The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31

year took in in taxes IL 1-3 mil
lions Of dollars and had expended
20 millions. The difference In fig-
other items of revenue the state
has at this time.
At this point in response to the
invitation of the speaker that his
hearers interrupt whenever there
appeared anything that was not
clear. ]. R. Brandrup asked IL the
school tax In this city were not
what could be called high. No
direct answer was given but it was
shown that the school tax rate Is a
relative matter. If new buildings
are being erected and other inn
provements made the rate is high
but 1t Is relative matter, depend
ing upon what the public gets In
return. More of that later
| Two interesting items raised in
| for payment of soldier bonuses and
the relief board, one of the most me-
cessary of the states institution.
The office Of the auditor was in,
structed by the legislature to levy
a sufficient rate to raise two million
dollars and accrued interest for the
soldier bonus and last year that fg-
ure was slightly exceeded. The
amount so raised was $3.50, 67S.76.
For the relief board there was col
Elected $210,045.25. From the num-
Der of requests that come for fin
ancial aid the amount named seems
wholly inadequate but great care is
exercised before any Of this money
is loaned. 1t is primarily relief
fund in case of calamity and is the
Nf he Arc n
received toward the re construction
of the State ~ Teachers college
building after the fire here several
weeks ago.
1921 Legislative Appropriations
| Among the items appropriated by
the 1921 legislature were approx
nately 1-2 millions for the state
university which also has other
sources of revenue $4,000 for
state teachers colleges r end for
agricultural activities. Since great
part of the wealth If Minnesota is
wrapped up in agriculture the leg
islature made that appropriation In
CIDER that the great part of Mime
veloped to it's fullest measure.
! For roads and brides there was
al propriated s2,024,o67 and from
this sum Blue Earth will receive if
teen percent more than last year
according to the statement of Mr..
Chase.
! From the new auto tax which
Mr.. Chase called Mike Holm's tax"
the state realized a little more than
IL millions Of dollars in the year
1921 as opposed to about $4,000 In
preceding years.
Prisoners Make Money
Mr.. Chase outlined the profit the
state makes from every prisoner
tiary at Saltwater. II Is said that
maintain a prisoner at the insti-
tuition but that for his services In
making Irvine and machinery which
is sold in the open market, the
state realizes $906 net profit per
man of 1888 for every able bodied
prisoner there.
! From tn rentals and sale OF
lands, mines and timbers the state
realized a sum slightly over two
millions last year. 1t Is the practice
lof the state to sell the timber from
, the lands before selling the real
estate and in mining property the
rentals call for a royalty on all ore
which is big item in the income
of the state.
| Mankato Owns Property
Mr.. Chase stated that the city OF
Mankato now owns $50 acres OF
land on the range from which 1t Is
estimated the earnings will amount
to nearly fifteen million dollars te-
fore 1913.
Showing tax levies In mills for
the past ten years the speaker
showed by chart that In the SAME
period the state tax is the only one
to show steady decrease with the
1919 interruption for bonus while
city and school taxes have taken
sharp rises. For that period the av-
erage mills tax for all counties is
slightly over fifty two while the
state tax in mills is 4:23.
Up To Civic Associations
Here the state auditor said that II
behooves every KiWanis club and
Civic aud Commerce association in
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