The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
INDIANA AND OHIO.
Why So Much Difference in Taxation
and Expense in the Two States.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
While demands are being made by the
arrangements of the State institutions for
charities and other purposes for increased
appropriations it is well to again remind
our legislators of the glazing facts, al
ready well known, that the increase of
taxes and the increase Of the State debt
are so great when compared with ten
years ago, that few actual figures or
statistics would not be amss. The total
amount of taxes for all purposes for 1884
was $12, 333, 725, and in 1891 81, 100000, there
being an increase during the seven years
intervening between the two dates of over
100000, and more than 100000 of this
increase was made on State taxes. BY
reference to the census report it is found
the State taxes of Indiana for 1892 were
$4,3l1,S 37, an unnatural increase over that
OF 1880, while during the same time Ohio
decreased her State fax S4SO 600 If heine
"a, ,140 in 1891.
The following per capita cost of the in
to that of Ohio, shows that extravaganza
has been the order of the day. The expen-
d1tures per capita in Ohio insane hospitals
Tor 1891 were:
Carthage asylum. Observation-Disclosures 162 "a
AchenS asylum. .:........................ 1909
Dayton ASYLUM 154 02
Cleveland asylum Observation-Disclosures. 147. SO
columbus asylum. ......-....... l79. Is
Il ne expenditures per capita IN Indiana
insane hospitals in 1891 were:
Central hospital sol 90
Northern hospital. Observation-Disclosures. 221. 90
Eastern hospital Observation-Disclosures. 243. 90
Southern hospital ........-.............. 800. SO
1t will thus be seen that the average
cost per capita for the Ohio patients was
$5S.69, compared with $227.5S for Indiana,
Ohio having had during the year 1891 an
average of 5,079 patients, at a total cost of
SSco, 9SS2z. making the per capita of
support the amount given above, while In
MT nlrrV cd
OF their support was 1884, $3.50, making the
per capita cost of support $227.58 From
will be seen that it cost Indiana almost SIS
600 more during the year 1891 to support its
insane patients than it did Ohio, almost
enough difference to pay for transporting
the patients to Europe and return. The
population of both Ohio and Indiana in
diana's increase being 10 per cent. or
about 2l4,O00. On behalf of the citizens of
Indiana 1t should be quickly ascertained
Why 1t is that, despite the fact of Ohos
marvellous increase in population. bringing
1t up to 8, 2,316 at the last federal census,
the State can carry on its functions with
$3.50, 694Of less State taxes than Indiana,
while it at the same time has 1479,912
more population. Does it not seem signifi-
cant that, at the same time Ohio was I'M
affairs were conducted by Democratic
financiers?
State debt was s., S52, sos in 1884, it has
since almost doubled, despite the fact that
the taxes nave Dc6n greatly increasing, IN
stead of decreasing. The State taxes of
Clark county have gone from $4,000 to
$A 900 since 1880. The report of ex-State
Statstician Peelle shows that there has
been shrinkage in the values of live
stocks, corn and wheat since 1891 of $40
100000. The people of Indiana are anxious
ly watching and waiting for the re-
suit of the work of the Indiana Leg
islature in regard to the matters herein
mentioned, and the result will surely JUS
tify their expectations, The following ta-
BILE may also prove interesting in this con-
nection:
Total value of all taxable prop
erty in Ohio for 1892 81, 707, ZOE, 3376
In Indiana for the same year.. 1,249, 807, 899
The State taxes of 1892 levied on the
basis of $1,707, 203,376, in Ohio were:
General revenue fund .......s... 81, 38s, 629 so
State University fund. ............ 85,307.n
Common school fund. .............. ], 707, POS 98
IOtal .Sl, oil, 81 Is
The State taxes for Indiana for 1892, lev
led on the basis of 81, 249, 807, 800, were
General revenue fund. 81, 249, 654 u
State University fund. ........... 63,490 80
Common school fund. .............. ], 1896, 692 63
Total -, 81, S57 70
1t will thus be seen that the taxable
property per capita in Ohio was $465, COM
pared with $50 for Indiana, while the
average State tax in Ohio is $114 and in
Indiana 81 90 l.. l.. r.
Jeffersonville, Ind, Jan. q.