The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-04
Z. II. AuLL., EDITOR.
Tuesday, January 8, 1921,
TAXES.

sNS& InlS Is CQe Dig QQSStioh OS1o1S IiiS
people of the. entire country just now
but particularly does It interest US
here at home, and no doubt the big
and the main question before the leg
islature, which is soon to convene,
will be the question of taxes. While
the people were prosperous and
money was easy and plentiful no one
had anything much to say about it,
but Just went along and paid it. Now
that the shock OF falling prices has
struck all Of us we feel the pinch
very keenly. And it is true that the
expenses of running the government
Of this state have jumped by bounds
during the past six years, and not
only the: state budget but the county
budget as well, though not in like
proportion. It might be interesting
to quote some figures as to the total
appropriations by years for the past
SIX wears, and sto ask If the admin
istrasion m affairs or even the prog
ress of the states has kept up with the
rapid rise iii expenditures. Or if the
expendituses have really been ex-
travagant. Have we got better ad-
ministrsSibn? Have we got better
roads, Have we got better schools2
Have we got better colleges? Have!
We got less iaW3essness?
In 1874 tie approp opriation bib for
the state carried q total of s., ! 49,
s25s.04; in 1915, s2,4e3,759.S2; in
1915, s2,4Sss sl40s29; in. 1917, S..
s89. .504.7S; IN 1918, s3,s76,13o.ss;
in 1919, S,SsS682.7s; in 1920. ss,-
0s1, ,241.39 And this year the bud
get calls for nearly ten million dol
lars. The big bounds were in 1915,
1919 and 1920 and none of it was for
war expenditures. And the, biggest
bound is now proposed for 1921.
ut will fit masefialze? Hardly.
Nearly every department is asking
for a big siinefease. except TIE poor
Indian and the pardon board, they
ask less. The state university got
$21I, 600 last year; this year it asks
for $465, ,000;;sa fewSyears ago it got
along oa less than q hundred thou-
sand; the Citadel asks for S623,00Q
this year; last year it got 1898, 200;
al few years ago it never asked for
more Than $40, 900; Clemson used to.
Have more Il q money thai Is knew what
Is do with and last year il got $685.
900; this year it asks for $226, ,000;
Winthrop got last year sAf6, 900; this
year it asks for sS32. .000; !; it used to
make out On shout 81 81 go 600: fhe
state superintendent of education's
office asks for s2.145,650 this year;
last year It got 1881 .29o. This re-
quest is based on carrying out the.
acts Of the legislature Itself, and is
the one request that should be grand
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