Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-03

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The last legislature provided for
the erection Of a Irvine plant, making
an appropriation Of $4,000 therefor.
The following table gives a condensed
statement Of the transactions in this
department during the year, and
vouchers viii be found on file with the
auditor Of state. Statement Of mon
eys paid out and received on account
of the manufacture Of Irvine during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909.
EXPENDITURES
For raw material. ......... $685. 3 06
For freightS ........ 1916 OF.
For expenses on purchase OF
supplies and selling Irvine. s35 "a
For repairs on machinery. 169 81
For postage, express and tel
egrams. III Is.
For incidental expenses. so %.
Total. ....................slO 2, 24O 50.
For superintendent aud fore
s1,3ll p
For prison labor. ......... 5,lSs IS
For fuel. 3123 80
Total. .sll1, 1853 "a
RECEIPTS.
To 766, 465 pounds Irvine sold
to July i, 1900. ............s $50, O93 "a
To $4,000 POUNDS Irvine on
hand July l, 1900. ........ 3l,1e4 81
To oils, sacks, tags, etc, on
hand July l, 1900. ........ SIS 76I
Total ................... Sill, 1853 81
REHABILITATION.
Cash received on sale Of
twine, to July l, 1900. .s9T, s34 "a
Amount due and under ad-
iustment. ............. 25s 90
3s3, 800 pounds Irvine ON hand
July l, 1906. .............. 81, 194 "a
Oils, sacks tags, etc, on
hand July /, 1900. u........ SIS 76I
Total Sill ,s63 "a
The machinery purchased has prov
ed reasonably satisfactory, but some
repairs and alterations will be nee
esSary. The boilers purchased for use
in connection with the plant at sS,5O0|
have not been paid for because they
have not developed the horse power
for which they were purchased. II is
hoped that they will do 50 under theI
changed conditions which will be
available later IN. The appropria-
tion having been exhausted, provision
should be made for payment Of this
bill when adjustment Is finally reach
ed. Under your direction and advice,
as evidence Of good faith on the part
Of the state, i have advanced to the
manufacturers the sum of 1000 from
the revolving fund. The manufact-l
urers having contended that our
smokestack capacity was insufficient
for the number Of boilers attached
thereto, We felt that it would be fair
10 advance a part Of the purchase
money. This advance is made under
terms which cannot be held an accept
ance OF the boilers at contract price.
The advance sum should be returned
TO the revolving fund at the earliest
convenient date.
The manufacture Of Irvine will, OF
course, be considered as an expert
ment here for a time. The price OF
raw material during the last year has
been abnormally high, and may con-
tinue above the average during the
coming year. The enterprise has met
the combined opposition Of all the
general Irvine manufacturers and many
of the retail dealers. Some Of the
output was unsold and win be carried
over TO next year. No individual or
corporation would begin the o~peration
af a manufacturing plant like this,
employing from 70 to 100 unframed
men, without having at least ten
instead Of three experienced men TO
superintend the work. A greater
number Of experienced men should be
employed, and all expenses arising from
the manufacture Of Irvine should be
paid from the revolving fund. The
raw material cannot be purchased in
the usual way, but must be paid for
when delivered.
The law should be amended reauir-
ing the warden TO file with the audi
tor Of state a detailed and sworn
statement as TO the correctness Of all
the receipts and expenditures, to
with vouchers covering all ex-
p~enditures. The fiscal year for this
department should be made TO end
November l. The erection Of the
plant cost SO, 1853 in cash, state .
material and prison labor, excluding
the two boilers which have not yet
been paid for.