The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-24
COST OF OPERATING
STATE INCREASING
APPROPRIATIONS BY MINNESO-
IA LEGISLATURE DOUBLE
IN SIX YEARS
ALL STATES SPEND MORE
INCREASED SCHOOL AID RE-
SPONSIBLE," SAYS STATE
AUDITOR CHASE


ment in Minnesota have more than
doubled since 1918, Ray P. Chase,
state auditor has announced.
And yet the increased cost of gov
eminent in Minnesota has not been
out of proportion to that in other
states of the Central and Western
portions Of the United States.
Figures gathered by the press from
statistics compiled by officials of
eight other states in the Central and
Western group illustrate graphically
that costs have mounted approx
mately ais rapidly in those other
states as in Minnesota. =
Some legislatures have held costs
down so that the cost of government
is not quite two fold what it was in
1918, butsin others the increase has
reached close to Minnesota's mark.
In 1918 the appropriation for the
Minnesota general revenue fund, in
Guiding state aid to schools, totaled
$40, 1885, 62, while in 1925 the APP
preparation totaled $20,848,1 68, ac-
cording to Mr.. Chase.
The per capita cost of Minnesota's
state government increased from
$4.03 in 1918 to $8.03 in 1925. The
state tax rate also was increased from
$50 mills in 1913 to ITO mills in
1925.
There was very little difference in
the expenditures of the various costs
of maintaining departments, Mr..
Chase said, but the increased state
aid to schools in the state resulted
| in the. increased appropriations for
| the main part.
In Illinois, according to the press
survey of other states, the general
revenue fund for the year was S27,-
, 942,426, while in 1918 it was only
15,667,209. The total state ex-
penses, including soldiers compensa-
ton, the university, state schools,
etc., for 1925 was S98,308,422, where
as in 1918 it was $23,454,467.
The total disbursements in Wis
| consin this year were approximately
$37, 100000 as compared with $751;
100000 in 1918. Much of the funds,
however, are returned to the local
governments, so that the expendi-
lures for the state university, normal
schools, eleemosynary institutions,
courts and all the state depart
ments will DE approximately $751;
100000 this year. In 1918 they
were about $9,500,000.
State expenses in Iowa have con-
tinued to increase until this year
when $15,776,000 was collected from
its citizens, or $7.68 per capita. In
1913, Iowa spent $10,854,666 which
averaged down to $3.50 per capita.
Through economies and reduced
costs, however, E. L. Hogue, director
of the budget, expects the 1926 fig
ures to be trimmed to $14,189,961.
Nebraska's total expenditures for
this year was $11, 282,902. 80. Ex-
penditures for 1913 are not available
as previous to 1920 Nebraska did not
have budget system. The per CAPT.
ia tax rate, however, has increased
from $500 in 1918 to $4.33 in 1925.
Kansas this year spent S14,151,-
S6.27.5 in 1918 to $17.35. this
states expenditures totaled only ST.
25,856.79. The per capita levy this
year was 1922 compared with $3.50
seven years ago.
North Dakota's figures are smaller
but the increase is equally large.
That state spent $11,127,766.17,
while, in the closing year of the war
the total bill was $4,058, 976.20. The
per capita cost has jumped fran
$6.27.5 in 1918 to $17.35.7 this
year.
Oklahoma's appropriations this
year were $4,000, 932 27, while in
1913 they were $6,427, 893.07. In
1925, however Oklahoma spent ST.
500, 900 in supplying free text books
in all the public schools.
State expenditures for Indiana
this year. were $35, ISL ,064 SO, while
in 1918 the Hoosier states cost of
governments was $16,113,971.63. The
tax rate for the state, however, shows
a 7-cent reduction from the war time
peak of So cents in 1918 to % cents
this year.