The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-11-18

appropriations because they could not
10 me-. - tho treasury. He oycl vo-
toe. appropriations for biennial re.
pc % Of stGto officials and some -vpro-
pT.Gt'CnJ 10 charitable institutions of
The state. The state is low running
ita a.iairs on what SonG OF the officials
OIL ruinols credit system" when
. department issuos q voucher no do.
Ga''e information can be given az to
v"a that particular voucher can DO
PAID.
Georgia was forced 20 sell bonds to
tsa amount ol $2,JJ0,00O = year AGO to
II. deficits IN her revenues. The IS.
sue vas taken b. Il wealthy citizen Of
Albania after thg governor had tried TO
sell Inc bonds ia Now York The re-
Get legislature OF Georgia made ap-
pTCgrint.g.s ci S50),0J) in excess Of
to estimated Tevo1Io for tho year
Georgia has run behind, therefore. IN
re s4t years about Si,Oj0,01j.
".-@i;clppi in Dep'oroslc Condition.
Tho state o. Mississippi has = dalclt
in 3; :e'Cnua5 OF about 1850, goo to be
CO eratsc@3 "cyat the end o. the pres.
Ont biennial lorlgd. The aucito, com.
r.n'n3 tha; credit system upon which
i.l 8 .G.G 50 forced 10 conduct It's bu.i-
ness, g. costing the people q great deal
Of money. 10 Glco says that many OF
tho counties suffered their warrants 10
dcgIcc'ate II value" until they are at a
discount OF from 10 to 20 per cent.
PUbl.c school teachers IN many coun.
ties arc forced to stand a loss of
$1,000 out OF a warrant for 500, &C.
cordi@g 10 the state auditor There
has been a depreciation OF taxable
property in Mississippi in the past two
years OF SCI 100000. This deprecla-
ti1n, says the state auditor, takns
about $4,000 year out OF the treas.
ury. Tho last legislature In Mi5sls.
BipDl made appropriations OF about
100000 In excess OF revenue. gta.e
officials are asking that bonds bo Is.
sued in sufficient amount TO pay all
accumulated obligations OF the state,
but tie legislature docs not respond
to the appeal. Improvements in public
schools is very much handicapped by
theso conditions, and a number OF the
charitable institutions OF the state are
suffering for money.
Tenna;seo's Bondod Debt Increased.
Tho last legislature Of the state OF
tennessee found a deficit In revenues
Of Sl,013,0CO. This has been convert.
ed into bonds md 10 now a part OF the
bonded debt OF state. II was caused In
large measure, II not entirely, by the
operations Of prohibition law. 1t Is
a part Of the fiscal history OF Tennos-
see that before prohibition was adopt.
ed the state was reducing It's bonded
debt by s250,0O0, or more, year.
Practically nothing has been paid on
tho debt under prohibition adminiatra.
tions. The larger cities OF the state.
and many Of the counties, have suf.
fered losses almost beyond computa.
tlon by this policy.
How much the Same policy OF de-
struction has increased the bonded and
floating debts OF the cities Of the South
can not be definitely given until the
government takes another census; but
Ii h safe TO assume that the increase
in the cities has bean as much as in
the states. Estimating upon this basis,
the five Southern States under discus.
sion, together with their cities and
counties, have been forced to shoulder
debts to the amount OF s25,000,0OO in
tho past six years. These are debts
that could not have accumulated under
sensible. constructive laws and admin.
istrations.