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fore comparable to the amounts shown in Table 83 for all 
other purposes for 1923 and later years. In 1928 the per 
capita capital expenditures for purposes other than highways 
were only one half as large as in 1913. In no year later than 
1923 were the per capita capital expenditures of the state for 
purposes other than highways so large as in 1918. This 
comparison is particularly significant since 1918 was a year 
in which the capital outlays of many state governments were 
very low. At that time construction by governmental 
agencies other than for war purposes was at a low level. 
The data thus far analyzed indicate that there is ample 
reason why a large part of the capital needs of the state at 
the present time might be regarded as an accumulated de- 
ficiency. For the five-year period, 1924 through 1928, the 
outlays for purposes other than highways amounted to 
considerably less than $1 million per year, and the per capita 
average was only $0.22. The following statement in the 
report of the State Survey Commission indicates that a 
considerable part of the total expenditures recommended 
may well be regarded as an accumulated deficiency: “The 
amounts shown for ‘capital outlays’ and ‘extraordinary 
repairs’ cover only the barest present needs, a sufficient 
amount to take care of estimated increases in inmates and 
enrollment, and proper maintenance during a ten-year 
period.” The portion of the estimated expenditures that 
would be applied to maintenance of buildings rather than 
+0 construction is small as compared with the amounts for 
capital outlays. 
ProposeEDp Prax ror Financing Capital REQUIREMENTS 
Although the statement in the report of the State Survey 
Commission that has just been cited indicates that a con- 
siderable portion of the amount needed would be used in 
covering “the barest present needs” of the state, a later 
section of the report recommended that the financing be 
spread over a period of twelve years? since “there are no 
: Report of the State Survey Commission, 1929, p. 134. 
2 The expenditure plan would not be operative until the taxes levied to support 
the plan had been in effect one year.