TaBLE 3: Ner ExPEnDITURES oF StaTE GovERNMENTS, Missourr anp OrtHER STATES, 1913, 1918, 
AND 1923-1928 
Source: United States Bureau of the Census, Wealth, Debt and Taxation, 1913; Financial Statistics of States, 1918 and later years 
Computed by National Industrial Conference Board _ 
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Ratios 
of 
Various 
States 
‘0 Mis- 
souri 
Per 
Cent 
Missouri: maintenance 57,050,319(811,359,8 24,737,347 325,077,732|823,577,512'324,141,683(823,892,125 324,247,504|$145,673,903| 100.0 
capital. .... 473.765 1.216,189| 14.865.961| 18,744,751 SR 24,700,702] 19,601,528] 14,320,321| 119,355,276] 100.0 
total..... 7,524,084] 12,576,056 39,603,308] 43,822,483 50,699,525! 48,842,385 43,493,653| 38,567,825| 265,029,179] 100.0 
Minnesota: maintenance 2,017,436] 18,728,544] 33,358 846| 31,030,056 31,500.35 2.46421) 36,700,222] 34,964,115 200,017,994] 137.3 
capital..... 2.456,590| 1004490] 8.791.275 12,327,535] 13,842,147! 13,064,858 12,575,914] 12,914,533| 73,516.262| 61.6 
total... '4,474,026| 19,733,034] 42,150,121] 43,357,591] 45,342,481" 45,529,279 49,276,136| 47,878,647! 273,534,256) 103.2 
maintenance 5,682,397; 10,072,949 28,320,606) 24,144,564 18,349,120' 21,859,326) 23,033,531 22,504,088] 138,211,235( 94.9 
capital. .... 295.370] 1402954 14,410,285 15.793.440! 14,241,637 11,134,842! 13,053,164! 17255,709' 15.889.167| 72.0 
total..... 5,977,767 11,475,903 42,730,891 20 938,004 32,590,757 32.994,169 36,086,695 30 70 °° 794100402] 84.6 
Nebraska: maintenance 13,200,595] 4,955,360) 8,163,697) 140,123) 8,423,505 9,695,366 10,974,948 “2,264,152 57,661,791] 39.6 
capital. .... 371,7021  1,101,147¢ 3,607,7200 3,524,479! 5,055,035 6,745,55¢ 9,208,833" 8,573 976 36,715,601 30.8 
total...... 3.572.097) 6.056.507 11771417 11,664,602 13478,54C 16,440,924 20,183,781" 20,838,128| 94,377,392] 35.6 
maintenance 4,725,542] 7,127,397! 11,401,000 40,144,317] 12,814,534] 12,878,496] 14,695,535] 15,468,588 107,402,470) 73.7 
capital. .....| 470,680] 634990 1,861,206] 1263817] 791,140 3,790,113] 9,105,088] 12,065,867 28,877,231] 24.2 
total..... | 5.196.222] 7.762,387 13.262,206 41,408,134 13.605.674! 16,668,609" 23,800,623 27,534,455 136,279,701] 51.4 
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Oklahoma: maintenance.! 2,905,606] 7,473,226] 11,937,762] 12,609,626 16,278,863) 15,598,617) 17,250,096/ 18,856,605] 92,531,569] 63.5 
capital..... 563,835 1238218 6,772,347| 7,817,548] 10,809,304! 14,162,695 10,763,728| 15,555,094 65.880.716| 55.2 
total... 3,469,441) 8,711,444 18,710,109| 20,427,174| 27,088,167! 29,761,312" 28,013,824] 34,411,699! 158,412,285 59.8 
Arkansas: maintenance 2,946,464 4,354,597 7,078,144 8,539,353 11238,257 11,959,106 13,192,622] 15,266,315| 67,273,797] 46.2 
capital..... 122,800] ~~ 38,080] 541,721} 2,125,844| 8,417,793 7,243.363| 7,343,863] 10,887,747] 36.560.331] 30.6 
total... 3,069,264 4,392,677 7,619,865 10,665,197] 19,656,050 19,202,460 20,536,485] 26,154,062] 103 224,128] 39.2 
maintenance 12,413,652] 22,553,998| 36,368,621| 80,940,320 48,091,603| 43,199,477 44,076,324] 46,523,364 299,199,709] 205.4 
capital..... 527,567 2,811,308| 29,996,407| 39,279,504| 42,045,190| 27,357,097 20,768.850 36,108,042] 195,555,086| 163.8 
total... 12,941,219] 25,365,396] 66,365,028 120,219,824 90,136,793! 70,556,570" 64,845,174] 82,631.40" 494754,795 186.7 
maintenance  7,845,8001 12,123,509| 21,107,900] 22,928,956 22,260,591| 24,747,324 6,194,760 27,772,816] 145,012,347] 99.5 
capital..... 170,230] 548,845 8,424,247] 13,732,374| 13,398,685] 11,188,908" 13,846,016 16,422,683 77,012,913 64.5 
total..... 8,016,030| 12,672,444] 29,532,147' 36,661,330 35,659,276! 35,936,237 40,040,776! 44,195 49¢ 222,025,260] 83.8 
maintenance 11,525,778 18,425,087) 34,068,326] 30,002,501 32,484,164| 38,553,557] 41,953,208 4,154,303 221,476,110] 152.0 
capital .... 1,234,330 3,398,643 12,251,197 12,810,249] 13,689,674 12,193,854 10,912,780| 11,260,033 73.117.782| 61.3 
total... 12,760,108] 21,823,730| 46,519 518! 42,832,799! 46,173,838! 50,747,411 52,865,988| 55454 72° 294,593,892] 111.2 
Wisconsin: maintenance 1,725,421 15,346,966 26,373,664 25,348,960] 26,381,205! 28,254,072] 31,069,774 30,274,681) 167,702,356| 115.1 
capital..... 858,834] 1156917 1,213,328 7,199,264] 5480,06°' 9,173,072] 13,656,704] 15,681,146 56,532,582] 47.4 
total..... 12,584,076] 16,503,883" 31,721,992] 32,548,224| 31,861,273! 37,427,144] 44,726 478 45,955,877 224,240,938] 84.6 
Kentucky: maintenance 7,525,741 10,418,628! 13,486,267] 15,960,142] 16,288,473] 16,886,279] 17,971,201] 18,834,199] 99,426,561] 68.3 
capital. ..... 36,104] 89,725 5,445,076 8,145,984] 10,518,011| 10,004,319] 11,143,001| 16,176,079 61,432.470 51.5 
Widener 7,561,845] 10.508.352 12 031,343 24,106,12¢! 74 204 424! 94,890,598 29,114,202] 35.010.278] 160.859,031 60.7 
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