Tare 21: Funpep anp Froating DEBT oF THE STATE oF Missouri, CLASSIFIED BY PURPOSE FOR 
waicH INCURRED, END oF YEaRrs 1918 anp 1923-1928 
Source: United States Bureau of the Census, Financial Statistics of States series 
Computed by National Industrial Conference Board 
1918 EE 1925 
$2,384,000 $9,000 
13,000,000 
.. 15,000,000 
4,398,839 4,398,839 
.. 514,000 
6.782,839 | 32,921,839 
1¢. 
$309,000 a ~ . 
21,000,000 $35,000,000 $50,000,000 $49,000,000 
7.000 194.000 150,000 110,000 
18,600,000 18,485,000 18,240,000 16,609,000 
4398839 4.398.839 4308.839 4,398,839 
+i R15839 | $8,077,830 | 70,053,839 | 72,788,839 ; 70,117,839 
Yercentace Distribution 
Seneral government buildings. . . 
Highways. ............. 68.7 69.9 
Schools, including colleges. ............. 0.2 0.1 
Soldiers’ and sailors’ relief and homes. . . .. 45.5 25.1 | 23.7 
Combined or unreported purposes!. ..... 13.4 6.0 6.3 
Funding and refunding. . . . . 1.6 ] i. .. 
Total. . } _ 100.0 | 100.0 i 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 
* The amount shown under this heading is the total indebtedness outstanding on account of school and seminary certificates and may be re- 
garded as floating debt, 
2 Less than one tenth of one per cent. 
Tar 22: Nir Bonpep DEBT oF St. Louis City, Kansas Cry, St. JosEPH, AND SPRINGFIELD, 1913, 
1918, anp 1923-1928 
Source: United States Bureau of the Census, Financial Statistics of Cities series 
Computed by National Industrial Conference Board 
1913 1912 1922 1904 197 196 
$22,450,433 217 487,62 $12,976,209 $20,892,391 i 2,931,592 $24,956,206 
8,580,002 | 12,6861 © 15,324,200 | 21,589,198 %7,978,528 | 36,805,489 
2,279,075 2,384.1. 2,096,659 2,996,906 2,925,246 3,049,760 
201.992 171 047 677 771 614.693 712.735 644.27" 
City 
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{ansas City. ..eve: + cevevnn-onn 
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springfield... ibid ER BAG 
ow 1928 
$52,387,808 | $39,508,522 
| 43430313 | 44,262,638 
1698,530 5031455 
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