The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-26

Manv of them have been led to believe that high taxes are
peculiar to the state They go with the climate fauna anu
fora AS matter of fact the increased activities OF gov
ernmen new and better roads and buildings ana hsh
living generally the things responsible tor our IN
creased The Tribune has caleo attehton "
this on than OCCASION
recent issue of the Literary Digest quotes from the
New York Times Annalist facts which show that nigh
general and that in New York while the popu-
aon increased rs per increased 200 per cent
The given is that the people are demanding ana
receiving from their governments.
Many interesting points brought out by the ANIMAL
ist article which in part follows:
The Federal Government expended in 1918 nearly 81
mental cost payments and ST. ri 900 for govern
mental cost payments Under the former head incud-
ed expenses of all general departments publicservce en-
erpses and Interest," under the latter the amounts spent
for purchase of investments and supplies, redemption OF
de6t obngatons usi ana Sge'y Sa u
gate expenditures $l,256.8l 600
THE aggregate expenditures of the States amounted to
847 900 in 1918 and $3O0o370OO in 1908 The popu
aton was estimated 9885O00 in the latter year and at
80 in 1908 The per-capa cost was $3.50 in 1918
In all but one of the orty-eigh the per-capita
cost of has gone up compared with ten years
per-capa expenditure decreased from $255 in l9O5 to
$46 1913 difference of 70 per cent, entirely due to
decrease in payments for the expenses OF the state dis
Ipensay. South Carolina has the smallest percapita gov
ermcnta and Nevada with $l045 in 1918 the largest
The Bureau OF the Census has classified the eXpend
lures of the several States. OF the 1923 which
pended for each man, woman, and child in New York
State GO cents went for general government SO cents for
protection to person and property, cents for
ton of health and sanitation 43 for highways, $lo
for charities, hospitals and corrections Sc for
schools for libraries cents for recreation and
cens for miscellaneous and general purposes. The APP
poronments for education 81 cents other appor-
tionments II pubc-service enterprises Is cents
interest 81 cents; and OUTLAWS, $2.33
Taking up only the items in which the greatest in
occurred the decade it is found that in 1908
the cost of general 81 cents against &c
ten later ii cents for protection against 80; 81
cents for highways against 43; ST for charities against
SLID; II cents for education against the total of $lN
spent directly and apporoned, and but for inter-
est against 81.
Taking the fory-egh States whole, the expenses
of the general departments increased from SILL 1927
per-capa increase Of 81 per This item Of gov
ernmenal cost higher for every State in 1913 than
for 1908 except in the of Massachusetts,
In 1913 taxes constituted 81 of the total rev.
enues of the fortyeight States The percentages from
this of for the several geographic divisions
varied from 90 per in the West North Central division
Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas-to 81 per cent in the
Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The only realizing only
on per cent less of their from taxes were
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming
. The tendency toward larger OUTLAWS for public build
ngs education roads and other public enterprises Is well
shown by the fact that while the population of the orty
eight states whole increased from 20 per cent from
1908 to 1918 and the increased o3 per cent the
government cost payments advanced l06 per cent"