Evening journal., 1923-02-07
STATE BUDGET
HEARINGS END
Material Cuts in Appropria-
tionS Are Expected TO Be
Made
WILL SLASH TO LIVE
WITHIN REVENUES
STAFF Correspondent.

! Staff Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE, Dover. Feb. T.
Unless later developments should
cause a change of plans. the legis-
lative budget committee will com
plete its hearings this afternoon.
The State. Board of Agriculture will
be before the committee this after
noon TO tell of its work and the nm
ancial needs of the department for
the next two years.
Chairman Collins of the budget
committee says that while the sched-
uled hearings will end today, the
committee will be glad to hear any
state official or agency seeking funds
from the State within a reasonable
time. The hearings were started
more than three weeks ago and have
taken up much time of the Legisla-
ture
This is the first session that the
budget bill has been effective, and
because of that fact the budget com
mittee has had hard job OF It es-
tablishing the r w plan Of procedure
relative to those seeking appropriia-
tons from the State. Th4 budget
committee will start at once to make
up its budget for the next two years
which will be presented in the form
of a bill to the House. The House,
of course, can do as il sees 1T relative
to the items in the budget biz. II is
a foregone conclusion that there
will be heavy cuts in appropriations,
the committee contending that this
will be necessary to Ii within the
finances OF the State.
Unless the Legislature passes (
some bill at this session to produce /
.nore revenue for schools, the school /
budget. as presented by the State |
Boa,d OF Educati IN. will no doubt I
be materially cut. The board asks |
for s2.5OO.000 this year and S2,- |
500 900 next year and with no other (
prospects for revenue than laws now /
in existence, il IS safe to say that |
this request will likely be cut to at
least s2,O00.0OO a year and pos /
'ibly under that figure. The money !
s not available and therefore We
will have e make cuts" one mem
Der of the Committee said today in
discussing -he situation
Director Derrickson OF the Bureau
II Markets, which was established
asst April, was the first witness be-
ore the budget committee this after
loon. His bureau comes under the
supervision and Is a part OF the
state Board OF Agriculture. They
ire asking for s7.09S for this year
Ind for S697S for next year. and
he Governor has recommended these
ums be allowed.
Mr.. Derrickson explained in detail
he work OF his bureau and develop
ID the fact that they have been
equipped with a radio set for the
receipt of market news for the in
formation of Delaware shippers
There had been complaint because
his news was not distributed until
ate in the day but by radio. all
market quotations. number OF cars
n shipment and such information
g made available at 7.30 o'clock in
he morning.
They desire sS25 for a shipping
,oint inspection service to protect
hippers of THIS State from having
heir cars of produce, fruit and the
Ike rejected at the receiving end
n the event OF a drop in market
'rices The bureau is trying to edu-
ate the farmers of Delaware to
.rade their products by showing
hem where it means money in their
rockets; also to standardize their
ontainers and packages to insure
reater care in shipment and hand
ng. Mr. Derrickson said the ss25
sked for would provide one inspec-
or for two months and two inspec-
ors for one month during the busy
ummer season when fruit is being
hipped in large quantities.
He said that eventually the fees
rould be more than enough to re-
Iay the state FOR the expenditure.
He also explained that the plan in
10 way would mean the driving out :
Z business OF the legitimate brok-
rs. as he said they were needed
he Inspections would only be made
n request.