Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

The balance in the treasurery be-
longing to the several funds, on the
Both day of September, 1869, was
Sl55, 935.40 On the Both day ofSep-
TENDER, 1870 it was $133 627 IL. The
total receipts Of the year were ST.
1872 847.85, into the general fund
$50, 696, the sources of revenue hav-
ing already been published in connec-
ton with the Treasurer's report. The
State debt is2, 252O57, viz:
State bonds.. Gs,200
Ceruhcatss OF ndebtness..... lS3, 500
currency ceftincates 81
Bonds of the State to the amount of
$4,000 have been redeemed during
the last year, and certificates of in
debtness issued to the several trust
funds, as provided by law. The bal
ance OF the bonded indebtness Of the
State would have been liquidatod in
like manner, if the bonds could have
been purchased but as they are not
yet due, parties holding them are not
disposed to sell
The items of State expenditures
are classified as follows. the argre-
gate being $906 329 So: Salaries and
permanent appropriations, S77, S26 :
%; legislative expenses, S95, 1913 "a !;
State institutions and buildings, 1928 :
998 30 ; capitol extension, $40 238 90 !;
| interest on State indebtness, $3.50, 052 :
% miscellaneous, $198 500 %.
The expenditures for 1871 have al
ready been estimated and provided
for, the tax having been levied and
apportioned to the several counties
This tax will be received into the
treasury about the first OF next Feb
ruary and it is expected that it will
be sufficient to meet all demands up
on the treasury till Decent er31, 1871
The Secretarys estimates for The
year ending December 81, 1872, are
given below, and he thinks that in
addition 10 the estimated resources
and amount authorized by existing
laws, State tax Of $3.50, 900 will be
necessary, which, with economical
legislation, will provide means 10 de-
fray the expenses Of 1872.
Expenditures Salaries and perma-
nent appropriations. $50, 400 legisla-
tive expenses, S88, $50 interest, Sl72,-
O22.l2 state prison and charitable
institutions, $l19, 400 clerks and en-
ployes, S51 500 miscellaneous, S101,-
800 Total, 1913, 1922.
Re0enue.-Railroad companies. IL
cense $275, 600 insurance companies,
tax and license, 100000; telegraph
and plankroad companies $1,000 !;
hawkers' and peddlers license, $500;
tax on suits, S4508 miscellaneous
sources, $1,000 Total, 1856, 500.
SCHOOL FUNDS.
The receipts of the year were S53,-
S48 90 Of this sum $49,O has been
loaned according to law. The pro-
ductive fund has increased during
the year $50, 213 II, and is now 81
290 267 so.
The receipts Of school fund income
during the year were SI70,71121 of
this sum Sl59 271 80 was apportioned
by the State Superintendent.
UNIVERSITY FUND.
The productive fund has increased
during the year S1168, and is now
S263 866 II. The receipts of income
during the year were 500, 936 81 The
disbursements were $34, 011.16, using
up the balance left the year previous.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FUND.
The productive land has increased
during the year S72 629, and is now
1853 346. The income receipts were
$11,377
DRAINAGE FUND.
The receipts were S38, 92S, and the
disbursements $50, 1856
IMMIGRATION.
The number Of immigrants arriv-
ing in Wisconsin for settlement. from
April to October, 1870, was 16 532.
of whom 1000 were Germans, $40
Scandinavians, 700 Great Britains.
500 Bohemians, and 40 Frenchmen
The amount expended by the State
board Of immigration for this object
during the past year was S4,628.
RAILROADS.
During the year ending Decembe
last So miles Of new roads were con-
structed. The aggregate increase Of
the gross earnings, during the same
period was S4, 800, 321 % the increase
IN the transportation Of wheat alone
being6 1913, 528 bushels. There were
but 4 killed and 90 injured, on all
the railroads operated in this State.
with lines extending 1923 miles with
in its borders. The cost Of these
lines was $85, 602735. The receipts
in Wisconsin in 1869 were IS, 277. O36
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
A synopsis of the annual reports
of thirty tour county agricultural
societies makes the following exhibit
Receipts, S33, 289 expenditures, $780,
278.
CENSUS STATISTICS.
The increase Of population in the
State since 1860 is 278 678 being
gain of36 per cent.
The report calls attention to the
alarming increase of the number of
insane persons in our State. In 1850
there were 81, or one to every 5655 |
of the population in 1860. 283, or
one to every 2,S12 in 1870, 691, or |
one to every 1928
The Secretary says: "a very |
large and gratifying increase in the |
productions Of agriculture compared |
with the returns of 1860, will be ob.
served. The amount of wheat pro-
duced to each inhabitant in 1860 was
2O.l8 bushels the amount of wheat |
produced to each inhabitant in 1870 |
was "a misunderstanding gain of
near y 6 5 per cent" The increase
in the manufacturing industry of the
State during the same period is great
er still, the number of establishments
in 1890 being 3063 with 15414 hands