Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-25
MISLNFORNIED

Governor Hart has vetoed the APP
preparation of $250,000 for the COM
pletion and equipment Of the dairy
building at the State College. While
the veto of this appropriation will
seriously impair and retard the de-
velopment and work of the institu
ton, it would not be open to serious
criticism had it been based on the
ground of necessary economy and in
cluded as on item among number
stricken from the general appropria- |
ton bill to afford relief to the heav-
lily burdened taxpayers, 1t requires
courage of a high order for a gov
ernor to prune off appropriations
made by the legislature and |
while many would have questioned |
the wisdom of .yetoing this particu- |
lar item, few would have questioned |
the good intentions of the governor, |
Economy begins at home, and the |
people have begun to realize that a !
retrenchment policy to amount to
anything must hit all sections and
institutions of the state; that the
appropriations in which they are in
terested must be cut, as we'll as the
appropriations which are close to
the hearts of residents of other parts
of the commonwealth. So much for
the veto itself.
The conclusions expressed in the
veto message are based upon such
palpably incorrect premises that, if
allowed to stand unchallenged, they
will place the State College in a false
position in the estimation of the
public. The message as given to the
press was as follows
"On page IA, under the heading,
For the State College of Washing
ton, and under the subheading
From the General Fund the item
second from the last on the page,
for completion and equipment of
dairy building, $250.000, is vetoed,
BY the provisions of chapter SO,
session laws of 1919, there was APP
propriated from the general fund for
the State College dairy building and
equipment at State College, $175,-
goo. This item of $3.50, 900 is to
complete building which was start
ed under an appropriation of $175,-
600 for the building and equipment.
4 can scarcely imagine student
at the State College majoring in
lot j L
of the farms or diaries of this state
fully approaching his surroundings
in $42o, 600 dairy barn.
1T appears TO me that if the legis-
lature two years ago had omitted
the enc and made the appropria-
ton read for dairy barns, s175,-
O00, and the board of regents, enter
ing into the spirit of the work at
the college, had constructed 10 or
dairy barns ranging in cost from
$1,000 to $4,000 each, building the
practical model barn, such as a
dairyman, according to his financial
ability might be expected to erect for
his needs on his farm, they might
have proved of some practical bene-
fit in the way of education to the
boys who are taking this course at
college. I can not imagine any
dairyman in this state approaching
S425, zoo dairy barn. 1t might
make very ornamental structure
among the group of buildings on the
college farm, but ii indicates such
a rrofligate waste of funds as to
cease to be humorous or even ridicu-
lous. Surely the State College can
lind better use for money than to
spend ii in such manner, and IL It
can't be spent more advantageouslv
at the college it would better remain
with the taxpayers"
The assertion that by the pro-
visions of Chapter 80, Session Laws
OF 1919, there was appropriated
from the general fund for the State
College dairy building and equip
ment at the State College s175, 900"
is but a half truth, for Chapter 1919
OF the Session Laws of 1919. amend
ed this appropriation to read for
Buildings and equipment at State
College s175. 900" BY virtue of the
authority conferred by this amend.
ment the regents devoted approx
mately $4,000 of the appropriation
10 the completion OF other college
buildings. and LET a contract for the
construction of the foundation and
first story of the dairy building fol