The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-01
STATE rs IN NEED
OF NEW FUNDS
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reforrnatory at Jacksonville. Several
hundred thousand dollars must be pro
Vided for. 1t is estimated that IL the
retormatory buildings are rebuilt at the
present location at JeffersonviIle the
cost will run well up toward half a mill
lions dollars, for the plant will be built
right this time. or course, il the re-
fornatory is moved to some other loca-
ton In the state the expense will be
fnuch higher. for IL will mean an entire
new plant from one end TO the other.
State Council Needs Money.
Just how much money will be reouir-
ed to meet the expenses of the state
council of defense is not known. but n Is
understood that the expenditures Of the
council up to this time have run far
above 100000. ell of which must be re-
PAID by the state. The state council of
oetense has done a wonderful amount of
good and has been a tremendous beneat
10 the state and the nation since the war
began, for II has narshaled and co-ordi-
mated the resources of the state of In
diana for war purposes in a very effec-
tive manner. In fact, the Indiana state
council of defense has been pointed out
| by the government at Washington a. a
MODEL for other states, and federal Off
Gals have referred to it as the best or
sanized and most effective state coun-
ell Of defense In the country. There
fore. whatever the expense of maintain
ing the organization may be will be
money well spent, 1t is pointed out here.
1919 VIII be Heavy Year.
The next year will be heavy one for
the state council. 1t has many important
movements and projects on foot for the
development of Indiana's part in the
war This cannot be done without ex-
pense. and there is no other place to get
the money but from the state itself.
Therefore. the legislature will be called
on to make provision for this fund.
There must also be some new legisla-
ton to authorize county councils and
boards of county commissioners TO APP
propriate money to pay the expenses OF
county councils Of defense There is
no such law now, 1t is said. although in
a number Of counties the commissioners
have paid the bills on the assumption
that they would be protected in doing So
State Institutions Cost More.
a large sum. probably running into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars
/ AHdSN NC pEONt0ed Oy the legislature 10
meet the increased cost OF maintenance
OF the states institutions. because of
high prices of practically everything
they use.
Just how to raise all Of this money
that the state will require is the ques-
tion at this time. II could be raised by
. the issue Of bonds and selling them to
investors. Or 1t could be raised by some
form of additional taxation. There was
for time some talk about a revival OF
the effort to put through an excise tax
law at the special session. which would
levy a tax of all corporations in the
state. This was the plan proposed and
fought for by Governor Goodrich at the
session last year and which was beaten.
VIII Cause Big Fight.
/ 1t is said that corporations and many
| prominent men through the state are
1 bitterly opposed to the excise tax plan
| at this time and that they will night II
If 1t is brought forth. They insist that
the new federal taxes. including income
/ tax. excess profits tax and the like and
the call for them to buy Liberty bonds
and contribute I'm other ways to the gov
eminent for carrying on the war make
! about all the taxation they can stand
! They do not want any additional form
1 Of taxation.
The question of how to raise the
money that will be appropriated will be
one for the leaders IN the legislature to
work out. II must be done on a strictly
non-politicei and non partisan basis, for
the Republicans will be in control Of the
4 House Of Representatives while the
Democrats will have the best Of it in the
I Senate.