UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. (KANSAS.) 



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Che population, according to each decennial cen- 

 sus, was 107,206 in I860; 364,399 in 1870; 996,096 

 1880; 1,427,096 in 1890; and 1,470,495 in 1900. 

 Government. The following were the State 

 officers in 1902: Governor, William E. Stanley; 

 Jeutenant-Governor, Harry E. Richter; Secre- 

 iry of State, George A. Clark; Treasurer, Frank 

 Crimes; Auditor, George E. Cole; Attorney-Gen- 

 ral, A. A. Godard; Superintendent of Public In- 

 struction, Frank Nelson; Secretary State Board 

 af Agriculture, F. D. Coburn; Adjutant-General, 

 M. Fox; Superintendent of Insurance, W. V. 

 Church; Oil Inspector, S. O. Spencer; Grain In- 

 spector, B. J. Northrup; State Printer, W. Y. 

 [organ; Bank Commissioner, Morton Albaugh; 

 ibor Commissioner, W. L. A. Johnson ; Members 

 State Board of Charities, Henry J. Allen (pres- 

 lent), Edwin Snyder (secretary) (Snyder served 

 intil Aug. 1, 1902, when he was superseded by 

 Charles Yoe), G. W. Kanavel (treasurer), Reuben 

 r incent, and John Hannon. All the elected officers 

 ire Republicans. Supreme Court Frank Doster, 

 3hief Justice; William A. Johnston, William R. 

 Smith, Edwin W. Cunningham, Adrian L. Greene, 

 ibram H. Ellis, and John C. Pollock, Justices 

 (Justice Ellis died in September, and the Gov- 

 ernor appointed R. A. Burch in his stead) . Prior 

 to 1901 the Supreme Court consisted of the Chief 

 Justice and two associate justices. The court 

 was so far behind with its work that in 1895 pro- 

 vision was made for a Court of Appeals, of 6 

 members, to relieve the Superior Court of a por- 

 tion of its work. The Court of Appeals expired 

 by limitation of the law Jan. 14, 1901. At the 

 eneral election of 1900 a judicial amendment to 

 the Constitution, providing for the increase of 

 the membership of the Supreme Court to 7, was 

 idopted, and the 4 additional members Cunning- 

 lam, Greene, Ellis, and Pollock were appointed 

 Gov. Stanley. With the exception of the Pop- 

 list Chief Justice, all are Republicans. 

 The State officers are elected in November of 

 ;he years of even number. The Legislature meets 

 Biennially in January of the odd-numbered years. 

 The session is limited to fifty days. 



Finances. The State Treasurer's report shows 

 the financial affairs of Kansas to be in good 

 shape, the payment of taxes, fees, bonds, and in- 

 terest being prompt and regular. The total de- 

 linquent taxes due the State (dating from 1861) 

 are only $62,814.94, compared with $74,748.77 two 

 years ago, and $164,838.58 four years ago. The 

 total assessed valuation of property for 1902 was 

 $363,163,630; the total State tax, $1,997,354. The 

 State tax levy for the year was 5 mills, the same 

 as for the three preceding years. Property in 

 Kansas is customarily assessed at from one-third 

 to one-tenth of its actual value. This year a 

 State Tax Commission, created by the last Legis- 

 lature, drew up for presentation before the next 

 Legislature a tax law designed to correct the in- 

 equalities of the present method of assessing 

 property. The total appropriations made by the 

 Legislature for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1902, amounted to $2,624,905.96. Of this amount, 

 $2,258,493.61 was drawn, leaving unexpended 

 366,412.35. The entire bonded indebtedness of 

 the State, amounting to $632,000, is held by the 

 State school funds. On July 1, 1903, $220.000 of 

 the State bonds will fall due, and on Jan. 1, 

 1904, $159,000. The Treasurer this year says that 

 viih reasonable prudence it will not be necessary 

 to refund them, and recommends payment when 

 lue. The entire receipts for the fiscal year end- 

 ing June 30 amounted to $3,595,350.19; disburse- 

 ments, $3,545,609.33; leaving a balance of $627,- 

 366.85. 



The semiannual examination of the treasury, 

 held Dec. 20, 1902, showed cash on hand to the 

 amount of $241,283.59, distributed as follows: Gen- 

 eral revenue, $81,935.10; State-House, $251.07; 

 State-House (completion), $408.01; live stock 

 sanitary inspection, $2,295.65; permanent school, 

 $11,385.82; annual school, $16,802.34; University 

 permanent, $9.47; University interest, $132.50; 

 Normal School permanent, $687.68; Normal 

 School interest, $52.95; Agricultural College per- 

 manent, $365.49; Agricultural College interest, 

 $1,281.74; insurance examination, $80; Stormont 

 Library interest, $1,474.25; municipal interest, 

 $2,672.84; State twine plant revolving fund, $121,- 

 448.68. 



The bonded indebtedness of all municipalities 

 in Kansas, comprising all securities outstanding 

 issued by counties, cities, townships, boards of 

 education, and school district boards, amounted, 

 on June 30, to $32,614,909. Adding the indebted- 

 ness of the State, $632,000, the total is $33,- 

 246,909. 



State Property. The Auditor's estimate 

 shows the property owned by the State to be 

 worth $11,168,303. In this amount is included 

 endowment funds of State institutions of learn- 

 ing to the amount of $901,180. The Capitol build- 

 ing is valued at $3,000,000; the Executive Man- 

 sion at $35,000 (what it cost) ; and the new 

 State-House heating plant at $50,000. All told, 

 the State owns 12,249 acres of land and 39 

 city lots. 



Following is a statement of the property be- 

 longing to the various State institutions: State 

 University, $1,225,000; Emporia Normal, $570,- 

 000; Manhattan Agricultural College, $1,083,090; 

 Quindaro Industrial School, $21,500; Peniten- 

 tiary, $1,594,500; Hutchinson Reformatory, $510,- 

 595; Dodge City Soldiers' Home, $108,000; Ells- 

 worth Bickerdyke Home, $17,250; forestry sta- 

 tions at Dodge City and Ogallah, $5,415; Peabody 

 silk station (unused), $2,500; Osawatomie Insane 

 Asylum, $800,300; Topeka Asylum, $791,100; 

 Parsons Asylum, $118,000; Topeka Reform 

 School, $186,050; Winfield Imbecile Asylum, 

 $158,900; Beloit Industrial School for Girls, $115,- 

 500; Atchison Orphans' Home, $183,000; Kansas 

 City Blind School, $156,250; Olathe Deaf and 

 Dumb School, $272,965; Fort Hays Experiment 

 Station and Normal School, $163,688. 



The fees from the various departments collect- 

 ed for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, were: 

 Oil Inspector, $19,544; Grain Inspector, $34,205; 

 Auditor, $1,464; Secretary of State, $12,895; 

 Clerk of Supreme Court, $14,133; Bank Commis- 

 sioner, $8,688; stenographers, $2,715; Live Stock 

 Sanitary Commission, $4,260; Normal School, 

 $5,469; charter fees, $40,390; fees for examining 

 insurance companies, $2,263; 2-per-cent. tax col- 

 lected by State Superintendent of Insurance from 

 insurance companies for distribution among the 

 fire departments of the State, $123,625. 



For the expenses of 1902 the last Legislature 

 appropriated $2,624,905.96. The expenditures were 

 $2.258,593.61, leaving a balance of $366,312.35. 



There was turned back into the general fund 

 $88.559.38 of the appropriation made for the 

 completion of the State-House. The Adjutant- 

 General turned back $21,292.40. The Agricultural 

 College had a balance of $17,569.39 and the Peni- 

 tentiary $38,000. 



Banks. The statement called for at the close 

 of business on Nov. 25, 1902, showed that there 

 were doing business in Kansas 130 national and 

 477 State and private banks. The total deposits 

 in all banks were $82.480,515.61 ; total loans and 

 discounts, $67,709,842.05 ; total overdrafts, $1,045,- 



