Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
MOODY PLANS
CAMPAIGN IN
NEWSPAPERS
Record of Service to
Be Bass of Appeal
For cecond Term in
Few Addresses

AI01lN. lex.s June
quiet recital, largely through the
newspapers. of the administration's
achievements will be Governor
Mcody's only method OF campaign
Ing for reelection, he revealed to-
day.
Pointing out that IL will be impos-
sible to cover the state in speech
making. the governor said he intends
TO deliver addresses. during July,
only in the principal eenters and
hopes that "the newspapers will car
~ what ] have to say to the people
throughout the state. like to cam
paign, and wish l could 20 to every
town in Texas, but that cannot be
done"
Among the accomplishments he
will discuss are: "apportionment of
SIS per capita for the public schools,
added support Of higher education,
rescue OF the prison system from
debt and its return 10 q self support
ing basis, purchase Of lower priced
Textbooks, greater highway con-
struction and maintenance, reduction
Of the state sd valorem tax, sound
condition of the treasury and rem
eeial laws passed by the 10th legis-
lature."
Has Aided Education
More has been done for Texas
education during the past 10 months
than in any like period. The public
school system has been better sup
ported than in my past administra-
ton. Children received last year,
and will receive next year. q SIS per
capita apportionnent-long pleaded
for by school authorities but never
before obtained. 1t means 3l,500.0 900
more for the schools this year and
next the executive said.
Under the system developed for
apportionment OF the rural aid fund,
every school which qualified to re-
eeiye rural aid got . six mSnths
term-an unprecedented occurrences.
Through an appropriation, oppor-
tunity for high school attendance
was provided every youth in school
districts without high schools. The
last legislature appropriated money
for their tuition where parents there
tofore had been forced to do 50. This
opened the way for thousands Of
boys and girls.
AN amendment by the last iegis-
lature requires that textbooks be
sold the state at the lowest whole
sale price which the publishers
charge in sales nc their plants. In
the past publishers added on freight,
storage, hauling charges and other
items. This amendment will ave the
state 100000. A book rebinding
contract has been let. affording a
further saving. No litigation has
resulted from book contracts; no
breath OF suspicion against their
fairness; no question raised about
their justness-in striking contrast
with our past experience.
Highways Improved
institutions of higher learning
ave been supported better, best op-
fQrtunities possible having been Civ
en-. Buildings and new equipment,
where needed as demand grew, were
furnished.
when the present highway CON-
mission took office, unpaid obliga-
tons amounted to $~6,25O,0O0 and
highways were in worse repair than
aimee our state program was begun.
Just before the present commission
vent in it had on nand only $685.
e2s. and, although federal aid ap-
proximating $6,500,000 was available.
the department had no money to pay
its debts, meet federal requirements
and match federal funds. Federal aid
had been held up; its withdrawal was
threatened because roads had not
been maintained properly. To meet
the necessity, the gasoline tax was
fixed at three cents. On Sept. /, il
reverts 20 two cents. All highway
department obligations paid: federal
aid a been secured and roads
placed in better repair, and main
tanned better, than at any time in
the past.
During this administration the
highway department has placed I'M
der construction 396 miles of eou-
crete road, 2I9 miles Of bituminou.
hard surface, 76s miles Of grading
and drainage structures, 81 miles 81
gravel and 1855 miles Of asphalt
Construction work involving sle.-
93O,l45 has been put under wav.
Road Building Record
More miles Of all weather hish-
way have been built in the last IA
months than in any like period in
history. Experience has proved th.,
the type Of asphalt topping for which
the last administration paid 30 cents
. square yard can be done at from
seven to nine cents. The automobils
tax law has been amended "a give
the counties a larger share Of fhis
fund for building and maintaining
lateral roads.
The states financial condition
never mas Deen better at this time
OF n year. On May 81. the treas
urers cash balance was $23.340,10S
y that OF the general revenue fund
kh-HZAALX II - uE
valorem tax rate for sext v.sr viii
be even less than he 1928 rsts'
SHOULD u remain the same, the rate
for the two years of the sdm;nis-
tr1sion would be eight cents less
than for the preceding administrs-
ton. But il is evident that FOR next
year II will be lower than for this
year. and this administration's rate
VIII De cut between 10 and Is cents
below that Of the previous adminis-
tration- | feel confident that the
al saiorem toll will be the lowest
sInce the Campbell administration.
ending IN 1910. This will be accom-.
plfsneo and every debt and oblisa-
tion Of the state met vunctuallv snd
every department and institution
properly supported.
The prison system, lonr thu rsc-
pies problem. has ceen nut a. .
self supporting basis. In 1923 and
1926 it lost s653,7OS. About an 4 :
79e was required 10 pay its ONT
standing obligations at the hev;r-
ming Of this administration. During
the first ear Of this Adminixtrssion
the system vas self supporting and
showed . net gain Of $3.50 This
is considerably better thar N. less
in 1926.
Expenses Reduced
THE 40th legislatures act provided
. budget basis for he system which
enables IL 70 pay cash for its nm
plies instead Of buying on credit ana
paying high prices and high inter
est. As a result Of this new ar
rsngement. the peni.eutiarys opsr-