Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-15
OVERNOR ADDRESSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN PERSON

two years OF it's operation. Tho total
purchases mado by tho California pur-
chasing department in the two years
1?16'1elS amounted to ss.330,ss6.
Other States Saving.
In WISCONSIN tho installation OF a
mimeograpl and mult!grapll depart
mont by tho Wisconsin, purchasing
agent used ,I.o by IA, an state emSes sNowed
| Ing ut tho right time anu at right
prices. with goods delivered Z. Q. b.
Madison Madison saved $685. In carriage charges
nobilo license plates that had boen
costing the State OF Wisconsin IS 70 IS
cents pair wore bought by tho pur-
pair; and IN spite of the fact :hat tho
t nnmoens used Increased nearly five
! OF over $4,000 was erected.
| THE creation or state purchnsinr,
commission will logically supplement
the Important function which Is per-
formed By the executive budget IN ap-
mental Hctivities.
The General principle OF the work.
mens compensation low. enacted in
dustrial Virginia. IA compared with
similar laws in other States, itu rates
ore high. the period OF waiting long,
! ana The benefits small.
This Lave should he so amouded as
TO make it comparably favora0ic with
the compensation laws OF other States
|
that should be rendered by un induS-
trial insurance system: the one pre-
sentive: the other and most, common.
haoilit&tion OF the injured
Should Snve Nanpower.
This Is an age OF prevention. The
the treaty Of peace and it's covenants
that future wars. may be prevented:
prevention is the most sdvnnced
thought OF science in medicine. and
/ 20 t,A ta
| en- economic and social standpoint is
far more important than the Iauda bic
e s;7 70 compensate for injury. and
| After disabled workers have been
paid compensation the work OF re-
ssuIs In the in Tnn e5pples
Industrial commission should DC broad
ened TO Include not only prevention OF
ascidGnts' but also, the rehabilitation
! California, Minnesota and Pennsylvania
I have undertaken this work, and Vir-
Einia Should through COMMITTEES Of
duty TO these of her citizens who arc
| fighting or havo fallen in her struggle
10. INDUSTRIAL eupremacv.
In 1919 tho State adopted ss its
system OF taxation that known as par
! tial sesrcgation.' Certain revenues.
namely, taxable real estate and tan
gib!e personal property OF public ser
| vice corporations were segregated TO
local taxation only; and insurance
Ia ran niss ana eenses On Insurance com;
! property rolling stock OF all corpora
tons operating railroads by steam and
other classes OF proper.ty not spcoih-
! act, were segregated 20 State taxation.
Hope 20 erase IneQunlities.
The adoption. OF this system was
OF assessments complained OF would no
!onged be worthy OF consideration. In
that the locality makes assesarnc nts.
would be high. o. vice versa, without
affecting other politica! units OF the
state. The constitutional Decent or
for school purposes. but this was can
sidercd negligible. 1t was no, con-
tnmplatcd at the time of the adoption
Of this system OF taxation that tho
state wou.G enter upon a much needed
and ambitious scheme OF road building,
nor tho, the righteous demands Of
ceive in, such large fashion the tardy
recognition that Is their due. 80 she
, finds herself again With general prop
| crty tax OF % cents, II ccntss, tor
for tuberculosis. almost back 10 tho
! point al which il was deemed adrIsa bic
10 change the system OF taxation In
order thnt inequalities OF assessment
| in various parts OF tho state might be
avoided.
1.-THE state tax is always Small as
; caiities. v'herc rates arc hSed by local
authorities, such AS boards or super
risora @: counties and the councils Of
cities, and This should be borne in mind
when considering tho subject OF state
taxation.
The genera, property tax. gave tire
gradually be discontinued, and the
: other state activities now cared for by
n general property tax should. in ths>
not far future, be provided for out Of
fnr MIR
poses. thus re-estaoiishins the seGce-
cation system OF taxation rs earlier
conceived.
".t9 between central tax board adj
rniui&terinS the tax laws, and the pres
ent system, prefer the latte" because
is perhaps 20 DC found tho greater
efficiency, get in government there are
political factors which count for
peoples liberty even greater than does
that a central board, dealing directly
with the matter OF assessments OF land
and with commissioning OF the revenue
or similar officers OF It's own appoint
ment, would prove unacceptable TO our
people, and that strangers from off
fercnt parts Of the State. unacquAint-
II central tax board-would prove Of
fenslvc to our people. In order to nave
government tho State must have reve-
nue.. rnc insistcnt demand Tor better
roads and schools can only be mot By
state revenue. and revenue is only 10
be had by taxation.
1T is assumed that all OF as arc
willing TO hear our fair share of the
burden OF government so long 3S K
is eauitab!y shared by others who
enjoy tho benefits OF our social and
economic life. The Tax Board st ks
last meeting sent q letter 20 the circuit
judges. who have tho appointment OF
the assessors, asking that they in
struct aasessors to Increase assess
ments. In using in that letter the
words OF the State Constitution fair
market value In connection with the
liking OF assessments. It was presumed
that assessors would have in mind.
when fixing the fair market value
FOR five ycara. our present inflated cur
rency. subject to "A defation which has
already begun; and tina. other abnormal
conditions which now obtain would be
| considered b. them. The Tax 3oard
expects !: reasonable increase IN as
scssed values that will be fair 10 the
land owners under normal conditions,
! and a. tie game tirle produce tho rcve-
! nue. required to conduct the Stale gov
! crnmcnt.
II believe all Of our people wish to
! Cl0 thor