The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-01
AUDITOR MOORE
CLOSES GOOD YEAR
STATE HAS BALANCE IN TREAS
URY OF MORE THAN
s635.0O0.
BAL ANCE HAS INCREASE
DESPITE LARGE INCREASE IN AP-
PRoPRLATIoNs THE FAITHFUL
WORK OF AUDITOR OFFICE
KEEPS STATE IN FUNDS.
BAL ANCE HAS INCREASE

i Notwithstanding the claim set up by
several members Of the last legislature
that the State would be unable to meet
the appropriations made. the State
treasury today is in a better financial
condition than 1t has ever been in its
history.
! In the report of Auditor Moore for
the fiscal year ending September 80,
1914, 1t is shown that the State has a
cash balance on hand Of $685.. 464.33.
which Is nearly 100000 more than
shown in his report for the fiscal year
ending September so. 1919.
The report shows this large increase
In the balance on hand in spite of the
largely increased appropriations made
/ by the last legislature. 1t also shows
( that, even If the total amount now COL
lected from whiskey licenses is lost by
the time the prohibition law goes into
effect the difference will more than
be made up by the increase in receipts,
allowing for the same increase in ap-
preparations made BY the last iegis-
nature.
( These figures. coming as they do
just after the election, have set at
rest all fears that the State Will be
forced to raise the taxes in order to
obtain revenues TO take the place OF
the 100000 or 5000, 600 now obtained
from liquor licenses. The two state
ments can be compared as follows
! Total receipts from all sources from
I October |, 1912, to October /, 1918,
s7,466.STa74 total disbursements
covering natural increase in appropri-
atfons for this year, sI1IS. $500; bal
cnee on hand october /, 1913, s4S2,-
s2334. balance on hand October l.
1918. s4s2.s23s4: total receipts from
all sources from October ]. 1913, 10
October L, 1a1a.. s7s7ssso 9S.0G: total
amount possible to be used, $3.50
e2I.40: disbursements from October /.
1919. to October /. 1914. sT.645, 45T. OF ;
balance in treasury October !. 1914.
$685.. 4s4.ss.
Balance Ia Spite of Large Appropri-
+ ations
+ The statement shows that the bal
ance on hand on October l, 1914. Is
sf5264o.s9 larger than the balance on
hand on october /. 1918.
The statement Is most interesting
one as II shows that this balance was
maintained in spite OF the fact that
the last legislature appropriated $685.
A8-s.s9 more than was appropriated in
H.is12,
\ AT the last session of the legisla-
/ ture several prominent members of
1 the house called attention to the fact
that such "a large increase In appro-
priations had been made that the
/ State treasury would be drained
and that the coming legislature OF
1916 would have to face depleted
treasury or probably an actual de-
felt. Now that these large approprta-
tions have been taken care of. with a
larger balance In hand than was left
/ in 1918. 1t is reasonable TO suppose
that the State will be able to take
/ care of the increased demands for
larger appropriations. and still at the
end of each year find an increased
balance On hand. These bare facts
indicate that the claim OF the wet
forces during the recent election that
the State would face a deficit should
the saloon be voted out is disproven.
1t is also proof Of the States steady
/ growth, and her steadily increasing
financial stability.
Good Result of Faithful Work.
The statement of the auditor did
not come as surprise 10 those VINO
believed thar tae State would be able
to take care Of it's obligations. State.
county or city g without its small
quota of pessimis To those the
statement of the increased balance
f might be a surprise. to some Of them
because they are always ready TO be-
leve the worst. and to others who
have been blinded by arguments adj
vanced by the vets in the recent
Statewide election.
: To the untiring efTortst of Auditor
c. Lee Moore, 1t may be said with
out q shadow OF fiattery, IS in great
Measure due the splendid showing
made In tho States business affairs.
He has. in season and out, urged upon
the collecting agents OF the Common
wealth the necessity for doing their
duty by the State in collecting its
revenue
When asked If ne would like To say
anything in connection with the good
showing made, Auditor Moore with
his usual smile, said, "The figures