El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-09

I and is now operating four units Of
its 5000 ton concentration.
The Imperial Copper company, owing
to financial difficulties, ceased opera
ton early in this calendar year. The
United Verde at Jerome, the Copper
| Queen. Calumet and Arizona, and the
Lake Superior and Pittsburg at Bisbea.
I the Old Dominion at Globe, the Ari-
iona Copper company and the Detroit
Copper company at Morenci and tho
Shannon Copper company at Clifton,
have each maintained relatively the
same production as heretofore
The gold mines of MOhave county
have to some extent increased their
production and at the same time have
added largely to their reserves of ore.
Deaths and Births Increase.
The superintendent of public health
reports that the total number Of deaths
registered for the year was 3194, an
excess of 140 over the previous year
Excluding indians the death rate for
1911 was 1888 per 1000 inhabitants
This is a slight increase over last year
The disease ranking highest among
adults for cause of death during the
year was tuberculosis, which, for the
most part, was acquired elsewhere than
in Arizona.
The total number Of births reported
for the year was 1862, OF which III
were stillbirths, leaving S45l live
births. This is an increase of SS3 live
births over the previous year and IS
a rise in the birth rate from 19-a Jc
1853 per 1000 population Excluding IN
dams the birth rate was III per 1000
There were Al twin births as against
27 for the previous year -Four sets
Of triplets made their appearance ana
two full sets OF them renamed allFe'
Receipts and Disbursements.
The financial condition of the terri
tory is excellent. At the close OF ne
fiscal year the cash on mana IN tile
territorial treasury to the cre4dI 81 Ills
various funds amounted to SoOz,z4o-S-
a decrease from the previous year OL
The total revenues for the year we're
S1,121, 3SL08, decrease OF S1I'A---4O
from the previous year
The actual revenue received from
taxes and other sources, the items OF
which were considered in estimauns
required revenue TO cover appfopIla-
lions authorized by law, was maze up
as follows;
levy -....-.---- -- ? . ~ ooo-ot
Territorial road taxes 900. lt4,94O-76
Taxes to cover interest on
county and city funded -.
debt ......- 10tovd-o1
Incorporation fees -.------.- 36sO5S-zU
S1 Posit interest ..,. .s-l''oi-e! os 4sass1
Taxes:
Telephone companies $500. 2.4sl-55
Telegraph companies zSls3 I
Taxes on express companies zl-4l (
Railroad liquor license tax lS0O-5o |
ea dod0t building rent ae 2.sl1.s5
Ai in ta'i' 10. .ne insane go 4.o7s 49
Territorial prison earnings. 1S,516.16 |
Miscellaneous small items not
S S9Psds@ revenue '--- .,..- 1assOs
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1858. 665.1S /
The decrease in revenue was due 20 /
a decrease in the tax rate Of 10 cents I
nnnh a100 made D9Tnd with ]
the preceding year.
The total expenditures for the year /
were S1,115,705.24- The net increase
over the previous year, including these /
items was S139 601.50. This increase /
is largely due to the increased expen-
diture for roads and bridges.
Territorial Debt.
During the past year the TERRITORIAL
600. OF this amount $4,000 was paid I
by the territory out of the redemption
fund. The bonds retired were the last
of the s percent territorial funding
bonds maturing in the year 1913.
In 1910 the tax levy provided for the
retirement Of 5000 Of these bonds The
revenue received from the levy made
permitted retirement Of $4,000 In
addition TO this amount, by applying
the surplus funds in the territorial
bond interest fund. the territorial
treasurer was able to provide for the /
retirement early in June. 1911, of an
other $4,000 of these bonds. This eN-
penditure Of $4,000 from the territorial
bond interest fund could in no man
ner create deficit through the sub
seQuent payment of territorial interest
and the territory thus eff
fected a saving in interest of S175 by
the transaction
All counties and cities have paid the
interest accruing on their funded debt
during the year as fast as it became
due. Pima county has made final pay
nent Of S17,505-15 past due bond inter
EST
In addition to the bonds redeemed
during the year there has accumulated
s24S43.77 for the redemption of bonds.
The itemized statement of the bond
"a Indebtedness Of the territory by is
sues to June so, 1911, follows.
Territorial exhibit at the
Worlds fair condolences 80 10000 !
Territorial county and city
Indebtedness --..-.- =, OOO, 10000
Territorial and county in
debtedness ------.-....... 100000
capitol build
ing --.--..-.-..-.. JOG. 10000
Of Arizona .s........- 25.oOO.OO
ana Purchase exposition. 100000