The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

rious educational institutions, showing the excess to be during she past three years.
 Another item of expenditure taken up by the governor relates to the high way department. There was expended for highways during the Conner ad- ministration 000," says the gov ernor. There was expended for high ways during the fiscal year ending September 30. 1913. from the state treasury during my administration s1I2,174.77. and this does not embrace Sl0. 40s.21 expended for the operation of that department"
 The governor shows also that he has spent more for the old Confederate sol- administration than did Mr. Conner during like period of his administration.
 1n concluding his statement ne says:
 "A comparison of the two admin1stra- tions shows that the appropriations for education. for pensions and tor highways have been greater than af any former period in the states history
 The plain recitals of the record conclu- siyely show that the defict, which I ln- herited was largely created by lack of business methods, the creation of unnec- essary offices. the waste and extrava- gance of the Conner administration.
 ''The turmoil, political and business eg- itation and unrest which characterized the four years of his term checked in- vestments. ana retarded industrial devel- opment and progress. and wera chiefly responsible for the heavy burden of debt MT. Conner left as a legacy to bis sue cessor.''
 Governors Statement
 ''ln view of the fact that many of the friends and advocates of MT. Conner are claiming that he was a business gover- nor and during the course of his admin istration did more for the Confederate soldiers and the cause of educat ation than any of his predecessors or successors. 1 deem it my duty to furnish the public a plain statement of the facts.
 MT. Conner was inaugurated on Jan uary IA. 1907. and on that date there was s2.014,362 in the treasury.
 sThe balance in the treasury on Octo- Der l. 1906. which was the end of the fiscal year preceding his administration, was $,S15, 179.6l.
 
 show that the total receipts for the four fiscal years of the Conner administration were SIS, TIP, 20. and disbursements .S20,- 2S3. .S54.53, showing an excess of disburse- ments over receipts of s1,521, ,10S.35.
 "lt will. therefore, be seen that the av- craze excess of disbursements over re- ceipts for each year of the Conner ad- ministration was S3So, ,277.0S.
 "The Conner administration would have been bankrupted but for the s1,s15 179.el surplus left by the Jeks administration.
 'As shown by the report of the auditor for 1910 page IA at the close of the last fiscal year of the Conner administra- tion, September 30, 191O there was a bal ance in the treasury of s370, 1884. but there were outstanding claims against this balance of $2,667,79622, showing an excess of abilities over assets of S2, 2970o6.SS
 For the three years of the Conner ad- ministration 1908, 1909 and 1910 the total receipts of the convict department were g, ,790, 59S.2.
 For the three years of the ONeal ad- ministration, 1911, 1912 and 1913, the total receipts were s3.475,2 ,20S.61; show ing an excess of receipts during the thre years of the O'Neal administration over the three years of the Conner ad ministration of s6s4,615.41.
 Education
 MT. Conner has appealed to the friends of eucation for their support on the grounds that he expended for that cause during his administration larger sums than any previous CT snc- ceeding administration.
 During the last fiscal year of MT. Comer's administration, commencing October 1, 1909, and ending September 30 1910, which was the largest sum that he expended during any fiscal year, the entire amount paid for the public schools was $1,966,52o.26.
 "The amount expended ythe ONeal administration for the fiscal year end ing September 30, 1913, was $2,126,- 3S7.7O: showing an excess of appropria- tions for the public schools during the