The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

electio. OF United States senator's by pop
ular vote" The Michigan legislature Is
urged ito second the efforts of Pennsyl-
vania to bring about this much needed re-
form. 1t will never be accomplished in any
other way.
Municipal Ownership.
This reform is urged on grounds of finan-
ciaL political and social advantage. Ref
erence might be made, the governor says,
to large number of public electric lighting
plants, or to the dozen existing publicly
owned gas plants. The comprehensive re-
port, just out, of the United States depart
ment of labor, conclusively shows that the
average financial results for the taxpayer
and consumer throughout the country In
public management exceed those in private
management In water gas and electric
light. The fact that public management of
street railways over the Brooklyn bridge
is frankly allowed by most investigators to
have been better done under public opera
ton for IL years than during the past year
under private control. Is Indicative of what
might be expected also In street railways.
"All forms of either public or private
ownership have their peculiar political and
moral dangers, yet those resulting from
desire of the wealthy owners to protect and
add to their franchises under private own
ership are greater than the dangers of the
spells system and political manipulation
under public control"
On social grounds the governor urges that
1.-THE tendency of public ownership is to
improve the conditions OF labor and reduce
the charges to the user, instead of making
the highest possible profits. The advan-
tages Of the former policy are obvious"
Finances of the State.
Sensational and hostile newspapers and
partisan individuals have detained loud
ly. and uttered a great deal of nonsense
concerning the management of the finances
of the state during the past four years.
Comparisons have been made between
the expenditures of the state government
80 years ago with those of the past few
years. No account whatever Is taken of the
Increase In population of the state, of the
growth In It's wealth, OF the marvellous de-
velopment Of its resources, of the diversih-
cation of its industries.
THE following Is table showing the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the state dur
ing the four fiscal years ended June 30, 1900
classified according to the principal sources
of income and expense:
RECEIPTS.
The cash in the state treasury
July /, 1896, was.................. SOL, 422 40
The cash in the hands of the sew
Redistribution treasures was. 309,1i2 IA
$l,221, 564 81
The receipts during the four
years were as follows:
From state taxes
(a) Direct ...............-....... 10,615, 7oo AZ
OBJ Specific ....................... 1856 G29 0S
From earnings of institutions. 2,S69 1895 SO
From all other sources........... 5,674,371 80
Total receipts .................s 1924, 9S7, l25 OF
DISBURSEMENTS.
The disbursements for all state
institutions, including
(a) New buildings. .............. 2.1126Sj 16
(b) Current expenses ........... S,7O7 GAS IS
(c) Primary schools. ........... 4,l53532 03
For all departments of the eX-
ecutive branch of the state
government .................... 2,627 $50 50
For judicial branch ....... Gas 545 so
For legislative branch. ........... 49,, 704 10
For all other purposes .......... 1873 996 05
Cash on hand June 90 1905
In state treasury. 80, 5Ol ,557 81
In hands of institu-
- 2,667 023 A