The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
JELKS GIVES
 OUT FIGURES Makes Answer to a Selma
 Critic. SURPLUS IN TREASURY Chief Executive Examines States Strong Box. He shows That in December There Will Be s7oo,ooo to szse,ooo on Hand
 Extra Legisiature
 Considered.
SURPLUS IN TREASURY

By visiting the ofisce of the State Treasurer yesterday and obtaining the 0ficial figures, Governor Jellxs was sub stantiated in bis anticipation of sur plus around $7oo,o0o on December and Incidentally accepted~the challenge of . Selma newspaper which declared re- gently that when all outstanding ap- propriations for this year are paid out this amount will have been exhausted.
 The statement of the balance which Governor Jelks secured from the Treas ufy yesterday showed that there is now in the strong box of the State, or was on September 12 to be exact, $1,457,- g2s.S SA It happened that the Governor had just inconvenienced himself to get these figures when a representative of The Advertiser called upon him and showed him an editorial in The Selma Morning Times which attempted to dis credit the claim made by the chief ex- ecutfve of the State at Rlount Springs that there would be s7oo.ooo or s75o,e0o surplus in. the Treasury at the time he might call the Legislature.
 By comparing the present balance In the Treasury with that of last year 1t was found that there is a difference In favor of this year of s1s6.0o0. The Governor believes that, should the State not dishurse much larger sum than this between now and December 1, the surplus will materiaiize.
 No Outstanding Claips.
 There is no outstanding claim and there will be no outstanding claim which cannot be taken care of by the inflow of tax money at that time" said the Governor yesterday.
 Regarding the character of the sur plus the Governor declared most srn- phaticaliy that 1t will be not only an apparent surplus but an absolute sur plus, and any Legislature that will meet in Montgomery will be sure to treat 1t. as such"
 The following is the paragraph of The Morning Times of Selma which eiicited the interview with the Cover nor:
 ssThe Times has 1t from a aperfectiy reliable source that when the outstand- ing appropriations are paid out of the State Treasury that the $750,o00 that 1t now contains and which Governor Jelks wants to give to the public schools. will be exhausted and there will be less than $100,000 In the Treasury, The Times challenges Governor Jelks to publish list of the outstanding appro- priations and then go around to Craig Smiths office and have a heart to heart talk with him and see if what we say is not fact. It looks to us as If the Governor spoke a little too quick at Blount Springs"
 Statement of Governor.
 When he had read this editorial, the Governor said
 I came into office in June, 1901. On December afterwards there was in the treasury the lowest balance for that winter, according to the Treasua rer's report, of s53.1s4.06. There was in the treasury on the day of the lowest Balance last winter, to wit: S595,92T38. On September i2. 1905 there was a On September 12th the year before there was $1.2Ti,S9s.6s. a difference in favor of this year over last year of this date of S1S6,000
 If the Treasury should not disburse & much larger sum of money between this date and the ist of December there will be sum of money not far from S7oo.00o in the strong box. There Is no outstanding claims: and there will be no outstanding claims which cannot be taken care of by the inflow of tax money at that time. If the State was running as @ corporation that amount of money could be properly dis tributed among its stockholders and should be- It will be not only an ap- parent surplus, but an absolute surplus. and any Legislature that will meet in Montgomery will be sure to treat 1t as such.
 T would be as much inconvenience ed, perhaps, and disturbed over a lack of funds ip the treasury for the next eighteen months as any other person, and should the Legislature meet I would not likely advise them to do any thing to cripple the last days of my administration.
 ssIf the Legislature does meet shall certainly say to It's members that what ever money is in the treasury at low water this winter can properly be ap- pr0priated. There is no question about It's being a surplus. It is the net earn 5ngs of the State. so to speak"
 That Extra Session.
 Asked if he had yet decided to call the Legislature in extra session. the Governor shook his head negatively. The likelihood of an extra session ap- pears more to permeate the atmosphere &t the capitol these days than ever, however. and the call if issued will. come some time later than in Septem- Der. It will not be so far distant. though, that is. the call itself inas- much as the people will have to be put