The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-09-16

years. The total valuation of the state a
equalized by the state board has beer
as follows for the different period
mentioned.
iood. d........'....'.... ...'.....$ S0sa6,2l'
1000. ................... lZU,50Z,4t
i00V. ...'............... !ol,ooo,UV
loOl. Observation-Disclosures. IIZ,UOOioUl
1900. .......... ............ SOI,S65,o4.
ion ion n.'..'...'..........'' o5UUIU,'Wt
Between 1871 and 1876 there was q
great depreciation in values Of some
kinds of property, notably those con.
nected with the iron, lumber and nav.
igation interests, and the aggregate
valuation was left unchanged. Since
1876 there has been great increase in
values. Pine lands have in many cases
doubled or trebled in market value, the
mining interests have greatly revived,
manufacturing industries have been
prosperous, and real estate both in city
and country has been greatly enhanced
in value.
In 1883 England proposes Provi-
dence and Parnell permitting) to cele-
brate the tercentenary of the defeat of
the Spanish armada, and movement
is already on foot for raising funds to
build monument in cOmmemoratiOn
of the deeds of Sir Francis Drake. If
the Spaniards had succeeded in making
landing in Britain, no doubt the
course of history would have been
greatly changed, and his Most Catholic
Majesty of Spain might now be ruling
England, through pro consul at Dub
lin. Bat they did not land. There
were too many Englishmen in the way.
A party of gentlemen and ladies in
cluding Sir John Mowbray, Lady Now
bray and their daughter, were recently
escorted by Mr.. George NJ. Pullman to
the thriving village near Chicago which
bears his name and which Is owned and
managed by the Pullman Association.
About $2,000,0O0 has been expended in
the development of the town thus far,
and the work of building is going for
ward with great activity. The associ-
alton owns about 1000 acres, and Mr..
Pullman says: "We will not sell an
acre under any circumstances, and we
will only lease to parties whom we are
we'll satisfied will conform with our
ideas in developing the place. We
will not allow any saloons or drinking
resorts in the town. We shall do all
we can to cultivate the better natures
of our wOrkmen. In short, we shall
do everything that is possible to i'm
prove them. My idea has always been
that it was to the employers interest
to see that his men are clean, content
ed, sober, educated and happy. They
make better workmen, and they -dcvel-
op the employers industries more. l
shall try to benefit humanity where it
is in my power to do 30. Here we
shall have every attribute of a town
exemplifed; and 1 hope to be able to
provide each and every attraction that
can be desired-churches, schools,gym-
nasiums, reading-roOms, etc."
In the census year there were en-
ployed at the collieries 68, ,239 hands, of
whom 28.7 per cent. were miners, 69.5
were labOrers above ground, and 1.8
comprised the administrative force.
The total wages paid were s21, $50, ,120.
The average yearly income of each
man was 1859 0S, and his average
monthly income $42 33. On an aver
age, the employers worked 70.69 per
cent. of the year, while $3.50 per cent.
was lost by stoppages and only O.72 per
cent. by strikes. The last item shows
that the relation between employees
are much more harmonious than here
tofore. The increase Of force employed
over 1870-20.04 per cent.-consists
largely of boys under sixteen years Of
age, at work above ground. The num-
Der of adult employees has increased
but 20 per cent. The coal-lands which
are reported as being worked amount to
164,852 acres, valued at $l02, 2,6l4, ,844-
an average valuation of 1922 AZ per
acre. OF the total number, 1852 are
reported as having been worked over;
the lower seams of coal, however, even
in this area have not yet been touched.
An additional area of $685. acres of
coal-land is held in reserve by the com.
panies. On the extremely conservative
supposition that only q per cent. of
the contents of the anthracite coal field
can be mined and marketed, it is esti-
mated that the production of anthra-
cite, after 1880, will reach 4,009, $40, 900
net tons before the field is exhausted.
This would indicate that the produc-
ton of the census year could be main
tained for LAG years.