The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
SCHOULS MD LI0tOH HNDS'
Cost of One and Revenues from other
i'm Excess Of $35O,OOO,OOO.

New York sun.
There are 100000 pupils in the common
schools and high schools of the United States
maintained by the proceeds OF taxation. anu
the school expenses of the country. taken
collectively were $3.50. 100000 last year. the
United States expanding more on the educa-
ton of children than any other country IN
the world. There are 100000 school teachers
in the United States. larger number tnan
in any other two countries of the world.
In consequence of the additional taxes
made necessary by the unusual expenses OF
the Spanish war and of the successful high
license agitation in many States. the collec-
tions from liquor taxes and liquor licenses
w we neaplv ss @ These Include
the internal revenue taxes paid to the United
States government. the additional war taxes
paid to ii, the state and local liquor taxes
penalties for the violations OF law. The tota!
payments, therefore. for school support and
for liquor taxes and license are In excess OF
s350O00,0O0 and ii is somewhat curious and
instructive to note the relation which these
two items bear to each other ,,,,,
moneys for educational purposes Is. OF
course. New York. with total of s26 10000
and with liquor collections of $4,000. 900, or
$500 900 more. Pennsylvania expends for
schools $40, 100000 and collects from liquor
licenses of various sorts $11.oo0.0OO, the dis
parity being in part explained by the fact
that the large breweres which increase to so
great an extent the government s collections
New s n9k are not tho to be roTnd m
are s13. 100000 and the liquor tax revenues
S12 200 600, difference smaller than in Penn
svlvania. but materially larger than IN New
York
Massachusetts, expends for educational
purposes s13.6W0o0 in year. while the
liquor tax collections are only s.. 100000. On
the other hand. Illinois. now the chief State
of whisky distilleries. expends Sl6000.000 a
year for education and collects $50, O00. 900 a
year from taxes on the sale or manufacture
of liquors. or twice much. Missouri ex-
ponds 100000 year for educational pur-
poses and collects So. 600 600 from liquor taxes.
In Kentucky, in which the school expenses
are S. 600. the LIQUOR collections are in ex-
cess of 100000. In California. now distin-
guished as the wine State, the collections
from liquor taxes last year were So. 500 900
and the expenditures for education pur-
poses $e.OO0.O00 In Texas the educational
expenses are A.5O000 and the collections
from revenue taxes 81 100, 900. or about
one-quarter as much. In Georgia the edu-
cational expenses are 81, 800 900 and the reve-
nueS from liquor taxes are nearly 5000 900.
Connecticut expends 100000 for educa-
tional purposes and collects 81 10000 from
liquor taxes. Tennessee experds 81. 600. O0I
for educational purposes and collects 81 100
State expends 81 coo 600 for purposes of edu-
cation and collects So. 900 from liquor taxes
mostly those imposed by the United States
government. Iowa experds IS 500 900 on ed,I-
cation and collects 81 300 600 from excise
taxes. Kansas expends 81 500 900 on educa-
ton and collects ss5, 900 from liquor taxes
Vermont collects So 01O. Mississippi slss OO0
expends $3.50 0Go for education and Vermont
expends 100000. New Jersey spends 81
o0O.Oo1 year more for educational purposes
than Il collects from liquor revenues North
Carolina collects s.. loo. 600 from LIQUOR taxes
and expends sS50,000 for education.