Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-15
EXPENSES exceed
States INCOMES
Per Capita Excess for 1915
Amounts to 81 Cents
for Country
MUCH MONEY
FOR IMPROVEMENTS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-In 20 OF
the As States of the Union the excess
of expenditures for Governmental
costs. Including interest and outlays
for permanent improvements, over
revenues. during the fiscal year 1915,
was SIS. 2S3, 404, or Sc cents per cap
tia. In the remaining 70 States the
excess Of revenues over expenditures
amounted to s1s.60s, 917, or 81 cents
per capita. Taking the entire As
States as a whole. the excess Of ex-
Denditure over revenues was s36,674,-
49,. or 81 cents per capita,
These and other important facts are
brought out in a report Financial
Statistics of States, 1915, soon to be
issued by Director Rogers, OF the
Census
The aggregate revenues of all the
States during the year were s54,232,-
597; the aggregate expenditures for
current Governmental costs, includ-
ing interest, S399,7142S5, and the ag-
gregate outlays for permanent i'm
provements, s95.192,799
OF the total S365,543.319. or
about four-tifths, represented receipts
from the various kinds Of taxes.
About half of this amount s1s5,s76.-
319 was derived from the general
property tax. OF the remainder, the
largest item SS2,s70,SS2, was con
tributed by special property and other
special taxes, 57.931116 was raised
from business taxes other than on the
liquor traffic; S20.799.071 came from
the liquor traffic: s14,s6S,254 was de-
rived from license taxes other than on
business, and sS,19s,155 from poll
taxes.
The largest sources Of revenue out
side of taxes are found in the earn
ings OF general departments and in
interest The earnings Of general de
partments yielded during the fiscal
year 1915 S50.22274S in revenues
Receipts from interest on current de-
posits and on the various State funds
amounted 10 500 los 1916. y Other
sources of revenue yielded total OF
800. 360.656
Per Capita Tax Yield.
For all the States taken as a eroup
the Der capita receipts from propert,
taxes were Sab; from other taxes. Q,
cents: from earnings Of general de-
partments, 81 cents. and from al
other sources combined. 48 cents
The highest per capita PROPERTY
taxes. s72S. are shown for Arizona
and the lowest. 81 cents. for Missouri
The expenditures during the yea
for Governmental costs. which agsre
gated S4s4907.0S4. we're. in the orde
of their Importance. For expenses n
general departments. 1919. 03O. os4. 70
OUTLAWS, Sa5,192.799; for interest. SIS.
$685.: for expenses OF public ser
vice enterprises. S213s.2S6. Expense
Of general departments comprise,
payments for education. $147.164 ,247
for charities. hospitals. and correc
tions. $50. 1Se, 400 for general Gov
eminent" s4450s417; for protection
to person and property. 1924 SOL
for highways. S22.767766 for genera
and miscellaneous items, inoludinl
pensions and gratuities, S22.21456a
for developments and conservation o
natural resources, s16.5sS,6s5: 70
conservation Of health and sanitation
se,453,e7S. and for educational an
general recreation. parks and reser
vations. and monuments. sS7s.646.
The average per capita expenditure
for all governmental costs, includin
interest and OUTLAWS. in the As state
were S5.O5. The highest hgure show
under this head for any one Stat,
S1217; is that for California. and tn