The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
CAPT, MILLS SYSTEM.
OPINION OF THE PRESS.


We have received from the author.
Mr.. E. 5. Mills, of : obles county, i
copy of Il pamphlet recently published
by him, aud III which he suggests Il
very practicle system of keeping public
accounts and for making exanli i,,ati,ns,
settlements annual financial statements
and official reports. We have been H.
ware for some time that Mr.. Mills WAS
the author OF this prolmsed system and
that he has labored to bring the atten-
ton of accountants and the LegiSla-
ture to its advantage. In his paln--
phlet he very plainly sets out Ills plan
and we are sure this ora similar one will
be adopted by county treaSurers and
others. His plan is Il very simple ard
plain one and that some uniform sys-
TEN of bookkeeping should he adopted
all admit. His work is copyrighted,
but he invites correspondence us to its
use and will supply books for those
who may adopt it. His Post Office adj
dress is Bigrlow, Mobiles county, Min-
mesota.-Jackson Republic:
TnANKs.-E. S. Mills, Esq, of
Bigelow, Mobiles county, will accept
our thanks for Il copy Of the advance
sheets Of his work containing sugges-
tions for keeping public accounts,
making examinations, &c. His sys-
TEN has received the Endorsement Of
some of the leading public officers in
the State, including NJ. IL. Knox, Esq.,
Public Examiner. The work is one
that contains hints of profit to every
person that handles the public funds
Currie Pioneer.
"PUHL1C ACCoUNTs-wlTH PRAC-
TICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR KEEPING
THEN, ETC, by L. :. Mills; published
by the Pioneer Press Company, st.
Paul.
In this pamphlet of q pages the au-
| thor shows the great Importance of
charging treasurers and collectors %ith
| the entire amount of business put into
| their hands for disbursement and for
collection. At first sight this SEEMS
! to be the enumeration of one of tlN
most t. ite maxilns, and one is I'D to
wonder what can be the form of ac-
counts which our treasurers and col
lrctors are required to render if they
do not show the amount of BUSH ess
| entrusted to their care. 1t appears.
however, very often the accounts show
nothing beyond the sum Of money act
u"lly received and handed over, from
wl!cl, Il balance is made. The amount
| OI COileClcu UlllS VI TAX tIliSltlleu Is
never stated, and there is nothing to
prevent II portion of the public funds
from going down into somebody's pock-
1t without being accounted for. In
fact the very important item Of the
sum to be accounted for is too often
absent altogether from the return.
Mr.. Mills proposes three forms OF ac-
counts which would Cbviate these de-
| fectS.
The work contains many valuable
suggestions, but we have not space to
ntnl ion ZEN. and we would recon-
! mend j. S careful perusal to all public
1 accountants s.-Mlnkato Record.
We are in receipt of !. copy of practi-
cal suggestions for keeping public ac-
counts and for making examinations.
settlements, annual financial state
ments and official reports, 10y +. 5.
Mills, OF Bigelow. Mobiles county, Minn.
| We have not space to mention the lead
ing pri,lcip rs whicl, are Ibid down III
this work. but our acquaintance with
the author, and the attention we have
given his book, warrant us in saying
that it ought to be studied by every
county officer and others who are char
gtd with Keeping public accounts
MartinVilae Express.