The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-03-31
New York City.

" estimated from SOO, 0UO to ,UOo, UOU.
About one-h half were born in the United
States, and the other half are from foreign
countries, Of forty different nationalities.
The census returns set down the married,
widowers, and widows as together consti-
tuting two-fifths of the population The
number of persons united in marriage
during year is 1900. The number of
births during year is 81 900. The num-
Der of deaths during year is $4,000.
There are 100000 people living in 10000
houses, and 700 in 10000 houses.
What is required to feed this multitude
may be Judged by such figures as these:
100000 barrels of flour, and 100000
bushels of wheat are brought into the city
every year. The whole number of ami
mails received at the markets in year,
including beef cattle, mich cows, calves,
sheep and swine, is 2,776, 492; and our
city meat bill for the year is over $780,
100000. There are 700 bakers, l 400
butchers and $500 grocers, who find oc-
cupation in furnishing food for the
people.
Not only meat, but drink, must be had
for our population, and something has
been done toward securing a supply of
pure and wholesome water. An aque-
duct, forty miles in length, costing $780,
900 900, pours into our reservoir 60,O00,
600 of gallons daily. The total length of
the Croton main pipes now laid is over
313 miles, The water has been intro
duced into 66,925 buildings, occupied as
dwellings and stores, 1,617 manufactures
and 307 churches. And the yearly amount
paid for water rents is $l,3l9, 54426. Tea
and coffee to the amount of $4,000, 600
are annually brought to the city. The
money spent for intoxicating liquors is
variously estimated from $3S, 900, 900 to
100000 year.
AS not one man in all the ten thousands
in the city raises single grain of wheat,
how do the people manage to secure the
necessaries of life! In seeking an answer
to this question, we turn to commerce and
manufactures, and we find the following
suggestive figures. The arrivals at the
port Of New York in year are 1861 the
| tonnage entering and leaving the port
| 100000. The imports and exports are
| $500,000,000. The aggregate business
| 000. The number of manufacturing es-
| Establishments in the city is 400, with a
capital of $65,000,000, employing 100000
hands. There are II banks, with capital
of $90,000,000. There are 80 savings
banks, having 307, 1872 depositors, and
| $50, STA ,343 on deposit. The total valua-
ton Of real and personal estate in the
city is $965, 326,614. Last year, Is, 030 per
| sons, on 1886 4S4 income. paid $4,379,-
754 taxes to the United States Internal
Revenue Department.
We have seen that, though the people
of the city do not produce any food, they
are successful in securing supplies from
every direction aud the grand figures OF
business enterprise and activity VIC have
| given will explain where the means come
| only to ctoin life II, itc haof
| possible condition, but to give to society its
! highest culture and most luxurious adorn-
| ment.
1t is universally conceded that intelli
gence and virtue are the warp and wool
of the social fabric of a republican commu
nifty, and the statements which will follow
concerning education, religion and beneV
olence, cannot fail to arrest attention.
There are 300 public schools in
charge Of the Board of Education, with an
average attendance of 100000 pupils, sus
tanned at an annual expenditure of $4,000,
900. There are 300 private schools, with
an average attendance of $4,000 pupils
| There are 430 churches chapels and mis-
stons of all denominations. There are 81
Journals, newspapers and magazines pub
lished in the city There are 315 relg
ious, moral and charitable associations
The leading national societies receive
$6,000,000 annually. The local voluntary
societies in New York disburse, during
the year, $2,000.000. The Commissioned
of Charities and Corrections, and thu
Commissioners of Emigration, expenG
nearly 100000 year
Having given The leading facts relating
to the population, the business, and The
educational and religious interests of tn,
city, we will proceed to jot down few
miscellaneous figures, which viii represent
various lights and shades of city life. TIL,
city letter carriers deliver during a yea
81 1884 ,OS6 mail and city letters, and 1850,
663 newspapers. and collect from boxe
%, 551 ,91O letters for the mails. TIL,
amount spent annually for bouquets ant
floral decorations is estimated at 1880,
600. It las been stated that the cost O
tie flowers at single entertainment a
the residence of a private citizen wa
81, 800
New York annually pays $2,50O,O 900 fo
ice. The city is divided into about 40,
0O0 lots, one-half of which are built upon
The Superintendent of Buildings report
2,012 plans for new buildings submitted t,
him during the year. The fires durin.
the year were TAO, and the losses by tn
J same amounted to 81, 81. The mum
! Der of men enrolled in TIE various trade
unions is 5000 The number Of pas
sengers carried by the various ferry com
panies during the year IS 1891 ia. TIL
number of passengers carried by the vari
Gus city railroads during the year is 100,
100000. 1t is said that the seventeen
theatres and ,ninstrel saloons in New
York have 937 employees and 95S actor
and actresses. 1t is estimated that tn
more prominent theatres, concerts, ant
operas are patronized by about 5000
people. while the lower class of thes
} places find patrons to the number of 300