The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-30

whole of that portion of the state-was
four thousand six hundred and sixty-ninc.
1t is estimated that these counties
contained more than two-thirds OF
the inhabitants of the state. so that
we may place the entire population OF
Vermont, in 1772, at something less than
seven thousand. The population of the
state, as estimated by DR.. Williams, was
about twenty thousand in IT'S, and thirty |
thousand in 1888, while the census of 1901,
showed 1t to be eighty thousand five hun
dred and thirty-nine. By the census of
1870, the population was three hundred
and thirty thousand five hundred and fifty
one.
The first valuation of the "rsteable
"property" of the state, or the first ''grand
'list," was in 1881, from which it appears
that the value of the taxable property in
the state, at that time, was one hundred
and forty-nine thousand five hundred and
forty-one pounds, seventeen sbillngs and
six pence, or about seven hundred and
forty-five thousand dollars. In 1901, the
valuation was three hundred and twenty
four thousand seven hundred nnety-six
pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence,
or some one million three hundred thousand
dollars. In making up the list, articles
we're valued as follows: Improved land,
ten shilings an acre neat cattle, from
fifteen to forty shillings; oxen, three
pounds each horses, from twenty shillings
to four pounds, etc. AS these prices, re-
marks DR.. Williams, were hardly one-half
| of the current prices, the "reel value of
" the rateabe property Of the state must
4" have been double of what was set down
:" in the lists" In 1875, the real estate OF
Vermont was appraised at something over
eighty-one millions dollars, and the person
al property, "abovc debts owed" at over
eighteen millions of dollars, the whole val
uation of taxable property being nearly
one hundred millions of dollars-or to be
precise, 800, 493,526. We judge this to be
something less than one quarter OF the act
ual valuation, and, il so, the value of real
and personal estate in Vermont would now
be somewhat in excess of four hun
dred millions of dollars against one millior
five hundred thousand dollars in 1881.
| These comparisons sufficiently show thu
progress of the century in Vermont, but t.
| make it q trile clearer, let us see our posi-
ton as compared with other states, partic
ularly with the other New England states
as disclosed by the census of 1870. w
pass by the production of marble, slate an
slate pencils, and the manufacture of scale
and forks, in which We are simply unap
proachable, and come to other production
in which there is pretense of competition
In the manufacture OF sugar, Vermont
the first state in the Union, her product eS
cecding that of any of the southern state;
and being greater than that of the othc
New England states and New York con
bined. In the manufacture OF children
carriages and sleds, we are the third STATE
New York being first and Massachuseti
) second. We are the first Of the New Enl
land states in the number of live stock {
all kinds, and of cows and sheep, and
the production of wheat, corn, oats, WOO
butter, cheese, hops, flax and molasses
second only to Maine in the manufactui
OF oars TO Massachusetts,, in starcl
, wooden ware, roofing material, cngrayir
' and in homes and whetstones to Come
:, ucut in cutlery and edge tools; to MAR
Il in the production of buckwheat, potatoe
: peas and beans, hay, and honey to Mass
= chusetts in the production of rye and ba
ley-and in all of these things in propo
y ton to population and area of territory v
y stand first. We are the first state in Il
Union in the production Of peat, and secor
: only to Michigan in the production of co
per, and these are but 1.-THE of the articl
Il in whose production Vermont surpass
IS her sister states. 1t rests with the mer
bers of the general assembly to say wheth
e this progress, this superiority, shall
u shown at the international exposition.