Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-16
IOWA TAX RECEIPTS
STATE COLLECTED TOTAL SUM
OF $11,524,77o.so-PAlD
OUT s11,s28, 3e6.o2.
LARGE AMOUNT FROM AUTOS
Revenue Received from the Business
Done by Insurance Companies Show
Considerable Increase Over the
Preceding Period.

Preceding Period.
Des Moines.-Receipts from hunt
ers' licenses declined slightly in Iowa
during the biennial period which
closed June 80, 1914, according to the
state treasurer's report. The state re-
ceived $177.O33.37 during the two
years. During the biennial period
which closed June 80, 1912, the re-
ceipts from this source were s1S0,946
The fish and game department ex-
pended $1S1,s15.42 during the past
two years, reducing the cash balance
to s124,155.S1. The expenditures ex-
ceeded the receipts by s4,7S2.
The automobile tax during the BIZ
ennial period just closed amounted to
s1,737007 For the preceding period
the receipts were s505,57l. As this
money was turned back to the coun-
ties after Is per cent had been de-
Quoted, the records show the sums
as expenditures. Thus the state is
credited with having spent $1.500.O00
which was sent TO the counties and
was spent by them on good roads.
The interest on daily balances in
the bank received by the state during
the two years amounted to $43,29214.
The collateral inheritance tax increas-
ed to $637,131.39. A.
For the two year period the report
shows the following receipts in the
funds named: Freight lines and trans
portation company tax, s22,655.63;
secretary Of states office, $437 ,S55.7S;
pharmacy commission, $76,659.15;
clerk OF supreme court, sS,SSs97; au-
ditor of state, s233,157.32; Oakdale
sanitarium, 21.504.57; miscellaneous,
$41,63029; federal government for
support of the soldiers home, $109,-
1926; received from direct taxes, So
1913, 1885, board of health, $17,30S;
board of medical examiners, $6,237;
board Of dental examiners, 1925;
board OF mine inspectors. 1886; board
of Veterinary medical examiners, s4,-
0S0; itinerary physicians, $4,750; SUI
perintendent Of public instruction,
s12.7O0; state entomologist, $2.46S;
dairy and food commission, s6S,231.03.
The total receipts OF the state were
s11,524,770.SO and the expenditures
were s11,S2S,396.02. The balance in
the treasury is s737 ,s60.S2.
The receipts from the insurance
companies on the tax levied on all
business transacted in Iowa showed
a big increase. The state received
s710,24626 from the companies for
the period ending June 30, 1912, as
follows: Iowa companies. sf15,933 40;
United States companies, $544.64167;
foreign companies, s39 .671.10
The companies paid the state $685.
70641 during the biennial period
which closed June 80, 1914, as follows:
Iowa companies, s94,69650; United
States companies, s6977149S; foreign
companies, s67,294,9s.
Permanent Road Is Planned.
A permanent cement covered road,
for the improvement of the River-to-
River road near Moscow is the pro-
posal made by the board of supervis.
ors of Muscatine county. The road
thus selected will be one-half mile
long and will cost In the neishborhood
of $500 to construct 1t.
TIE Iowa highway commission has
already granted the use Of the neces-
sary machinery and 1t is now only
matter of raising the money with
which to start the project The ques-
ticn OF getting the necessary funds is
not matter of worry, as the property
owners along the River-to-River road
are enthusiastic over the proposed
permanent road.
Robert N. Carson, president of the
Canada. Kansas City and Gulf High
ways association, stated that the pro-
posed road is one of the best things
that can be done. The place where the
proposed permanent road is to be built
is such that 1t will easily maintain
cement for years, thus making it perm
anent.
The proposed road will contain ce-
ment nine feet wide and six inches
thick, thus costing 20 cents each lin
cal foot
Drainage Of Wall Lake.
The state executive council are con-
sidering petition to drain Wall lake
in Wright county No action has
been taken. When this matter was
up some time ago storm Of protest
arose on the part of the hunters who
want the lake preserved. The land
owners in the vicinity OF the lake,
however, have renewed their request
for the elimination Of the lake. Re-
ports will be made upon inspection
OF Swan and Ryan lakes. Petitions
for the draining of these lakes were
filed with the council some time ago.
Byers Drafts Blue Sky Measure.
H. w. Byers, who was instrumental
in having the blue sky law declared
unconstitutional, is preparing a new
blue sky bill for the consideration OF
the next legislature. The bill has the
dppTONdl VI tuC DduhcIS lnNColOio
association Of America and has all the
protective features Of the act just
found invalid by the federal judges.
1t Is only question of time until the
people of Iowa secure protection un-
der blue sky law that will stand the
assault of lawyers, is the opinion OF
Senator c. II Thomas OF Kent.
Iowans Granted Patents.
Patents OF recent date have been
granted TO Iowans as follows:
James P. Appleby. Ottumwa, ma
chine for making solid balls.
H. S. Busby, Washington, dipping
wheel.
C. H. Carlson, Forest City. journal
bearing.
Charles Crawford, Webster City. ad-
Unstable wagon endgate.
Charles w. Farris, Iowa Falls, road
drag.
H. L. Fisher, Muscatine, moyine
picture machine.