New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-20

Several correspondents doubling the accuracy of
Mr. Blaine's figures have written to ask whether
he was not IN error in calling the estimated value
OF all property in the United States $4,000, 900,
| 600. The census computation of the aggregate
| wealth of the United States has bat recently been
Completed Though its result has been approx
mately known for some time, the figures officially
given are 1913, GI2 600 900 This aggregate Is made
up IA follows: Value Of farms go 1917, OOO, 600 Of
live stock farm tools and machinery So O56 0OO,-
600; of resident and business real estate 80 SS1 900
900; of real estate exempt from tax, $1,000 900
600; Of household furniture clo hing uppies, libra
RES paintings and jcwelry $1,000 1000 600; of rail-
roads and equipments 80 JJG 100000; telegraphs
shipping and canals $40 600 600; mines. with half
the yearly product, r7-lO00O00; specie on hand
TGI2 900 600: threciourths Of the annual product
of agriculture and manufactures and imports of for
eign Foods %G 60 coo 600 These figures il Will be
seen would substantially Justify Mr.. Baines state
mcnt for important items are obviously excluded.
II cannot be- said that the bondof the United states
held by an individual and transferable from hand
to hand forms no part Of his wealth nor can the
aggregate wealth of the people he correctly estims-
ted without taking INTO consideration the inveat-
mruts made ina the acCuritcs uf the United states
and other countries. On the other hand IL ia mat
ter of grave doubt whether tho actual cost of rail
roads and equipments has been ~ great 10 tho
census report assumed and tho estimate of house
hold furniture and auppca soona 10 be question
ably large.
The official report 81 tho Agricultural Bureau 70
patdtug the condition or crops about August lai ia
ono of tho moat favorable over made, Tho trpoft
an ~ wheat covers only tho spring wheat region
the average given In - ono point higher than IA
either of the Last two excellent years and higher
than ia any year since 1877. Tho average for corn
A. higher than IN August of any year since 1850.
These iguTes point to an enormous yield of both
wheat and corn and in view OF the large stocks held
over from year Indicate pretty surely that sup
plies of food will DO unusually cheap here the com
ing year.
The Canastoa Herald announces at the head of its
editorial columns that il is an independent
Journal" Judging from its issue of August Ii the
paper is certainly managed independently OF such
considerat tons as honor, fair play and common
decency. 1t is the sort of Independence whlch
unless restrained is apt to land the scamp that IN
dulges in it IN the pentsntIary. In the Issue
referred to The Herald prints leader an article
which it credits to TAG TRIBUNE. 1t is an article
booming Cleveland, in which the statement appears
that Mr. Blame is weaker than he was at first. OF
course we never printed anything of the sort The
Herald accomplished ITS knayery by taking one of
our articles devoted to a consideration of Blalnes
strengt h and Ceveland's weakness and deliberately
altering and mutilatng 1t to suit It's fraudulent
purpose If the readers OF The Hefdd appreciate
the fitness of things its editor may well feel that
he is entitled 1t their hands to testimonial III tar
accentuated with feathers