The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-10-21
Statistics About Charleston.

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much of interest when they relate to q
topic which is attracting much public
attention. and just at present when the
misfortunes of the people of Charleston
excite the sympathetic interest of the
entire country an array Of figures con-
corning the population of the over
thrown city. the social condition and
occupations of its people has in it much
to excite public interest. The New
York Sun has gathered from the census
report of 1880 large amount of statis-
tical information. Charleston is q
thoroughly American city. In no other
city of the Union. Richmond ex-
cepted. is the proportion of foreign
born inhabitants SO small, and it ap-
pears to be constantly on the decrease.
OF AZ, $50 inhabitants in 1880 only 4, 1872
were foreign born, and of 49,9 peo-
pie in 1883 there were but $3.50 who
were born in countries other than this.
To show how small this proportion
really is, it may be mentioned that 40
per cent. of Chicago's population and
3S per cent. of Boston's are foreign
born. Moreover, IS per cent. of Char
leston's inhabitants are natives OF South
Carolina.
The number of people actively en-
ployed in 1880 was 20, of whom
Is, $50 were males. Very few of the
females were employed in manufacture
ing Enthusiastically seventy-six. The
othere were either d0mestics, saleswo-
men, or employed in some similar Ca
pacty.
Of the male workers 1852 were en-
gagged in what are described in the
census reports as professional and
personal service. That is to say they
were professional men, servants and
day laborers. Three thousand nine
hundred and five were employed in
manufacturing pursuits, 4.349 in trade
and transportation. which includes not
merely merchants and railroad men,
but clerks, truck drivers and handlers.
There were 636 carpenters and joiners,
and 1922 masons. Unless this number
has largely increased there will be
room in Charleston for thousands of
carpenters, bricklayers and builders
from abroad. In fact, it is reported
that masons are now receiving Sc per
day for their work. This seems a
rather extortionate price for labor
when the laborers are SO fully aware OF
the heavy losses of their employers.
There were, in 1880, 1874 manufacture
ing establishments of all sorts from
soda water manufactures up. The
total amount of capital invested was
$1,718. 800; and the value of the manu-
features for that year was nearly
s., 100000 Since 1880, however, these
figures have been increased to four
times the amounts named, for Charles
ton had something of boom in manu-
features, the principal of which is the
manufacture of fertilizers.
The property valuation of the city in
1883 was $22, ,423. of which $l4,
500, 600 was real estate. The tax rate
was So. 10 per 800.
At the time the tenth census was
taken. and, too. at the present time, the
majority of the people of Charleston
are colored. They are not. with but
few exceptions, at all we'll to do, and it
is upon the white population that the
loss falls most heavily. When, too, it
is taken into consideration that the bus
mess blocks and manufacturing estab-
lishments were owned by compara-
tive few, it will be more readily COM
pretended how great are some Of the
Individual losses.
The statistics given above will per-
haps enable those who read them to APP
preciate more fully the present condi-
ton Of Charleston. -Ka'ssas City Jour.
nal