Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-26

~ 4 1908.
the general revenue May 4th of the
present year is 1903, 764.63 less than
upon the same date Ave years ago and
Is $206,420.32 less than upon the same
date one year ago, notwithstanding the
fact that there has been an increase
of four-tenths Of a mill in the levy for
state purposes, which has brought in
about 100000.
have not said that the treasury
will not be able to meet its demands.
That may depend upon whether tho
appropriations authorized are expend-
ed this year or are held back in order
to relieve the situation, as is now be-
ing done with some of them, but am
wondering how the treasury, with
more than 100000 of decrease In
the general revenue from May Of last
year, will get through when 1t was
necessary to husband Its funds for
several weeks preceding April 1 OF
this year.
I know it has been inumated that
the treasury has had no difficulty IN
meeting It's demands, but l want to
say to you, and no man can truthfully
contradict 1t that during the early
months Of this year the executive
| council held back claims aggregating
number Of thousands Of dollars be-
| cause the treasury was low on cash
and at the same time the banks were
helping to relieve the situation Ey
carrying warrants or advancing funds.
II necessary to further establish the
truthfulness of this statement am
prepared to name the specific claims
held back.
Net cash in General Revenue:
Jan. l, 1903 .....$ S96.9SS.86
Jan. l, l9o4 ............. LII, 413.88
Jan. l, 1913 $3.50. ...... 1,043, 457.78
Jan. 1, 1906 ...... .665.84
Jan. 1, 1907 ........... 665,223.77
Jan. /, 1908 .......... 10s.599.59
Feb. 1, 1908, overdrawn. 1o4, 2o2.S1
The above figures show decrease
in the available resources of the
state for general expenses between
January 1, 1904, and January 1, 1908,
of $1,062,814.29.
The amount of money in the treas
ury is always greater during the
month of May than at any other time
OF the year and instead of comparing
May of this year with January of
former years, as has been done by
those who are endeavoring to deceive
the public, let us compare May Of this
year with May of other years, includ.
ing all funds as they have done. The
largest amount of money found in the
treasury any day this calendar year
was on May 4, when the treasury con-
tanned, all funds included, $1,O23,-
435.23. 1t is now less than one mil
lion dollars, SO we give them the adj
vantage of the high date, May A, and
the comparison is as follows:
Total Of all moneys in treasury.
May 4, 1903 ...--.....--.$1,77 9, 4O1.07
May 4, 1904 ........- LITE. 459.23
May 4, 1905 -...-......--; 1,757, 870.99
May 4, 1906 ..... 1,279, 098. 20
May 4, 1907 .----... 1,256, 270.33
May 4, 1908 ..... 1923, 1888
1t will be observed that the amount
of money in the treasury May 4th Of
the present year is $755,265.S4 less
than the amount on the same date
five years ago and $232,S35.10 less
than upon the same date one year
ago.
AS stated above, It is misleading
and unfair to present the above flg-
ures as representing the available
funds Of the state, since they include
the educational institution funds, and
do not wish to be understood as so
representing them to show what UNI
fair means have been resorted to byi
those who are trying to conceal the
lreal facts.
after a visit with relatives In this
| vicinity
George whitlock, of Wichita, Kan.
visited friends here yesterday.
George Brown is seriously I'll with