The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-01-04

he required 20 devote al his time 4
the duties OF the Department
b. The pure seed law, which wa
enscied bs the Seventh Lsgislstur,
and which is OF very great value Il
the farmers and gardnefs Of the
State, was attacked in The federal
court by foreign seed houses and per
ceptaoly weakened II would BE-
amended.
A Bureau OF Forestry and Park
should be created in the Board o.
Agriculture.
d. There are many good reasons
why stringent dog law" should be
enacted. The sheep industry. alone
Is sufficient justification for such a
statute. | recommend such 4 law to
the last Legislature. but II failed
passage | submit il again IN the hope
that i viii Be given your attention
Revenues.
The fiscal affairs of the state are
In good condition Notwithstanding IN
toward and unusual conditions in the
financial world At the close oi the
last fiscal year. June 5oth. 1890. there
Was a surplus IN the General Revenue
Fund Of s92i4.oo00o The collections
from special taxes Tor the past five
months are somewhat in excess OF The
esiim-te made but this condition was
foreseen and expected ana should not
permit as 10 become over enthusiastic
The majority OF the Board Of EquAl.
zaiion. az the time the annual levy was
made, anticipated that which came 10
pass to-wit The general slump In
prices The end Is not yef. and the
more recent events affecllng the oil
Industry authorizes The conclusion
that The revenue from haf source viii
rapidly fail, due TO decrease both in
price and production The recent ac.
ton az The Pipe Lines in curfailing
runs can have but one result viz The
driving OF the small and independent
producer OUT OF business and the sus
pension ga Wild Ca, activities scores
OF little Iefiners during the past 80
days have either ceased or cry great
Is cIrlasled operation: the demand FOR
gasoline has reSceptibly decreased
aad ! fear the industry is due 4 great
SET back and decentralization which will
require a year or TWO OF careful re
adjustment 10 hrine stability and equ
iibrium What Is true oi on and gas
ls likewise true ol lead and zinc The
revenue from the income sA source
likewise ~ bound to be greatly re-
duced On The contrar, VIC have been
endeaNofing 10 operate the State on
pre- wai basis and as a result the main
lenance found OF nearly All he schools
and In most ol the State Institutions
viii have been exhausted long before |
the end Of the fiscal year ! am sure
the surplus existing June a9 last viii |
not supply tn actual need OF the !
State By the time the end 81 this fiscal |
wear arrives This state Of affairs was
known by the State Board OF Equiliza-
iion AT the time this years levy Was
made
Il is easy TO talk against taxes and |
AZ times, with some people very pleas
All and popular. but when the respon- !
sibility OF government is looking you I
'Quarely in the face. when nearly 5000 |
state wards look to you for food. cloth
ng. housing and attention; when the |
schools are nearly ready to close their |
ioors, il is time TO make use OF little |
common sense and 10 do those things
requisite whether popular or not The |
nil and one half state levy about 1
rhich much has been said. is not only /
he lowest state levy ever made but
n my opinion is absolutely essentia.
inless we desire the credit OF the
state to be impaired lose the gross
production tax on oil and gas. have
he efficiency Of government reduced
md the due execution OF our laws
Without II. in my opin-
on state warrants will sell ~ a dis
'ount and funding bond issue VIII
nrely result
Education.