The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
NLK COUNTY IN
 PRIME CONDITION
'. onnection With Publication of I...nty Clerks Annual Financial
 atement. Judge Wear Com
 .ents on AlfairS-COmparisOns.

snntv Judge A. E. Wear has made <. pnyiable record as manager of sAE County's business affairs. He a charge when the situation was .ss lining but pleasing, and when the .ab was so large that il was beBght to be work of good ,.ahy years to get on cash basis. sns that good time came sooner l.a the most sanguine dared to .aT Te and inc warrants of old Polk '4e now, and have been for some VI worth as much as Uncle Sans s. silver or currency. They are 'ssadv money any day
 Following is the judges state nent.
 ~ the People of Polk County: # wish to call attention to the 8lnty clerks financial statement ,a ablished in this issue of The Star, MI in order to bring out the facts
 eish to show, it is necessary to anke some comparisons with for .t statements of this kind
 These statements are made annu- Iny covering the fiscal year from |ulv to July 1, and are intended to AoW. for the benefit of the people, he income and expenditures of the 60ntv, and also the financial condi- Nn of the county al the close of the Rriod covered
 #rhe report covering the period f0m July |, 1914 to July 1, 1915, Aows that the expenditures of the @un,y exceeded the income by 9969i The next year, 1915 to 4i6. lhe income exceeded the eX- hnditufes by Sil,SiS.6l, and from hly i, 1916 to July 1 of this year, the heome was Sl2,l2iSi in excess of he expenditures. During these Ears there was no increase in the mount of county taxes received, |ll on the contrary a small de- Eease because of reductions in as gssments.
 Again comparing, We find that on slly l, 1915, the indebtedness of the sunty as shown by the clerks re- lDgt was s2l l3SI3 By July |. 1916. ] is had been reduced to S6,3l952. or Production for the year of 9tGSi8.6l. Ed by July | of this year we have ftally cancelled the indebtedness Nd have a balance in cash to the Redit of the county of S5,S05 %. a Hn for this year of Si2,72iS9 Polk county now stands as one of Dc very few counties of the stale Those warrants are at par and Those business is carried on on a ash basis This is a condition we Fefe told by the wise ones. could eyer be brought about, or at least, hat t would take many years to do
 We were very much in favor of citing a bill thru the last legisla- 0re providing for the registering of ounty warrants and paying them in urn, thai we might cure some of he evils of speculating in county to the disadvantage of the ounty Our beloved Senator, for AUSE. excepted Polk county from his bill, but we have cured the evil n more effective way by providing ash to pay the warrants on presen- alton to the treasurer.
 This improved condition has been rought about by collecting, as early as possible, all sums due the ounty and by paying only such bills g legally and justly should be paid, nd by contracting for services and materials at a fair cash price. shlle economy has been practiced 'herever proper, none of the coun- property has been neglected, and all m fair condition.
 Nc little credit is due Sheriff H. Finger for the diligence with .hlch he has attended to collec- ons and for economies used in the onduct of his office.
 A. F. Wear. County Judge.