Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-09-21
For Superior Judge,
W. N. RUBY, of Colfnx.
For County Clerk,
J. f. BALLAINE. of COlfax.
Facts about State Officers and Salaries.

In as much as some are inclined TO
think that the salaries are too large and
that there are too many officers
provided for in our state constitution
we give herewith some facts relative to
officers and salaries of other states:
Massachusetts,, New Jersey, Virginia,
Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Colorado and Nevada pay their govern
ors $4,000 each; New York and Pennsyl-
yania, $4,000 each; Illinois and Cal
ifornia, $4,000 each; Maryland, $4,000;
Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio,
Louisiana and Washington, $4,000 each;
Nineteen of the states have lieutenant
governors who receive salaries of from
$500 to $4,000 Washington will pay
$1,000; the salary of secretary of state
ranges from $1,000 to $4,000, making
an average for all the states of 1882
in Washington he will receive $4,000;
the salary of treasurer ranges from
81, 900, in one state, to $4,000, and is
over $4,000 in 81 Of the states, or an
average of $2,542-ln Washington,
$4,000; 81 of the states have auditors
whose salaries range from 81, 500, in one
state, to $4,000, and the average of all
the states is $2,435-$2, 900 will be paid
in Washington; the salary of attorney
general ranges from 5000 to $1,000, and
the average is $2,620-in Washington
the salary provided is $4,000; seven
states have five supreme court judges,
one state has eight, four have seven, one
has nine and two have four, and in IL Of
the states their salaries exceed $4,000,
the amount to be paid in Washington;
New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia,
Colorado and Nevada have each a less
number of Legislators than Washington,
and all the other states have more.
Leaving out superior judges, who are
not state officers, and not counting the
members of the legislature, and there are
only two states in the Union that have
as few state officers as Washington,
namely, West Virginia and Colorado.
There are but six states in which it
costs less to run tho legislature for 30
days than in Washington, namely,
Rhode Island, West Virginia Iowa, Ne
braska, Colorado and Oregon. The en-
tire salaries of the state officers, includ-
ing the cost Of holding 80 days session
of the legislature, in each state is as
follows; Maine, $50, 700; n. H, $78, 1856;
Vermont, $57, 300; Massachusetts, S147,-
900; Rhode Island $46,540; Connecticut,
$120,100; New York, $361,000; New
Jersey, SITS, 300; Penn, $229,30O; Del
aware, 4,475; maryland, $81, $50; Vir-
ginia, S111,600; West Virginia, S34, 900:
n. Carolina, $SG45O; s. Carolina, $751;
700; Georgia, $63,28O; Florida, $3.50;
Alabama, $79,40O; Miss, $1O3,150;
Louisiana, $79,S80; Texas, S96,050;
Ark, SOS, $50; Mo-, S95, $50; Tenn, ST.
$40; KY, $126,5OO; Ohio, s153,9OO;
Ind, 81, 900; Ill, S1OO,8O0; Mich. $50
$50; Wis, $119,4O0; Iowa, $50, 400;
Mimi, S61,7O0; Neb., S45,370; Kansas,
S62, 100; Cal, $40, 300; Nevada, S64,175;
Colorado, $50,375; Oregon, $34,40O;
WASHINGTON, S53,750 Making
Washington the eighth cheapest state
government in the Union, and the ninth
in area, and its wealth and future great
ness second to none.
All the states have courts which COM