Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

permitted to transact business in the
state; by a new law he designed he
has made the organization of corpora
tions with only blue sky and water as
capital a penitentiary offense and dan
gerous, if not impossible; he has char
tered or licensed 1000 new corpora
tons, which is half the number in tine
entire state when his administration
began; he has collected S225,000 from
motor vehicle licenses for the benefit
of the state good roads fund; and by
his strict attention to state affairs and
prompt, business-like enforcement of
state laws has caused his department
to increase its public revenues over 40
per cent, making the total gross re-
ceipts of the terms for the first time
in the history of the state pass the
million-dollar mark. The receipts of
the office under his predecessor, Hon.
John E. Swanger, from January, 1905.
to September 1, 1908, were $685.
056.25, while the receipts under Mr..
Roach's administration from January,
1909, to September 1, 1912, a like Pc
riod, were 1892, ASH, making a net
gain for Mr.. Roach over his predeces-
sor of $299, 1876.
This evidences the fact of the eff
f~iciency of your servant in his depart
ment, and furnishes the reason why
the citizens Of this state should re-
elect him to that most important Of
flee.
State Auditor.
The treasury will never be empty
as long as Hon. John P. Gordon is
Auditor of the state. Not a claim or
voucher presented is audited save and
except it has first had his personal at
t%ention, and thousands and thousands
of dollars have been saved by his
eliminating items here and there
which were unauthorized by law. The
account of every man, both high and
low, has been scanned and pruned
alike. If the charge was illegal, ex-
orbitant or unauthorized by the appro-
priation, Gordon caught it.
In this way he has saved the state
a sufficient sum to run any one of
several departments for a full bien-
NAL period.
His services upon the State Board
Of Equalization in opposing the in
crease of the assessment of real es-
tate, and his services upon the State
Board of Inspectors in bringing about
business and penal reforms at the
penitentiary have also been among
his chief and best services.
From January, 1905, to September
!, 1908, the expenses of the office
from the contingent fund under his
predecessor, Mr.. Wilder, were &c.
353.10, while the expenditures of Mr..
Gordon for a like period have been
$3,241.11, showing a net saving of
$3,111.99. The fees collected by Mr..
Wilder, the Republican Auditor, from
January, 1905, to September 1, 1908,
amounted to $3,489.25. The fees col
lected by Mr.. Gordon from January,
1909, to September /, 1912, a like Pc
riod, amount to $116, 238.42, showing a
net gain of SIP, 749.17. The 'collec-
lions of Mr.. Wilder from January,
1905, to September l, 1908, amounted
W TlI,OOujooU'io, AllC Tx SollCStiOllo
of Mr.. Gordon from January l, 1909,
to September l, 1912, were $27,812,-
775.10; thus the collections of Auditor
Gordon for che forty-four months ex-
coed those of his predecessor by the
splendid sum of $685., 1882. Fur
thermore, the records show that Mr..
Gordon has collected $537,797.47 more
aaI1a4ayoI soIn,s+or n +-r tho lsl L,o
predecessor.
The fruit from the labor Of public
service is one of the best standards
by which the servant can be meas
ured. By reason of the great care
with which Gordon has handled the
financial end Of the states business
and the great showing his depart
ment has made, he is entitled to the
confidence and support of all citizens,
irrespective of politics.
State Treasurer.
Notwithstanding the report that
was scattered broadcast that the
state had a deficit of $500, 10000 Ia
statement which was never true), yet
Hon. James Cowgirl, present State
Treasurer, has earned for the state
more interest upon its public moneys
than any other treasurer has done in
the history of Missouri.
The interest received from state
deposits during the four years that
the Hon. j. F.. Gmelich was State
Treasurer amounted to the total
sum of $289,477.49 The receipts from
the interest on state deposits during
the term Of Hon. Jas. Cowgirl, Dem
ocrat, as State Treasurer, to Sep
TENDER 1, 1912, already total $347,-
561.30. Thus for the three years and
eight months Of his term Judge Cow
gill has collected $58,0S3.8 81 more in
terest on the public moneys and
turned same into the state treasury
than did Treasurer Gmelich during
his entire term of four years. BY the
end of his term Judge Cowgirl, will
have collected at least $50, 000.0
more interest during his term than
did Treasurer Gmelich during his
term, or an excess average Of $780,
10000 per year. Treasurer Gmelich
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