The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-19
They Receive More From
School Fund Than They
Have Paid Into II.
WAYNE NOT ON THE LIST
THIS COUNTY Is ONE OF THE UN.
FORTUNATE ONES THAT HAVE
TO HELP KEEP THE OTHERS
ON THEIR. FEET.
palladium Specially


Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Many
counties in the state, including Van
derburg, Allen, Vigo, st. Joseph and
Lake. receive from the state more
school fund money than they pay into
the state treasury. This was discov-
cred when the superintendent of pub
lie instruction made up the distribution
account this week. Warrants from
the office of the auditor of state have
been sent to the various counties of
the state aggregating $1,356 ,23S. 43, for
the January apportionment.
Forty-one of the ninety-two counties
in the state receive more than they
paid in. Marion county, however, was
not one Of these. Marion county paid
in $14S. 1929, and received $9S ,4S9. A,
or GO 1-3 per cent. OF the so-called
big five" counties-Marion, vigo, Van.
derburgh, Allen and st. Joseph-Mari-
on is the only one which paid in more
than it received. vigo received 11s
per cent Of the amount paid in, or
Sal ,173SS. Vanderburgh received
12S 1-3 per cent, or $4O,721.3S. Allen
received 11O.7 per cent, or $46,SS9. SO.
st. Joseph received 1922 per cent, or
3S.OSS96. Lake county, which is
pressing hard on the big five counties.
received 1865 per cent, or $33 .696.77.
Benton Holds Record.
The lowest percentage of return is
found in the case of Benton county.
which received 44.S of the amount paid
In, or $6,369.39. Warren county came
next with SOL, or $5.153.O7. Among the
lesser counties which received a great
deal more money than they paid in are
the following: Perry. 2499 per cent, or
SIC. 1878: Crawford, 2O7.7 per cent. or
$6.67O.35; Brown, 1874 per cent, or
81. $50 10.
The additional counties which re-
ceived more than they paid in werethe
following: Adams, Clark, Clay. Dear
born. Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart,
Floyd. Gibson, Grant. Greene, Harri-
son. Howard. Jackson, Jay. Jefferson,
Jennings, Laporte, Lawrence, Madison.
Martin. Monroe, Orange. Owen, Pike.
Pulaski, Ripley. Scott. Spencer. Snlli-
van, Switzerland, Warrick, and Wash
ington. All the remainder of the
counties paid in more than they re-
ceived.
The large list of counties which re-
ceived more money than they paid into
the fund is accounted for by state su-
perintendent of public instruction, r.
J. Alley. by two chief cause.-the
large number of children in counties
having property of low assessment val
ue, and the sequestration OF taxables
connected with the tendency of county
and township officials to keep the as
sessment valuation rate low on really
valuable property.
The latter cause, the state superin-
tendent believes, to be chiefly at fault,
especially in the larger counties con-
tanning cities of immense wealth.
Statement by Alley.
''If taxation was equally distribut-
ed" says Alley. so that the large prop
erty holder would be compelled to pay
taxes on every dollars worth Of prop
erty he possesses. and il the taxing Of
ficials would see to it that a just and
reasonable assessment valuation is
placed on taxables. the semi-annual ap-
portionment would not show this great
list Of counties receiving more money
than they pay in. It IN the fault Of
local conditions. and how much longer
the counties which are continually pay
ing in more than they receive are go
ing to stand for it, IS hard to tell. The
condition II very unjust. but until tax
ing officials re their duty DO not zee