The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
WORTH OF pennsylvania
IMPROPERLY. s62.0OO.OOO
Commonwealth Has No Liabilities Ex-
cept Bonds of $651, HOOP For the
Payment of Which There Is More
Than Enough in Sinking Fund

>Over $62,000,000 in real, personal
and mixed property and money in banks
and in the State treasury, is the worth
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and tomorrow it will open books show
ing its assets. 1t has no liabilities ex-
cept bonds of $651, HOOP, for which
more than enough has accumulated in
the sinking fund to pay. In fact the
sinking fund is $151 900, more than
these old debts.
The vast extent of the assets of the
commonwealth was made known here
today for the first time when the
8 Property Commission of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, made its re-
port to Governor John K. Tener. This
commission was appointed by the Gov
ernor on his own initiative. He wanted
to find out what the Stae had in the
way of worldly wealth so that it could
nave basis to work on. The commits
sion had no appropriation and secured
its information from each department
and each institution. In many cases the
estimates are low and it is stated that
S1,592,075.14 of liens, taken under
the appropriation act of 1911, ON n
hospitals, are not included.
The commission was composed of
Samuel &. Todd, executive controller.
VINO was chairman; Charles Edward
Wliloek, Deputy Auditor General, Sec
retary, and Samuel B. Rambo, Superin-
tendent of Public Grounds and Build
lngs. The valuations are as of Nav
81, 1914, and the aggregate is S62,-
i45,Sfb.3o. This includes the cash
balance in the treasury funds. About
tour-fifths of the grand total is real es-
tate.
The treasury balances on the date of
the appraisal amounted to $7,761.717.-
10, of which $7,60S,239.9O was in the
general fund, 2,913.45 in the sink
ing fund from which should be deduct.
ed $6o1, Il 1902; school fund cash. 81.
6IS.S2, making net balance of ST.
761,717.15.
Inc detail of the valuations follows:
western penitentiary, Allegheny and
centre counties, $1,516,696.S1; De.
partment of Health, sanitoria, etc. 50.
2S3,912.36; West Chester Normal
School, $795,427.21; California Nor.
NAL School, $3.50, ,9O6; Edinboro Nor.
NAL School, $244,747; Eastern peniten.
tiary, Philadelphia, $2,137,9SS.42; De.
partment of Public Grounds and Build
lngs, including Capitol, Executive Man.
sion, Capitol Park, arsenal and other
property, $l5,415,555.9S; State police,
S79,505.34; Home for Deaf Children,
Philadelphia, sS2,160.15; Fairview
State Hospital for Criminal Insane,
$1,377, ,40S.64; Stevens Industrial
School, Lancaster, $249,417.S7; State
hospital, Nanticoke, $63,350.46; State
hospital, Scranton, s450,1O1.O3; State
hospital, Coaldale, 67,169.33; State
hospital, Blossburg, $67,O66.S6; Capt.
tol Park extension to May 81, 1914,
$1,O93,797.73; Department Public
Printing, s50,467.12; State hospital,
Mercer, $S1 ,955.15; Live Stock Board,
$59,6O6.1O; Department of Mines,
S1O,0S5; Department of Printing, docu.
ment division, $4,000; Soldiers and
Sailors Home, Erie, $1,021,742.O2;
Reformatory, Huntingdon, $1,246,-
State hospital, Hazleton, $161,-
$3.50; Department. or Agriculture, So
421.15; Highway Department, $685.
1924; quarantine station, Marcus
Hook, $126,299.95;M Department of
Fisheries, s1,325,7e4ss5; Valley Forge
Park, $1S6,4S7.41 department of In
ternal affairs, standards, $1,561.99;
State hospital, Sbamokin, 1876, 6,626.72;
State library, contents, $235,764.34;
Water Supply Commission, $2,377.56;
Orphan school, Scotland, $25S,.
500; State hospital, Connellsville, s44,-
7S1; State armories, $2,O60,340.55;
Adjutant Generals Department, mill
tary stores, etc, $362,21S.9O; State
hospital, Fountain Springs, $413,.