The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-04

| b. Thes pure seed law which va
enacted by the Seventh Legislator
and which Is Of very ereat value I
the farmers and gardners Of IN
State, was attacked In the FEEDERS
court by foreign seed houses and pei
ccftatly Weakened. II would b
amended.
CA Bureau of Forestry and Par
should be created In the Board O
Agriculture.
d, There are many good reasons
why stringent dog law" should b,
enacted. The sheep industry, alon,
Is sufficient justification for such
statute. recommend such a law t
the last Legislature, but II failed o
passage. ] submit 1t again In the hops
that II will be given your attention.
Revenues.
The fiscal affairs OF the state are
IN good condition notwithstanding nm
toward and unusual conditions in the
financial world. At the close of the
'ast fiscal year, June 3Oth, 1920 there
was surplus in the General Revenue
Fund OF s2.eii,00C0O. The collections
from special taxes for the past five
months are somewhat In excess of the
estimate made but this condition was
ioreseen and expected and shc..,, not
permit us to become owe. enthusiastic.
The majority OF the Board OF EquiII.
za'ion, al the time the annual levy WAS
made. anticipated that which came 10
pass. towlt: The general slump In
prices. The end is not yet. and the
more recent events affecting the oil
industry authorizes the conclusion
that the revenue from that source will
rapidly fail. due TO decrease both In
price and production. The recent ac.
tion OF the Pipe Lines in curtsiIIng
runs can have but one result. viz; The
driving OF the small and independent
producer out of business and the sus.
pension OF wild cat activities. Scores
OF little refiners, during the past 80
Gays have either ceased or very great.
" curtailed operation: the demand for
gasoline has perceptibly decreased
ana fear the industry is due grea,
sci back and demorilization which will
require u year or two of careful re.
adjustment to bring stability and ecu.
llibriun. What is true OF oil and gas
Is likewise true OF lead and zinc. The
revenue from the income tax source
likewise Is bound to be greatly re.
iuced On the contrary we have been
'ndeavoring to operate the State on n
're-war basis and as result The main. |
enance found of nearly all the schools
ina In most of the State Institutions |
VIII have been exhausted long before |
he end of the fiscal year am sure
ne surp.us existing June 80 last will
lut supply lii act,ial needs of the
't.st, by The tlrle The cId of this fiscal
ear trriycs. This state of affairs was
nown by the State Board of EguiIiza.
ion at the time this years levy was
made.
IL Is easy 10 talk against taxes and
I times, with some people very pleas
nj and popular, but when the respon-,
lbiiity OF government is looking YOU
luarely In The face; when nearly 5000
tate wards look to you for food, cloth.
IL, housing and attention; when the
'hools are nearly ready to close their
oors, II is time to make use of little
ommon sense and to do those things
'quisite whether popular or not. The
MI and one-half state levy about /
hieh much has been said, is not only {
le lowest state levy ever made but. {
my opinion is absolutely essential |
Hess we desire the credit of the /,
ate to be impaired, lose the gross I
'oduction tax on oil and gas; have
e efficiency of government reduced c
ld the due execution of our laws /.
nharrassed, Without ii, in my opin. .
n, state warrants will sell at a dis IN
unit and funding bond issue will Ii
rely result. v
Education. u
during The last year, the RockefeI-
Foundation made public the result y
what is generally understood as :
rVey OF the educational standing of =
various States. To the amaze. =
snt OF all, Oklahoma was therein ac- :
rded 36th place among the States of y =
Union. While, in my opinion, this )"
port is unfairaand misleading, YET it =
q patent fact that our educational !"
stem falls short and does not meet
requirements or expectations. The . -
tsons are many and obvious, but, to =
mind, the chief reason can be
md in the inefficiency OF our COM
n schools. | think | can safely as .,
t that the common schools OF today ii;
inferior to those of a generation ~
and. what is more demoraizing. 4,
Ter our present policy can see no sa
ID reason to hope for their bettef- fu
MT.
he reasons for this condition are m
difficult to locate nor vet are they 'cr
d TO understand when known. The "a
d question, in my opinion, is very III
sely responsible for present condi- mr.
IS. Yet, good roads alone will not so
We the problem. The solemn truth mr.
that we have endeavored to build
educational system as a pyramid
nded on our higher institutions of
ming as the base, eliminating i'm tn,