Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12

this page will be found analysis of
comparative statement by the senate committee on
appropriations showing the differences between
the appropriations the committee proposes allow
and those allowed years and the differ
between the committees ideas and the ideas
various officials heads the state de-
partmemts regarding the proper cost of running the
state government next two years.
The committee seems to have had objects
in view the cutting down Of obviously
extr;,vagant appropriations, suen should
made in circumstances and for which the
only that may be offered is that such
propriations had been made before the other idea
% committee is that of retrenchment a
when private business concerns all over the
country engaged in retrenchment.
To build house buy automobile is the
worthy desire many private citizens. When
fulfilled the citizen VIII derive much
and enjoyment from the outlay. But the
building many houses and the purchase OF many
automobiles Just being deferred until next
Near They things that wait.
is the proper notion Of the committee
that since taxpayers or many them
foregoing many private improvements right
that the taxpayers at this time should not be COM
PEELED pay for public improvements and extern
sions which deferred public 5
better able to for them.
find. however. the senate committee
trcnchment and which will save the taxpayers
nothing That is in the proposed annually
100000 the school fund. While may
admit much the school money under
present careless, Anticipated system is wasted and
VIII be wasted our system thorough
IN intelligently remodeled, Just much money
VIII he raised public and 1t must
be raised. If it is produced ny levy
win be produced by county levies and in the end.
me mo raN,4 mus Go he pcseI
retrenchnent of the committee s only
other proposed of doing something that must
lee done and We believe it is not the better way
The better way involves the more equitable dis
tributon of the burden educating the youth OF
Arizona. But have already dwelt upon that
subject and will do
The reader will observe that the dill
dnces the expenditures greatly below those of the
last years and that the proposed appropra-
tions are immensely lower
oy the officials and the heads OF the depart
lnents. have evidently failed to recognize that
a state of depression exists this country The
in almost every instance far exceed the
expenditures of the last two years Tie
for this that we have offered in the
debates on the appropriation bill that within
The last there has been an increase OF
population; how o no
means determining.
In almost the next breath. the advocates of the
Increases have admitted that the per capita
pense conducting the government is high be
cause of comparatively sparse population. That
is. that overhead charges of a small plant
greater than those larger plant.
Yet they offered the increase of the size OF the
plant Is a pretext a proportiondte increase of
overhead charges. contrary to the practice of pri-
yaie business in making expansions.
The senate bill regards overhead charges
as already high and proposes to reduce them
he actual requirements of the plant. We think
hat bill. when amended with respect
state school fund and when such other amend
nents made members of the senate already
nave mind, will be accurate expression al
he will of the people.