The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-14
IDAHO'S EXPENSES
MILLION A MONTH
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT FROM
AUDITOR'S OFFICE-HIGHWAY
AND EXPENSES LEAD.

The state of Idaho has spent for all
purposes from January l, 1921, to
September 80, of the same year
$1,000, 448.71, or more than one mil
lion dollars month This fact is
disclosed in study of state expendi-
lures made at the direction of E. G
Gallet, state auditor. The study was
prepared by w. A. Gausden, chief
deputy, and appears in comprehen-
sive form in Saturdays Statesman.
OF the grand total of expenditures
nearly seven-ninths, or $G,943 ,405 83,
represents the total cost of govern
ment and capital OUTLAWS. The differ
ence, or $2,061 ,044.8S, was expended
for the redemption of debt, payments
for obpects of trust and refunds of
receipts in error
Highways, Education Expensive
/ From the summary of Mr.. Gaus-
den's study it is shown that of the
practically seven millions expended
/ during the first nine months of 1921
/ for government and capital OUTLAWS,
! almost five-sixths, or $5,250,9 Al,
was expended for highways and edu-
cation. The grand total for the for
mer is 1871 ,5S4.2S and education's
share is $1,459,337.15.
4 With the exception of 1891 ,326.90,
which went for salaries, wages and
other expenses, all the highway ex-
penditure went for capital OUTLAWS, or
road construction. In the education
department, however, salaries, wages
and other expenses total $1,296, 882.93,
while capital OUTLAWS, consisting of
| buildings constructed, amounts to
/ 1852, 454.22.
Total salaries, wages and other ex-
penses for the nine-months period
amount to $3,039,875.53 and capital
OUTLAWS aggregate $3,619, 355.75, al
most half of which is for highways.
The other figure making up the
| 6,943, 403.83 cost of government is
| $284,172.55, which is interest pay
ments on outstanding bonds treasury
notes and registered warrants.
Differentiation Is Made
| In preparing the study Mr.. Gaus
| den explained how the compilation
has been made by saying estate ex
penses should be fully differentiated
| from state expenditures of which they
constitute only part State govern
mental expenses is the designation ap-
piled to the cost of maintaining state
government; protecting persons,
property and health; providing social
necessities; promoting the general
| economic welfare of the laboring
class; caring for the dependent and
defective; restraining and Furnishing
the delinquent; lettering social con-
ditions; promoting education, re-
search, literature and art; providing
for recreation; caring for productive
/ properties; managing investments,
negotiations, loans and performing
other services and carrying on other
activities for which the state has
authority together with all charges
against and losses of the state"
State governmental expenses are
segregated into II classificatiOns by
Mr. Gausden and under each of these
he places the various state depart
lments whose functions pertain to
that particular class. The names of
these II classifications are: General
government; protection to persons
and property; conservation and de-
velopment of natural resources;
health and sanitation; highways and
bridges; charities, hospitals and cor
rections; education; recreation; adj
ministration of funds soldier relief
and miscellaneous unclassified.
'GeneraI" Government Explained
General government covers the
lO5ioldciFC 1hu ShiC1 CAOCuIlfC uOpoi =
ments finance and other executive
offices, law offices, the judicial de-
partment and the capitol
The total of salaries, wages and
other expenses of these offices for
nine months is $311, 083 o. Capitol
OUTLAWS for the same offices in the
same period amounted to $53 ,437.S0
Salaries, wages and other expenses of
the other 10 classifications for the
nine months amounted to $2,728,79
so and capital OUTLAWS $3,619,355.75.
The total salaries, wages and other
expenses of all classifications for the