The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

even opposed the pitlful sum of S15,.
900 year which has been appropri-
ated-or that was suggested IN the
way OF an apprOpriaHon--to maintain
this important department Our sis
ter state, Maryland, with q population
less than ours. expends $4,000
yearly upon the conservation OF the
health OF its people, and that too. IL
exclusive OF tho great city OF Baltl-
moro.
Agricultural extension work has
been pushed to the front and laws
passed which encouraged Corpora
ton with the federal government IN
the fullest way, And we can sec
about US the rapid strides that are
being made in the farming sections,
through and by the stimulation OF
those cooperative principles by the
federal and state governments which
have brought to tho door OF the far
mer in every section OF our state the
latest methods Of farming, tho meth
DDS Of providing protection for his
soil and Its conservation and main
tenance 10 the highest standard,
which Will yield the greatest returns.
Protect Forests.
I We have secured through legisla-
tive enactement q cooperative ar
rangement between the state and
federal governments for the purpose
Of protecting forests, which saves
several millions OF dollars u year in
I forests. The expenditure authorized
by the state In this work is n mere
! pittance as compared with the yearly
loss that has been experienced from
the devastation of our forests by FIRE.
The mining law OF our state has
been brought up to a modernized
standard which protects the eighty
or ninety thousand miners of the
I state. as we'll as conserves our mining
industry from disaster. It has been
revised in keeping with the trend OF
progress throughout the land.
! Reforms in court procedure, which
have permitted our highest state
court to catch up with Its work. elimi-
mating long years Of delay heretofore
experienced by litigants. is another
achievement of striking import.
The state road department, which
was established under my admins
tration, gives assistance to the respec-
tive counties OF the state in building
rodas and In handling their bond Is
sues, as well as the letting OF con-
tracts. This has been of inestlmable
benefit TO the respective counties in
their efforts to develop roads. The
amount Of bonds that have been is
sued for road purposes in the last
two or three years is in excess OF
twelve million dollars, and the i'm
prOvements made under these bond
Issues have been supervised by the
state road department.
Labor Department,
The labor department has been de-
veloped SO that factory inspectors
have been placed In the field for the
purpose Of protecting the welfare and
safety of employees, as well as looking
after the best interests Of our in
dustries, as is the case in other states.
There has also been written into
the law Of our state for the enforce
ment of weights and measures stat
ute, which is the means Of saving
I hundreds of thousands OF dollars
yearly to the consumers of West Vir-
| ginia, and 10 protect them from
\ abuses that have gone on for many
years in short weights and measures.
Through this instrument vigorous
system of inspection has been
brought about and West Virginia is
being placed upon a basis where
there are no longer dishonest
weights and dishonest measures, and
the purchaser is assured OF full re-
turn for the money expended. This
law Is being carried out with very
little expense to the state, and the
head Of the labor department is SUI
pervislng its enforcement.
| A budget law has been enacted
which guarantees for the state a
sound financial basis at all times,
and the annual publication Of an
audit accounting for every cent that Is
expended by any official, whosoever,
be he a clerk or an elective officer,
giving to the people full information
as to each and every expenditure Of
the moneys collected from them.
This law for all time eliminates any
quibbling as to the states actual
financial condition. and gives to the
| Legislature when 1t meets blennially
ready insight into every expedlture
Of the various departments. 1t also
furnishes complete index OF the
necessities of the state from a finan-
cial point of view without cropping
in the dark as to the amount Of APP
preparation that should be made for
any specific department.
Primary Election Laws.
The Republican party gave to tho
state a primary election law. do
not pretend to say that the primary
election law is perfect, but with some
few amendments, including that
which will not discriminate against
any minority party, 1t can be made a
good. whole some law.
Another accomplishment was the
corrupt practices act, as well as the
county salary law, and the county
depository law, saving thousands Of
dollars yearly to the taxpayers. These
laws were put upon the statute books
of the state in accordance with the
party edict. And with this fulfill
ment of party pledges I ca nsee no
reason why the Republican party
should not be continued in power.
These principles in the way Of con-
structiye laws represent in part what
has been accomplished since the be-
ginning Of January, 1919, and which
| Narrv 0uf IN full faith tha rr0r,iua