The sun., 1918-08-11
HOW NEW YORK;S RESOURCES HAVE
AIDED IN WINNING THE WAR.
ate Comptroller Travis Explains the States Extraordinary and
Outlines Administrations achievements.


Probably Che OF the most innor,,,,
matters affecting the public safety had
TO do with the Attorney Generals vors
In the enforcement OF the espionage Ar,
Last September request was presented
to the Governor by the French Ambas.
sador for an investigation Of the activ.
ties OF one Paul Bolo. As resul, y,
this investigation and the repor, s,,,.
mitted to the French Amba ssador ssis
Paul Bolo was arrested. tried and eve.
cuted for violation OF this and other
laws, by the French Government !,
the conduct Of this Investigation. in.or.
nation concerning the activities Of ora
Hugo Schmidt was disclosed. which NJ.
terward proved highly useful in t,acr.
out and preventing the activities o,
German propasandis,s operating in this
country.
The most scrupulous economy was oh.
served in making this years arpron-t.
ations. or the aggregate OF s7sita.
s3421. there was appropriated for pur.
poses OF education. hospital, chari,ab.
and penal institutions, debt service, N,.
t!onal Guard, judiciary, highways and
Noiie'S' VIC ouHi VI suOsiVt,c-NbN, Iehv-
ing 325,03s,0l3.53 for all other Stat,
purposes. including the Legislature, Pub.
lie Service Commission aud all other
de ,'artments of the State. In all the bill,
thei, were very few appropriations for
what might he termed local bills" and
even these were state obligations
AS result OF legislation OF the pas,
winter, greater advance than ever he,or.
was made in the preparation Of the an.
rual appropriation bill. Tho law pro.
vides for a permanent budget system
contemplating a careful study by experts
OF all requests for appropriations to b.
placed In a classified budget which d
open for discussion in the legislature
During the last session an amendment
was inserted to- include similar classif.
cations Of all legislative expenditur.
This latter feature is VNiaue in State
budget making.
In 1917, at the request Of the Depart.
ment Of Education. a bill became law
which radically changed the township
school laws. It was believed that tie
change would be beneficial at the TINA
Tho working out OF the law, however,
proved that an error had been com.
mitted. Many OF the farmers and bus.
ness people throughout the State imme.
diately saw the failure of the new law.
The present State administration real
lied that an error had been made and
frankly admitted 1t and corrected same
by repeating the law during the 1918
session OF the Legislature. 1t takes
" ~ ahiIitx, To H. ~
opponents of this administration would
have people believe that a public man
makes no mistakes. A public man who
admits his mistakes and reverses him.
self is man OF courage and fearless
ness who should win the appreciation Of
the people.
One OF the most important departments
to be organized during the period in re-
view is the new Farms and Markets
which has absorbed the former Depalt.
ment OF Agriculture. This reorganization
and consolidation was designed Largely
to meet the extraordinary conditions
arising out OF war, Agriculture is or
fundamental industry. and no other pro.
ductive activity is so VITAL nor Is there
any other upon which our very existence
IilOle ucpcHuS dt lIlt plF1'IN
time. Nowhere are agricultural cond.
lions more favorably and firmly eSta5'
lished than in New York. A successful
and money making farm. however, it d
first importance TO the State It muan,
prosperity both TO the farmer and the
Commonwealth. During war times pa.
tlcularly every assistance must he sen
TO the farmer to meet with success -
unfaVorable conditions due N the lH-
creased cost OF material and La (
competent help, with this in y!cw. rs
farm accounting which was installed .
nearly all of the institutional farms q
the state and will undoubtcd,y 'e-.I
IN considerable saving.
Nowhere in the world is create a.
tention given to safeguarding the heath
of the citizens than here in New YORK
state. Recently the State Department
OF Health was entirely reorganlzcd Ten
divisions including the Division O. Ne
ministration, were created The N'-
sion Of Laboratories and Researo' .H'
dertakes meteorological diagnosIs "
communicable diseases. the naHa'ac.
ture OF various serunS and vaccine ior
curative and preventive purpose me
analysis OF water for purity and 10
| analysis of eff,uents from sewage PAM
cation plants. II has been able % as
! sist the War Department very materially
by supplying large amounts ~ the Va
rious antitox!ns and NacCines cor M
munizatlon OF those going to lsn!
~ ha 80
cheering has the control Of pubic water
supplies and supervision Of sewage 1.''
posal plants, and since tins dtNs'n
undertook the oversight OF publ. water
supplies in this State in 1907 t0e DEAN
rate from typhoid fever has drorp'd A.
! most in a straight line from ~ He' ..'i
900 to IS in 1917.
The Legislature of 1917 n,a,e1 rs
administration of the new law an hoN'
forming drugs In the hands % 'Nc ="
partment, and much progress HaN seen
made in regulating the ta'Ns "NT'
| cot!cs. In the same year tae i5s.s"
ture made it obligatory on all count"
having over $4,000 population % '''a',
lsh tuberculosis hospitals, ard u
| the eighteen counties affected have 0''
Piled, With the view OF safrs It"7 q
| the health and lives OF the sold 80 "
| environments in this State the 'n"''N
sioner OF Health has declared ,H- 's'''
tory surrounding these camps
Extra CsntonmeEt Zones AMI nc
Public Health Council has adoDt'' 'c7'
mite regulations for sanitary ~ 30
| within these zones In this Cor e''oh
the Engineering Department hoS 9'e'
| able 20 lend valuable assistan 5'''