Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
COLLECTIONS OF STATE
BREAK RECORDSMlsIs

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. g.
Some more democratic efficiency is
emphatically demonstrated by the
1919 contributions Of Secretary of
State John L. Sullivan to the state
treasury, totaling 1887 ,945.S5, a.
gain of $392,660 over the collections
Of 1918 when the total aggregated ST.
595,2S6, and fully $9S7, 1858 over tho
collections Of 1917 when the total
reached $1,O50,0S7. All previous high
achievements in annual collections of
past years were broken by this finan-
cial coup d etat. 1t is a record the
citizens of Missouri have reasons to
be proud of, especially since $1,725,-
076.70, representing the collections Of
the State Automobile Department will
be divided for good road work among
teh ia counties of the state and the
city of st. Louis. The gain over the
total derived from this source during
1918, which was 1884, 762.19, is full
ly $330,314. The gain over the eel
lection of 1917 which totaled $617, 942,
was 1,107, 134, a gain Of nearly twice
the size of the sum collected that
year. In three years Secretary Sulli-
van, through the licensing Of automo-
biles, has substantially furtherd the
building of good roads in Missouri by
turning over for distribution among
the counties a total of $3,737, $50, de-
rived solely from this source. In the
same three years all revenue and good
road funds collections of Secretary of
State Sullivan have totaled $4,633,-
32l.6
Besides the huge and record-break-
ing 1919 collections of the automobile
department there was derived that
year from the good road corporations
fund an additional $78,075.40 semin-
airy fund, $4,178,6 go; in corporation
taxes, 3 .25; notary commits
sions, $15,0S0; Secretary of State
fees, $10,570.85. From the sale of law
volumes, $1,566.65; and from Land
Department fees, $1,036.40. These
sums, with the $1,725,076.7 7 from the
automobile licensing department add
edn brings the total 1919 collections of
Secretary Sullivan up to 81, 1897, 945.8
This 1919 record breaking financial
accomplishment of Secretary of State
Sullivan, and the additional one of
Governor Frederick D. Gardner in
paying off in two years a deficit of
$2,250,0O0, dating back many years,
but which Indebtedness assumed large
and alarming proportions during the
four year period, commencing with
1909 when Republican officials were
in power and ran the affairs of the
state with a high hand, are two a.
chievements in finance which go to es-
tablish the efficiency of these two state
officials, and constitute ample reasons
why Democratic rule is highly bene-
fetal to the people of Missouri.
The year 1920 opened for Missouri
with all regular state government OBJ
legations of past years paid and a
surplus in the State Treasury of over
$670,000 with which to f~avorably COM
mence the new epoch in the financial
history of the state, a condition chiefly
due to the efficiency and business
administration of the affairs of the
State on the part of Missouri's gov
ernor, f. D. Gardner, Secretary of
State John L. Sullivan, and State
Treasurer George A. Middlekamp,
three democratic officials elected in
1916 to accomplish the very task they
have just completed, but it was done
in three years instead of in four, and
therefore a year ahead Of the time
really allotted by the people to perfect
This Tremendous coup de grace.
Mrs Carter Norris. of Fulton. is the