Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-23

1918 than in 1902. The net indebted.
ness Of national, state, county and
municipal governments combined In.
creased by II per cent in II years.
A more significant comparison,
however, can be made between the
growth Of the national wealth and tho
increase In tax levies. The national
wealth. on the assumption that its av'
erage annual rate of growth from 1902
to 1912 was the same as that which
prevailed from 1904 to 1912, increased
by 101 per cent In 10 years, while the
increase in tax levies during the peri.
cd 1902 to 1912 amounted to So per
cent
The total revenue receipts Of the
national government during the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1913, aggregated
$685. 900, and the expenditures for
governmental costs were 1852, sol 900.
The corresponding figures for 1908
were $657,232.000 and 1915. $4,000.
The percentage Of increase in govern.
mental costs between 1903 and 1918
was "a. The nature and amounts OF
the leading items which made up the
total revenue receipts in 1913 were:
Special property taxes" principally
receipts from customs and from tax
on circulation of national banks),
$313,953. 900; earnings Of public-serv.
ice enterprises principally postal re-
ceipts), $270,7O4.000; receipts from
internal revenue taxes on manufac.
ture and sale of liquor, $230,146.000;
business taxes" (internal revenue re-
ceipts from all sources except manu-
facture and sale of liquor, together
with receipts from income taxi, $113.-
$4,000.
| OF the expenditures for government
! al costs, the leading items were: For
| protection to person and property
Expenses of military, naval, light
house, steamboat inspection, revenue
cutter, life-saving and immigration and
naturalization services), 1854 ,671 ,00O:
for expenses of postal service, 1884,
| 100000; for pensions, maintenance Of
national soldiers homes, ETC., $780,.
$4,000; for maintenance Of legisla-
tive, executive and judicial establish
ments, and administration of execu-
tive departments, SCI. 900; for i'm.
provement and maintenance OF water.
ways, $42,652,000; for construction Of
the Panama canal, $41,741.000; for In.
terest on public indebtedness, $685..
$4,000; for OUTLAWS on public build
ings and grounds. including military
posts, and for the bureau Of construc-
ton and repair. navy department.
$22,629,000: for education principal
ly maintenance of military and naval
academies, Indian schools, library OF
congress, agricultural experiment sta
tons, and study Of animal and plant
industries), $17,243,0o0.
State revenues in 1913 aggregated
$685.. 585,000; and the expenditures OF
the states for governmental costs dur.
ing the same year amounted to $780,.
$4,000, or nearly $15,00o.00O more
than their revenues. State revenues
and governmental cost payments in
1903 were $189. 165,000 snd 1857
600, respectively. The percentage OF
increase in state expenditures for gov
J ernmental costs between 1903 and
1913 was los.
The revenue receipts Of counties In
1918 were $37O,043, 900, and their pay.
ments for governmental costs aggre-
gated $3S5,1S2,000, or about $4,000.
900 more than their revenue receipts.
The governmental cost payments OF
the counties increased by IS per cent
between 1902 and 1918.
The aggregate value Of state prop.
critics exclusive of these ct Pennsyl.
vania, for which no data were OBJ
tained) In 1913 was $695.49s,AOO. The
largest two items, $175,954, 600 and
s136,s66, 900, represented the value Of
lands, buildings and equipn ent Of ed.
ucational institutions and Of state
houses and departmental libraries, re-
spectively.
The value Of county properties in
1913 was $57e,657,00O, 1T which
amount $293.295. 900, or mora than one.
half represented the value ct court.
houses.
The value Of public properties in
1913 for incorporated places o. $500
and over was $4,097 100000. o. this
amount, $780,, 133,ooo. or more than
one-third, represented 30 the value Of
lands. buildings and equipment Of pub.
lic-service enterprises. The remain.
der covered the value Of lands, build.
ings and equipment Of the various mu.
nicipal departments, Of which the
leading items were: Property OF
schools and Libraries, 31.01S. 628, 900;
parks and other property, falling un.
der the general head Of recreation"
| 1867. 1885, 900. ,''etc