The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-05-21
o. A. DONOVAN.
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Cnlnmhua. Ohio.

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sociations of the state broke al
their previous records for business IL
1913. Advance sheets of the annua
report of James A. Devine, head of the
state building and loan department
show this. The total assets Of all as
sociations in 1913 were 1924, ,O37 1897, 8
gain OF nearly $19,OOO,OOO over the pre-
ceding year.
The loans made during the year
totalled $205,S72,736, as compared
with $1S9,244,645 of the year before
The total receipts of the year were
S181, 1924, as compared with $165,
232,321 Of the year before. The de
posits were little under $4,000, 900
gain of nearly $5,000,OO0. The tota
amount received in interest by associ
ations was $12,092,O14, as compared
with $1O,99S,164 of the year before
The earnings of the associations fur
the year were $12,613, ,156, as com
pared with $11, ,495, ,S04 of the preceding
year. The earnings We're chiefly dis.
tributed In this way: Dividends on
running stock, $4,7O3,O59 dividends on
paid-up stock, $1,975,625: interest on
deposits, $2,751,319; salaries of officers
and directors, $993,746; reserve fund
credit, $685. undivided profit fund
H433,21S.
When completed, Mr.. Devine's re.
sort will go to the governor. 1t will
show that the building and loan asso.
Citations of the state were never more
secure or more prosperous than they
are now. The advance information
was given out for publication Tuesday.
Cincinnati has the largest number of
associations. The associations of Co.
lumbus, Cleveland, Canton, Youngs.
town, Akron, Dayton and Toledo are
among the strongest in the state.
More Power to Cities.
City officials, especially since the
adoption Of the new state con.
Stitution, have far greater power
to deal with public utilities than
most of such officials realize. ac.
Cording to the views of the state pub.
lie utilities commission. The mem
bers of the commission during the last
few days have in some cases criticised
the general tendency Of cities to ap-
peal to the commission in instances
wherein the city itself would have full
power to act. The hearing of
the complaints Of city mayors along
the route of the Northern Ohio
Traction line afforded a case in point.
The commission plainly told the may.
ors that their city councils had failed
to exercise the rights and authority
that is inherent in them, and that the
councils should have used their au
thorty before appealing to the state
commission itself. The action of the
commission this week in declaring
that 1t had no right to overrule the
city council of the city Of Cincinnati
in its motion compelling the Union
Gas & Electric Co. to extend service
offers an illustration of the rights of
cities to take care of their own affairs
The Cincinnati council had passed an
ordinance compelling the Union Gas &,
Electric to extend it's lines but the
company appealed to the commission
and the decision of the commission
leaves the council in absolute com
mand Of the situation.
Cost of Running State Government.
Exclusive of the money that is spent
for the maintenance of charitable and
penal institutions and of the money
that is spent for the promotion of ed
uCatton, 1t costs $1.S6 per capita to
run the state government in Ohio, ac-
cording to figures that have been COM
piled by the state budget commits
sioner w. c. Heffernan. The educa-
tiOnal, penal and charitable expenses
cost $l.23 per capita more, and the
total cost to each person annually for
the operation of the state and its
branches is $3.1S for each person each
year. The estimates of the budget
commissioner are based on a total
population of $3.50, ,S9S. for this is the
number of people which Ohio will con-
tain on July ],
Cox Pilots Locomotive.
Governor Cox has enjoyed novel
experience. He piloted big passen-
from Dayton to Columbus. 1t was on
the Big Four line. Frank Bowen, the
engineer, friend Of the governor, has
often asked him to ride with him in
making his trips from Dayton to Co
lumbus, and Wednesday the chief eX-
eCutive, in returning to the state cap
ital from his home city, decided to
take the ride. The governor took the
throttle and drove the powerful engine
at speed of a mile a minute. but, of
course. while he was doing it Engineer
Bowen was at his side and saw to it
that the locomotive did not get unruly
on his hands
BOOSTERS Getting Theirs.
Instead Of waiting until June 6, des-
ignated day for killing roosters by
the state agricultural commission,
many farmers are killing them now
and thereby receiving higher prices
than would be paid if SO many chick
ems were placed upon the market at
one time.
This information has reached Agri-
cultural Commissioner S. E. Strobe
from poultry dealers all over the state
Mr.. Strobe commended the idea.
Word was received here that state
officials of Missouri have initiated
Ohio and named June rooster day.
Owners Name Autos.
Officials of the state automobile
department are being confronted
by new fad in the automobile
world. 1t is the fad which in
duces auto owners to select pet
names for their machines just as they