The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-13
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER
By Means Raw

By Means Ray
Jefferson City, Mo-, June 10--Dem-
ocratic officials are expressing much
satisfaction over the fact that a to-
tai of $685., 432.13 was appropriated
and approved by Governor Gardner
for the schools and educational insti.
buttons of the state. This amount is
53.7 per of the gross revenue of
the state and exceeds the largest
amount appropriated heretofore by
$2,751 ,554.85. ~it -
Governor Gardner expresses him.
self as being more than pleased with
the record which shows that he has
been giving the finances of the state
such attention that the record has new
err before been exceeded. The Cover
nor has signed the appropriation bills
which he trimmed" from about $751;
100000 to $18,000,000 or about 49,
100000.
The Governor has been studying
state finances from every angle for
the past two years and especially so
during the past seven months.
The following shows the amounts
in the appropriation bills which had
been approved by the Governor:
Public schools, $6,000,000; educa-
tional institutions and auxiliary edu-
cation $3,685,432,13; eleemosnary
charitable institutions, $1,502, 581.2S;
court and criminal costs, $792,360.84;
assessing collecting revenue $685.
966.17; civil list and support funds,
81 1928, 1887; state industries, $780,
100000; state farms, $165, 100000; indus
trail schools and penal institutions,
$434, a98.40; confederate pensions,
1917-1S, $270, 100000; state departments
S470, 399.71; inspection departments
1925, 1886; legislature, 1852, 229.54;
revisions of statutes, $3.50, 90; pub.
LEGATION of court decisions, $265, 222.02
relief MEASURES, $35,0S7.07; capito
maintenance and improvement OF
grounds, $206, 334.59; war measures
and National Guard, 1926, 005.53; to-
tai, $4,000, 10000.
The amount for educational purpose:
exceeds the past two years $2,751,
55485.
Increase for eleemosynary institu
tions exceeds 1918 over $485, 309.4S
The Vocational Educational Train
ing Board composed of Governor
Gardner, Attorney General McAllis
ter, Superintendent of Schools Barker
and Secretary of state Sullivan hal
selected former State Superintendent
of Schools Darlington, of Springfield
as supervisor for vocational trainin,
in the state. The last legislature pro
vided $205, 100000 to which will be ad
ded like amount by the Federal gov
eminent for the teaching of agricul
ture, trade and Industry and home &c
onomics in the schools of the state All
will be given only in the salaries o
teachers.
Reorganization of the Nationa
Guard has been started under the di
rection of Col. A. Linxwieller, who re
Gently returned from France.
Superintendent of Insurance A. l
! Harry and Assistant Attorney Gen
t eral John 7. Gose are working to pre-
: vent the increase of fire insuranc
: rates in the state 10 per cent. /
the event of their success 100000
, will be saved insurance buyers of tn
state.
Automobile licenses for this yea
d already exceed that of last year an
+ q total of 81 ,465, 038.95 has been turne
n into the good roads fund of the stat,
1t shows an increase of S70,275.7
J" over all of last year.
a Secretary Sullivan predicts that tn
e total registration of the year wi
0 reach $4,000. The total number t
t date is 10000. Dealers, plates,
t [755; dealers duplicate plates, 1886
e motorcycle plates, 2,541; chaufeu
: badges, 1928; transfers, 1872.
t OF the above number st. Louis ha
n furnished 36,715 owners and Kansa
City 26,300.