The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-31
Operating Cost of $685., 900 for
the Last Fiscal Year.
In 1907 1t Took Only S2,663,OOO
To Care for Kansas.
deficiency AND ECONOMY"
Many Institutions End Year
With Big 0verdrafts.
Deficits Shown for First Four
Months of This Year.

State expenses have increased more
than las per cent in ten years, ac-
cording to a report today by Fred w.
Knapp, state auditor. His report
shows an operating expense for the
state of S6.392,S32.17 for the fiscal
year ending June 80, against an eX-
pense of S2,663,15154 for 1907, or an
increase of $3.729, ,6SO.63. The increase
breaks records for the ten-year period
Records of some of the state 1nsu-
tutions show that a strict and rlgld
application of efficiency and economy
has resulted in an increase OF from
400 to nearly 100 per cent IN eN-
penses in ten years. The state S eX-
Dense for the last year was 81, 49,
94613 greater than in 1914, the last
full year of the Hodges adm1nlstra-
ton and 6,4O0.14 greater than IN
1912, the last full years of the StuoDs
administration A number of insti-
tutions concluded their last fiscal year
with oVerdrafts-the state peniten-
tiary alone showing $4,000 unpaid
bills-and practically every instltu-
tiOn showing a deficit in its estimate
for the first four months of the pres
ent fiscal year.
After spending practically five mill
lion dollars from the general revenue
fund last year-S4, ,955, ,779.18, to be
exact-the state institutions drew on
their fees and special funds to the
amount of 1,437, ,052.99. Unpaid bills
for the last year brought the states
grand total expenses to nearly six and
a-half million dollars.
Many of the big increases in state
expenses have been in state schools.
The State Agricultural college alone
increased its expenses slightly more
than 500 per cent in ten Years. 1t
jumped from S146,24 in 1907 to
S9S6,S71.65 this year.
The Hays State Normal took an
even higher climb. Its expenses in
1907 totalled S15,453.55, as against
S167,973.53 this year-an increase of
nearly LOO per cent OF course the
schools have grown. Yet the Osa-
watOmie state hospital spent $192,-
SS5.11 in 1907 and but $232.1 1896
this year. That increase of $50, ,218.S5
in spite of both growth and enormous
increases in all expenses for food and
clothing for inmates. Topeka state
hospital has made enormous growths
in population and met great increases
in prices of all commodities. Yet in
ten years its expenses increased only
from 1855, 6,362.25 in 1907 to $276,-
164.93 this year.
More Cost at X. U.
Kansas state university increased its
expenses from $3O5. .75O.31 in 1907 to
$sO2, ,S3O.47 in 1917.
Expenses of the state board of
health went up more than 500 per
cent in ten years. In 1907 the board
spent $7,744.40. The year just ended
called for an operating expense of
$4s,166.43.
In 1907 the old board of railroad
commissioners managed to handle the
utilities and common carrier business
for the state at an expense of Sl6.-
OlS.99. Last year the best J. L. Bris-
tow and the public utilities commits
sion could do was modest expense. of
S52.S1O.9O.
The stated managed to save some
money in its expenses to the official
state paper. In 1907 the state paper
received $S,621,94, while the expense
in 1917 was $3,OS4.SS, or $5,537. .O6
As compared with 1916, the ex-
penses for all departments of state in
creased $474.679.69. Four state in
stitutions-all charities-reduced their
expenses. They were the home for
feeble minded, Winfield: orphans
home. Atchison; Larned state hosnitaI
and state tuberculosis sanftariurn. Nor
ton. The state agricultural college
increased its years expenses SS9.-
1885; state university. S76396
state normal, $1O1,109.76; Hays nor
NAL, $12, 1929; Osawatomie hospital,
S2,319.06; Parsons hospital. s56SSS
Is: state penitentiary, s73.O64. .O6;
state reformatory, $29.5O4 Topeka
hospital. S17,739.11: state soldiers
home, S1S,937.79.
Ten Years Expense.
Ten years expenses of state institu-
tiOns and departme ents-from both
general revenue and fee funds-were
as follows: 1907, S2.66S,1515 1908
s3.40S,35O.97; 1909, S3,669,5972
1910. S3,6OO.577.73; 1911. S3979.715-
Al: 1912, S4.426.432.03 1913. S475O.-
94S.OO; 1914, $4,9O4,sS6.O4: 1915, So
3O2 ,53O.51; 1916, S5,4S4,712.52: 1917
S6,392.SS2.17.
The only decrease in state expenses
in the ten year period was in the re-
duction of the 1910 expenses over the
expenses for 1909. That was the last
year of Governor Stubbs' second term
The greatest increase in the ten year
period is the showing of 1917 expenses
in the report issued today by Auditor
Knapp.
ShOwin. in Full.
Following is the showing of ex.
penses of state institutions and depart
ments for the year ending June 80
To gain gross expenses of institution;
and departments add general revenue
and special revenue expenses:
General Revenue.
Academy Of Science. ......-.....S 300 :.
AdiutaInt general l.-........... 2ti5 2as N
Agricultural College. SO 0i9. Z.
Agri Col. Fort HHvs. - .... 22524. u
AgrI Col. Colby Station y. .... BOIL =
Agri Col. Dodge Citv station. 375 =
Agri Col Garden CITY Sta. a.2S3 A
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