The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

coal purchased for public buildings,
and you will find that for the. Cover
nor's Mansion alone prior to. that trans
action there had been paid for at differ
ent times 129 tons of COAL or nearly
81, 900 worth for Governor Holt and his
family n year. -.IE,
Page 1872 Paid W. Fl. Bragg, legal
services rendered State Treasurer in
collection of State taxes, 1891, SIS.
Paid Busbee 6 Busbee, legal services
rendered State in case Ballzer 6 Tacks
VS.. State, 800. 'a
We find the Agricultural Depart
ment, Col. John Robinson Commits
sioner, spent $26, O54 So for this year
-1892. -
Appropriation Guilford Battle ground
5000.
Auditors department for 1892 spent
So, 499. 90. Did you know that 81, 900 Of
that was taken without authority of
Iaw2 @.r%s> %
P~enitentiary 1892 cost $189 ,673. II.
Railroad Commission, $12, 4O5. 81, and
yet two of the Commissioners were
actively engaged for about two months
in the campaign and the. Office was in
charge of Clerk Brown .l..r
The State Geological Survey cost the
State $14. 317. 81. " 80
State Guard $14, 797. "a, Adjutant-
General expenses 81, 449 25; more than
SIG, 600 for a standing army for North
Carolina.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, So, III 80.
Agricultural societies; 81, $50.
Public printing, SO, OO7.6 8.
We find contingencies for the year
amounts to $28, 9O8 81, and this means
expenses in most cases for keeping up
the public buildings, paying servants,
freights, &c, some of which we have
enumerated above. ..i..->s
This hurried report is given because
the Populists have been. toying to get
reports of the Auditor and none to be
had. Should not the expenses be re-
duced7 You cannot do it with the
present party in power. Keep this for
reference and watch for 1898 report
and compare.
) DID you'll
Did you know the State Of North
Carolina, under Democratic admins
T tration, paid the clerks and members
of the State Board of Canvassers 81 pei
{ day, and it's enrolling clerks in Senate
S. per day; yet said the Alliance in the
o~oCnS~CnDN <f thu nhn~%O~ eh@y11I oN%
pay its Executive Committee more than
: So per day, nor the Business Agents
book keeper more than $75 per month
Did you know the appropriations by
1 last legislature, 1898, for State Guard OF
militia cost the State $24, $50 Is, besides
a special amount of S. 65. O4, and the
Adjutant Generals department 1915 80
amounting in all to $30;616 40, which
: is $14, 900 (nearly doubleJ the amount
used in 1922 -..z*<f.
{ Did you know the Auditors report
shows that 81, 800 were paid to the Fire
mems Association This is a Iaudabl
enterprise, but is confined to the cities
and towns, and should not they supper
it, Auditors report for 1893, page 218
shows $3.50 paid for inaugural cere
monies, $86.17 of which was refunded
: Did you know that $500 was appro
priated annually for Guilford Battle
ground Association, an increase Of 500
by last legislature2
Secretary Morton wanted Congress
to vote $35 900 for seed distribution. l
/ did that and went 1925, 600 better. l
e voted $780, 900 appropriation. Tn,
q extra 1925, 900 was for catching vote
in the election this fall. Congressmel
"a wanted seed to send to constituent
n without costing themselves anything
Seer ,s,gr-
North Carolinians, did you know
that the Governors Mansion 'JarUit
d Folly" has cost more than $10O, O0O'ant
is not yet finished7
Did you know that you tax payer
had to foot up the nice little bill TO
Governors salary and findings of NOR
= than $40, 600 a year7
Did you know that you had to pa,
r for 129 tons of coal for the Governor il
the year 1892 at a cost of nearly 81, 600
Did you know that 81, 800 were paiC
out for furniture for Governors Man
ID sion in 1892, and that nearly as mucl
,r more for 1898, and for 1894 how much
Did you know that COMMISSIONS
Robinson has, through the Democrat
If party saved to you people several mil
lions of dollars in the cost of your fer
~tilizers by reducing the price on fertili
zers from $50 per ton to 1907 ..