The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
COL. HARVEY E. JONES
 MAKES STATEMENT
He Gives the Figures Dealing With Vexed Question of Pen.
 sien Payments.

sien Payments.
 Col. Harvey E. Jones, Adjutant Gen. eral of the Alabama Division of the United Confederate Veterans, has is- sued the following statement: Headquarters Alabama Division. United Confederate Veterans. Once of the Adjutant General. My Dear General:
 have made careful investigation of the question of pensions to Confeder- ate veterans and respectfully submit results of said investigation (hgures transcribed from books of State Audi tor.)
 For the year 1s0s-1so7. that is. octo- Der l, 1906, pensioners were paid in 2 lump sum in advance for the year com mencing October l, 1906. and ending September 30, 1907, the following amounts according to the class where- in they were listed:
 First Class received in . lump sum October 1, 1908, $60.
 Second Class received in a lump sum October 1, 1906, $50.
 Third Class received in a lump sum October l. 1906. $40.
 Fourth Class received in Q lump sum. October 1, 1908. $30.
 Under this law payment in ad- kbhCC AVA tHO WAOio yodTJ AEOH OCtO- Der 1, 1906, to September 30, 1907, $4S2.- 1s1.4o was disbursed and all pension CTS were paid.
 Now, here comes the confusion. On March 6. 1907, the law was changed from annual to quarterly payments. fixing October 1, 1907, as the date of payment of the first quarter. Under the old law, Gull payment in Octo- Der l. 1s07) pensioners would have re- ceived: First Class $s0 in advance for the whole year, whereas, under the new law they received in quarterly payments from October 1. 1907. to Sep- tember 30, 1908, sS5, $25 increase; Sec ond Glass, under old law $50: under new law $6s, an increase of SIS; Third Class. under old law $40, under new law received S54. 40, increase $14.4o Fourth Class, under old law $30. under new law received s42. 50, increase of S12.50.
 For the year ending September 30, 1907, the aggregate payment was $482,- 1s1. 40; for the year ending September 30. 1908, the aggregate payment was $7S0.609. II, increase in aggregate of S29S. S.427.71. For the year ending Sep- tember 30 1909:
 Balance in Treasury on Sep-
 tember 30, 1908, being the
 mill tax collected July l,
 1908, but not available un-
 til october l, 1908.. ..... $430,3Ss.S Amount of specific appropri-
 ations was.... .. :. .... 4oo.Ooo.Oo Warrants returned and can- ceiled.... .. ..-- ...... 1s.5ss2O Total amount available oc- f1@e
 tober l. 1908. .. ..$846,9s2.57
 The, act of March 2, 1907, changing the date of payment from annually to quarterly. also provides that if the amounts appropriated for said pen- sions are not sufficient to pay said amounts on the first day of July of said fiscal year, then the amount on hand for the last quarter shall be di- vided pro rata, this has been done. For the three quarters of this fiscal year ending September 30 1909, of the amount appropriated, $846 there has been paid to the pensioners $713,- 12250, leaving a balance for the last quarter of $133,S6Co2. which has been pro-rated among the 16.77s pensioners as provided by law. leaving a balance on hand of $4.o17.37.
 Summary.
 Under the old law payments were made on October 1, 1906, in a lump sum for the whole year-in 1908 and 1909 under the new law. payments were made quarterly.
 Disbursements for 1906. 1907. 1908 and
 1909-
 Oct. l. 1908. to cover year
 ending Sept. 30. 1907. .$4S21s1. 40 Oct. l, 1907, to Sept. 30.
 1908. Quarterly payment.) 7so.e0s.11
 Increase. .. .. .. s2ss,427.71 Oct. l. 1908, to Sept. 30, 1909
 Quarterly payments).. ..$S46,9s257
 Increase over 1907.... .. 360,7S3.s0
 Increase over 1906. .. .. 62,356.O9
 The sum of $4,01737 retained in the Treasury was to meet the expenses of the State and County Boards of Pen- sion Examiners. The greater part of this amount has been disbursed at this date.
 The amount of pension money actu- ally paid to each beneficiary according to his or her class for the years Oc- tober 1, 1906, to September 3O 1907. October 1. 1907 to September 30, 1908 and from October l, 1908 to September 30 1909. in as follows
 1906-07 First Class received $6o; in 1907-0S, $s5; increase $25; 19O8-0s re- ceived $SS.75, an increase over 19O6-07 of $27.75 1906-07, Second Class re- ceived $50: 1sO7-0s, s6S: increase SIS; 190s-0s, received 971. an increase over 1SOs-07 of $21; 19O6-o7. Third Class re- ceived $40. 19O7-Os $54 40, increase of $14.4 70; 1sos-0S. received S51SO, an in- crease over 1sO6-O7 of $16 80; 1906-O7 Fourth Class received $50, 1907 7-os, SAP .5O; increase $12.50; 19oS-09, receiv- ed $44. 40. an increase over 19O6-O7 of $14.40.
 I send out this circular to Brigade Commanders on my own volition in or- der that my old comrades may be re- lieved of any and all anxiety concern ing their pensions. and with the assur- ance that each and every one of them has received the full payment due them. and with the hope and expectation that this statement. true and accurate ir every particular, may eliminate this question from politics now and forever.
 My old comrades have for so many years given me their love and confi- dence. I would feel remiss did I not show them that I am deeply interested in everything that concerns them. Fraternally and sincerely. Harvey E. Jones.