The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-22
WHOLE NO. 1871.

of the farmers cotton, wheat, corn and
meats.
Is it not tine that we had national
policy that would give the workers of
the soil e fair chance in the struggle Of
lifep
MIR. Whitehouse then gives a fearful
catalogue of the debts of the States and
principal cities of the country. Here is
what he says:
''Thc debts of the States," said MIR.
Whitehouse. II have tabulated as they
stood. from the best information attaina.
BILE, in April, 1876; that is, about the
time we opened the Centennial Exhibi>
ton. The total is nearly 1887 900 900.
But the total debts of the thirty-five
principal cities foot up nearly 1926 ,OOO,-
900. There we have, taking only the
szeable cities, an aggregate civic and
State debt of 1913, 900 900, or, approx,
naatively half as much obligation as the
United States debt itself"
l asked him to give me some examples
of these debts.
"Well," he said, ''let us take New
York State. Its debt is scant OF $24,~
100000. We have sinking fund equal
to half Of it. But the debt OF New York
city is s153,000,000, ofBrooklyn nearly
$39,0O0,000, OF Buffalo almost 900 900,
of Rochester So, $50 900, of Albany $3,a
683, ,0o0--a civic debt for five American
cities of s208, 100000. and some of
those have been increased since 1876"
"How do the frst-class cities compare
with thatp'
"Philadelphia has above S57, 900 900,
Baltimore $32. .O0O, 900, Boston s41 ,00O.~
900, New Orleans $21 ,265, 900, Chicago
Sl9.785,000. Cincinnati. SIS, 1888. .000,a and
San Francisco only $3.430,O00. These
are the great cities, leaving out New
York, with anaggregate debt Of $780,
100000.
'sYes, it is more than half of all the
debts Of the States, and shows the bur-
dens OF the city-living people over the
rural communities. Aud in o less de-
gree, the minor cities are also heavily
burdened. Let us look There is little
Jersey City with $14,O00,O0O, Newark
nearly $3,O0O,000, and Elizabeth, N. j.,
with $4,000, ,000.'
$50 Jersey has tour towns with nearly
| $30, 100000 debts?'
"Yes. And leaving out Boston we
have in New England, Providence with
81 100000, Portland S5.413.O0O, an
Bangor $2,485, 900.
/ Little cities, like Cardinal Wolsey,
ought to throw away ambition"
Now" said Mr.. Whitehouse, "let US
take the leading second-class cities, begin
with the South, ,and leave ont Richmond,
Va. But Charleston has $7,75O,O 900,
Savannah 1868, 600, Mobile $685.
900, Augusta. Ca, $4,000, 900, Calves
ton s1,373,0OO, Memphis $1,000 900,
St. Joseph, Mo-, 1881, 900, Nashville
$l,380, 900, Columbus, Ga, 1878, 900.
and little Louisville, $9.820, ,000."
"Now." said Mr.. Whitehouse, Gle. us
skirmish over the breadth of the coun-
try. We come first to Pittsburgh with
$1.7S4, ZOO, Cleveland $S,087, 900, De-
! troit 81 ,282, 200, indianapolis $l,455,-
900. Milwaukee 81, 2,421 900, st. Paul 9l,-
100000 The minor cities of the West
!, have been comparatively prudent"
(Which State has the greatest debtp'
Virginia, and with little TO bear it.
: Most of it was acquired before the war
in costly canal and railroad building.
: 1t is over $40 200, 900. But Massachu-
setts has almost $34, 100000 and Penn
2 sylvania $50, 900, 900, but with large
sinking fund"
Il nave only tabulated thirty lone
: States," he continued. Some rich
States have small debts. California has
= less than $3,400, 900; Iowa is almost out
. Of debt; Michigan has only 1880. 600
! the great State of Illinois has only ST.
45S, 900; Kansas even less than that
. Indiana, 1876 900 and Minnesota ST.
hn of0 "a fk,,vo
g ulation is very sensitive as to debt -
9 do the far Pacific States also keep
out Of danger"
/ "Nevada has debt Of 100000
9 Oregon $227,O0 The District of Co
r lumbia has terrible debt-422, ,349,
: oOO.n
: "And according to Senator Spencers
report, has spent $4,000, 900 in five
x years, and pays 81 .06 for interest out D
Y every S1.50 that is received for taxes.
Il Now" said Mr.. Whitehouse, "Tex-
9 as, an empire, has only S4,245, ,00t
e debt; while Louisiana has almost SI7,.
y 50O, 900. North Carolina has moro thar
1 New York-S28, 400, 900, South Caro-
le lima has $l2 .682 900, Alabama $22, ,341,,
y 900, Florida Sj,234,00O, and Georgia
'e almost Sl9 100000
), 4sProdigions, indeed Are the border
q belt Of Southern States worse off than
10 the Central West?n
2, "Well, Arkansas has above fI4,00O,'
r 900; Missouri $25, 200, 900, aud Tennes
n see $25 ZOO, 900. Ohio has only 81
It 600, 600; New Jersey only $2.394, ,000.'
9 How stand the smaller New England
y States?s
= "Vermont has next to nothing
!. 600; New Hampshire large de5t-S3,
70 724, 900, Connecticut $5, 900. 900; Maine
a almost $1,000, 600; and Rhode Islant
l. ~, ,628, ,O0o."
le / took down these figures. and alst
3 Maryland's debt, very large-S10. .7Ws'
= 900 =. Massachusetts had issued $26.
., $50 o OF five per cent. gold bond
Is sincE 1863, mostly for refunding>n