The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02

appropriations because they ccnli not
10 r.ss ~ TIE treasury. lie eYea Ne'
toed appropriations Tor hienAla! re-
pog;, OF state oil cials aad some aV9ro'
prias.lnl TO charitable ia5t.tat.ol5 OF
the STATE. Tho state is no| running
tia a..alrs on what sons OF the oileia.s
IL q ruinou3 credit system" When
q department Issues a yoacLc: - de-
dnils insor.A.tloa can le Siyea az to
when that particular voucher can DO
raid.
Georgia was forced 20 soil bonds 10
tie saount of 50 100000 year ago to
pay Gclc.ts II her revenues. Tho H.
SIC wac taken o. . wealthy citizen OF
Atlanta after to governor had tried to
fcll tao bonds "A asw York. The re-
cent legislature OF Georgia made ap-
preparation. OF ;5oJ,))J in excess OK
tic estimated revenue for tho year.
Georgia has run behind, therefore. In
recent years .bo@t 2iO11,O0c.
tils.i7a'ppi IN Oep'o'a5!e ceniltlon.
ili state Of Mississippi has deficit
In &; revenues OF about $3.50, 900 to be
. 4
ent bicAu.gl period. Tho auditor com
plains ,hs, q credit S.atem upon wh.c.
| TIC state 10 forced 10 conduct !t5 bu:i
ross, "a costing tie people great deal
! o. money. lie also says that many OF
/ tho Carat!cJ suffered their warrants &c
Gsgrcc.atc L II value uni. Trey IRE 1T Q
discount OF from Is to 20 per cent
Public school teachers IN many coun
/ l,cs nre forced 20 stand q loss o.
5000 out OF warrant for 500, nc
cord.ng TO the state auditor. There
Las been n depreciation OF taxable
property IN Mississippi IN tho past TIVE
years Of $2l,O00,Oyo. This dcprec!c
ton, says the state auditor, takcI
about $4,000 n year out cf tho treas
ury. The last legislature in M!ssl'
slppI made appropriations c. aboI
100000 in excess Of revenue. Sta!
officials arc asking that bonds be Is
sued IN sufficient amount t. pay al
accumulated obligations OF tho state
but the legislature does not re8gon
TO tho appeal. Improvements In pub!
schools Is very much Handicapped b
these conditions, aud numte: OF Ia
charitable Institutions OF thc state or
suffering for money.
Tennss.es's Gended Debt Increased
The last legislature OK the state
Tennessee found a GeAcit IN reyaGus
OF s1,022 900. This has been CONFER
ai into bonds and Is now part of I'll
. bonded debt OF state. 1t was caused
: = large measure, II not entirely, By th
I operations Of n prohibition law. 1t
! 4 past o, the fiscal history OF Tenae
: res that before prohibition was Gdop
Q "a the state was reducing its boade
, debt by $4,000, or more, yea
!. Practically nothing has been paid G
\ the debt under prohibition adnin!s.r
e ions. The larger elites OF the stat
J. and many OF the counties. have 81
8 iored Losses elnost beyond comput
!, tlon by this policy.
h How much the same policy OF
G struction has increased the bonded or
floating debts CT the cities OF the Sou
can not be definitely givon until Il
! government takes another census; b
u Il Ia safe to assume that the !ncrea
= IN the cities has besa az mach as
( he states. Estimating upon t.ss bas
Z, the I've Southern States under dlScl
o sion, together with their c!tie3 q!
Il counties, have been forced TO should
e debts 10 the amount OF s25,oo0,0Qo
II tho part six years. These are det
ie hat could not have accumulated und
~ sensible. constructive laws and adm
IA iafra fiona