The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-03-21

Nashville Banner.
The compendium Of the census OF
1880 shows that three years ago the
number of railroad companies in
the United States was l,l46. OF
the roads owned by these organiza-
tions 1881 miles were completed,
l0.0l6 were being built, and the
csnstruction of Al ,020 miles was
contemplated. The cost of con-
structing the different roads was
Sale, ,367, ,176; cost of equipment,
S4ls, ,O45, ASS; total permanent in
vestments, $3.50, AS, ,sO7; capital
stock paid in, S2,613, 600 ,264; fund
ed debt. 81, ,390, ,9I5, ,4O2; unfunded
debt, S42l 200, ,S94; total capital paid
and borrowed, S5,425, ,722, 500; total
income, S66l ,295 ,39l total exPendi-
lures, S54I $50, ,795; net income or
profit, sl19, ,344, 500; dividends de-
clared, S7O, ,55O,342. A net income
or profit on stock was earned by 623
companies, the stock of which rep
resented so per cent of the capital
stock of the country. The average
per cent OF profit on such stock was
632. but no profit was made on 20
per cent. of the capital stock in the
United States. The stock of de-
faulting companies was S5l0, ,53S, ,0lS
and that of roads not completed,
s60.632,ll5. The number OF pass
Sngers carried was 269, $50, $40 ;
average distance % miles receipts
per passenger per mile, 2.33 cents /;
cost per passenger Per mile, LII
cents: tons of loca! freight, l53,-
1926; tons of through freight,
I37 7.5l3.9 1872; average rate per mile,
local, l64, cents: average rate per
mile, through, 129 cents; number
of locomotives, l7,4l2; passenger
cans. I2, $50; mail, express and bag
gage cars, 4,475; freight cars, 375-
3I2; other cars, SO,l3S; general
offices, 1915; general office clerks,
S.655; station men, 63,3SO engi-
noers, 1897; conductors, II 4l9;
other train men, 4S,25+; tracknen,
-. 2.4S9; aggregate employees, 4lS,-
957; amount of yearly pay rolls,
sI95, ,3jO,Ol3.
The statistics Of occupations show
4.SI2 actors; 9,l04 artists; ! ,l3l au-
thors; 4+.s5l BARRIERS; "a, 1858 clergy
men: 1884 dentists; l.075,6j5 do
mestie servants; l2,3OS journalists;
64,l37 lawyers; 30,477 musicians;
Sl.6TI physicians aud surgeons
22T.7IO teachers and scientists; 2S,
l5S commercial travellers; lib un-
dertzkers; I73, 72G blacksmiths; 373.
li3 carpenters and jOiners; lOl, l,l3c
machiuiSts; lOZ,473 masons 2o5,-
4UI milliners. dressmakers and
eeamstresses; 2,726 printers, litho
gra hers and stereotypers; l2S ,556
painters and varnishers; l9,3SS
plumbers and gas-fitters; 2,2O6 rag
pickers, and 1876 tailors. The
women are well represented, there
being included in the above 1890
actors; 2.O6l artists; 320 authors,
2,902 BARRIERS; los clergymen; 81
dentists; 1883 domestic servants
255 journalists; 20 lawyers; 1882
musicians; 2,432 physicians and
surgeons I54,375 teachers and
-
So undertakers; 2Sl, ,92S milliners,
dressmakers and ssamstresses; zoo
painters and varnishers; 3, ,456 print
ers, photographers and stereotypers;
40 rag pickers and 52,098 tail0rs.
The total number of farms was
4,OO8, ,9O7. OF these 2,20s, ,374 were
under 100 acres; 1866, ,9S3 over 100
Ane under 500 acres; 1892 over
500 and under ], 900 acres; and 2S,-
75S one thousand acres and over.
Georgia has 9O2 farms of ], 900 acres
and over; Alabama, 696; Virginia,
Gal; South Carolina, ASP; Mississip-
pi, 4S1; Louisiana, 81; North Caro-
lima, 3l1; California, 262; Illinois,
ia; New York 81. The acreage in
farms was 536,OS1 ,535, the value Of
which was slO,l97 ,096, ,776, and the
value of farming implements and
machinery, $4O6, ,520,055. On these
farms there was raised: Barley,
43,997, ,495 bushels; buckwheat, IL
81, ,327; Indian corn, LISA, ,591 ,676;
oats, 407, ,S5s, ,999; rye, 1881 ,5e5;
wheat, ass, AS, ,1S7; cotton, $780,
$50; weol I55, ,6s1 ,76l; Irish pota-
toes, los, ASS, ,539; sweet potatoes,
$685. ,693; hay, 81 ,205,7l2 tons,
tobacco, Az, ,06l, ,l57 pounds; butter
777, 7,25O 2S7 pounds, and cheese 27,-
81, ,4S9 pounds. The live stock wac
valued mt 81 800, ,464, ,609, and con-
sisted of 10, ,357 ,4SS horses, l 81, ,SOS
mules and asses; 993,S4 working
oxen; L., ,443y y220 milch cows; p, 49,
$50 other cattle; 35, ,l92, ,974 sheep
and 1861 200 swine.