The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-26
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
Secretary CorteIyou Makes Report to
Congress.

Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. .23.-Secretary Cor
telyou has repoi ted to congress the re-
ceipts from customs from Oregon during
the past fiscal year to be 81, ,140,612, of
which there was collected in Portland
81, g, ,12s, ,291; Astoria, $17,S ,S19 and va
quina, $1.35.
The total for Washington, all ports,
! was 81 ,622,0 From internal reve-
nue. the collections were in Oregon,
$37s,t28 Washington, 1,046, ,238,
and California, $5, ,536, 1855.
The immense lead of New York state
in both items is shown: Customs re-
ceipts, 1928, 127 ,065; internal revenue,
$S2i i353,797.
| The reports of receipts from sales OF
public lands gives Oregon 81, 1921, ,2S7,
of which there was collected at Port
land, $163, ,796; The Dalles, 1914, ,276;
Roseburg, $415. .004; La Grande, $780,
20S; Burns, $91 1852; Lakeview, $171,-
04S;. In Washington the receipts were
$e6O,714; California, 1857, ,270. Total
receipts from land sales in the country
we're 81, ,87S,811.
The territorial government of Alaska
cost $51, ,472in salaries, and $4,9l9 in
expenses.
The fine custom house at Portland
cost in Improvements only $770.42, and
the Baker City postoffice only $50, and
the Salem public building Sc, 1928.
During the year the government ex-
pended $2,20l on its exhibit which was
at the Lewis and Clark exposition, and
$l,SS2 on the exposition government
buildings.
On oharbor improvements the dis
bursements we're: Entrance to Coos
bay; Oregon, 81, 800; dredge for Oregon
and Washington harbors, $1,000;
Grays harbor, Washington 100000;
Grays harbor and Chehalis river, S.
900.
River improvements cost: Columbia
and lower Willamette, below Portland,
$72,6 Columbia, at Cascades, $270;
Columbia, between Wenatchee end
Bridgeport, 81 900; Columbia, Wash.
ington. $l2,500; gauging waters of the
mbia, $773 1856; upper Ceiumbis
and Snake rivers, SIS 600; Coos river,
$500; Coquille river, $4,000, Tilla.
nook, SO, $50; Willamette and Yam
h!ll,. &23,000
The surveyor generals Office at Port
land cost in salaries, &s, ,7505 at Seattle,
80, 75O.
Crater lake cost the government 49,.
I999.
Oregon's Eve per cent of the public
land sales amounted to 1922 ,4S9, Wash.
ingtoh's, $20,01l.
Pacific Northwest Gn1ians cost, fol-
support: Umatillas, CayHRes and
Walla Wallas, $2,7l8; Yakimas, $3,
1891 >Nez Perees, s987; Warm springs
Oregon, 81, ,397; Klamath Indians, $5,
l203. besides administration on expenses a
all reservations.
70 maintain the Columbia rivel
lightwessel, s74, ,a96 was the expense.
The summary OF the nation g expense
shows the cost of THE war department
bfor the year was $I23, 290, 800; nav.
department, sos, ,306 1894; 6reasmy de
partment. $72,174, $50; state depart
ment, $2,0S6, ,89a; executive depart
ment, proper, $36, ,407; interior depart
ment, $165 ,04S, 1857; postofiice depart
ment, $40, ,097, 77l; agricultural depart
ment, 50, ,55t,11a, commerce andlsbor
SO, ,s2S,8S1; judicial department, 81
517a896.
! Itis an interesting fact that; at;althougf
\ the department OF commerce and labOl
has been organized only few years
dts expenses equal those Of the depart
Gnent of agriculture.
The grand total Of the governmental
department expense was $762, ,4SS, 1853
which dial not include many millions
of appropriations and seme items
which bring the actual outlay close tc
81, 600, ,O0O. 600.