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Show H: ! ' HIE STATE'S TREDICAMENT BHr i i BL! The amount of money necessary to H j carry on the business of the State H ) during the next two cars Is estimated H , at $1,800,000. The money in sight H seems to be no moic than $1,400,000 H c I 'lust how to meet this unexpected H V turn of ulTalrs is tioubling the Legls- H ( ' ! lature soioly. Tlie appropriations B ' j can be cut down, the icgular- tax levy ' ) can be increased, or an inco'mc tax H may be Imposed. H Itcforc delinbe and dccldgd atitlpujs BBBbI 1 .BBB. , taken by our lawmakers the matter VAVAfl ' Bk should and no doubt will receive caie HV be possible HHRaVAV for HF, ir tjio bbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbf BBBBBBBBBBtW-', bjbjbjbjbjbjbbbhb!;'.';-. It comes to cutting. That any of our public institutions should bo cramped or.- crippled on account of money Is a thing to be deplored. Tho A. O. Is asking for something like $143,000, and while it might be possible to cut that amount slightly, it is generally conceded conced-ed that that amount is actually needed need-ed to carry on the work and to make such improvements as arc necessary to the welfare of the school. Tl)e University Is asking for about JO.OOO. No doubt tho school needs It and Logan cltlcns want to sec her get it providing the State can stand It and our own appioprlation Is not cut. Other institutions are asking for large amounts, and hero's hoping that some way will be provided for them to gct.lt. Wo know little of the true conditions condi-tions in the State as regards taxablo property compared with taxes turned in. We do know this, and so docs every person who has read the dally papers the past, three years, that Chicago was at one time practically bankrupt. Taxes were high, and yet there was no money to continue tho schools for more than six or seven months. As a result the wages of moicthana thousand teachers were cut in order to help the matter along. The tcacheis were dissatisfied and asked permission to investigate conditions. condi-tions. This was done, and It was found that millions of dollars worth of property belonging to corporations was noJ On the tax list. They got an order from the court that these be placed on the list by the assessors. The matter was fought by the greatest great-est lawyers In tho land, but the Supreme Su-preme Couit of Illinois gave the decision de-cision to the teachers. The final result was that the salaries of the teachers were placed as formerly and the schools have been run ten months each year since that time. Might try that In this state slap tho teachers and then turn tho matter mat-ter over to them for Investigation. |