The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-25

Total ..$4 SAIL ,475.12
The report compares this with the
expenses for the same institutions for
one year under the former democratic
administration, that of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1919. During this Pc
riod there was spent on the institu-
tions enumerated above a total of
$529,590.76, thus revealing saving to
the taxpayers of $118,1 1864 by the
present republican administration.
If this same ratio of saving can be
effected for another two years it will
mean an aggregate saving to the state
of nearly half a million dollars for
the four-year period ending June 80,
1923, and this constitutes one of the
most powerful arguments for continu-
ing in office as the man responsible
for this economy, Tom Campbell-the
governor who has given Arizona a
business administration.
When the Campbell administration
took office January 6, 1919, it was to
find almost every institutional fund
of the state depleted and with large
deficits.
Under the law appropriations are
made by the legislature to carry the
institutions along for six months after
fbo 1ouS odr,;yn;cfrofiOn n oop,ac in fO
the close of the fiscal year. But un-
der the system of wasteful e2trava-
gance practiced by the democrats it
was found that not only was there no
money left for meeting the expenses
of this six months period but that in
many instances huge deficits had to
be met Immediately. In other words
the condition of the funds showed
that the democratic administration
not only had borrowed on the future
but had gnawed into the allotment
of funds to carry them even to the
first of the year.
This almost unbelievable condition
of affairs was early discovered by
Governor Campbell. Immediately he
ordered an investigation and report
from Andrew Baumert, Jr., secretary
of the commission of state institu-
tions, now succeeded by the board Of
directors.
On January 80 just 21 days after
Campbell took office, Baumert filed
his report showing the condition of
all funds and the emergency appro-
priations which would be required to
carry the institutions to June 80, 1919.
The various deficits and requirements
were set forth as follows:
Industrial school, $19 ,690.29 $30,0O0.00
State hospital 11,299.84 S4,449.84
Pioneers Home. .5,767.72 19,467.72
Prison
Balance, $s.769.27 ...... 66,23O.73
Attention is called to the fact that
the prison had an actual cash balance
of $9,76927, but this amount was woe
fully inadequate to meet the running
expenses of the institution for the six
months period. AS matter of fact
the figures of estimated deficits as of
December 81, 1918, proved to be
greatly under the actual deficits
which showed up when all the claims
came in For instance, the industrial
school was figured to be in the red
little over $4,000, whereas as a
matter of fact it developeda that the
deficit was nearer $4,000 at the time.
This discrepancy was due to the gen
eral confusion and lack Of system
which featured the states manner of
doing business under the old regime.
Baumert's report to the governor
showed the educational institutions to
be nearly as bad off financially as the
others.
The Northern Arizona Normal
school had cash balance Of 3d.
675.69 in it's maintenance fund but
needed $48,O00 to carry it through to
the close of the school year. In the
building fund of the same institution
there was a deficit of $6,21672 and