Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. July II. 10.

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Des Moines, July II, 1903.
The regular quarterly count OF mon
ey in the state treasury has just been
made. The report showed as follows:
Endowment fund, 1866. 1859; gener.
al revenue, $1,570.47S.SS university
special tax, $3,93S.53; state college
| special tax, $50, 70l.04: state normal
school special tax, $16,645.7S; total,
$2,2SS,22012. The actual cash or
hand was s79,1S7s7.
According to the reports from coun-
ty auditors filed with State Auditor
Carroll the average increase I'm as
sessed actual value of farm lands In
all but eight of the counties of the
state over the assessment of two years
ago Is saba, 900, which is not quite as
| great an increase as indicated by the
| first reports to come in. The grown
increase was S194 .249,700. The re-
ports on comparative figures on sales
and assessments show great varia-
| ton, but these have been tabulated
and will be before the executive coun-
Gil next week in shape so that the
state officials may understand them.
Governor Cummins has received
from President Roosevelt through
| Secretary Loeb, an expression of the
presidents appreciation of the recep-
ton given him during his Iowa visit.
| The following letter has arrived from
the White House:
White House, Washington, ID. c.,
| June Is, 1903.-My Dear Governor
Cummins: The president wishes me
| to thank you cordially for the courte-
| sizes which you were good enough to
extend to him during his visits to your
state. He greatly enjoyed his trips
| through Iowa and was delighted with
the cordial greeting which he received
everywhere. 1t was a pleasure to
have you with him. With regsrd, be-
lieve me, sincerely yours. VIM. Loeb,
Jr., Secretary to the President"
| A statement from the office of
Treasurer Gilbertson. just complied,
shows the finances of the common
wealth to be in most excellent con.
dition. The statement shows the re-
ceipts of the treasurer's office for the
biennial period from July l, 1901, to
July /, 1908, to have been $6,177,-
$3.50, and the total, including the
balance on hand July /, 1901, to he
1891 ,743.67. From July l, 1901, 70
July 1, 1902. the amount of warrants
redeemed by the state treasurer on
account of state institutions, was ST.
633, 302.0S; the amount redeemed on
account of general appropriations for
the same period was 81 1852, 32S.71, AMI
the total redemptions amounted 10
$2,795 ,630.79 for the period. The re-
port also shows that for the year
ending July /, 1908, the warrants re-
deemed from the general revenue for
state institutions amounted to Sits
927.77 and for general appropriations
to $1,176, 706.23 making a total for
the year OF $2,955, 634.0O. The balance
on hand at the beginning of the new
year with July /, 1903, over the two
previous years has been notably In.
creased. On July 1, 1901, the bal
ance on hand In the treasurer's Office
was $1.143, SSS.17; on July 1, 1902, II
was 1851, 8S0.41, and on July 1, Of the
present year, It, had swollen to ST.,
$40, 47S.SS. The increase of receipts
over expenditures for tho biennial
period Is shown to have amounted &C
$426, 590.71. Part of the receipts were
CT an extraordinary character, as foi
instance, the United States govern
ment has turned into the treasury
$491, 2S4.57 OF this, $456,417S9 was
on account of civil war claims of the
state. which were allowed by the re
cent session of congress, and $34, S66
6S was for claims incurred during the
late Spanish-American war. Another
large item in tho receipts came from
the Rock Island Railway comNany in
their filing fee OF $125,000, Another
| feature of the report by the treasurer
which will be of interest, divides the
amounts paid out by the general aD
| propriatiOns for the year ending July
1, 1902 among the various state insti.
| tutions which were the beneficiariss
of the same. The sum paid out for
that period includes $152.500 for the
State university: $85119 for the State
college, and $133,119 for the State
normal, making a total for the three
schools of 1870. 739. For the year end.
ing July /. 1908, the State university
received $215,500; the State college,
$109, S69, and the State normal, $685..
400, total of $423,769.
According to a report, the Milwau'
kee Is seriously considering locating
shops in this city. The Milwaukee has
extensive shops at Perry, but 1t Is In.
convenient for them to transfer busl
ness from Des Moines to that city
While they have an agreement with
| the Des Moines Union for light re.
/ .,I - tIat
| 1t Is not altogether satisfactory. IL Is
claimed that the company was nego'
iating for site In Yves Des Moines
when they began negotiations for the
| Des Moines, Iowa Falls and North
srn. In case they should secure that
line, the east side would be more
convenient location for the shops.
Joseph Morcomb of Cedar Rapids is
arranging to spend several weeks IN
the State historical building in this
| city searching for history of special
| interest to the growth of Masonry In
Iowa and such incidents as naturally
! fall in line with the life of the late
| r. s. Parvin. Mr.. Morcomb has been
| commissioned to prepare matter fol-
a publication covering the life OF this
| eminent Mason who did SO much foI
| the order in this state. 1t Is expected
| the biography will be complete one
and will be Of unusual interest.
The former home OF Gen. Philip III
| Sheridan in Washington. which was
presented to him by admirers through.
| out the country, has been sold by his
widow, the price being s55,000.
| The American house at Harcourt