The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
COSTS $4,000 PER
DAY TO RUN
STATE
The Auditors Statement on
"Where the Money Goes"
Reveals Facts
SHOWS r DAKOT
DOES MUCH BUSINESS
Banks With Over 500 Insti-
tutions-Always Carries
Big Balance
SHOWS r K
DOES MUCH BUSINESS
Banks With Over 500 Insti-

North Dakota finances arc expend.
ed at the rate Of $10.971.71 a day to
meet expenses of the various depart
ments of state, and for the better
ment Of it's educational system and
the improvement of its various penal
showing is made In q statement issued
by State Auditor d. K. Brightbill COW
ering the states expenditures during
the past year.
To pay this sum Of over ten thou.
sand dollars a day. an average Of only
a fraction under thirty.eight checks
must be written out each day, includ.
ing Sundays and holidays.
In a year it ost the state $4.005.-
677.12 to maintain its financial stand
ing at the point of perfection. while
13.471 checks were issued through
the auditors department in the same
period.
North Dakota's banking business is
carried on with a total of sos differ
ent banks. leaving only col banks in
the state that have not established
treasury.
Always Had Big Balance.
Never, at m time during the year
of 1911. did the states "balance on
hand" fall under $~734,274.14, that low
fOAAAS oSAib6 ASaSuCo Oh LSIStLlOGI L.
The greatest balance carried by the
state any day was $1.S77.3S6.59, while
the average daily balance on hand
was $1.145. 746.
During the same period in which
over four millions were spent, the
state had an income OF $3,979, 1857,
but there was a balance on hand al
the opening of the year of $796, 067.79,
SO that the state was never cover
ORA At tho pvnQn af thn S,nor -,
balance on hand was approximately
$4,000 less than it was twelve
months before.
Irvine Plant Earned $4,000.
The sources from which the state
receives its money are varied. One
of these Is the Irvine and cordage
plant at the state penitentiary, which,
earned. on the face Of the figures
compiled. about $4,000. the income
from 1t being $~1s7.392.32. while the
cost was $174,209.S1. There was a
balance in the Irvine plant fund at
the opening of the year of $94.4s7.4 40,
making the total balance al the prcs.
ent time $%117,670.47.
Hotel inspection is a feature that
Is self sustaining and which brings
IN but little revenue over that point
n department was. in fact, u fosinp
proposition i'll 1911. but as there was
~ VII uIlu at Tile OD0nlnR oil
II year, the work progressed with.
out Interruption. The income was
only $3.50. while the expenditures
were %$2,794.97.
Fines Net Over $4,000.
Fines. penalties and forfeitures,
which ultimately 90 to the school
funds. Melted the state $12,124.S6
while interest on bondes netted the
state $26.923.46. Practically all other
cast WAC rofoafI h1y rl{rAok k.--
with the exception Of that covered
into the general fund by the secre.
tary Of state. commissioner Of insur.
ance. educational superintendent, and
other officers.
For educational purposes the com.
mon school fund is the greatest. The
total amount expended for the com
non schools was $4.674.s2S.57. OF
which amount 1885. 1888 was rails.
cd by district taxation in the city and
rural sections. The state paid the bal.
ance. the money being derived from
h Interest and income fund of the
state land department.. from appro.
priations by the legislature, and from
fines and penalties.
Nearly $4,000 for Agriculture.
To further agricultural interests the
state spent s2s3.637.78 in the year,
this money being used in the agricul.
tural college. as well as in the MANY
demonstration and experimental farms
that are conducted throughout the
state.
II several state educational insti.
buttons received cash as follows: Uni.
versity. $~1S4.711.31: school of mines
$~13.367.40: Mayville normal school
$60.367.45: Valley City normal, $I02..
323.s1: industrial school. $47,176.19:
academy Of science. $39.7O7.93; school
of forestry, 81. 153.69.