Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-06
NEW ENGLAND IN THE CENSUS.

An array OF facts relative TO New Eng
land, gathered from the census OF 1850, by
the enterprising Boston Journal, Is worthy
OF attention and study. The excess OF ie-
male population Is the first fact noted, this
excess appearing In every one OF the New
England States excepting Vermont. In
the country as n whole the male population
is in excess, but the male population emf
CRATES Westward. and as a result females
predominant In all the Atlantic coast States
with the exception OF Delaware. A COM
parisou as 10 wealth and taxation, made
between fifteen cities and towns In Massa-
chusetts and like number In the South,
results In favor OF the former, showing
that while the valuation in Massachusetts
cities and towns Is greater per capita than
Il is In the South, the rate OF taxation per
$1,000 Is less, The Massachusetts cities
and towns are better of also in the matter
OF their bonded debt, the total for the tif-
teen being SIa, 4iS,31G, while the total for
the fifteen Southern cities and towns Is
S23, 1852, IA. In this connection IL should
be stated that the total population OF the
Massachusetts cities and towns selected
for comparison Is 364 ,230, while that oil the
Southern cities and towns Is 420,9l2.
The assessed value OF real and personal es-
tate In Massachusetts Is 81 ,5si, I56, sO2
the total bonded debt OF the State, counties,
cities and towns is Sl09, 1888 ,94S; the float
ing debt is Sll, 6sS, 29I; deducting $780,,
463, l73 of sinking funds from these two
sums leaves net debt OF sol, l59,l72 or
ISL. u per capita for the population OF L.
.S3, OsG. The debt per capita in the cities
is more than double that in the towns, the
amount being S70.sS and s30.l4 respec-
lively. A very important fact presented
is that in relation TO cereal products In
New England. Between 1860 and 1870
there was decrease Of 1892 per cent, but
in the next decade there was al increase
OF 2.4l per cent. This increase has been
made in Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut, the other two
States continuing TO fall of In their yield.
The total production of wheat, rye, oats,
corn, buckwheat aud barley for 1880 was
20, 9S0, 1856 bushels. The yield Of wheat In
New England was greater in 1880 than 1t
was In 1860, the rate Of increase being
something like 10 per cent. There has
been large increase In the yield OF tobac-
CO during the past decade the bulk OF the
gain being made in Connecticut, where the
yield for 1880 was l4,l64, ESQ pounds
against s 1928, 79S pounds for 1870. The
increase in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island and Vermont is comparatively in
significant, as tobacco culture Is carried
on to very limited extent in those States.
The yield in Massac husetts fell of from ~
3l2, sS5 pounds in 1870 to 5,669, 1886 pounds
in 1850. The silk industry, which Is rapid
ly increasing in Importance all over the
country, Is established in New England
and there are factories in each OF the States
Connecticut taking the lead and Massa-
chusetts following Figures given, based
upon reports from fifty -four factories, show
that the capital invested in this industry
in New England amounts to s5,7a0, 100,
that as many as 1926 hands have been en-
ployed in 1880, and that the value OF the
finished goods turned out that year was
1881 ,06s. The cotton industry, In which
Massachusetts, leads the other New Eng
land States, was represented in 1880 by s.
sos, Az spindles, l,l40,972 bales OF cotton
used, and l29, $50 persons employed.-BeI-
fast Journal.