The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-24
WEST VIRGINIA'S WEALTH.
AEterestinE Statistics Compiled
from the A udilor's Report.
Total Ea,nber Of Cattle, Vehicles. Watches,
Etc, In the State--Staafstics Of
Taxes acreage, Real and
Personal Property.
Wheeling Register.

| Wheeling Register.
The biennial report of the Auditor
contains vast amount of important
information. The document is sc
bulky that many Of the interesting
statistics of which it is made up es
cape attention unless especially culled
out. Much of the data contained
therein is in items and the totals
when shown, are found to be Of great
interest AS well as Of utility. Some
of the interesting statistics are found
below:
HORSES, CATTLE, ETC.
The total number of horses, mules
and asses in the State is 12l ,584, val.
ned at $5.683,005. Harrison county
leads with 5,269; Mcdowell comes
last on the list, with 462. The total
number Of cattle in the State is 1926,
825, valued at S., 1850. Total mum
Der of sheep is 53l, 698, valued at
$1,07l, 1853. Total number Of hogs
is 1882, valued at $l57,597. This
is l4,040 hogs less than were assessed
in 1881.
CARRIAGES AND VEHICLES.
We have in our State 39,925 car
riages and vehicles, valued at $1.193,
ZIG; 5,74S pianos and melodians,
valued at $476,3S2; 5S,SS2 watches
and clocks, valued $454, LII.
Harrison county has the greatest
number of cattle, 1851. Marshall
county has the greatest number OF
sheep, 36,902. Logan has the great
est number Of hogs, 1922.
Wood county has the greatest
number of vehicles, viz. 1929. Ohio
county has the greatest number OF
pianos, viz: $50. Clay and Web
stel counties have no pianos within
their confines. Mcdowell county
has "a watches and clocks, while
Tucker county has only Ga. This,
though, is no evidence that her citi-
zens are not up to the times.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The total value of all personal
property in the State is $39,637, 1856.
so. OF this amount Ohio county
has the greatest, $4,000, 100, being
about one. sixth Of the whole amount.
The books of the assessors for the
year 1882, show the
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES
assessed in the entire State to be
1861, 1868.
Randolph is the leading county in
acreage, it having l ,0S4,5 acres.
Hancock is the smallest having
52,768 acres. The total valuation OF
lands, lots and building in the entire
State is $l06,910,44128.
Ohio county leads with $l2, 228, TAO,
as her proportion of the whole. The
combined valuation Of real and per-
senal property is $l46,54S,176.7S of
which sum.
Even Ohio county contains S1S,-
22S, $4,000 which is an increase
over the assessment of 1881, of 1908,
$4,000.
TAX AND ITS COLLECTION.
The total tax accruing to the
State for general State and school
purposes in ali subjects is $600,992.
80, of which sum Ohio county pays
$75,973.5S.
For the collection of the above
amount of taxes the State allows the
sum of $3.50, 522,O9 to the sheriffs of
the counties as commissions. These
commissioners are regulated by the
amount collected, that is u per
cent. on the first $4,000, 5 per
cent. on the second, 3 per cent. on
the third and 2 on the residue, ex-
cept on license tax on which com
mission of per cent. is allowed on
the first $4,000 and l. per cent. on the
residue.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
1t is further apparent from the re-
port that there was on October l,
1882, the sum Of $509,305.11 the
school fund, which is better known
as the irreducible fund. This sum
is invested in U. S. bonds, and bonds
of corporations within the State. As
indicated by its name, this fund is
irreducible and cannot be expended,
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