The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-20


which went to the counties in support
OF the free school system. Taking n
large trunk line railroad for comparison
name not given) the governor showed
that this concern operates at miles In a
state ana PAYS under a gross
excise tax law a tax equivalent 10 an
assessed valuation OF $4,000 per mile
ana under n direct tax OF f.Sl cents a
sum equsl TO an assessment OF sflOV
per mile. a total OF s55e.OO per mile. The
,eN low ,eNleu on this same corporation
~ NeSt virginia u a'S.vV per milc LOT
sssS pu.poses anu II tne same eaeise
80 IN op.'e.ioh ~ thsea.e
~ '"na 49,, u.nt Nouiu o. sI-o per
at,h ss,e 40 ~ Nnpai'N
:" ~
rms railway company. II was pointed
out gets 40 per cent OF IT'S tonnage from
west virginia
Tavors Qovsrnmsnt Regulation
Governor Hatfield declared himself in
favor OF government regulation based
upon Intelligence and equity" and op-
posed gov gnment ownership as not be-
ing practical.
The Governor said that railroads are
taxed higher I'm this state than any other
class OF corporations unless IL is the
banking interests.
Taking up the comrarIson of the cost
OF the state government with that OF
other states having about the same pop
~ulation. Governor Hatfield showed tho
per capita cost in West Virginia at pres
/ emit TO be si55. Other states show the
following: Connecticut. S5.5s: Kansas.
sass: Maryland. s5.27; Nebraska. $3.50:
Washington, ser: Virginia. s3.22. Last
year the cost in West Virginia was SIS.
Based upon these figures Governor
HatfieId declared that The states pres
ent muddled financial condition cannot
no charsed 20 e-Stravapsnce lie caIIeJ
m at,s1tor 20 ,ho tncrcasc Ia s,a,a ~
sducationsI tnstitntions sincs tsss fron,
80. - g. -
ven 70 tMenty.uNv an ihSrcase W 'ns
STUDENT body IN inc last iour years OF
sixty percent, the establishment of hig
Il SCHOOLS Win state dlu. the ESTABLISHMENT
OF the miners hospitals. the tax commits
s%ioner's department. the department Of
! appropriations for West Virginia Uni
4 versity where the per capita cost is only
sl.ss. The forestry department has been
added TO that OF the FORMER fish and
game warden and This alone according
TO the u. s goyernment report. has
Az y.sr IL aiso nafntsd ca, ,h M ps
tion 81 the nuhIic 5000 sston
~" - Punlc serN.se c0mnlssioh
the ~orkmeh : commensurate department.
ana otner departments Gaming Tor addi-
tional funds: and called attention TO the
cause OF increased business. The state
board of health. he said. has for the
hrst time become effective because OF
larger appropriations.
Lost Much Revenue.
With all these necessary Increases in
| expenses ne pointed out that because OF
rrohibition the state lost $500 600 \ year
in revenue. while the Kanawha coal field
sndnlKe cost s:Se;yoo' me only lesisla-
- ~ inSIease ~
az unv. seate "a . Yen Genus; ana
exceeds its revenues.
me present situation. according TO the
sonernor; - unlike any former situation
eN~PeIienced lie quoted the state con-
sutution which provides that when "a
dehciency exists the legislature SHALL,
az the regular session thereof held next
after the deficiency occurs. levy a tax
lot the ensuing year sufficient. with sIs
9taer sources OF Income. TO meet such
penses q such year He stated tat he
called the attention or the Legislature
70 the denclency revenue. ne ~reconvened
the law-makers. after yetoing many
items OF APPROPRIATIONS In an attempt
70 brlng the precipitation withia Tue
attention to the need OF additional reve-
nue., but again the legislature failed to
espond. and we have today not a casual
state treasury, but an intentional deficit.
so TAR n. the IesisIature y concerned.
Ihe people should understand once
ana Tor all. SAID governor Hatheld. and
,h.; - - asua sooneI oI later
tnaI tne iobny OF Special interests per-
bers Of the state Senate TO ignore their
constitutional duties. some In the inter-
est OF petty politics' and others through
persohsI spleen, 70 thus disgTace our
svscu,ion - ,hu me msh' ~ une
psitsa 20 nsy. a Just proportion OF the
Atteptfon was called 90 tbc ot,.m,,.
Of Inc governorss 'opnone,ts - nisca
the resnonstbitftv FOR the presenf 1fam-
entabie situation" upon him. and called
attention 10 the fact that IL H. the duty
% the legislative branch 10 solve the
problem now facing the state. Tn order
20 Keep the dencit down 60 $3.50 600 by
next July. he said that appropriations "a
the 1913 Legislature amounting 90 $500
600 Tor buildings and 1850 700 for other
puf syes hf nov ~cNprn.eo thp.en much
oI thi- nasy meeae" rhe nehclt ne
WI oe sl'e.1.yo" w ,le 10 ei VIC
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