Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-10-26
the increase shown 10. In many respects.

the increase shown 10. In many respects.
apparent and not real.
For instance tho books Of tho state
show that in tho year Just ended-July
l. l9O6-the cost to the state OF examlna-
lions Of banks insurance companies anu
loan and trust companies IN the ONCE OF
the state auditor was S1s.722.02. These
same bucks show that previous to five
years ago there wac no expenditure out
Of the states funds for this purpose.
Wherein IL the difference7 The examina-
tons were made previously and they
were paid for. But In other years the ex-
aminers got the fees and put them IN
their pockets and the states DOCKS
showed nothing In regard to the 81 me.
II was under this old system tnat IN
suranco examinations were made Whicn
netted small fortunes to the examiners
and brought scandal upon the state IN
der the Cummins administration every
cent received for fees Of every sort goes
into the state treasury and the examiners
are given salaries Hence the appear
ance on the ledger Of new accounts
But Porter shows only the expense
side and conceals the column which
shows receipts from the same source. II
he gave both sides Of the ledger ne
would show a profit to the state by the
change. BY showing only one side ne
makes !, appear a. an added expense to
the state.
The Same condition Of affairs exists as
rexsrda the oil inspection service. For
merly this was an expense to tho STATE:
now NJ IL q profit Yet tho figures Porter
gives shows II now to be an expense. Aho
10 II L. with many other departments
The books Of the state OF Iowa are open
80 that every person may Kno" just
wherein this increase has has been. Here
are some items which 60 to make up the
Increase:
Ten wears ago the three state education
Al institutions were receiving an annual
allowance for support and all expenses
OF sa7 ~ ~; now II 10 $527.SO28
In the past ave vars there has heen ex-
nended in permanent improvements on
the three educational institutions total
n the pas, ave years there has been ex-
nended for new buildings at the uncom-
n,eted insane. hospital At Cherokee. $780,.
<sh
II tho Same period there was expended
for permenent improvements at the otner
state insane hospitals. $426.5S
Ten years ago tho homo for the soldiers
a, Marshalltown cost the state N3l 40 IN
two years Last year the same instNut'oh'
more a great hospital than merely rest.
Ing place for the veterans. COST me sta'e
S1S0.6 go more tUhu fi6"'oVU
an the; home IN permanent improvements
in the past few years
Tho main building Of the school TOT the
DEAF Al Council Bluffs burned. since which
lime the state has spent in replacing the
same s201a
One Of the buildings at Glenwood burned
ana others were torn to pieces BY storms.
The state has PIT $l39.S6s into permanent
improvements there.
ASIDE from the great work neins done
az ,he soid,ers at Marshalltown tho state
has expended In the past three years
s132. 49, "a on monuments on the soutnern
battlenelds .-
Al item OF expense to the state under
,ha administration which did not come to
snv other was that Of completion OF tho
state capitol including repair AFTER tho
1raaA Are. This cost tho state $%6O.67L
Another item Of extraordinary e. psnse
coming under the present administrati ton
30. ,hat Of the state historical building,
~ which moro than l72.soo has been
paid. s,,ua,n.
., the magnificent live stock pavilion ard
tha building for agriculture. horticulture
ana dairying departments at the state
The cos, to the state Of paying the sal.
arias OF the district and supreme judges
~ tho state u annually more than
4 sood deal has been said about the
alleged sxtravayancs OF the departments