The New York herald., 1875-09-29
GEORGIAS FINANCIAL CONDITION.
LETTER FROM CHARLES NoRDHoFF.

which enclose, and which, hope you will print
with my reply. have to say
FiTs-I have not anywhere written or said that the
debt of Georgia is larger than that Of other southern
States, as Subscrber" asserts On the contrary, In
letter in the HERALD dated September H. called special
attention TO the financial condition Of Georgia saying,
with the condition Of Louisiana Arkansas and other
Southern States which have been under republican con-
trol' and added that the State debt amounts to but
eight millions the States credit is high in New York and
Europe the county and local debts trifing, and
there is surplus in the State treasury Of million
These words follow this general statement in my let
ter:-"It is altogether such a showing these demo-
Gratis need not be ashamed Of" may add that the
Augusta C0nstutionalist of September 20 remarks
'Mr. Nordhon never attacked the State finances OF
Georgia. and yet some of contemporaries are pub
hshing long articles to prove that he did.
Second made no such comparison between Georgia
and Mississippi Mr.. Woiord and evidently
believes did. His letter, however incidentally con-
firms some Of my remarks upon Georgia-namey, that
It's soil is older and than that of some of the
newer Southwestern States and that the manufactures
Of Georgia are in snguarly prosperous condition
Mr.. Wo1ord's letter confirms all wrote on these
points But, repeat, made comparison between
Georgia and Mississippi such to think did
Third-I was greatly puzzled TO account Tor such
misrepresentation of my report to you on Georgia,
until noticed that several Georgia journals discuss not
my letters they appeared in the HERALD but the com
ments upon them made in SOME Northern journals; and
am taken TO task for these comments. We are here,
the North just in the middle Of election ex-
ctement, and prefer TO be judged by my own words,
and not by partisan versions OF my report
Fotrth-Some OF the Georgia journals suggest that
deceived about the number OF people who have left
the State. reply that received my figures, not from
a negro they suppose, nor from republican sources,
but from several of the eminent democrats in the
State. added what these journals confirm, that this
emigration would not hurt the State because II opened
the way for emigrants from other States.
Fitth-I did say that the cotton region OF Georgia
seemed less prosperous than that Of some other
States adding that the grain and farming country was
reported highly prosperous and that the manufactures
OF the State remarkably successful accounted
for the condition of the planters by the fact admitted
by Mr. Wonord and by the newspapers that
manure; and by the injurious effects of the
''Len Law' now repealed Every planter met in tho
State spoke to of this law As evidence Of what
had been told me, quoted from Georgia democratic
journal, an Augusta paper, table showing the
business failures in Georgia during the previous six
months and, comparing them with those in other
States mentioned that the table was taken from
Georgia newspaper do not suppose the Georgian
meant to or did misrepresent his own State.
believe if your correspondents, Mr.. Wo1ord and
Subscriber" any other fairminded Georgans read
my letters, they will that have given careful and
accurate of their State. Almost every state
ment actually made by to which, SO far as l know,
exception has been taken, to from democratic
sources 1t would have been easy to make partisan
statement either from the republican the democratic
standpoint, but did not do so.
CHARLES NoRDHoFF
ALPINE, N. j., Sept %, 1875.
SAVANNAH, Sept 9, 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Had Mr.. Nordhof figures before him when he wrote
that letter in which he stated the relative debts of
eral of the Southern States and placed Georgia much
larger than that of several others The writer knows
TO the contrary. The States he mentioned, in
parson, notoriously in a fix than Georgia.
We OF this State are proud Of it and its recent manage
ment SUBSCRIBER
CARTERsvILLE Ga, Sept 13, 1875
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Your correspondent, Mr.. Nordhof In late letter
upon affairs in Georgia, instituted comparison be-
tween Georgia and Mississippi. by which he demon
srates to his own satisfaction that Mississippi, not
wthstanding negro rule is in more prosperous con-
dtion than Georgia. the latter being controlled by the
white democrats since 1870 While intend to show
by the facts that Mr. Nordho is in error will be
ful to keep in mind that it has been
five years only that the people of Georgia
who interested in the welfare Of the
Commonwealth have had the reins of government
Mississippi is younger State than Georgia. and its
soil is naturally richer The Mississippi bottoms not
surpassed for fertility by the lands of any State in the
Union 1t takes more labor and higher culture pro-
duce good results from Georgia soil Mississippi
soil produces About one-fourth of the entire area Of
Georgia Is made useless for agricultural purposes by
mountains and hills in the northeastern part of the
State and by swamps in the southern part There is
considerable portion of Mississippi too low for cutva
ton, but there is part OF 1t too high About the
same number of acres in each State is used for the
growth of grain crops, while there is land given
to cotton in Georgia than in Mississippi. And 1t may
be useful here TO state that the total Of Georgia
square miles and that of Mississippi A. 600 square
miles The population of Georgia Is l. lS4 l0s that Of
Mississippi s27, 922.
The grain and hay crop of Georgia for 1869 brought
$32 600 0o0 and that Of Mississippi SOS, 800 600
1922 000 000 which by the returns OF 1874 is shown
have increased to s273 600 900 This makes
In six years In Georgia values OF $5l 600 600 The
show that Mississippi for the period has not
increased in the value of her property $2OOOOOOo for
the same period
Mississippi which has honestly earned the cognomen
of the Sow State in 1860 slaughtered and sold for
slaughter animals of the value of a little over
81 900 000 while Georgia for the purpose produced
Sill 600 600 worth In 1870 Mississippi slaughtered
only 81 000 600 worth, while Georgia had ST. 900 600
worth to use in that way In this matter Georgia has
al mad her. N "a inOm ma
The annual products of Georgia is 900
worth more than that Of Mississippi Georgia every
year pays than $40 0O0 600 for help while Msss
sippi gets with the payment of $40 000 600. There
only three States IN the Union which pay in
this way than Georgia-to wit New York Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois; while there are nine which pay
more than Mississippi.
Georgia on S273000 900 OF property, pays in State
county city and town tax 81 6000 000 being about
per cent Mississippi, on $177000,000 of property,
pays So 700 600 of tax to State county, city and town.
And while IL is true that the people Of Mississippi pay
three times much tax as the people OF Georgia the
public debt of the latter State is considerably larger
than that of the former The average value per of
all the land in Mississippi is only 81 81, and that Of
Georgia SO 49, The depreciation of the value of land in
Mississippi from 1860 TO 1870 $39 0O0 000 the de-
probation Georgia for the time $35 600 900
only. This takes no account of the appreciation of
Georgia property which has been going for the last
half dozen years In 1860 Mississippi produced 202 507
bales Of cotton Georgia the year 70l $40 In 1870
Mississippi produced SOL 93S bales and Georgia 473 94
In those years Mississippi fell of In the production
of cotton 637 900 bales while Georgia. deprived of the
bales of the old crop.
There A. 600 manufacturing establishments IN
Georgia against l, 700 in the other State.
There in Georgia water wheels and steam engines
propelling machinery requiring 40, 900 horse power,
while all the power now needed in Mississippi, both
water and steam, is IL, 0OU horse power
Georgia produces annually S35 600 900 worth of man.
ufactured goods, and Mississippi $S000,0OO. Georgia
has $15 900 900 invested in manufacturing and Msss
sppi $4,000, 900. In 1850 Georgia produced about
SIC 900 900 worth Of manufactured goods and Misss-
sppi S. 600 0O0 In the years Mississippi has
increased her production of manufactured goods
81 900 only while Georgia has added $40 0O0 900 to
hers.
doubt II any part OF any State much devas-
tated during the civil that part Of Georgia be-
tween Atlanta and tho Tennessee line; but the people
gradually improving their condition. and will, ere
long, be prosperous That the best part Of the best
cotton State.
And while do not say the foregoing is good show
ing for Georgia, do say 1t proves that State ridden
and robbed by negroes and scaawags not pros
porous than a State controlled by white democrats.
For the truth of history exacts the statement that
We have had few journeymen thieves in Georgia who
mt ms tad to hav South