Show progressive P gressi ro officials bals 4 are aire making good in view of the fact that certain calamity howlers fand knockers were quite free about a year ago in predicting bankruptcy bankrupt cy for carbon county as a direct result of the election of two progressive county commissioners and the subsequent appointment of a progressive county treasurer the news takes pleasure in publishing herewith a few facts and figures fi fl guies Finau financial cial statements as a rule are tire rather dry reading and no one if of ten ted takes time to read and analyze them from the county treasurers statement however of the financial condition of the county on jan 1 1914 as compared with the condition a year ago some sone figures of interest est to the taxpayer tax payer may bo be gathered A year ago the county had on hand with outstanding warrants against it anointing amount tog to the various funds being overdrawn to the extent of 7 1 on january 1st of this year there was a cash on hand in every fund small it ill is true but still a surplus the county has concluded a years business owes no one a bickel hickel in debt cont contracted ranted during the present year and has cash on hand band in addition to this county treasurer ballinger has paid off last ast years overdraft of and an additional sum of in ou od warrants a total of 68 58 with the immense increase in taxable property due to additional railroad mileage the opening of new coal camps and the enlarging of old ones carbon countes coun tys financial future looks rosy treasurer ballinger is authority for tho the statement that all ing warrants can be retired within two years the fears of those who a few rew months ago proclaimed carbon county bankrupt may bo set at rest |