The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-10-22

and report of the days work filed
with the state auditor, who checks
it up. A copy of this daily report
is retained by the auditor and a
signed copy returned to the office
or the treasurer. This system, if
kept up by succeeding state treasur-
ers, will make it impossible for any
error or delinquency to pass un-
recognized for more than few
hours. Mr.. Eagleson has passed q
check upon his office which makes
error or embezzlement impossible
if the state auditor attends to his
duties.
Mr.. Eagleson has introduced the
the plan of treating all banks who
do business with the state upon an
exactly equitable basis. There are
160 banks handling the state money.
Each banks deposits are in proper
tion to the securities it has deposit
ed with the state and in an equal
ratio with all other banks in the
state. In the past state treasurers
have played favorites to more or
less extent, thus promoting private
schemes and securing personal ad-
vantages at the expense of other
banks and sometimes at the expense
of the state itself.
Since Mr.. Eagleson became state
treasurer he has called and paid
state bonds to the amount of $685.
500, reducing the interest payments
$14, 140 per year. He has paid the
interest on considerable more than
two million dollars on outstanding
bonds without costing the state q
dollar for exchange. A direct saw
ing of over 100000 has been
made in this manner. Over ST.
100000 has been saved the state in
interest on outstanding warrants
by reason of the fact that reports
were made in advance enabling the
state auditor to make immediate
apportionment of moneys.
The Governor called for a COM
parison of the expenses of this
: Office for the first nine months Of
the term beginning in 1918 and of
8 this year, which shows a saving in
Z expenditures Of this Office Of $685.
| 70 over 1918.
The treasurer is also custodian Of
e the Capitol buildings and grounds
and directly responsonsible for the
e expenses incurred. For the first
a nine months of 1918, the expendi-
S lures were $27, ,6O6.52 and for the
t first nine months of this year they
S were $16,412.82, saving Of $11,-
;. 283.70. In addition to this, he in
| stalled new set of wagon scales
S costing $4,000 to weigh the coal
e on, put on new awnings on the
n Capitol building at a cost of over
: 100000 which are expenses
e that will not have to be made
again soon and were not made in
: 1918.
This office should have credit al
t so with saving of $10,000.00 in
: terest on the State Highway bonds
that were sold; although Senator
a Rockwell of Blaine County is en-
|. titled to great deal of credit on
2 that sale also. The bonding COM
t pany printed the bonds which
meant $4,000 saved there, so that
o taking everything into considera-
O tion in the running of this Office
|. and of the state house, cutting
d down or eliminating various items
:. such as telephones, electric light
s bills, water bills, etc., he saved the
l. state over $25, 100000 in the nine
e months of his term as against the
e same length of time of the 1913
= term.
g Mr.. Eagleton simply claims
t. credit for fairness in his transae-
e tions with the banks, individuals, the
n state; for efficiency in handling
is the work of the office; and for the
= practice of rigid economy wherever
it is possible. So far as we know
n the state treasurer has gone about
e his work without saying word to
,e anybody. 1t was only upon inquiry
v at the office, and during the absence
IS of the state treasurer, that the Tri.
is bune was able to gather the above
3. surprising facts and figures. Com.
,e ment upon the administration OF
W Treasurer Eagleson is unnecessary
II The affairs of the state speak for
il themselves. Our investigations con-
s vince US that every word of praise
y. spoken by the Oakley Herald is well
It deserved.-Caldwell Tribune.