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toward the operation and maintenance of the zoo. The total expenditure 

 as reported in 1925 was $55,500, of which $20,500 was for permanent improve- 

 ments. Milwaukee, Sacramento and Dallas report receiving some aid from 

 private funds. 



j. Entirely from Private Sources. 



The Cincinnati Zoological Garden is the only example of a great public 

 zoo in this country that is financed entirely from private subscription, 

 admission fees and income from revenue-producing facilities. At no time 

 in its long history has it had the benefit of public funds. 



Some idea of the finances of zoos in a few other cities is given in the 

 following table (Statistics as of 1925). 



City Expense 



Washington, D. C $148,537.00 



Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . 

 San Francisco, Calif. 

 Milwaukee, Wis. . . 

 Kansas City, Mo. . . 

 Seattle, Wash. . . . 

 Portland, Ore. . . . 

 Denver, Colo. . . . 

 Toledo, Ohio . . . . 

 Oakland, Calif. . . . 



Omaha, Neb 



Birmingham, Ala. . . 

 Syracuse, N. Y. 

 New Haven, Conn. . 

 Dallas, Texas . . . 

 Fort Worth, Texas . 

 Spokane, Wash. . . 

 Duluth, Minn. . . . 

 Tacoma, Wash. . . . 

 Oklahoma City, Okla. 

 San Diego, Calif. . . 

 Sioux City, Iowa . . 

 Sacramento, Calif. 



Racine, Wis 



Fresno, Calif. . . . 

 Stockton, Calif. . . . 

 Springfield, Mo. . . 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa 



1 Average. 



2 Estimated. 



50,569.00 



13,592.52 



54,131.20 



30,000.00 



6,128.77 



7,500.00 



1 8,000.00 



15,000.00 



5,725.79 



5,000.00 



6,375-49 



5,259-oo 



21,962.37 



i3,5Oo.oo 1 



7,910.68 



3,802.50 



6,000.00 



7,000.00 



3,401.79 

 35,000.00 

 4,795-20 

 3,000.00 

 4,000.00 

 2,500.00 

 1,500.00 

 4,000.00 

 2,000.00 



Outlay 

 $3,250.00 



19,721.84 

 963.79 



2,000.00 



500.00 



20,500.00 



1,000,00 



800.00 



Of the above twenty-seven cities only four reported receiving funds 

 from private sources: Milwaukee, $7,096.39; San Diego, $5,000; Sacramento, 

 $1,000. Dallas, Texas, reported receiving $17,000 in five years. 



