Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-17
sTA1g's BALANCES LARGELY REDUCED

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During the past fiscal near, end
ing September 30, 1909, the State
of Virginia received from all sources
the sum of 1886, 4S1.O4. The
balance left over from the previous
year was 35,313.95, making o
total on the credit side Of the ledger
Of the Commonwealth of SCOT,
194 90. The disbursements during
the year amounted to $5,705, 1911
30, more than quarter of a million
dollars greater than the receipts, re-
ducing the balance in favor of the
State by about one-half. The bal
ance on hand on the last day of
September, 1909, was S276, 603.7O.
This would seem to indicate that
the Legislature must 60 carefully
in its appropriations, for one more
such year as the last would wipe
out the States balance, and two
years would create a large deficit.
It's possible, how ever, that new
sources of taxation will be discov-
cred.
These figures are taken from the
annual report of Colonel Morton
Marye, the State Auditor, which
was issued Friday. A review Of
the tremendous amount of statisti-
cal matter contained in the report
would occupy @ great deal Of space.
The receipts from every source are
detailed, and given by county and
city or by corporation. The eX-
7endjtures aro duly catalegued.
T>1ies show the assessed value
of the real estate and the personal
property IN every county and city.
Inder the heading of assessments
OF personal property some interest
iag information may be cleaned.
Augusta county has the biggest
number of holses and mules, the
total being il ,119. Rockingham
is next with 1928. Warwick has
the smallest number, 1903. Man
chester has Only 139 horses and
mules, this being fewer than those
in any other city. Richmond Of
course, leads the cities.
AS to cattle, Augusta remains in
the lead, with 24,283. Fauquier
is close second, with "a 1920. But
Fauquier's cattle must be a better
grade than Augustus, for they are
valued at $5OS, 4O3, while the total
of the other county is S424 ,944.
But when it comes to goats, there
are some curious conditions. The
little county of Charles City has
80, Wythe has 361, Southampton
1868, while Tazewell is in the lead
with 457. Doubtless many of these
are of the Angora variety. raised
for wool and meat. On the other
hand, only one of the horned quad
rupeds browses peacefully on the
hillsides of Charlotte county and
he is assessed at only one dollar, so
war of determination against
goats in Charlotte would not result
in large financial loss.
Louden also has one goat, but he
is worth $500, While lone speci-
men in Madison is valued So.
One goat each has the monopoly
of eating tomato cans in the cities
of Danville, Newport News and
Portsmouth. Richmond dosn't
seem to have a single goat.
A total of 2S6 hogs are engaged
in the manufacture of fat jowls in
the city of Winchester. Ports
mouth also does not seem to have
a strenuous anti-hog ordinance, for
there are PIC hogs there. Alexan-
dria county has POI of these ami
mails, while the county with the
highest number is Augusta, where
there are 1926.
The citizens of Alexandria city |
must rely upon the striking of the
clocks in Washington to tell the
time, for only 1873 OF them own
clocks. Nearly all the other cities
of the State, some Of them much
smaller in population, have a great
er number of time-pieces. Alexan-
drians also get along with 45 sew
ing machines, fewer number than
exist in any other city or in any
county in the State