The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-24
COMMENTS BY
EXCHANGES
ALEXANDER POLICIES
ARE INDICATED

cies of the Alexander admins
tratiOn have been nowhere more ,
clearly established and indicated than |
in the conduct of the educational and |
other institutions of the state. A great |
er effort has been made to make poll
tics out of his policies in relation to
the educational institutions of the
state on the part of the governor IS
opponent than in any other depart
ment OF the state government.
The records constitute a complete
refutation Of the charge that these in
situations have been caused to suffer
because of economic policies of the
administration. Without a single ex-
ception everyone of these institutions
in the state has been able to be sue
cessfully conducted during the first
year of the administration leaving in
the state treasury to the credit of
each institution larger balances than
each institution had at the close of the
preceding administration.
The figures disclosing the financial
condition at the end of the first year
of the administration are as follows:
The university of Idaho had a bal
ance at the end of 1913 of $66, 1861
and at the end of 1915 had a balance
to it's credit of $9S,05406.
The Lewiston normal at the end of
1918 had s60,611.90 to its credit, while
at the close of 1915, it had a balance
of $66,012.57.
The Albion state normal at the close
of 1913 had a balance of $42,439.58 to
its credit while at the close of 1915 it
had balance of $42,454.39.
i, The Academy of Idaho a tba QIOco
of 1913 had a balance of $51, 044.56,
. while at the close of 1915, it had bal
ance of $51 1892.
The industrial training school at the
p close of 1913, had a balance of $685.
771.02, while at the close of 1915 ii
had balance of $66 ,S5614.
I The Orofino insane asylum at the
close of 1913 had balance of $780,
r S95O2, while at the close of 1915 il
had balance of $40,945.91.
The Blackfoot insane asylum at the
4 close of 1913 had balance of 3S,459.-
+ 81, while at the close of 1915, it haC
( a balance of $60,17S.S6
f Other institutions have made a like
showing 1t is clear if these institu-
lions could be maintained the frs
year of the administration leaving
| DdldhOc lOl Tie VI SuCi
. institution for the second year of the
administration greater than it had
during the corresponding period O.
the previous administration the insti
n tutions could not have suffered a:
j. political opponents, who are eager t
renew their raid upon the treasury, at
tempt to make it appear.
j. A number of these institutions, not
T ably the Blackfoot asylum, will hav,
n a large surplus to turn back in to thu
If state treasury. This institution wa
T. confronted with deficiency indebt
l. edness not reported to the last legisla
l. ture as required by law and left owe
: by the last administration amounting
to something like $4,000 This in
debtedness has been paid out of tn
Y money made available for this inst
tuition and it will have not less tina
s $4,000 to turn back into the stat
| treasury. In addition to this, it ha
It made more Improvements and has bet
l. ter clothed and fed it's patients thai
ever before in the history of the inst
a tution.-Boise Evening Capital News