Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-04-09
STATE SALARY LIST
DOUBLED BY DEMOCRATS
New Offices Created Cost AS Much
AS Those Already Established.


ST. Louis, April when the pres
ent constitution OF Missouri was
a;i1i,t q ii lN,. A salary O. s"'h 90 TO
$-tcb year was regarded as a prince
H. income. Fe,t men in banking,
i,usin SIS or railroad service were re-
warded viii, nlore than $1,000 or
$500 d year. Not one lawyer CT a
hundred could earn $1,000 a year. W her
the constitu iol:sl convention liked
the salary OF the Governor at Ssoooo
,..at Nas rcS&rted IS ample pay to;'
tie CHI executive, w,-o has the
mansion rec Of fent with servant
hire and lna"y other expense items
paid by tie STATE. Other elective
officers were a!:c"od s5;' a >e@r,
with sros;al ner ,ie:l !or services Oh
the boards OF vAiah they are exotic
III mt,ers. 'this si.eci;l pay usually
asates a'ou- 5000 a Year.
Since the .o.sti;ution WIS adopted
{ StiftiIcS nave ~. II SttGtlt 1HtISdsth
in practically al occul'a ons, but not
il tre >f.'Iitt OF The state The ten
@ppointivt Offices at par. relatively
=. III those OF elective offices. All
u mocra;ir LEGISLATURES prior TO this
Iyear have adhered to that policy
State of.;,e.; i,,,id utld;r direct ;lr-
notEtIlCnt o. The Governor have ht re-
tcIcre p&;I lru'r $500 to 900 4
year. several un!'oin'iv% oiEi.os crc>
"I ~ he .ta'&iature q This year,
foveEer. Wiz ~. SALARIES mach high
er 'n2n the eIn~:Iye Officers OF the
state reeve The salar5 Il for
elective s,ate officers IS TOW and has
been since iSr; with tie exception
/ O, :hn of.icr o. :ieutcn2 ut Governor,
whose cons i5ti!l iOnat t)as was !olmeT!
"a Fer diem' as follows: Governor.
5000; Lieutenant Governor, $1,000; Al.
AGuitnr, Treasurer and s5uneiint, n
lert OF S.t,.ouls. ;;;;;;"tp each: three
Railroad and Warehouse Gommiss on
ers, 5000 ca Il, an a@-regata OF
$4,000 d year,
,he SALARY list OF state Oft ictrs al
poiltou Gil, CITY by The Governor to,-
elusive OF .jud .cial officers and Off
GERS OF eieenlc>! IeGy and renal in
StitlttionSl has heretofore been as fol-
lows: Bank C,lulmi-Sioner and Oil
| inspector, $500 each, Insurance Com
missioner ard Beer Inspector. 5000
each. AdJulant General and tame
and FISH tontlI s>ioncr, $500 each
| secretary of jhe state Board o.
Health. S24u0; Building and Loan Su-
pervi5or, Labor Commissioner, Drug
and i cod tomlHiss ioner. Factory in
spector. Hotel inspector, 5000 each.
three Mine inspectors, %louo each
! an aggregate OF $50 500
| Exclusive o salGries for CHIEF clerA:
deputies and employees Of the various
Gus elective ami aplolntive state OF
liceIs hat We're in operation January
| /, 1913, the sslar! list for state oiii-
cesi' up TO that date "as 500 900 The
salary list Tor rev state offices Great
ed hy ;he leGiJi1tUre OF 1913 ,eXclua-
i've OF Cliei clerks. deputies and eiil-
ipiOye,t, agGre g;ttts s,ol ,.'tV--Oniy $i4 ,
300 less tnan the total annual salar,
llst OF elecyIve @nd appolnti,e statt
Officers heretofore rro}it, 4 Ior u
law.
The newly created offices carry sd
laries as follows Ilve Public Ser
vice onlmiss 4cners at $ooU0 each
81 100, ATTORNEY for s,ch Commits
ssione!s, $500; Grain inspector, 5000
lDraiHaSc toInlni, =5iontr, S35ut, tire.
Pardon commissioners It 5000 each
5000; State :.isAWay Commissioner
9o9up. From Ills a2srcSat, however
Board Of :t...j'oi4>t and Warehous
| / onnilsaiOncrs should DC deducted
this board has ms been abolished
but the salaries of neN tenarl nlentt
created for each Of the eiectiN
state offices aI"! iot several APPOINT
i've offices, and the increase o. ,al;,
rl"s o attaches oi existing STATE ol
les viii a&gne sate ABOUT s2o.u1u
year. salaries provided for CHIC
CLERKS, deputies ana assistants 10
the new ofi.te,, Viii almost equ9
the pay OF The th:et clerks, ueputie
and assistants in established offices
, 50 il is reasonable to assume th;i
, when these new Offices are put i
. operation the aEgiesate salary Ii
OF state departments 'e>cluSiEe {
Judicial, eleeHC .:larE, penal and L
cal Offices viii have been neari
doubled. and til . TIE treISuIy vi
: be c,.i.et usOu *: near ) twice {
. rij;, h nnne. ,.a}.u,ttly - has ilcl, e
rOre oeel Required to operate ,iIe dt
: p2rtncnts OF the state goyernmeI.
in this recj:onla~ no account; has he:
= taken OF salaries s,ro, idcd ter thr.
new commissioners OF the 81. lou
{ ourt OF Appeals an,. two eNcise con
=. lniss;ouers, nor :cr other uew ''Iobs
) not c!assed with state departments
Don't be surprised if you have d
q attack OF rheumatism this sprjni
r. Just rub the affected parts free