Arizona republican., 1910-09-24
ANNUAL REPORTS OF
 TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS THEY ARE MORE COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE THAN
 EVER BEFORE.
Detailed Analysis of Conditions Phys ical, Financial and Administrative.


 cent years when the annual reports of the various territorial officials to the governor did not give a very fair idea of the conditions in the territory, but thee never was such an elaborate set of reports, so complete in detail and SC comprehensive in their reflec- tion or cOi diiiOns as compared with fonper years, as the reports filed this year with Governor Sloan, for the fis- cal year ending June 30. There are not only summaries of receipts and expenditures in all departments of the government, but tables showing just where the revenues originated and tracing expenditures to their finality, and other tables showing comparisons that indicate the increases or de- creases in revenues and expenditures. In other departments where other than financial data is concerned, as for in- stance in that of the territorial health officer, here has been a similar thor oughness of the work.
 Probably the most voIuminous re- port is that of the territorial board of control, which embraces statistical in formation concerning all the public in SlANullOllSs dS W GAl ei5 lllG IGNOl0 tail of receipts and expenditures. The report of Territorial Auditor w. C. Foster is almost as large and is na- turally the most comprehensive in point of matters financial. He has submitted separate reports as chair maR-ef the board of equalization and as bank comptroller, and were these all regarded as one report they would probably be more yoluminous than that of the board of control. While the matter of accounts and records probably lacks something of perfec- tion. as all things human must, the carefulness and detail with which the 1910 reports have been compiled leave no room for anybody short of scien- tifie accountant to offer criticism and even he would have to prove it before the average man who might study the reports would admit that any phase of the territory's business had been over looked.
 All the reports are too vOluminous for even an attempt at telling what they cover but a few references to those of the auditor and the board of control may be Illuminating, and some of the figures in the former are espe- ciaTly interesting, in respect of revenue and expenditures. Quite lengthy synopsis of the health officers report was published by The Republican a week or two ago.
 Under revenue and expenditures the following facts are shown by the au- ditors report:
 That the total revenues for the year were s1.121, ,3S1.4S and the expenditures were $976,10374 the excess of revenue over expenditures being s145,27774.
 The treasurer's cash balance was s525.262O5, which less the outstanding warrants left an auditors balance of $5O7,72197 Comparison with the same accounts for the year before showed a net gain in the cash balance of $145.277.74
 The revenues for the year 1910 were $I.121, ,381.4S, an increase in the reve- nue of the preceding year of s2O5,- S9E2S
 The expenditures for the year 1910 were -s976. 103.74. a decrease from the expenditures of the former year of $13,266.74. which decrease added to the increased revenue makes a total gross increase in revenue of $219,15S.O2.
 Then follows long table showing the sources of all revenue, both for the present and last year and the in crease or decrease, in each instance the total checking out to harmonize with the figures above referred to.
 There is similar table showing the expenditures for the two years, for each and all purposes with the increase or decrease in each instance. Next fol- lows a table showing the actual de- pendable revenues of the territory. taxes of various kinds, etc. which were taken as the basis in making the annual estimate of expenditures, to- gether with other funds such as insur ance fees, government provision for agricultural college. license and inspec- ton fees. national forests and other items that are variable in their nature.
 The territorial road fund is treated very exhaustively. The taxes collect ed, some of the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, all of which is too vOluminous for extended reference The total receipts for this fund were S153,059.23, and the expen- ditures to June 30 were s44,412.47, leaving on hand s1OS.646.76. .The es- timated cost of the projects under way is s145,OO0, less $32.147.57 which has been paid on contracts, leaving s112.