Little Falls transcript., 1883-10-19
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Relief for Rocbester-The Generous
Contributions and How They Have
Been Used.
ROCHESTER,, Special. Oct. IO.--The total eash
receipts Of 'he Citizens Relief committee up to
date are $780, 81. Beside this there has
been received in lumber. hardware, ulnlture,
groceri. S, provisions, al orders of various
k nns, $6, 1926. 73, making the to al d, na ions
$67, 1857 "a. The coal dealers OF Chicago
have contributed nine car leads OF coal, which
the Chicago l. Northwestern railway has
shipped from Chicago free OF chArE" This
coal has been eolL tn Messrs Whit Il l. Judd,
and the money. abnut 81 200 has b~ru paced
tn form fuel fund. Large quantities ni wood
have been purchased IN lime Island, h1cb the
railway company agree t., denver here 1T less
than half rates. The sum Of S4S, 900 has
been already disbursed, leaving tb cRsh bal
anc- iu the hands of he c,n>n,lt ee about
81, 500. It is their intention to resiD
So, 900 or ST, 900 to re ievr tue waits IF such
If The sufferers a. are wi,llout other Resources
The committee have had ga, 6 If from twen-
ly to seventy men, under the suptrin,o .dence
Of A l. Dlcker1nan, al ok. ervc lig dwelling:
houses in the devastated di>1'lct Eetween
thir aud forty houses, at an ay rage co,S OF
$3.50, have bsen butt by the committee alone
W tn this forc9. One Hundred ald niueteeh
houses. III botl city and couut Y, hav' been
replaced, Wi Il the assistance Of tue To 'ef Inpd.
III addition to this. all average amou It If :Ss7S
has been given to each of Z33 faIaie-, for
the purchase of furniture anu necesstrle-; bnt
the aim Of the committee has bteu, far az
po-sible to expend the funds 81 ne oEsly
contributed in permanent Improvements Ac-
cnrding to tue estimate Of ". {.
Rice. The treasurer OF the Clsen's
k.Iief commttee, from $4,000 10 $l5,-
900 WOrtn OF clothing has b Gu distributed
by the ladies. 253 families iav NJ been supplied
with closhng These liz the county wi,o were
sufferers by the FIRST cyc.one liz July Lave also
beeen supplied wi b clothing, AID ara in
clud Il in lhe 253 families. Nlue uew ca'es OF
destltutlcn have been relieved since the meet
ing of >,e adios' committee uu Saturday last.
County Commissioner Coz aud Auditor hiiei
have made q personal canvass Of the county
aud have based tLelr est:ma Of loss the
assessors valuation. which is less than one
half the ac,nal value. They rex @; she total
loss at 1872 600, or all actual amount OF
100000 10 $SOO,0O0. Al instanoo Of the
the conservatism Of this estimate is shown in
tbs fol.owiug item: Upon the l9, 600 acres Of
grain destroyed the valuation vas lInced at
81 per acre, or $4,000 Ihu sserage
Of the whea' crop IN the county this year is nos
less than eighteen bushels per acre, ur q valu-
at'ou of $40 lustead of 81. 81 present low
prices. track one mile wlue and t-r.y J miles
long was ewep. by the storm. { }"u aulrty-
three farms not a building wa >iett. Fur hun
dred structures we're total "recke,I 8ul abcu,
the same number more Or less uamag, &. Iwt
Thousand acres Of timber were dc>trnyed,
which, however, will not be g total los + The
wood Is properly taken care of he rc',ef SO
Sener ,usly contributed will make up atupt G
pcr cent or the actual loss 10 the colntY. The
committee wish to stale thai tue aiu furnished
Is a most noteworthy instance Of open handed
generosity, and they wish to express through
the medium OF the newspapers, in behalf OF
the sufferers, sincere thanks iUr the eyLDpaths
so practically shown.