Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
DELAWARE IS NOT
SELF-SUSTA|NING
As TO GOVERNMENT
Census Bureau Figures Show Elk.
penditures in 1919 Were in
Excess of the Revenues.
HAS A TOTAL DEBT
OF $3.50 PER CAPITA
rcial Dispatch to Every Evening

Special Dispatch to Every Evening
Washington, Aug. 23.-The State
government of Delaware was not self
sustaining last YOUR 1t required 81, ,037,-
GAS TO pay all the Delaware governmental
costs, while the total State revenues were
only 81 ,S5O,774, or an excess of sS6, ,S74
Of expenses over receipts, according to
figures announced by the q. 5. C,nsus
Bureau, today, on the financial statistics
Of States for 1919.
Dcawares governmental finance situ-
alton, however, is not much different from
that Of other States. With a rank of 47th
among the States in area and 46th among
the States in population, the State ranked
47th in governmental receipts and ex-
penses, exceeding only the amount re-
ccived and expended by Nevada.
Fifteen States in addition to Delaware
had governmental expenses IN excess OF
their receipts. The greatest offender IN
this respect was New York, with an excess
Of 81, 500. $50 of State expenses over reve-
nues Other States with an excess OF State
expenses over receipts were Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island
Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Idaho, New Mexico,
Arizona, Oregon and California.
BUT HAD BIG CASH BALANCE.
In spite of this excess of State expenses
over receipts, Delaware ended the year
with larger cash balance than 1T began
il. The cash balance at the beginning OF
the wear was S469,095; at the end of the
wear S1,lI7,S20. the Census Bureau
states. The answer is that Delaware ie-
ceivcd 81 ,064 ,9SS in non-revenues, which
sums were made up from sl62, ,422 from
receipts from sale of investments and
supplies: S64l,755 from receipts which
increased Indebtedness, and $500, ,S1l from
other non-revenue sources.
Delaware's revenue receipts consisted
Of the following items: Special property
taxes, S29l ,639: other special taxes.
$50. ls5; tax on business. 1881 ,l40; nom
business licenses, S23S, ,239; from sub
ventions and grants, Sl0S, $50; donations,
S5s,5ll: earnings of general depart
ments, SIS, s,247; rents, $500; interest,
SS5,134
The States items Of governmental ex-
pcnses were: Expenses of general depart
ments, $l.l70.9ol; interest, S34, ,00S;
outlaws, 1892 ,649 The OUTLAWS men
toned were: General governmental,
5000; agricultural development 81 ,9l6;
roads, S469, ,306; insane hospital, 1868;
schools, S227, ,l69.
Delaware was 18th in per capita of
revenue receipts, and 18th in the per
capita of governmental cost. The reve-
nues were SS.53 per capita and the ex-
penses SS93 per capita.
The State received S55,317 from taxes
on liquor traffic in 1919: s490 was re-
celved from court fines and forfeits. The
United States government contributed
s57 800 TO Delaware for education.
From the State schools revenues OF
$50, ,045 were received, and $40 from
Libraries.
ITEMS OF GOVERNMENT COST.
The 81 LILO, ,99l spent for general govern
ment in Delaware went in the following
items: Legislature, Sl4 204; legislative
Investigations, STA; chief executive,
5000; secretary of State, Sl3, $50;
auditor and controller, $500; treasurer,
$500; assessment and levy of revenue,
500: collection of revenue, So, ,227 !;
attorney-general, 50, ,996; Supreme Court,
S26. 6.7s7: other courts, sll ,147; elections,
SD 500; general government buildings
s4,0l3.
OTHER EXPENDITURES.
For the protection of persons and
property Delaware spent 2,772, in the
following items: Police, SO, $50; militia
and armories, $50, l6l; fish and game
warden, S., l25; regulation OF financial
institutions, $1,000; regulation of in
surance companies, 81 600; regulation of
sale Of feed, seed and fertilizer, S4,224 !:
labor board, $3.50; all other labor regu-
lation, Sl4, 500.
SPENT ON NATIONAL RESOURCES.
For development and conservation Of
natural resources Delaware spent S75,712
IN 1919, of which S74,972 went to agri-
culture, as follows: Supervision, So, 600;
private associations, $1,000; extension
service. S31 ,029; experiment stations,
S30, 22S; live stock, S5,0l5; reclamation,
$500; fish and game, S740.
For conservation of health and sani-
,ation, $42, ,l26 was expended on the fol-
lowing items; General supervision, sc, 1872
vital statistics, $1,000; tuberculosis,
1899; food regulation and inspection,
81 500.
On charities, hospitals and corrections
S1lS $50 was spent, as follows: Poor In
institutions, 81 500; care of children,
$500: care of blind, deaf and mute,
Si3.3S6; insane, sl19,450; institutions