The Washington times., 1920-08-18
md. SCOSTly.
STATE TO RUN
Twenty-ninth In Population, But
Nineteenth in Govern
mental Expenses.

Although the census for 1910 show- !
ed Maryland ranking twenty y-ninth In |
population. ngures made public by
the Census Bureau showed that in
1919 only seventeen states paid
greater amount OF Governmental
costs. When the per capita cost OF
running the State is considered. only
thirteen States paid at a higher rate
than Maryland.
The ngures show the total Govern
mental cost In Maryland as $1l ,642,239
and the total governmental cost for
each person In the State as 1884.
The cost of maintaining the general
departments in the State was given
as 9.242.32 In the total amounts
expended for interest Maryland rank
ed NTH. with a total Of r.073.422.
In the burden which the payment for
interest put upon every person In the
State. Maryland ranked second. with
a total of 7S cents. New York alone
exceeded this amount
These are some OF the outstanding
comparisons as to the cost OF govern
ment in Maryland. What population
rank the State will take for the
census OF 1920 has not yet been made
known. but II is not felt that 1t VIII
better it's 1910 position.
TENTH IN ROAD EXPENSES.
1t is to be noted. however. that con-
siderable OF the cost OF government
in Maryland is attributed to mainte-
nance and building OF highways. In
this particular the State ranks tenth.
Some OF the comparisons of Mary
land with other States follow:
Revenue from total taxes: States
stands twentieth with total of $l0.-
$50. 979.
In taxes designated as tax on busi-
ness: Ranks twelfth with total OF
50. 7so.o52.
In the general property tax: Ranks
twentieth with total Of $3,S6s.472.
In the excess of Governmental cost
over the total revenues AMI receipts.
ranks sixth with total of $16l,2oO In
the majority OF the States there Is no
deficit as shown in Maryland. usually
the total Governmental cost payments
being less than the total revenues
and receipts.
In the per capita for local govern
mental csst, Maryland ranks four
teenth with total of $S.43. Analized,
! this total cost shows the State rank
ing second in cost to each person for
interest paid on State debt and fouth
| in the amount the cost OF government
exceeded the total revenues and re-
ceipts for each person. the total being
o5 cents.
COMPARISON OF FINANCES.
Other comparisons of the finances
of the State follow:
Total receipts, state is fourteenth,
with total of s21,937.692. New York is
| first.
Total payments. rank was fifteenth,
with total of S21,635,ls4. In govern
mental cost the State ranked eight
eenth. with total of s1I,S42.239, and in
non-govcrnmental costs rank was
tenth. with total of 80, ,992,945.
! Revenue from total taxes, rank was
| twentieth, with total of S10,SS0.979.
Analysed this total shows: Revenue
from general property tax, rank twen-
tieth, with a total OF S3,S6S.412; reve-
nue., special property tax, rank six
teenth, with total of S162,92S: other
special taxes rank thirty-first. with
] total of S33 1862: tax on business, rank
! twelfth with total of $2,7S0052: IL
censes and so forth. the rank seven
teenth, with total of 1852 ,693: revenue
from interest, rank eighteenth, with
total Of $5o1 $50.
In governmental cost payments the
State stood eighteenth. with total of
$11 ,642, ,239. Analysed. the total
shows: Payments for expenses and
interest, eighteenth, with total of $10,-
373.919; expenses of general depart
ments, nineteenth, with total of 80
242,32l; payment for interest, NTH,
with total of 81 ,O13. 422; excess of gov
ernmental costs over revenue and re-
ceipts sixth, with total Of $761 ,26O.
EVERYONE BEARS BURDEN.
Putting these burdens upon every
| person in the State. the comparisons
| were:
Total revenues. State ranked nine
teenth, with S7.S7 for every person;
property tax, twenty-fifth. with 1885;
! business tax, eighth, with SIG
In cost Of government Maryland
stood fourteenth. with total of SS.43
per capita. Analysed, this total cost
shows: Expenses and interest. four
teenth, with total of $7.51 per capita;
expenses Of general departments, fif-
teenth, with total of $500: interest,
second. with total of IS cents; excess
of governmental costs over revenue
receipts, Nth, with total of 55 cents.
revenue from liquor traffic. eighth,
with total Of 1897 ,123.
In the cost Of legislature, Maryland
ranked ninth, with total Of $192,15O;
in the cost for agriculture, thirty
third, with total of S25S,S04: in the
cost for the conservation of health
and sanitation, eleventh, with total of
1893 .05s; in the cost for prevention of
tuberculosis. sixth, with total OF
$24O,747j in the cost for highways,
tenth. with total of S1,s3S,20S; in the
cost for charities hospitals and cor
rections, twentieth, with total of ST.
s6S, sos; in the cost for education.
twenty-seventh, with total of 81
321,O42.
Maryland stood twenty-fifth in the
per capita cost OF maintaining the
schools, with a total OF $1.Ss.
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