The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-07-21

nOOr people anu TicH otdte.
In the paragraph he captions, "Nol
Low Note Should Be Sounded byI
Anfone," Governor Nef gives it|
strictly to be understood that he does|
not believe in retrenchment and rel
PROGRESSION as a fixed policy.
No Low Notes.
There is nothing in this mes
sage" he declares, "that is intended
as sounding a low note in regard toI
the de'r or,aent Of Texas and all itsl
institutions When times beccmc|
rormal, big things should be dore.I
Our entire school system, from thel
red schoolhOuse TO the university
should be given new life; the mark
citing of farm products and the en-l
tire agricultural field should bel
worked over so that better returns|
can be had for the money spent; the|
conservation Of our natural resour-
ces, which too long have been mel
elected, needs attention; permanent
and neduring highways should bel
built; child life and the cause Of Ia
Dor are in need Of some protecting
law; in short, many shackles should
be stricken from the limbs Of Texas
and il should be permitted to march
with steady and stately tread along
the shining pathway Of power and
progress where il rightly belongs, not
only as the biggest, but also as the
best State in the sisterhood Of the
American Union
Reveals Future Policy.
The above indicates a future poll
icy Of the Governor, intended to pave
the way for a second-term campaign
In its entirety, the message is moro
largely for consumption by the peo-
pie rather than by the Legislature.
The fact is that the Appropriation
Committee Of the House and Senate
practically have completed the ap-
preparation bills and they represent
a minimum in appropriation.
The Governor declared that the
State government is top heavy and
that there are too many departments
and too many employees. He stated
that, within the next few days, he
would deliver a special message TO
the Legislature dealing with this
phase Of State affairs.
Three Bills To Raise Revenus To
Be Offered.
Austin. July fs.-Despite public
statements of Chairman Satterwhite
of the House appropriations Commit
tee that no Legislation for raising of
taxes will be necessary at the special
session Of the Legislature, !. NJ. Nell
son Of Hopkins County. will intro3
duce three revenue producing meas-l
ures, il was stated today. Bills in-I
II lra M.la -
as being at least quasi-ofiicial. as hel
is as close TO the Governor as any,
one in the Legislature.
A severance tax, an Entertained
tax and a tax on amusements are|
the three cordinal tax measures|
which Nelson will submit. The sevs|
erance tax is new in Texas and is al
tax on products, after severanceI
from their source Timber is taxed
after il is cut, so is coal and gasl
taxed after they have been severed.
The proposed tax is per cent, LEVI
led on the value Of the product im-|
mediately after severance. The bill@
viii expressly except oil. All min-|
erals produced in Texas come under|
the terms Of the tax.
To Tax Amusements.
II is understood that the bill taxi
ing amusements will provide a taxi
Of I ner cent on gross receipts of
moving picture shows, vaudeville and|
other theaters.
Nelson's bill on taxation of inher-
itances CONCENTRATES tax Of S25 opI
the first $4,000 inherited and great
er tax on larger inheritances.
Nelson. with Representative JohnI
II. Veatch Of johnson County, fos-|
tered various consolidation measures|
in the regular session and il is ex-|
rected that they will renew theirj
fight for the passage Of these meas-(
ures al the special session. AmongI
the most important Of these are abol-I
ition Of the Department Of Ware
housing and Marketing and its con-.|
solidation with the Department of
Agriculture