Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 12 | New Accounting System in Effect

NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN EFFECT Special to The Tribune. POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 2t. In connection con-nection with tho work of Slate Auditor Clarence Van DeUscn, iu Installing: an entirely en-tirely new set of books covering the transactions of the state land department irom its inception to the present time, three eight-hour shifts of three men each are now in effect. The new hooks, which will be the tirst complete record the land department has ever had, will cover a period of twenty-seven yea;". Charges of irregularities In connection wit ii the operations of the state land hoard have been uae at every state election tnrrins the past ten years, but no definite action in the way .of making an investigation was ever taken until the last Democratic stale legislature made an appropriation 0'; S--i.000 jor the purpose of checking up all sales of state lands and installing a complete new pol of records. It is cn pec ted mat when the state auditor makes his report soi-:e interesting information will be given to the public.