The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-10

lcspifo', on Monday, ana received
Governor Dennison's message. II
:s extremely lengthy - occupying
sixteen columns OF fine print--too
long, indeed. for us to publish We
give, however, q synopsis Of II en-
bodying tho leading points, pre-.
suming that but few Of our readers
would wade through the entire doc.
umept.
Tie Governor tenders thanks to
Almighty God for the blessings he
has bestowed upon our country, and
Especially upon our state, during the
present year The avocations Of its
|citizens have been but little dis.
turbed by the publ, disorders. Ag
: culture, commerce, manufactures
and the useful arts have prospered.
Partisan spiri: has been united for
the common purpose Of national de.
ence.
The present year being the eixti.
eth from the adoption Of the Ohio
Constitution by the Convention oi
1902, q general review of the pro.
gress Of the state is given under the
general heads OF growth in popnla.
tion, in industry dependent. upon
the arts, in commerce, IN accumu,
lated wealth and in social institu.
tions.
In 1902 Ohio had $4,000 people.
In 1900, $4,000; from 1900 to 1920
the increase was $50 900, while from
lS4O to 1850 the increase was $780,
600.
We have contributed literally to
the national army. The armies Of
Europe do not exceed one fiftieth Of
the people, while in Ohio, tho able
bodied men mustered into the ser.
vice has reached one. thirtieth. The
able bodied men in the state in 1860
were 100000.
In 1860 the aggregate OF all serial
crops, including potatoes, was 1884,
$40, 1876 bushels. The increase Of
agricultural products from 1910 to
1860 was nearly d"uble the ratio OF
increase 10 population. In tho lat
ter year Ohio raised breadstuffi
J enough for ten millions of people
four times its actual population -
From 1910 to 1850 the production
Of pig iron increased four fold. tina
of coal fifteen fold and Of salt si,
fold. This is greater ratio o
, growth than that OF population OF
agricultural productions.
0 Tho aggregate ratio Of industry il
y the state increased four fold from
K 1910 to 1860. The energy which
8 hes been displayed in The state il
D the construction OF railroads and 9th
er public works, is happily ALLUDED
D to end commended. OF canals W,
! have nine hundred milea; railroads
D 5000; turnpikes, 3,4o0, and com
: mon roads, $1,000, These make
! "A, 800 miles OF transit lines, indie
pendent OF the coast lines Of Lake
Erie and the Ohio river. There il
; one mile Of railroad to every thirte u
: square miles, and one mile and a
half of common road 10 each square
: mile Of surface.
r The lake and river tonnage has
Q increased three fold in twenty years
n aud our trade with Canada, fou
: iold. For many years Ohio hal
i built moro vessels than the majority
= Of the states, and 10 now tho fifth IL
z ship building.
From this statement Of the increased pop
q ula,ion, production, industry and commerc,
of Ohio, It follows that its wealth, which il
D but the creation Of these elements, mus
have increased IN equal proportion. At III,
' time we were about forming our Constitu
T ton. sixty years since, II is doubtful wheth
er the entire state, considered as property
could be fairly estimated at more than fort
n millions Of dollars. In ls40, the assesse,
value Of property was but 8l23,363, ,e57, o
. three fold that OF 1902. In 1850, under
Il new principle Of assessment. the valuatio
was . 439. .966. $40, or three fold that OF 1890
q In 1860. the aggregate value Of property wa
= Ssee; 1902 Sol, or double that Of 1850. Tn
annual increment Of wealth from 1902 (
81 $40, supposing The assessment TO BE- ia
,. standard Of comparison, was but two mill
ions, and from t840 to 1850, it was forty
J, four millions. IF the next ten years shoui
be attended by no more adverse circu mstau
- ces than those which are past, the wealt
Il OF Ohio will be increased at least four hnn
millions at the end Of that period, making
D. due allowance for diminished emigfatio
Ia and extent OF new lands TO be cultivated,
The present value of property in Ohio,
& we take into view the large amount who
escapes assessment, and the small valu
placed upon animals aud other species c
] persoual property. cannot be estimated 4,
less than thousand millions Of dollars, {
% twenty Ave fold that Of 1909 That this
n very nearly correct. we have another pro,
in the fact that the yaluo Of exported pro