Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-02-20

$1S3.000 for mems dormitory at the
State College of Agriculture; 100000 for
a building for the criminal insane $780,
600 for a site and building for the Mary
land Industrial Training School for Girls !;
100000 for soldiers memorial building
and various lesser sums for other works.
One Of the interesting bits Of news in
the Governors speech is his reference to
an appropriation OF $4,000 made in his
budget for a survey Of the State Offices
and departments. He intends to make an
intensive study Of all the States depart
ments in the next two years, with the pur-
pose of going before the next Legislature
with systematic and comprehensive plan
for such reorganization of the State gov
eminent. along lines Of economy and eff
cheney, as may be necessary. The appro-
priation is to cover whatever expenses may
attend the study. He explained that the
study will cover the educational work Of
the State, to the end that in that respect
Maryland may take foremost rank.
In conclusion, the Governor said:
Il earnestly hope that during this ses-
sion no expenditures will be urged which
would tend to increase these tax rates for
1921 and 1922. have complete faith in
your determination to make a record Of
which the whole State. regardless OF party.
may be proud. rejoice with you in that
determination. want to see this Assem-
bly, 90 down into history as one Of the
best the State has ever had. Nothing
could more certainly contribute to that re-
suit than an adequate financing Of the
States needs during the next two years
with lowered State tax rate.
Think what State tax rate OF "a So
cents for 1921 and 81 TIP cents for 1922,
compared with SO 31-72 cents for 1920,
means. The cost Of living everywhere has
mounted by leaps and bounds. Supplies
are higher, wages and salaries are higher
than ever before.
yet in the face Of all this. with State
employees allowed the increased salaries
which are justly their due; with the State
departments and institutions receiving
liberal, though needed. increases in their
allowances for maintenance; with the pub
lie school system receiving for the educa-
ton Of our youth $750,000 more each
year than it ever received with an ex-
penditure for the agricultural interests Of
the State in 1921 Of $l63 .096 and 10 1929
Of $l39. 545 more than ever before with an
expenditure for the health Of our people of
$58,392 more during each of the next two
years than will be spent this year with
our road system adequately maintained
and 100000 to be expended on road
in 1921 and the same amount
in 1922; with such general new construc-
ton as is necessary provided for to the
Of $1.400,000-in a single word,
with every department Of the State gov
eminent and every State institution and
every State activity enabled to continue
and to expand its field Of usefulness, and
with the State-aided institutions receiving
in 1921 and 1922 over 100000 more
than they will receive this year. and. final
ly. with the present government Of the city
OF Baltimore finding no way to meet its
increased cost Of operation except by rails
ing the city tax rate to the excessively
high figure of $2,97, an increase over the
city tax rate for 1918 Of almost ST. the
State Of Maryland, facing the same finan-
cial problems which the city Of Baltimore
and private enterprises have to face. is
able to solve them-not by increasing the
State tax rate, not by imposing on an
already overburdened public or on already
oVertaxed industry and business initiative
new sources Of revenue-but is able to
solve them without the imposition Of a
single new source Of revenue. without the
increase in the rate Of a single existing
source Of revenue and with an actual de-
crease in the State tax rate Of almost
cents"