Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-12
INFORMATION WANTED.
Statistics of the Trade and Re-
sources of each Comfy.
Solicited.

The following paper has been issued
to the County Court Clerks in the res
De0tiVe counties in the State:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
NASHVILLE, August 3, 1869.
To the County Court Clerk, -- County:
Sir: I respectfully and earnestly so
licit information such as you may see
proper to communicate, in regard to
the resources of your county, en-
braeed under the heads hereinafter
enumerated, it being proposed to use
this information in preparing the an
nual report of the General Land Office
for 1869.
1. POPULATION.
In the ebsenee of official census
enumeration, it is desirable to secure
the most reliable estimate If possible,
by official parties, showing the actual
population on the 1st Of July, 1869,
II. PROPERTY.
Real and personal, respectively, not
as listed for taxation, but according,
|. To true gold value.
2. To currency value.
Under this head it is desirable also
to ascertain as nearly as possible,
l. The number of agricultural soil
proprietors.
?. The number Of town and city
soil propgistors.
8. Th6 increase or decrease of the
ratio OF each Of these classes to the
whole population,
III. TQWNs AND CITIES.
InclUdiag,
1st. Cities of 75,0 900 Inhabitants.
2d. Cities of $4,000 g
3D.. Cities of $4,000 Z" ~
4th. Cities of 600 -
9th. Cities of 10000 +"
9Th. Cities of 5000 Z"
eth. Towns of 1900
Sth. Towns of 1000
9th. Towns of 1000 A"
". AGRICULTURE.
Including,
lst. Average ia arms, distinguish
ing improved and unimproved lands.
ri. Acres under tillage.
Sd. Acres in pasture
4th. Cash value of farms.
9th. Cash value of agricultural i'm
plementS and machinery.
9Th. Cash value of live stocks.
9Th. Cash value of annual prOduc-
ton.
Sth. Number of persons employed.
V. MINING INDUSTRY.
Including,
1st. Capital invested.
I'd. Cash value of annual product.
3D.. Number of persons employed.
VI. MANUFACTURES.
Including,
1st. Number of establishments,
I'd. Number of hands employed.
Sd. Cash value of raw material con-
sumed,
9Th. Cash value of annual product.
VII. MERCHANDISE.
Including,
1st. Aggregate capital invested in
all kinds of trade.
I'd. Aggregate of sales.
Sd. Aggregate os profits.
ith. Number of persons employed.
5th. Aggregate of salaries paid.
VIII. BANKING.
Including,
1st. The number of chartered
moneyed Institutions, State or ma
tional,
ID. Number of private bankers.
Cd. Capital invested in banking of
Ill kinds.
4th. Number Of persons employed.
5th. Annual profit of banks.
9Th. Aggregate circulation.
7th. Aggregate salaries.
TX. AGENTS OF ALL KINDS.
Including claim agents, insurance
agents, etc, with aggregate Of income.
X. PROFESSIONAL MEN,
Including lawyers, teachers, ply
Sicians, clergymen and artists, with
aggregate of incomes.
XI. RAILROADS.,
Including,
1st. Number of companies.
I'd. Miles completed.
Sd. Miles projected.
4th. Miles under construction.
9TH. Capital actually invested.
9Th. Gross earnings.
7th. Expenses.
8th, Number of emloyeeS.
9Th, Aggregate salaries.
10th, Number of tons of freight
transported during the year.
18th. Number of passengers carried.
XII. TURNPIREs.
1st. Number of miles constructed.
| ID. Aggregate cost of construction.
Sd. Annual amount of tolls.
4th. Annual expenses.
XIII. COMMON ROADS.
lst. Number of miles constructed.
I'd, Probable cost of construction.
NV, RIVER NAVIGATION.
LIST. Number of boats.
Cd. Tonnage of boats.
Sd. Capital invested.
4th. Number of employees.
9Th. Aggregate Of salaries.
The information above solicited is
such as is called for not only to meet
an extensive correspondence, both in
Europe and America, but is found
necessary to the proper settlement OF
various and important questions in
which the State is deeply interested.
Having no statistics from which to
compile report Of this character !
am forced to call upon you for the m
! formation, so far as your county Is
concerned, and hope you will use eV-
cry exertion to furnish the same, so
I ~