Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-05
SHOWS HOW STATEt
SPENDS ITS MONEY
Auditor Presents Analysis
Of Receipts and EX-
penditureS.

Special TO The World
OKLAHCMA CITY, July Z. - An
analysis by State Auditor f.. b. How
ard OF the revenues and expenditures
OF the state of Oklahoma shows that
this state is doing pretty well in get
ting the money and in spending II
wisely when comparison is made with
other states The cost Of state af-
fairs is mounting very rapidly, how
ever and If II were not for the
sources OF revenue that are distinct
from the al valorcm tax the burden
would be heavy upon all the peo-
pie. As 1t is the common citizen is
getting away from some of the eX-
pcnse of the state by reason of the
gross production tax on oil, the In
heritance and income taxes and other
methods of raising revenues that do
not bear upon the average citizen.
Mr. Howard's analysis is, in part
as follows:
S3S, 181.S21.76 Appropriations.
II find from the records of this
office that since statehood in 1907
the appropriations for state govern
ment have amounted to $3S16l,-
2SI76, classified as follows
First legislature. ...... 50, S23, ,343.33
Second legislator..... 1850, $1,000
Third lcgislaturc.... 7S6O,273.04
Fourth legislature. S.4S7. .3S2. 45
Fifth legislature ....... 1850, ,246 "a
"Of this total amount appropriated,
$l2,430.796.S7 was appropriated for
educational purposes, as follows:
Educational administration $780,
27s95.
Education In general, including
geological survey oklahoma Histor-
ical society, State University, Uni
vcrsity Preparatory, Eastern Univer-
sity Preparatory, School of Mines,
oklahoma College for Women, School
for the Deaf, School for the Blind
Colored Agricultural and Normal Uni
versity and union graded and con
solidated school districts, s5,S49,-
445S2.
Normal education, including Cen
tral normal. Northeast normal, North
west normal, Southwest normal. East
Central normal and Southeast nor
NAL. $2,7S4,142.O7.
agricultural education, including
Agricultural Il Mechanical college
Connor's Agricultural school, Haskell
Agricultural school, Cameron Agri-
cultural school, Conncll Agricultural
school and Panhandle Agricultural
school $2,635.0 .06462.
"Deducting these amounts spent
upon tuucdtlon from the total amount
appropriated, II win be found that
for state government and other pur-
poses. such as the building Of all OF
our public buildings, the carrying out
of the duties of the executive. iu-
diCial and Legislative departments
there has been appropriated the sum
of S25.73IO24S9. This appropria-
tion covers all that has been made
for the nine years Of statehood From
the above total appropriation Of S2S.-
l6lS2l76 II will be seen that the
appropriations for all purposes for
each Of these years would average
S4.240,2O219.
Compared with Kentucky.
"Ry way Of comparison. | call at
tcntion TO the fact that | find by an
examination Of the report of the state
auditor of Kentucky that that state.
with II population about equal to
ours and with It's institutions com
plcted, spent for state purposes for
the fiscal year 1915 the sum OF
$S.4S7216.9O
at will he seen from this that If
Kentucky spent tho Same amount Of
money for the nine years we had
statehood as they did in 1915 they
would have spent during the time we
have had statehood. in round num-
hers. tho sum Of $4,000. 600, as
against the s3S 600, GOO set out above.