The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-15
LIKES KANSAS way.
Texas LawmaIzer Investigating Method
of Handling Accounts.

Thomas B. Love, member Of the Texas
legislature from Dallas. Texas, is in To-
peka today comforting with D. c. Morris,
representative of the accounting firm of
Haslins & Sells, and with Governor z.
W. Hoch, relative to a readjustment Of
the accounting systems in use in the
state of Texas
In the office of the comptroller in the
state of Texas there are As clerks en-
ployed, and according to Mr.. Love they
are all needed to handle the business of
the office. The Office Of comptroller cor
responds with the office of state auditor
in Kansas. and in the state auditors
office Kansas employs six clerks in adj
dition to the auditor and assistant audi
tor.
Mr.. Love viii likely introduce a bill
at the next session of the Texas legisla-
ture providing for a complete reorganiz-
alton OF the accounting systems of
Texas, under the supervision of the firm
of Haskins & Sells. or some other firm
of expert accountants.
4 don't want to have 1t appear" said
Mr.. Love today, in speaking Of his work,
| that I came up here and criticised my
/ home state, for in general our business
is handled very wisely, and we have no
scandals to investigate. But our laws
which here seems to be thrown into the
hands of the county clerks is passed on
to the office of the comptroller. For
that reason, an immense force is needed
to handle the business. I find that near
ly all states handle the business of the
auditors office with a small number Of
clerks, such as you have here in Kan
sas. I think It ought to be arranged so
that Texas may do the same. Of course
this would require legislative action. [
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fact came here to attend to some legal
business. I learned that Haskins & Sells,
with whom 7 am well acquainted, were
doing some work here, and improved the
opportunity to have talk with MI
Morris, to find out in a general way
what he thought of the situation. Ny
work is only preliminary to whatever
may be actually done toward d readjust-
ment of the Texas accounting system
After a long talk with Mr. Morris this
morning, Mr.. Love was closeted with
Governor Hoch for some time, talking
over the work Of the accountants in this
state.
Dallas, the town from which Mr.. Love
comes, is the city which Is advertising
so extensively in the magazines just
now through its 10000 club. me
club is composed of a large number OIL
citizens of Dallas, and the purpose IS TO
increase the population of Dallas from
Is 600 to 10000.
THE results o. our work are Degln-
ming to show" said Mr.. Love Our
population is increasing more rapidly
than ever before. think there is no
doubt that we will bring our population
up to the 10000 mark within a very
short time.
sThis club comprises thousands Of
members in the city Of Dallas we
raised quite a large sum Of money 70
start the work Of advertising, ana II Is
kept going by the voluntary contribu-
ton of so cents per month from every
member of the club. We expect to keep
up this campaign for improvement right
along, and to increase rather tnan al
rninisb our efforts as we near the goal.
OF course we all believe that we have
the best town in the best state OF the
union. and that we are Offering induce
ments to people to come and live with
US which can not be duplicated IN any
other city"