The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-22
The w. Attn or Connecticut.

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The grand list of the State of Connecticut TO,
October l, 1853, was not published until after the
adjournment Of the Legislature. Though composed
almost er tiiely Of qurss, 1t is an interesting d,cu
ment, for it seows the wealth OF each town ia the
State, and OILY requires table Of population to
make i one Of the most valuable Of our State publi
cations The summary shows the toral assessed va
lue Of ell property TO be 1851, and Of potts
sG769s0 to which should be added about $50 COS 200
OF railroad bank and other stock not included in the
grand hst but taxed by the State at large, giviag
total Of 4Sl8S7 the taxable property of Con.
Iect ut, equal to $607 for each person Ia the State
We doubt whether any State in tue Union can show
more gratifying average than this, especially
when it is RENE mbered that our assessment are no
toriousy very much below the real value OF pr ,
petty.
The largest item in the assessment is land. apart
from los built upon. There are 2G33,s7s acre; 10
the State, worth $56,534.95S. The next item is
dwelling houses, worth $53,972,777. Toe number
Of dwellings s given ct COSTS, but there are SIX
increase che number 10 at Leaf 63 600 or one Well
ing house to every Elk persons In the State. Tue
mi IT, stores, &C., in the State vased at 3d..
9l5,2sl; the amount invested in mar ufactari, z
il slO.2s3 2o7; the money At interest amounts to
1879; amount employed in mcrchani disc is
s6654,O25, and in commerce and vessels So ,238-
lS2. There arc s404,I03 worth of clocks and
watches returned, ano s250446 worth of musical
Instruments; of Household furniture, 81 ,277,2SO.
The town Of New Haven Is, Of course, the lnrg.
est and richest in the State; It's list exceeds by
100000 any other town and is three times as
large as any town except Hartford. The largest
inyes tment in manufacturing and mechanical opera
tiups is in Waterbury, which returns 50 900 225
thus used; New Haven stands next, hayiaa $780,
os3, and Hartford next, having $67O,473. New
Haven las the largest amount OF money ut interest
s8T0,lG0; Hartford next, aid Stamford next.
Old Sa, brook has the largest amount invested in
commerce.; Strirgton next, Fairfield next, New
Haven next. New Haven has 1854 dwellings, be-
ing 1877 more tnan Hartford, which ID the next
town In tize, and more than all Of Tolland county.
There are also $50 mills and stores in New Haven,
which is 1886 more, or more than twice az many, a.
in Hartford.
IL ia with some pride that we compare our own
county with the others in the State. In terrific
risl extent i u comp arathey nsl only three b. ing
ofss size, but in respect to population and wealth II
excels all Others. Making fair allowance for four
ipgs to II 600 in Hsrtfors, and 1854 in Fsirisli
the value OF iss dwellings, nearly 81 900 600 more
than the next largctt couoy; its mills apd stores
aic Of the CREATES. value by $4,000; IL leads the
Others greatly In the worth Of fsrming utensils time
pieces, musical instruments, bridge, turnpike aud
plank road stocks, railroad, city and other bonds
money hand, and mas - is9 1877 Invested N man
ufnctn es, equal 10 nearly half Of the whole invest
mebt in he State. In the item "mouey employed
ia rnerchsndizt Hartford oounty beats II by $780,
oO0 ard has also $2lG 900 moe at Interest, a. well
ss.m0seebask ard insurance. State and canal stock
but IN proportion 70 its population. New Haven Dc
considerably the richest county In the State.
This wealth has grown within few years, for we
roerous railroads, which have des sioped the resour
ces Of almost every town, and IN great measure to
cur bank policy, which has given . banking insti .
sutton TO Alaoss every manufacturing village that
an support one-wbie The policy Of Hartford mas
been to retain all ts bank capital in the city and
mako IFS surr ur ding country dependant upon its
own Institutions. Which policy ID the wisest let the
result show. .t.. .