The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-09
THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH g. l92l

provide surplus for unexpected necessities
 of should be carefully studied and his recommendations considered
 TAXATION
 is right that should contribute in the support of operations Every industry and from the lowest to the highest should be called furnish their of Territorial revenues There difficulty attendant tax collection wi from selfish motives possible payment cutting into their
 fixing rates of taxation should be exercised to industries are the ones in which occur the fluctuations prices resulting profits losses distributed taxation which always most equitable Taxation particularly should tendery handled the production of gold must be encouraged in way not only to assist the but gold mining the Gold 10 ,.,.n MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR r,
 0 ouan on o On @ op ana nos ores of accordance supply and forth in quantities which stantly hen markets mi nd o production; slumps laid off, the works shut minimum be assumed gold handled there profit Hence believe that small levied all than gold ores ana that even on goa ores graduated tax can De placed so that the operators of low grade mines will not be
 property mining operations discourage construction the lower grade oe primary men make operations profitable property tax would for local needs The oil and fertilizer made in whole from herring in estimation too high mend reduction herein otherwise this industry dependins almost entirely local labor he lost entirely go m amy but Sn snaa at the paid they should be Territorial Treasury thereby collecting but that tax clerk authorized make nvestiga ions might well be attached to the office of the Treasurer of the Territory whose duty shall be that all payments paid to the proper receiving officers of both the
 Senate Concurrent Resolution No provides that the Ator for presentation honorable body My personal opinion that at the Territory tion for the already presented
 Chapter 43 of the Session Laws 1919 provides that AttorneyGeneral query ens itself whom this duty devolves whether the Attorney General who relnquhed office March
 In connection with methods raising tS n nnos of e,evant @ " f havs above the greatest exercised avoid the levy of excessive or oneou any industry individual
 advocate simple budget system avail itself of the present machinery of government The greatest need for on bill carrying the fixed and annual appropriations fitted considerable The general appropriation bill should be subject at the hands of the Legislature to downward revision only until after passage thereof Supplemental budgets and special not then new means for raising funds us, b Am appropriations should be found the general supplemental budget ssA
 unsatisfactory condition obtaining bill the considered, live hope is taken will of the Legislature concerning known early the session great deal annoyance can be t,'ar,v anu , p of a m ,run,t @ a % W7b p .h t ms s h h par @ propriaton is known until taken before June thereby causing full months loss of the best spring weather The evil be partially by authorizing the Governor proclamation visions of the previous general appropriation applying to 
 incurred shall definite obligations the
 
 For the convenience guidance the Legislature drafting the appropriation bills there will submitted table covering the biennum ended 3 1919 period April 31, 1920, showing appropriations bennium the expenditures herefrom the estimated be operations 1, 31, balance appropriations there will the estimates detailed in accordance with the practice of the Legislature and proposed smplfcation wording obvate intensive the office the Treasurer suting also reduction total through the tations intended by the Legislature appopria the estimates will then not be obligated provide for the total
 
 appropriations be in FULL available amo available lump for the schools other schools alOments the Alaska available Alaska Fund always unknown Schools sales timber the National Forests be appropriated shall be considered sufficient