The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15

the financial statistics Of the nstionnS
government and Of the az sanarne
State governments for the wears 1o,.
and 1903. and the value of the nnhli" |
properties OF the 48 State govern
mentS for the year 1919. has 49,
completed and is now ready for a.
%tribution. The bulletin was nronorad
in connection with the decenniaI in |
"VeStlSaton ana repOrt OF the wealth |
debt. II taxation of the nationa,
government and of all lesser civil
divisions. Such data arc presented as
admit OF independent classification
and furnish information Tor the ncn
If those interested especially in 49,
financial statistics of the larger civil
divisions Of this country.
National Receipts and Expenditures
Considering the United States ae
whole, the total receipts for 1919
were $2~,049,S13,6O6 as
with $1.345,61s,54 in 1903, or an
increase of 52.3 per cent. The total
payments of the national
for 1913 We're s1,9S7.S72.649, AS COM
pared with S1,256,872,1O9 in 1903. or
al increase OF 90 per cent. More than.
half OF these total amounts represent
transactions pertaining to indebted
ness, and trust, agency, and ounte
balancing transactions, none Of which
aifected n revenues or cost OF gov
ernment for the year. The revenue
receipts amounted TO $953,596,63T and
S557.231,950 for 1919 and 1903. re-
'pectively, while the governmental
$685., 600,S57 and $616,739,s SCI.
Some of the chief items Of revenue
receipts OF h national government
COR 1913 were: Special
lakes, s~113.3S4,Si6; liquor licenses
and other imposts, $230,146,3a2; and
gross earnings of public-service en-
terprises, including postal receipts,
s?7O, 703,9S1.
The governmental cost payments
for expenses for 1913 were: All gen
eral governmental departments, $685.
S57,357 lthese included Legislative,
executive. judicial, and adIninistra-
tive); and expenses Of ~public-seryice
enterprises, S264, 1O6, 9S2 (these rep
resented mainly expenses for the Pos
tal Service). Other governmental
cost payments for 1919 We're: In
terest, $25,256,1S". and OUTLAWS, $64,-
sS0,338; the latter amount including
S41,741.25S for construction of the
PonaIna Canal.
state Receipts and Payments
FOR the As States OF the Union the
total receipts for 1913 were $526,646,-
SS5. while the total payments were
S506,S47,9 $40. The corresponding
figures for 1908 were $313,299,894 and
$500, 937,810, respectively. These
tigures show an increase for the dec
ade of 6S.1 per cent i'll or
receipts, and 6S.4 per cent in eX-
penseS or payments, as compared With
52.3 per cent for receipts and 90 per
mi for payments or expenses Tor the
United States government.
The revenue receipts of the AZ
States increased from $183,l65.0e7 in
1908 to s3s7,5S5,331 in 1919, an in
crease Of 94.3 per U The gov
ernmental cost payments or the AZ
states increased from $185,1b4,20| III
1903 to s382,551 in 1913, or 1852 per
cent.
In 1913 the total payments Oh 10
States exceeded their total receipts,
while in 1903 this was true or 10
states.
in 1913 no collection of general
property taxes was reported oy Con-
neciicuf or Delaware. The following
States showed IL decrease in their re
ceipts from general property taxes
and IA corresponding increase IN those
from special property or business
taxes: California, Ohio. Pennsylvania
New York, Vermont, and West Hlr-
GINA. The decrease in the reccip's
from the general property tax o.
California was sufficiently large to 81
feet the total receipts of the Facil'
States.
Per Capita Receipts Of States.
The per capita receipts OF n -
States from general property !!
1913 were s1.44, varying from W
in Pennsylvania to 1886 in Nevada
In 1905 the per capita receipts 'o1 tls
IS states were s1.02, the smallest PEI
capita, sO.17, being reported by Con
necticut, and the largest, 81, by Ne
Sada.
The three States whose revenu re
"eipts per capita were the hlSnest -
1913 were Nevada, 5000; Gamer
MIA, $7.41; and MASSACHUSETTS, -
The three States with the loves
revenue receipts per capita "er'
North Carolina, $1.43: South caro-
lima, s1.51; and Oklahoma, $l.t9.
Governmental Cost Payments Oh
States.
The four States with the h1snes
governmental cost payments *