Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-14
Where the People
May Have Hearing
EXPENDITURES OF STATE

To the Editor of The Arizona Repub-
lican. Sir:
In my previous letter I presented
figures which showed that the per
capita expenditure for the State Gov
eminent of Arizona for the fiscal year
ending June Goth, 1914, was $3.50
instead of $11.76, misrepresented
by newspapers throughout the state,
no allowance being made by these
newspapers for the increase in popu-
lation in Arizona for period of four
years, II being safe now, l think,
to estimate AriZona's population at
300 900 instead of 2O4.354 shown in
the census of 1910. To use a little
mild slang, the newspapers referred
to tried. to slip one over" on the
public when they used the figures of
the 1910 census for their computation
of per capita expense in the State OF
Arizona, and the estimated popula-
tons of the other states instead of
figures which were four or five years
old.
l also showed that the figures given
for the state of oregon were mis-
leading in that they did not show
whether or not they included ex-
penses for Educational and other
State institutions, or whether or not
they were for state departments alone
band the figures which | submitted for
the state of oregon showed that the
| per capita expense in that state was
| far in excess of the State of Arizona.
| / have gone carefully over the
figures given in the Statesman's Year
Book for 1914, and also those in
bulletin issued by the United States
Government, showing amounts and
rates of levies of taxes in the diff
ferent states and territories for the
year 1912. and present herewith
statistics for the Western States
which may be interesting to the tax
payers and residents of Arizona.
| These figures. except where other
| wise stated, are for the fiscal year
| of 1913, and are based upon the
census of 1910.
California.
| Population ....-.............. 2,317,549
Expenditures ........... $22. 1913. 357.O0
Expenditures percapita $50
Number of pupils in pub
I lie. high and normal
| schools. O9l2) ........ 4O6,14s
| Expenditures for Educa-
ton G912) ...-...... 24,534, 266.O0
Amount per pupil per an
| mum Observation-Disclosures. oO46
| Amount per capita OF
| population ...-.---...-- 1857
Oregon.
| Population ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. biz, 1o7
Expenditures for month
| of July, August and
| September, 1913 ........S1, 365. 4O1 90
nil
\ annually -............-. SOS
| Number of pupils in pub
| lie, high and normal
schools NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 252. 100
Expenditure for education s6.456,63S.OO
| Amount per pupil per
| annum ............-... z9-oU
| amount per capita of
population ........--.--. 959
| Washington.
| Population ......-.............. l'l4l,99o
| Expenditures .......-.--.s 9,SIf,662.Oo
Per caDita - S65
| Number of pupils in pub
lie high and normal
| schools Observation-Disclosures. .ZZ9,99l
Taxation for Education.
0912) .......-.....''-' al, 4lo'fo@'"o
Amount per pupil per an
| mum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oV''l
Amount per capita of pop
| ulation .-..........-... S-99
| Idaho.
| Population '9Zo'o'f
| Expenditures 1922. S72.5 so
Per capita " 1905
Number of pupils in pub
lie, high and normal
| schools ..-......--. .9o,oo1
| Expenditure for educa-
| ton .............-..-. S5,zZ3, .oo
Amount per pupil per an
| mum ............. 9o.o'
Amount per capita of pop
| ulation .............-.. s.s9
Nevada.
Population .....-......... .ol'o I"
Expenditures 81, 05S, 1893 90
par capita " 25.14
Expenditure for education not given.
Utah.
Population ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S'o'9"l
Expenditures ...........s3 50, 954 $1,000
per canita. 1850
Number of pupils in pub
lie. high and normal
schools ...............-.. ~, los
Taxation for Education. s3,025. 90
Amount per pupil per
annum ......-......-.'. 5oo@
Amount per capita OF
population. ........--.- o.lu
Montana.
Population ....-......,''.'- 9'o'ofd
Expenditures .... SO, SOS, 131 90
Per capita ... 94S
Number of pupils in pub
| lie, high and normal
| schools 1913 ~
Expenditures for education$4, 966.755. 90
Amount per pupil per
annum 1O7Og
Amount per capita OF
population ......... 1925
Wyoming.
Population 145.965
Expenditures ...... 1891. 658 OO
Per capita " GAO
Number of pupils in pub
| lie, high and normal