Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-11-14
STATE AUDITORS REPORT.
The Governor Makes Public the
First Installnent of the
Mass of Figures.
GOVERNORS ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
The Report Covers the Transactions From
January L, 1865, to December 81, 1900
The Governor Summarizes the Re-
port-State Debt December 81, 1870,
and December 81, 1900.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. Go,
Dockery has made public the repor
of State Auditor Allen, made in re
spouse to the governors request.
Governors Request to state Auditor
Executive Department, State Of Missouri
city OF Jefferson, August II, 1901.
Hon. Albert O.. Allen, State Auditor, JET
ferson City, Mo-.
My Dear Sir: 1t having been persistent
ly charged by the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat that there has been crooked stat
hnanciering' during democratic contro
In Missouri, on the I'd inst. 1 addressed
per, inviting him, or anyone else WIN
might feel disposed to do so, to make &
full investigation of the financial record:
o the state government, assuring thu
Globe-Democrat that the books were oper
Tor inspection. The Globe-Democrat ha.
refused to make this Investigation.
L nave absolute confidence in the integ'
rity OF the management Of the states ifs
cal affairs during democratic control. In
view, however, of the repeated ana per
sistent charges Of a partisan press, l deem
1t just n proper that all the facts CON
corning the financial management of tbs
state be laid before the people.
/ have the honor, therefore, to eQuest
that you furnish me, at the earliest prac-
ticable date. a complete exhibit of the re-
from January 1. 1865, to December 81
1900, inclusive.
I desire that you prepare this tabulation
in such form as will show the receipts
into and disbursements from the state
funds.
all transactions affecting the bonded debt
OF h state, including the certificates OF
Indebtedness issued and held in trust by
the state for the school and seminary
funds. Respectfully,
A. M. DoCkERY.
ud,tor AI1er,s Ranort nescrihod
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR.
Treasury Department, State of Missouri,
City of Jefferson, November 2, 1901.
To His Excellency. A. M. Dockery, Gov
Sir: I have the honor to herewith trans
NIT to you exhibits of the receipts and ex-
penditures by our state government from
January !, 1865, to December 81, 1900, in
elusive, as requested in your letter of
August IA, 1901, made by me, under oath,
as required by Section %, Article 5, of the
have omitted the accounts of the fund
commissioners, state fiscal agent and
other auxiliary accounts, worked out By
me, and condensed the statements of the
revenue fund, interest fund, sinking fund
and bond redemption account to the least
plainly the amount of money received and
for what purposes disbursed, noting all
discrepancies" n obscurities.
! have repair and submit four sets Of
Exhibits for the period mentioned as fol-
lows:
64HlD1L NO. l.. january !, 1900 20 DSC0m"
Der 81, 1870:
Table A-Receipts and disbursements,
interest FUND
Table B-Receipts and disbursements,
Table estate Debt.
Table D-Receipts and disbursements,
Exhibit No. 2. January 1, 1871, to Deem
Der 81, 1872:
Table A-Receipts and disbursements.
interest fund.
Table B-Receipts and disbursements,
sinking fund.
Table Estate debt.
Table D-Receipts and disbursements,
Exhibit No. 8. January i, 1873. to Deem
Der 81, 1900:
Table A-Receipts and disbursements,
Table B-Receipts and disbursements,
Table Estate debt.
Table D-Receipts and disbursements,
Exhibit No. 1. January i. 1871. to Decem-
Der 81, 1900:
Table A-Receipts and disbursements,
interest fund.
Table B-Receipts and disbursements,
sinking fund.
Table C-Total debt and redemption
during the period.
Realizing the Importance of these finan-
cial exhibits, myself and assistants la
bored faithfully and assiduously to make
them absolutely correct in the shortest
time possible. Every figure was gone over
time after time to insure accuracy, and
just as I had practically completed the
work, / was astonished that a leading
in st. Louis, without any in
as to my exhibit would
show, challenged the correctness of any
financial exhibits or statements which
might be given by me in response to your
request of August Ii, 1901. In view of this
ment, which clearly showed a determine
ton to discredit my report, regardless OF
its correctness, / determined to secure the
services of expert accountants of estab-
lished reputation to inspect and pass upon
my tabulations. In pursuance of this de-
termination. l secured the services of
Haskins & Sells, a firm of expert
accountants of national reputation, whose
statements On matters relating to their
profession command the confidence of
business men in America, to go
over the books and vouchers of this Office
from January !, 1865, to December 81, 1906,
Inclusive, and verify the work don by
record and paper relating to the
finances of our state during the period
in great detail. 1t may not be amiss
In this work has been very nearly as long
doing the same thing In the first place.
In conclusion, I take great pleasure in
handing you the sheets covering their re-
port to me. / have the honor to be, very
respectfully, ALBERT o. ALLEN,
State Auditor.
Governors Address to the People.
the People of Missouri:
Tine nnAnc1al GXulDlL Oh AuQ1IOT ALIEN. 1
submitted, covers a period of
years. and is the most complete |
statement of Missouri's fiscal affairs made /
since the close of the civil war.
/ congratulate the people that the au- |
ditor's exhibit, with the accompanying re-
port of Messrs. Haskins & Sells, a firm of |
accountants of admitted ability
and national reputation, disclose no mis- /
appropriation Of public money.
The transactions covering the period
from January /, 1866, to December 81, 1900, /
are clearly stated. The detailed report of
the expert accountants with accompany
the report OF the auditor, are now being
printed In pamphlet form for general dis
1t is the occasion of profound satisfac-
lion that the bookkeeping under demo-
cratic auditors has been honest There
been no verpaymen OF bonds, as
charged by a partisan newspaper; Inere
by the same journal. There has
been no Juggling OF the school funds.
The people are to be congratulated that
to duty during the last tw~enty-eight
The auditors report fully vindicates the
absolute accuracy OF this statement. The
overpayments from the interest fund on
account of interest, and that all money
has gone into the interest fund has
properly used and for dur
to December 81, 1900" e also state
that the disbursements made for III re-
of bonds have been In con-
formity with the requirements ~thereunde
FOR bonds called or matured, and that all
disbursements of money from the SINKING
fund have been properly made ana ac-
counted for"
The Bookkeeping of the auditors Office,
prior to January ]. 1913, was not always
There was some careleSSneSS,
during the incum6eney OF Au-