
appropriated S76, 600 4 proytdfiis Tor
the expenses of q state building and
q suitable exhibit of the EssottIc
of the state, for this exposition At
San Francisco in 1915. After del b-
crate consideration by the Board %
Public Works and the State Board
of Control through whose hands the
preparations of the legislature 6ts
made, it was practically the unaIii
nous feeling that there should y no
state building erected at San Franz
cisco; and that probably ttsWcnld nit
be necessary to e1pend any part oTsat
most small part only Of the 81 s, 100
Considerable d fSCff-
sion and adverse criticism 81 tie "a
has been had recently
relative to this matter. Itsseel1s 10
me that frank, full statement Of the
facts should be made to the citizeds
of our state, for they have the risht
to know.
The paramount reason the adt1iii@
istration feels that a buildtn sh0tid
not be erected to represent Tie stare
at this expesitiousis because we have :
not the money to zdosft. WINK & he s-
sistance ofsthe other ofIlces of the
state GOVERN ment connected Lt1 the
financial affairs / have gone OYER
carefully and in detail the financial
situation of the state The result u.s.
that we find that at the close of the
present fiscal year, ending June 3Qkh
next, the state viii be short 81 ~
468.04 of running expenses. y ~ the
made by the last seE-
sion OF the legislature for public
buildings is taken into consid ration
together with the $19Q, 2s7.9I sof &c
collections from state tnstituttonBs
which is subject to cheek by the
Board of Control, we viii have b de-
felt at the end OF this fiscal year,
June 30th, amounting ito ~ s least
$664,187.17, and unless new sources
of revenue are made available ~ the
end of the fiscal year. June 3 9th
1915, taking into considered ion the
appropriations made by the iegts
ture for new buildings, there III 5o
a deficit amounting to Is e rs s8 2, z ~
but If the appropTtat lions are not el-
pended for new buildings for these
years we win haye deficit amount
ing to $3.50, 1896 for ii ain tenanee
purposes alone.
The legislature appropriafsd mons
ey for building PURPOSES; inc udit
S rs, 100000 to be expended Tor
building and exhibit Of the -
the Panama Exposttuous but the Eel 60
islature failed to provide Ee u ~
meet these appropriations.
"a careful statement has been
made Of the cost 81 new buflding an a
which are Inn
peratiye TO the vel fare our ptl
lie institutions. The amount eeuedc
is at least $500 900s0O. This plQet
needed work cannot be- done N d the
legislature provides the money
which to do II. Our needs Tor rum
ming expenses Of the government IL
Guiding main lenance Ter oven
public institution and for new bud
inEs and permanent fmpFovelden
referred to above. aggregate to
OF 81 .374 .08Q. SO for the year Cf 4 .
and Sc, 214. 10000 for the year
1915. It Is true that under PRESENT
conditions there Is no incra
ehue IN sight. but q large decreas
S652 ,0e0 after the present fiscal