The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

STATE from LnTebltHtu bankruptcy anu
restored the finances to "a healthy
condition. according to the 1911 report
which state Treasurer Creamer will
shortly make to Governor Harmon.
The total receipts for 1911 were STA
o3I. .29301 and the total expenditures
$12, 932, ,S42.27. the receipts being $1O4,-
949.04 in excess of the expenditures.
In the two years proceeding. the ex-
penditures exceeded the receipts by
s.. .5s9.967 "a. In 1909 the receipts were
$11. .2S2,S12.79 and the expenditures $12..
S15, ,06776. the expenditures being Si,O32,-
254.97 more than the receipts. In 1910
the receipts were S11,567,122.77 and
the more than the receipts. In 1910 the
receipts were s11, ,567. .122.77 and the ex-
penditures S12,074 ,3s5.1I. the expendi-
lures being .s5O7. more than the
receipts.
In 1909 and 1910 Republican general
assemblies were making appropria-
tions and II is now plain they looted
the treasury to embarass a Democratic
administration.
| The Democrats also fell heir to an
immense debt in the shape of exten-
sive building operations started by
Republicans.
| The most pleasing feature of the re-
port is that which shows that, of the
81 ,470170.24 increase in revenue. ST.
11S, 1900 is from the corporations in
tic shape of excise and capital stock
t. xes. This increase is in addition to
the property tax corporations will pay
into the different county treasures
| Figures have been obtained which
show that the property tax Of the
ffrmer and home owner has been re-
duced $7,0OO,OOO annually and that u
corresponding increase has been made
TO corporations.
In addition TO the enormous in
crease to the states revenue from
| the excise and capital stock tax, the
Creamer report shows that there was
TN increase OF 1921 ,97315 in the de-
partments of the commonwealth-due
entirely to economy and zealousness
in looking after the peoples inter-
lest.
An excellent showing was made by
the state charitable. benevolent and
correctional institutions. which in.
creased their revenue $241, ,764O9. This
was due to the enforcement of the pay
| petAltll ldN--NiiiNll was II uNah itNN''
n Republican administrations. and to
treasurer Creamer's policy of com
pelllng miscellaneous receipts at the
Institutions to paid into the state
treasury. Heretofore they were paid
cut for maintenance by institution
heads. The pay patient law brought
in an additional s15S,1Ei,67 and the mis-
cellaneous receipts were increased $S3.-
G09.42.
A wretched showing was made by
Auditor Fullington, who. although the
lenormous task of collecting the ex-
else tax and other work relating to
taxation was taken from him. increas-
cd the salary roll of his office: and
this was done despite II recommends
ton by Governor Harmon in his 1911
legislative message that Fullingtons
force he reduced.
In 1910 when Auditor FullinSton coli
lected $2,066. 425.G2 his salary roll semi
monthly averaged but s1,6S712 while
~; 1911 when his force collected but
%I $4,000, the average salary was ST.
S13S7, an Increase of $12675.
A vast amount of work thrown upon
Treasurer Creamer. whose receipts
Jumped from 1899 S59.47 i'm 1910 to 81,
2qS ,6S0.54 in 1911. an increase o $4,003,
S21O7. This was brought about by
the transfer TO his Office of the col
lections of the excise and capital stock
tax which was formerly done by the
state auditor and secretary of state,
Secretary os State Graves made a
fine record
The income from the automobile IL
cense department increased from $l32
E1744 to $l91, ,lS9.4S. The receipts from
initial fees for the filing OF corporation
papers jumped from s27OS54.54 to 1924.
07S.S1. The total increase in all re-
ceipts of the secretary of state, out
side of the collections turned over to
other departments for the year, was
i$l17 1864.
The liquor tax Increased from So
I07307S.75 to $2.177,6l1.7S and the county
tax settlement from SO, 265. .6S4. so to SO,
4s.134.57, two very tidy increases. The
LIQUOR tax from railroads was $4,000
for each year,
The state oil inspectors office also
Lad Il substantial growth its fees in
creasing $57.7S2.55 to $685. go.
The receipts Of the board of agricul-
ture increased from s4S157.16 to $s4,-
7O1S2.
The examiner of stationery engi-
neers gained $1,000 in receipts. The
state pharmacy board also showed a
gain of more than $1,000.
zone interesting effect of the new
tax rate has been to make money
much easier to loan in Columbus on
real estate mortgage, security" Frank
II. Vance. member of the Columbus
board Of review, in discussing the tax
rate and the effects of taxing officials
To secure law tax rate.
when the old $312 and 1929 rates
were in effect in Columbus, people
with few hundred dollars to invest
Hunted up municipal bonds at pei
cent. United States bonds, which pay
\ lower rate of interest, and other