Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-09
Glories in States Prosperity and
Financial Affluenoe of It's
Treasury.
Board Of Control Praised Recon-
mendations Made on Many
State Subjects.

Special to mes-Republican,
Des Moinss. Jan. Ex-Governor SHAY
message WAS transmitted to the legis-
lature this afternoon. Ills recommend
ations, In part, are as follows:
Never in our history has labor founaI
more ready employment or more liberal
recommendations; never has agriculture
generally been more prosperous orI
yielded better returns; never has bust
ness been more universally actiye orl
reasonable profits for invested capitali
more secure; and never We're the II i
nances of the state in a more satisfac-
tory condition than at the present hour.
AT the beginning of the last fiscal
year there We're unpaid warrants out
standing 70 the amount of s4i7.5O0.75
AT the same time there was cash in
| the treasury s3s.s7e.a6 }leaving the net
indebtedness of the state s.i0.ss7.T
1t is gratifying TO know that the ju-
Itficious provisions made by the Twen-
| ty-sixth and Iwenty-seyenth general
assemblies, fer ,he increase of public
| revenues on the one hand. and the re-
duction of expenditures on the other
| enabled the state to meet all its obi
|
! cumulate in the treasury, at the end Of
| the fiscal term under review a surplus
/ of s414 2a4.02 over and above all out
standing warrants. subject however, to-
1.-THE Yet unexpended appropriations Of
| the Twenty seventh and earlier gener-
al assemblies. OF these, less than 5000
600 remained undrawn q the END OF the
/ fiscal term. With these amounts all *
a a
to meet the current expenditures OF the
current term
4 At the close of business on pecen-s
Der 80. 1892 the treasury shower as
Follows:
General revenue. so5e'sso.SS
i Outstanding warrants at that
date. 49,. -. $500. ...... 29,Ilo,Sb
Net surplus. ... Soc "
a The surplus Of s5S1 20s.s'. as shown
above. is subject TO reduction by the
s. past general asss rnpfies, aihouieitis "
i less than 100000.
Il The auditor of state estimates the
i receipts for the current term at Si,oef' =
800, and the expenditures, without any
4 special appropriations made by the
A l'Wenty-clSitlls sSiissi Of a y ii'''S -
S3.5I7. 423. giving surplus OF resseip :
for the current term et saso'.r'. ~
ding 70 TINS sum llle '9fiss,ies y $500
:. cash in the treasury at the eng ~ NY
fiscal term in excess; OF ouistailaiiS " '
mands and uneirawn approprii lions
gives fully Si,2oO.oop winch TINS gen
eral assembly can safely appfop pirate
for special purposes. The above es.i-
mate assumes that the annuai ley y VII
Fl Discontinued at the present rate.
Iowa is exceedingly Fortunate IN hel
thanking interests. she mas more oahks
than any other state IN the union anu
! the condition of these institutions i
livery encouraging Az the daie 81 Vhs
sreports of Incorporated banks nearest
the first of October. lSss the pahk es
posts of Iowa We're as follows:
State and savings bankss eo,i9l .a-a.bl
National banks. 2iov2 ,5ol.zs
Private banks testimated) 10000 ooo u
Total. -. ...... ...... slo2t W.. s2b.s'
At the date of their last report ths
deposits Mere as follows:
state and savings banks..S Sl,4i5,i9l.t
National banks 422.2Ss 10y. u
Private banks testifnated) 10000, 1000
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Total. 49,. 49,. sl6S, ila $50 81
). An increase of over 30 per cent in two