The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-13

NTlFTIEN
quantity the surface OF t!ilablc land IS
DESTROYED IN removing coal Their" ~.
for these reasons. marked difference
IN Tn" character of the properties men
toned difference which the safe
should take into consideration in adj
luStiuS It's tax system. If IUSt!C" - 10
hc done and II tuNrS are not {" br"oW"
unduly burdenSomc to our agricultural
interests and TO owners OF urban pro-
perty.
Il am also of the opinion that the
excise tax on corporations should he
graduated according 10 the rate OF earn
| ingS OF the corporations. tn" tax hislS
today Is three tourthS OF one per cent
on the net income of corporations. me
corporation that earns but bare tlNc
, or SIX per cent on its capital ~ taxed
~ tho same rate rs the one mat earns
one hundred per annum. IN" rare
should be graduated. The present rate
might be allowed to stand as applicable
| TO all corporations earning not in excess
Of ten per cent. increased 10 tho three
quarters OF one per cent on corpora
tons earning not in "NcvSS or twenty
per cont. one per cent on corporations
earning not In excess Of thirty per CNnt
and So on. Certainly the corporation
which has a very large percentage Of
earnings can afford tQ pay n larger rate
of tax on It's income
The meSSaE" also recommends SWa |,
tax on sign boards posted along the
state highways. I considerable tax upon
v"nders OF guns and ammunition, and
refers to the fact that guns and
ammunition are sold indiscrminattly in
this state without regulation.
state institutions.
The message reviews various state
institutions. and reCitcS the difficulties
OF managing these with the slight
appropriations during the past two
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ut the Weston state Hospital in
1916 was *2.Ss3Se and In 1920. it was
S34.lO59I The cost Of the coal used
IN the State Pcn:tcntiary in 1916 was
SI.6t6.62. while In l?@n L was sl2,246 So,
The message adds that the State Board
OF Control could not have operated the
state institutions during the past two
years without extreme economy. Some
of the economics have been TO establish
4 ccrtra, warehouse At the State l'cnt-
tertiary which enables the Board Of
Control to buy large quantities of sup
plies from some OF the surplus war
stock OF the government, and others
at odd lot sales from merchants with
the result that the Board OF Control has
been able 10 keep approximately within
the state appropriation. While salaries
have been Increased at the various state
institutions. as rule, there have been
reductions in the number of employees.
For instance. in 1915 and 1915. there
were seventy-fvo employees at the State
Pcn!tcnttary, while IN 1919 and 1920
there were only ttty-tve.
Referring to the physical conditions
OF the various institutions and the i'm
proycments made therein, the governor
stated that the principal Improvement
IN "a
where 4 filtration plant had been in
stalled. a sewerage disposal plant had
been erected. while the plumbing had
been largely renewed. At the beginning
OF his administration he had had an
inventory taken OF the personal prop
erty OF all the state institutions which
showed that the Spencer asylum and tho
Weston hospital we're in dire straits for
clothing and bedding. and considerable
sums OF money had been spent 10 pro-
vide these. The per capita OF cost OF
our three institutions for the past four
years was as follows:
1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
Weston State
Hospital, .sllo.72 sl72,52 sls:.52 sls79s
Spencer State
Hospital, 1880 1874 1852 1873
Huntington State
Hospital. l0S.j9 $3.50 1i2.1l If1.S2
The population for the last four years
has been as follows:
1917. 1918. 1919. 1870.
Weston State
Hospital. less 1876 loss 100
Spencer State
Hospital. co. 6l6 OIL
Huntington State
Hospital. 7i6 74S 756
This compared favorabIy with the per
capita costs in other institutions IN
the country. which generally ranged
from SEQ in Nebraska 20 S326 in New
York.
The state tuberculosis sanitarium
comes in for special ontice. During the
comes in for special notice During the
has been built at Terra Alta. and
equipped with an %-Ray laboratory.
store room, heating plant. etc. Three
new cottages have been erected, each
with L capacity Of twenty beds. ana
the Board IT Control recommends that
five additional cottages he buiit; An
additional physician has been added TO
the stan. In 1916 there was an aver
age OF % Patients ut this institution,
year. In 1920 there was an Average OF
l45 patients and the total number Oh
cases treated was 2SA
The colored tuberculosis sant!taTium
has been located at Dcnmar. IN Grcen-
brier county. The site consists of lS5
acres OF tilable land. ZOO feet above
sea level. There were about thirty
buildings formerly used by \ LUMBER
company. However. in spite or the pro
visions Of the state, the institution was
not used by the colored people as much
as Il ought 10 have been, there oeinE
only about 20 patients.
The message further reviews the
work and conditions In tho miners hos
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money has been spent during the past
four years: also the chi!drenS nome
the colorcd orphans home. the inuuS,
trial school FOR boys. the inuustr1'
school for girls and the state .pcniten-
;iary. Relative 20 this institution the
message says: On July !. l9ls. tners
was balance to rs credit OF - ''Vne. =.
On October |, Of the same year. %heh
the present warden took control, inc
balance had dwindled 10 Sll ,25S."6. Inc
budget committee. and the Legislature;
a, the session OF 1919. appropriated
$40. 600 for each OF the TWO hscal years
TO meet any emergency. On June SV'
last the end OF the first fiscal year.
there was balance to the credit OF
the penitcntiary Of S23.4S2.60. 1t was
necessary to increase the salaries or
some Of the employees as much as so per
cont. but tn" numn"r was reduced so
thu. total expenditures for "a aries was
not increased. There are 81 fewer en-
ployeS than in 1916 and Il fewer than
in 1919. The FOOD cost per '3P' * 10
been reduced through the conservation
% the food.
In his MESSAGE OF 1919 the governor
saws he pointed out the necessity Tor
An institution for the r"eble-minded::
some months ago the State BOARD Of
Control joined him in mental dehc!-
ency survey OF the state. The commit
tac consisted Of q large number or
prominent humane society officials, and
i made an exhaustive study OF THIS
subirct. which later will be reported to
the legislature.
The Schools.
The rural school situation IN west