Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-30
STATE HAS PLENTY OF CASH
Half Million Dollars Now Available
in the General Fund.
DIsAPPoNTs THE DEMOCRATS
Last winter They Were PredictinE
This state would Not Meet ObIi-
cations, but Balance Com
tinued TO Grow.
From a staff CORRESPONDENT

DIES MONIES, oct. 29.-tSpecial Tele-
gram.)-The state treasurer reports that
the treasury cash balance Of the state is
now about $4,000 in the general fund. This
Is the sum which is available now for cur
rent expenses. The amount has been
steadily gaining since the first OF the year.
During the depression in financial affairs
a year ago there was difficulty in keeping
the cash balance of the state ready to meet
all obligations. Every contractor or other
person doing business with the state was
demanding his pay as quickly as possible
and the tax collections were slow. Besides,
at that time. the state was running under
the appropriations of two legislative ses-
sions which followed only a year apart,
thus doubling the extraordinary appropria-
tions. The result was that there was a
great uproar created because the states
cash balance had run down to about 500, 900
with no debts TO pay. 1t was even declared
solemnly that the state was in fact bank
rupt and that 1t was certain that in a short
time the treasurer would be compelled to
cease aymcn of state warrants. But State
Treasurer Morrow pointed out that there
was In fact no embarrassment of the state
and that there was no real trouble in store.
Since then the treasury balance has been
increasing until one day this week it passed
NV ahAoAh " NAV NOllNSpOlNuliAk udlt last
year. 1t is certain that the state treasury
balance will continue to increase for some
morths. 1t was expected at one time that
a campaign issue would be made of al
legged extravaganza on the part of the
republican administration of state affairs,
but the finances of the state have not war
ranted such an attack.
Election Question Disposed OF.
The supreme court today denied relief to
the democrats of Monroe county who had
sought to have the members of the Board
OF Supervisors elected by districts instead
OF at large in the county. The plaintiffs
had demanded a change in the form of the
ballots, but the county officers had refused
to make the change, and today the SUI
preme court upheld the officers. The courts
decisions were:
Lahart and Miller. appellants, against A.
thompson, from Monroe county, affirmed.
Florence Goldsmith, appellant, against i
SoIdsmlth d. Bro, from Clark county, af-
Peter Peterson against Maggie Wallace
SpPeliant' from Woodbury. county, ar
J. w. Lee against F. j. Conrad. sppeIIant
from Henry county, affirmed.
Addle Stelzer against George Condor, ap-
ppeernIant' from superior court Of Perry
u A: Pritchard against John Mulhall, an
pellant from Woodbury. county, affirmed.
VIII Raise Tobacco I'm Iowa.
a new tobacco field has been discovered
IN Iowa by Secretary Wilson. For a long
tobacco has been grown in various
counties In northeastern Iowa and It has
generally been marketed with the Wis
consin product Mr.. Wilson met here Mr.
George Stun from Sac County, who has
been growing tobacco in northwestern Iowa
Tor three years and now has stored 1900
pounds of the leaf which he claims is as
eood as can be grown anywhere. secre-
tary Wilson, after investigation, promised
to send an expert to Sac county to make
investigation of the tobacco in
dustry.