The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-14
City and County Intelligence
COMPLETE STATEMENT
OF IDAHO'S FINANCES
Office Earned and Saved States $s4,-
690.32 During Past Year.

The report of State Treasurer John
w. Eagleson for the year 1915, which
was submitted to the governor on Sat
turday. is an interesting compilation
of figures.
During the past year the state re-
ceived $3,l24,4l6.34 and disbursed 49,
IlU,O37oZ. An average of two thou
sand warrants per month were paid.
For the first time in its history the
state went through the year without
registering single warrant.
The state treasurer's Office saved
and earned So, 6o032, including $lU,-
200 interest on and printing of state
highway bonds, for which saving Mr..
Eagleson acknowledges the assistance
of State Senator Rockwell of Blaine
county.
The growth of the state and the in
crease of work in the treasurer's Office
is shown by comparing 1915 with the
first year of statehood, when the re-
ceipts were $751;, 1862.
The amount expended in the treas
urer's office for salaries and other ex-
penses for the year 1918 was $o51243
and for the first year of my term was
$8,93l.O8, showing a saving of 1881 .35.
During the year we had called and
paid 1858 $4,000 of our bonded in
debtedness. AS these bonds were not
due the saving in the amount of in
terest the state would have to pay
as against the amount of interest the
money would earn, amounts to $16,-
$500. We have paid no exchange
on the payment of our bonds and In
terest coupons this year, which if
figured at the rate the state has been
paying in the past would show ST.
1928 saved.
The Office is entitled to credit for
a saving of $4,000 interest on the
state highway bonds together with
the cost of printing the bonds of
$4,000 or a total saving account of
highway bonds of 100000. Sena-
tor Rockwell of Blaine county assist
ed very materially in this saving and Is
deserving of great deal of credit
for it.
We have saved over $25OO.OO in
terest on warrants during the year
by changing the usual custom of
handling the warrants and by reason
of this change we have been able to
run the year through without register
ing. single warrant, something I
believe was never done before in the
history of the state.
We have $50 banks in the state
as repositories for state monies and
we have collected total of $45,o39 SO
interest for the year as against $685.
375.29 for 1918, showing an increased
earning of $7,564.57.
AS custodian of the capitol build
ing and grounds, there has been ex-
pended $2l,8o3.6l as against $685.
O70.13, saving of $16,l76.52.
A recapitulation of the savings
made and the increased earnings
shows the following:
Saved in Office EXPENSES 581.35
Saved in interest on bonds
called l6.525O0
Saved on exchange --........--.-.. 1,142.88
Saved on highway bonds. 100000
Saved interest on warrants
(over) .--..-.-.----.----..----.--.--..-. Z,5OOO0
Saved as custodian ..-......-..--.-.- 1916 81
Increased earnings .....-.......... 7,564.57
Total saved and earned ..-.$54, $50 80
| have also worked out some other
data that might be interesting to you
as governor.
Receipts, Disbursements.
The receipts and disbursements in
the treasurer's Office for the year by
months are as follows:
Disburse-
Receipts. mentS.
January ......$ 7o5 ,ooO.02 S 276,644.47
February 80. 430.238.1o 137.15019
March ........ 276.533.26 154.20607
April .......... 3l4O125o 256,74l9l
May .-.......... 145.53l.H 228.48467