The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-09-28

lZ,oJO III 1000, 1854.
Morgan county, population in 1860
S,2O2; in 1870, 8.434 /; in 1880, 10,
132 in 1856, Il, POI.
Cooper county, population in 1860
1856 in 1870, 20,692; in 1880
q, $50; 1886, % 259.
Henry county, population in 1860
1856 ; in 1870, IL ,40l in 1880, %,
906; 1886, 27540.
| Lafayette county, population IN
1860, 20,09S; 1870, 1862: 1880
! q, 40; 1886, 1882,
MOniteau county, population in
1860, 10.124 1870, II, 375; in 1880,
1876 1886, 1922.
Miller county, population in 1860,
6,Sl2; i'll 1870, 6,61S; 1880, 9,S05
1886, II ,227.
Camden county, population in 1860,
1875; in 1870, 6,l0S in 1880, 1925
1886, S,911.
Hickory county population in 1860
1905; in 1870, 6,452; in 1880,
1887 1886, S,521.
Dallas county, population in 1860,
1892 in 1870 8, 1873 in 1880, 9, 263 /;
1886, 1O,00l.
st. Clair county, population in
1880, 7,249 in 1870, 9 745; in 1880,
II, 125 1886, 1854.
Bates county population in 1860,
7,215; in 1870, ID, $50; in 1880,
%, 3SI; in 1886, 80, 404.
Barton county population in 1860,
1877; in 1870, 5,SS7; in 1880, TO-.
$50; in 1886, Is, $50.
This gives total population in the
whole district in 1860. The date
when the railroad first reached Soda.
liza of 1872, 113 inhabitants and a pres
ent population Of 346,9S6 souls, or
49, more than double the amount
when Sedalia first found birth twenty
five years ago. From this it will be
seen that the increased demand upon
her resources, and the increased sup
ply of her facilities have kept about
even pace with the growth Of the city,
and that future development is likely
to continue the mutual growth of Cen
trail Missouri and of Sedalia as It's
entrepOt for at least half century to
come before the entire area of nearly
$4,000 square miles is fully populated.
The entire number of farms In 1880,
according to the United States census
was 36,519, the value of which is
given as sec, 1928, 060, employing
agricultural machinery for successful
operation valued at s3,0S0,205. The
productions being In stock, SO, 49,
273 and in farm products, $16,217,-
504, or a total annual product OF
S35, 40S,7 III. This amount has, of
course, increased within the past six
years in proportion with the popula-
ton, and it is safe to say, in the
absence of exact figures that it will
reach close to s50,000,O00 in round
figures at the present time.
In glaring contrast with these fig
ures are those of the present sparce
factory industries. The total num-
Der factories of all kinds in the dis
trict being go, employing s1,7S0,-
O25 capital and l ,905 mechanics. The
amount of wages paid out by them is
1903, 067; amount for material So
$50, 753; amount of production. ST.
321 ,617, on an annual profit of ST.
321 1854, or an invested capital of
81, 7S0,025. Certainly such figures
should encourage the investment of
more capital in so profitable an indus
try.
The assessed value of the en-
tire property and tax revenue paid is
assessed value. Sol ,377 ,051; taxes paid,
1,056, 500. These figures are also |
!or 1880 and must be allowed a pro-
oOrtionate increase for the six years
ince elapsed, with increase of
but enough is given TO
how cOnclusively the grand future
which Sedalia and Its dependent
erritOry has before it without even
upon the vast natural resour
es which exist in her lead, coal, copper
md other mineral fields and vast
imber resources which are as yet
carcely touched so far as develOpe-
nent are concerned, nor will they be
Until greater attention is given to
for which there is not
My great demand but profitable
nd inexhaustable market for a GEN.
nary to come.
HER ASPIRATIONS.
From all these facts it is easy to 6
ather some idea of the grand destiny
Sedalia in the future, and it will ,
OF be matter of wonder to anyone b
nat her citizens, appreciating her ad- I
antages, should he imbued with I