Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
the STATE SAVES MONEY.

Inappropriate look what the present Rspab
onieers have been doing since they took once
In January 1903 Not all Of them could possibly be in
eluded In summary brief this mus, necessarily
be- but general idea may bs given of the amount OF
work done and the cost of in comparison with previous
years
That part of the governors work. which Is probably
important has already received most extensive
notice. only in the of Colorado but all
over the United States II Is not necessary here to refer
his preserving and order and protecting
life. liberty property This work. however has not
occupied the majority OF his time. The governor Is by
law . member Of nearly every state board Under this
administration boards have had frequent regular
meetings The has been present and has pre-
sided almost every Of such meetings during his
term OF th-s. the important tho Board Of
Equalization. Commissioners. the Board
of Audit the Board Of Capitol Managers and tho Board Of
Charities and Corrections In connection with tho latter
all the Institutions have be visited and supervised
Besides tho numerous board meetings there Ii much
routine work In connection with tho governors ONCE As
compared with the previous biennial period this routine
work has Just about doubled The governor has done
all In bInincsskc having his regular onice hours
during which he has been accessible to all eomcrr with
little tape all eonsisent with order and
deeorum
Secretary Of state.
Of the important o,ccs In that OF the necro
tary Bcsdcs the regular routine work OF tho
omcc-kecpns records of various sor'shc has charge
OF the brand department. which In most important In
state having such large cattle interests: and he is also
tho purchasing of the for nearly everything
printing Tho business Of tho brand department
has from to year. and is constantly bceom
Ing important and more dinicult II has been kept
strictly date and In thorough working order under
the present incumbent and. OF course has moro thah
paid expenses.
In capacity purchasing agent the present sccre
tnry expenses supplies md incidcn'als
havo been practically cut In two during his adminisira
tion predecessor stho cost OF supplies ana
incden,as for the nrst twenty months was moro than
$4,000 under the secretary the cost has been
about $4,000 The Office force has been kept as low NJ
was consistent with efficiency.
Auditor and Treasurer.
As the finances of the administration are conducted
largely auditor and their two Offices may
be considered together. As members of the Board OF
Equalization and the Auditing Board these officers have
OF the raising and expenditure of revenue
with the the attorney general and the
secretary Of state.
ent administration inherited from It's predecessors claims
against the state aggregnnS s25oooo for money
keep institutions from closing their
or this amount Governor Thomas had borrowed
$4,000 the clearing house. and the rest
had loaned by individuals and local banks AT the
beginning of the orman administration the Legislature
appropriated general incidental fund OF $25l0O In
addition to the usual appropriation for incidental
which amounted s9O00O This socaIled general incl.
dental intended to take of the outstanding
debs and payments out OF it were strictly limited in the
| appropriation bill first four months.
Instead OF being used to back debts. intended.
this fund rgrab fund" Large amounts OF 1t
went for postage" Some of IT
used months after the payments of 1t had become
Illegal pay of extra session of the Legsa-
ture. Briefly it used for the purpose for
besa-iaended by the Legislature. and less
than $4,000 of twas when the orman administration
ended In words. incidental expenses" of the
Orman administration had been between $275!00O and
s3OO.000S Il a ttFf H-. ...
For the Peabody. administration appropriation for
general incidental purposes made Of $70O0O-about
fourth had been actually used by the Orman
administration $55O00 less than recommended by
the outgoyg auditor necessary in his biennial report
The sum was than provided for the incidental
expenses of the two previous administrations.
those appropriations insufficient without the grab
fund how be expected that while $4,000 not
in 1885, in 1901 had to be supplemented
by about 100000 of the grab fund.- $4,000 could
| be enough in 1908?
BY strict economy and close supervision by the Board
of Audit $4,000 has made to do and there is still
left enough of amply the remaining incidental
period No such record for
has ever been made by Democratic administration in
Colorado
Land Office.
When This administration began chaos reigned
in the land office register in control of it,
except to very limited The clerks appointed
by various members land board and did
slider themselves the register and
accordingly complete record had been kept for
and disbursements. There were no separate
ledger accounts with persons firms which had leased
state Collections of rent had fallen off, and in
scores of cases no been paid for four years.
was probably whole. the most inefficient office
the capitol possible exception, of which later
land board decided to change the system