The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-30
MONTANA is ALL
RIGHT FINANCIALLY
Report of the State Treasurer Will Show
Gratifying Condition in the
States Money Bags.
special Dispatch to the Standard

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Nov. 29.-To morrow is the
last day of the state fiscal year. State
Treasurer Collins is balancing his
books, ascertaining where the state
stands in a financial way. The annual
report showing the receipts and dis
bursements for the fiscal year is nearly
completed. Deputy Treasurer Hay en-
poets to have 1t finished Tomorrow, as
we'll as the monthly and the quarterly
reports.
From the annual report. as far as
finished some information was CLEANED
to-day that is of interest. The total
receipts for the year from all of the
counties was s614, 619.s2, an increase
over the receipts for the same period
last year of SOS. 313.S7.
All Of the counties show an increase
over the last fiscal year excepting Gus
ter and Lewis and Clarke. The Custer
county decrease was largely due to the
fact that last years account showed
an increase of back taxes received from
cattle companies. the payment of which
had been in dispute, and the further
fact that number of large companies
paying taxes have left the county. The
Custer county decrease is SS,59155 ana
that of Lewis and Clarke S116.SS.
In the table OF receipts from coun-
ties the increase of Silver Bow leads,
SIS, $685.; Choteau, s7,373.S4, is second;
Deer Lodge, with $626S.5S, is third;
Carbon fourth, with S3,T54.SS
The report further shows that for the
year the total receipts from the differ
ent counties of money that went into
the general fund was s4S6.1 1858. The
sheep inspection and indemnity fund
received during the year the sum OF
S3,S36.37, and the fiscal year ends with
sS,417.50 in that fund. The stock in
demnity fund contains $lS,a76o4, of
which $4,52390 was received during the
year. The state bounty fund receiv ed
the sum of s7,3s2.4o during the year.
Cheteau contributed the largest amount
to the fund during the year. go, 2S4 So.
Custer was second with $9,7I3.21. Sill
yer Bow third, $7659,25, and Fergus
fourth, $7,624.05.
The large amount received from Sill
yer Bow does not mean that that coun-
ty contains such large amount Of
dive stock The bulk Of the revenue
of the fund derived from that county
came from the percentage from licenses
that goes to the fund. The stock in
'emnty and detective fund received
during the year $1S,627S0.
The state treasurer feels sratitiet
over the showing that the annual re.
port will make and believes that lht
figures will demonstrate the state vii
have sufficient funds to meet all eX
penses, despite the belief, at one tim
prevalent, that there would be short
age, making an extra session of III
legislature for the enactment of NOR
effective revenue laws imperative.
The receipts of money by the stat
land office for the fiscal year hav
eclipsed any previous years receipts il
the history of the state. From III
sale and lease of state lands Regista
Moore received and turned over int
the state treasury the sum of 5000,
1850, a gain of about $4,000 over tn
previous year. Another important item
of state revenue was the state audi
tors office. During the fiscal yea
about $4,000 was received in fees, near
ly all of which comes from insuranc
companies.