The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-10

u q part u pubic Dl LHe
capital, with practically the same help
now employed by the state, so that
maintenance expense would be reduced
20 a minimum.
It has been suggested to the State
House Commission that the fund for
the building might be collected in part
by interesting the $4,000 school chill
dren and the 1000 teachers in the
plan. If each teacher, with the assist
ance of his or her pupils and their
friends, were TO collect 80, $4,000
would he Immediately provided. With
a Simultaneous campaign among the
p county school superintendent, the
81 city school superintendent, the
thousands Of state, county and NUM-
cipal officials and employees, the vari-
Gus organizations of the state, a fund
Of $25O,000, the State House Commits
sion believes. could be easily raised.
Profit From State Wards.
The estimated profits from various
state industries during the coming
year will amount TO upward of $780,
600, according to d report made by
Commissioner of Charities and Cor
rectionS Lewis to the State House
Commission. This amount viii include
$4,000 from the automobile tag indus
try at the state prison and Sl5O,0O0
from the work of 500 prisoners en-
pl0yed on the state highway system.
F fpy4n,f1lfapn I atv.f. racnpprpan1z tho
material extension Of the state use
system, as it has been successfully op-
Grated during the last year in correc-
tional institutions. He also recon-
mends the setting aside of 100000 as
a working capital for the coming year.
Among the extensions urged to the
state use system were development of
the lime industry on the state farm at
Annandale and installation Of a school
furniture plant at the state prison
costing $4,000 and mosquito exter-
mination work affording employment
to several hundred inmates Of correc-
tional institutions.
The value of farm products to be
used for food in the institutions is es-
timated at S215,624 and the value of
milk from dsiries al $l53,Z3. In ADJ
dition, there will be farm products
used as food for I've stock. aRp%oxi-
mated at s79.657, and productsSO by
institutions. yielding 500. 1877 1.-THE es-
timated total value Of p~eoductions
from the farm and dairfes for next
year Is s472-293. This ref the value
of farm productions oy4 costs was
SIZE. 140.
Apesas o. Ts&sphosp Rsssss
+ Tbs Nex Jezse. Pabase Etaaty Gnm-
mtssAua forwarded so Postmaseer Gen
eraf BsriesDa a vige4FHs PROTEST.
against the proposed new sehednie for
the Nev York Teiephoaa Company.
eontendfAx tts effect VITA to In
crease rates above those existing prior
30 the decrease in rates ordered by the
board, which became effective JutA1.
The board requested that the United
States telegraph and telephone admins
isfration postpone the operation OF the
new schedule and classification pend
ing an investigation to determine
whether operating conditions have
changed to such an extent IN SIX
months a. to warrant the proposed In
crease. The board offered to cooper
ate In this investigation and to submit
to the postmaster general ali the DATA
obtained by Ii in the recent rate inveS-
tigatien.
As a result OF that investigation the
board ordered the company to read
inst its rates so as TO reduce Its an
nual revenue by not less than 100000.
A further investigation was made In
response to a plea by the company
that increased operating expenses had
rendered the reduction impossible.
The board found hat Notwithstanding
s,1ch Increases the lower rates would
Weld ample revenue and refused to re-
scind its order.
The board informed Postmaster
General Burleson that if the company
itself had attempted to put into effect
the new schedule 1t would not hesitate
to suspend its operation. but because
IlIS WAS QOuc ny tHC
tration the board questioned its au-
thority and therefore appealed to the
telephone administration.
Bugbee Out for Governor.
State Comptroller Newton A. K
Bugbee, for years chairman of the Re
publican State Committee, formally
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for governor al
the New Years dinner of the Atlantic
County Board Of Freeholders. He was
sponsored by Gov. Walter f. Edge and
Supreme Court Clerk Enoch L. John
son.
Mr.. BugDee, in announcing his can
didacy, following his Introduction BY
former Judge Enoch Higbee, toast
master, made no attempt to deliver g
speech, but declared, without any
camoufiage I am a candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor
at the September primaries and al
such seek your support"
The comptroller was given a recep
ton by the Atlantic county leaders