The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31
a. IsIell a. ID. Emplre.

)elnB decked ana hCCked all over with
ron and zinc ore, of many varieties,
slate OF indispensable quality, fire
,lay, etc, il is also one Of the finest
agricultural regions to be wished for.
And the same. is to DO said of North
lmpton, parts Of which yield largely
81 minerals. Looking over the census
report Of 1880, and comparing the
products Of the fertile fields and great
mines OF our congressional district
composed OF Lehigh, Northampton
and part OF Bucks, we find that it is
as rich as an Empire, and exceeds in
its productive wealth that of whole
States,
BY the census Of 1880 it appears
that there WAS raised in 1879, in this
district, composed of
Lshigh and Northampton, and part OF
Bucks, 420,329 bushels of wheat 1889,
SOL bushels OF corn, / 1890 106 bushels
of oats, 6l3,557 bushels OF Irish potA-
toes, 1887 bushels of buckwheat,
1896 bushels OF rye, 1880 bushels OF
barley, 1850 tons Of hay, 39,693 lbs.
OF tobacco, and that the total value Of
our orchards was $107,556,
We raised more wheat in that year
than did either of the States Of Con-
necticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New
Hampshire, Vermont or Rhode Is
land.
We grew more corn than did either
Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire or Rhode Island; more than
Maine, Oregon, Nevada and Rhode
Island combined, and more than all
the FIVE great territories OF Arizona,
Utah, Idaho, Montana and Washing
ton, with Oregon, Colorado, Nevada
and and Rhode Island thrown in.
Our oats crop exceeded that of Ell
ther Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware
District of Columbia, Florida, Louisi-
ana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
or Rhode Island, and was more than
the crops Of Delaware, Florida, Loui-
aans and the District OF Columbia
together,
Our yield Irish potatoes was greater
than that of Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, Colorodo, Dakota Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida Georgia
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tex
rs, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada
New Mexico or Wyoming, and greater
that that of Arizona Florida, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mex.
leo and Wyoming combined.
The hay crop of the district was
more than that of Delaware, Rhode Is
land, South Carolina, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, Flor
ida, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New
Mexico, or Wyoming, and more thai
the united crops of South Carolina
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arizona
Florida and Wyoming. In the value
Of orchards we outrank Rhode Island
South Carolina, Colorado and Nebras
ka.
In 1880 our district had population
Of 156,461. 1t is much greater now.
On December Goth, 1884, the banks
in the district reported as follows
Aileat0Wn National Bank.-Capital
100000; surplus fund, 100000; ind
vidual deposits, $716,650.25 cashier
checks outstanding, SIS, S9228. Loan
and discounts, $97l ,69S.27
Second National Bank of Allentown
Capital, 100000; surplus fund
$4,000 individual deposits, 1881, 700
81 demand certificates of deposit
49,, 800G3 cashiers checks outstand
ing, $3,74S.20 Loans and discounts
! S462 ,23860.
CatosauquG National Bank--Capi
tai, 100000; surplus fund, $4,000
individual deposits, $171, 579,97; de
mand certificates for deposit, S307
1886 Loans and discounts, 1913
| 058.52.
First National Bank of Rethlehem-
! Capital 100000; surplus fund, $4,000
individual deposits, 1916, 1867 Loan
and discounts, $430,63476.
Lehigh Valley National Bank, BethIf
hem.-Capital, 100000; surplus funC
100000; individual deposits, $413
585.16, Leans and discounts, $642
1878.
Easton National Bank.-Capita
100000; surplus fund, 100000; il
dividual deposits, 1897 1885. Loan
and discounts, 81 ,060,148.18.
First National Bank Of Ea8ton.-
Capital, 100000; surplus fund, $50
900; individual deposits, $657 961,5j
Loans and discounts, $3.50, 1892.
We say nothing Of our furnaces, OF
rolling mills, and other interests {
great value, but enough has been sal
to show that our Congressional Di
J trict is one OF marvellous wealth, an
one OF which we may all justly /
proud.
This District has about the area
Washington, Sullivan and Carte
counties, but has not the miners
wealth or the fertile lands Of OF
counties.
Railroads and manufactures had
great deal to do with the developmer
OF the Pennsylvania District, but will
out the toll and thrift and frugality
its citizens it would have been as Il
in the rear as we are to-day. The
believed in putting in six honest da!
of toll per week, whenever it was pc
sible, and did not lose half OF the
time in squirrel hunting or in kickin
their heels against the counters (
: their store-keepers, listening to tt
political twaddle OF some local We
ster or Clay, Our section has MOI
: natural advantages than the Pennsy
$ vania District. Can we make as GOO
showing in the next forty years, {