Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-31
HEAVY COST OF STATE GoVERNM ENT.

WI
 STATE GOVERNMENT.
 The Review is in receipt of a tab ulated statement prepared by the state auditor which shows the revenues re ceipts and expenditures on account Oi the state government for the two ifs cal years which ended June 90, 1913 In this statemennt the cold figures show the extravagance which has made it's appearance in our state gov ernment plainer than could be told in any other manner
 The extrayagance or economy of government may be best judged by the amount of money it requires to run it and the amount of money which Cochise county has been called on to pay in support of the state govern ment win serve to eElighten Cochise county taxpayers and show them what it is costing them to support the army of officers that have been quartered in the state capital
 Following are the sums which Co chise county has been called on to pay into the state treasurer, as taxes, on account of the state levies for the fiscal years. l91I-l2 and 1912-13:
 1911-12 state levy. .s174256.O4
 1912-1S state levy. 2S7,445.64
 From the above it will be seen that Cochise alone was compelled to pay S113,IS9.6O more last year than for the year before. But the increased call for more state revenue did not end with last year and Cochise county is called on for s143,00OOO more tax money this year than it paid last year.
 Here is the result of the economy and business administration that was preached by George w. P. Hunt when he was candidate for governor ci Arizona. It is a result that cannot be disputed and points unmistakably tc urwarranted extravaganza in the form of state government which has been provided for the new state ot Arizona.
 This paper has no fault to find with the relative assessment of property ir the state, but it depIcres the disDosi ton of legislature and state admins tration to exploit the rich revenue re sources of Arizona for money to be wasted.
 When the state constieitiansl con. veEtiop was in session the Review pro tested many times at the extravagant form Of government that was being provided, but nothing the Review said had any other effect than to bring de nouneement of this paper as being a reactionary. When the first legisla- ture met and began its work the Re view again protested against the ex- travagance of providing expensive commissions and boards that now crowd the state house with secre taries. clerks. stenographers and as sistants. The expenses of these vsri- ous commissions and boards amounts to many thousands Of dollars annually Tn addition to their salaries. Nearly every one is provided with automobiles in which they make luxurious parade over the state. The Review adyo- cated that COMMISSIONERS be pro vided for instead of COMMISSIONS composed of three men. 1t suggested that a land commissioner to act in conjunction with other state officers in handling our public land depart ment would be quite sufficient for this work if competent man was SC Iected: It suggested the same as to the tax department. contending that a t3k soenthisskk#riFo you'd be all saffi. cient to gather sucii data as was de sirsble for fixing valuations on as- sessed property in the state.
 The Review does not attach all the blame for the present costly state gov