The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-20
SYSTEM IN KEEPING
BOOKS OF STATE
Every Cent Received or Paid
Out Is Itemized by Ex-
pert Accountants.
SHOW FOOD INCREASES
Startling Advances Made in
Past Four Years-What
Attendants Endure.
palladium Specially


Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 20.-There
probably Is no private corporation in
the state that employs more ex
haustive system OF bookkeeping than
that In vogue at the various state In
situations. To the ordinary citizen who
has been wont TO look upon the man.
agement Of these institutions as a
scft berth. requiring no ability beyond
the power to sign the payroll. the vol
luminous reports made by the state
institutions TO the legislative commit
tee would be a marvel. These re
ports contain absolutely every bit ol
Information concerning the institu
lions that exists. The location, his
tory. growth and capacity Of the In
stitntion are set forth in detail. the
movement OF every patient or inmate
IL traced. the detailed construction
and purposes OF every building Is Civ.
en-. often accompanied by blueprints;
an itemized account Of every cent re.
ceived and spent is given. which In.
cludes everything from the hundreds
Of thousands received from the state
y
from the sale OF three old brooms to
ono. NJ. Barnett. and from the hun.
dreds OF thousands paid contractors
% the cost OF Trimo monkey wrench.
es; the methods OF handling their
funds. that Is. their accounting and
checking system Is described In detail;
their bank and insurance accounts are
he nlvSs Hf ls~ot H,,-
ton from Its gardens or labor are set
forth: aud In conclusion the medical
and ethical side of the institution is
discussed with the conclusion of au.
thority.
These reports embrace scores .of
typewriter pages of figures and tab
les. One Of the most exhaustive re-
ports presented this session Is that
prepared and submitted by DIR, George
r. Edenharter. medical superintendent
Of the Central hospital for the insane.
ut indianapolis. Among other items
Of common interest which the report
contains Is q table showing the in.
creased cost OF food products during
the past four years. The table was
submitted in support Of the hospitals
request for an increased maintenance
fund. and It shows startling advances
in the price of foodstuffs. even when
purchased In large quantities and up.
der contract. The report shows the
increase by years since 1906. and the
percentages as follows:
Advance In Foods.
Beef. IS per cent: pork loins. 23.5
percent. hams 20 per cent: lard SO per
cent: butterinc. 60 per cent; eggs,
3i.3 percent; potatoes. 90 per cent;
flour. 25.S per cent: meal. 1875 per
cent: beans. IS per cent; hominy. 229
per cent: rice, "a per cent: cheese,
IFS per cent: milk. 1876 per cent; cof-
fee, IL per cent. Tea and evaporat.
ed peaches were the only commodities
showing decrease in that period.
the former decreasing 6 per cent. and
the peaches experiencing slump OF
81 per cent. But the state cannot ex.
poet It's wards to live on tea and
cvaporated peaches.
DIR. Edenhartcr's report also gives
an insight into the lives OF the en-
ployes Of the insane hospitals. that
makes one more fully appreciate the
service these attendants render the
state and humanity. In making plea
for an appropriation Of $4,000 with
which to build n chapel and amuse-
ment hall, DIR. Edenharter relates the
following:
Liberties o. Attendants.
In connection with this matter 1t
IL only just and fair. that the feelings
and rights OF our employees be also
considered. Under our rules they are
compelled to remain constantly at the
institution day and night except half
day each week. The outside EN-.
ployes have their evenings. but are
not permitted to leave the grounds.
The attendants have outside privileges
Of an hour and half each evening
which they utilize on the main walks.
In the grove or In the chapel. The