The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-19
State Controller Cole
Issues Annual RepOr

An advance copy of the report for
1915 of State Controller George A.
Cole has reached the Record office,
Ut is in pamphlet form and covers
thirty-eight pages Of tabulated mater,
w-.Iie tne last reoort contained sixty
one pages. 1t shows careful work in
Its p4epa.ati~n a..d its arrangement is
SO s.mp4e tnat anything sought re-
gar-.ns expenses or receipts of state
government can be found almost at a
glance. The bookkeeping department.
of the state government is the most
important of all the offices and COM
missions and unless in competene
hands, and the business transactions
of all are closely watched. as they
come through the controllers office
before warrant Is issued. the state
might be the loser CT vast sums of
, money through carlessness and neg
| ligence. Mr.. Coles report is complete
and worked out in detail, showing the
receipts and disbursements; fl
nancial statement of the states as
sets and liabilities; its income and
expenses, itemized; percentage and
per capita statistcis; schedules of
state property on January 1. 1915;
educational trust fund bonds; collec-
| tion of state revenue by counties re-
mi;ted during 1915; receipts, disburse
ments and transfers during the year
and balance on January l, 1916;war-
rants outstanding January l. 1915;
these drawn payable and paid during
the year. and those outstanding Janu-
ary 1, 1916; fund transfers during
1915; assessed valuation Of property
for 1915 and amount of state and
county taxes levied as reported bV
county auditors; annual assessments
of real and personal property and the
net proceeds of mines from the or
ganization Of the state government to
the year 1915, inclusive; appropria.
tions unexpected January L, 1915;
amounts appropriated for 1856;
amounts disbursed and balance Janu-
ary /, 1916; proceeds of mines as re-
ported by county auditors for the
twelve months commencing October /
Il ,
financial conditions of counties De-
cember 81, 1915, as reported by coun-
ry auditors; and the account of the
!. Nevada Industrial Insurance fund
, showing icash and surities to- the
amount of 1921, 1894 on hand Januar
1. 1916. Iii
The state xpnses fer the different
departments have all been figured ou
I on perceN age basis, and will 90,
|, casion surprise to those who have
+ been charging the state administaI
: ton with extravaganza in running the
affairs Of the state. But to explain
t this it will serve the purpose better
' to use the controllers own language
!. in this connection. In his report h
n says:
!. 1T will be noticed that SO percen
h Of all state expenses Is for education
+ al purposes, nearly Is percent 70
the support Of charitable and pena
institutions, and less than De
cent is expended for state commits
. sidns and 10 per cent for state sal
aries" III ,ESi ID
He further says: Expenses shoul
! always be considered in connectio
with accomplishments and as govern
4 mental duties are being continual
Il extended along new lines, it is onl
H fair that costs should be measured b
II results" The controller also say
II that 'in attempting to present stat
III accounts so that they can be clear
II and fully understood by the averat
III reader we have changed the repo
III form considerably from that of frol
III or years; and trust that the tabl,
III herein will disclose plainly where Il
III money Of the state comes from, al
III where it goes to.
liz ITO avoid confusion It should
Hi remembered that the table Of +
lI ceipts and disbursements is an q
HI count for all money except Indl
" trial Insurance fund.- handled
4 the state, and includes many iter
~ (such as district judges salaries, 4,
II est reserves. purchase and sale
81 bonds, etc. which. though handled
d 10 s9su9dx0 lou eIB 'slunoooB !
the state government"
I'll The report shows that the stat
property is valued at $2.003, ,064.1
the assessed valuation of the state,
cluding real and personal proper
=. improvements and value of procee
= of mines-$151. 1873, 1922, as agail
.2S $136. sos, ,04S.S6 for 1914 an incres
Of over $4,000, 900; the per capita
pense, based on a population of II
'4o 1872. the government estimate,
l.S2 $11.74. The heaviest expenditures
the the a'nte for the year were
nds follows:
of Public Schools :. :. ;. ;. $685., 1924
University :. =. To-. =. :. 142, ,10t