Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01
Mbeelin9 8e9ister
THE FIGURES,
Showing Just Where the Little
Mountain State Stands.
HER PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY.
Flaiaring Exhibits Of Stata Progress
Made by Auditor Dufy-Inter-
ssGng Satisfies
HER PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY.
our GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The State Never Better OF Than at
Present Large Increase in the
Number and Value of Rail
roads in the State.
CHARLESTON Fsbruary o. 1888.

NHABLESIONb February =, 1875.
Jcs B. Tnsy, Esq
IDEAS SIE:-The want OF sufficient time
prevents me from making fuller and more
satisfactory exhibits Of the progress of The
State than l have been able to do, but
such as have at hand | cheerfully send
you with the hope that they will not prove
altogether barren of results. TIE state.
ments showing the balances in the Treasury
on the first day Of this month presents
quite a gratifying condition of u finances
compared with former periods. The re-
ceipts at The Treasury during the month of
January of the current year amount in the
aggregate to Sill.3l09 IS, which is the lar
gest sun for a single month ever paid in
since the birth of the State. You will OBJ
serve from an accompanying statement
that the amount OF taxes received from
railroad corporations on account Of the as
seSsment from last year is considerably in
excess of that for the year 1886. In this
source of revenue you will note that an III
crease is shown within eight years Of $lS3-
coo. 81.
The table exhibiting the -apportionment
uf the general school fund from the year
1861 TO the present time is an interesting
one. IL viii be seen that the amount Of
the distribution made last year greatly eX-
ceeds that OF any former one. / have reasOn
70 feel hopeful that the s-pportionment for
the current wear will not vary much in
amount from the last years aggregate.
The total assessed value of the real and
per onal property Of the State for the year
1887 amounts to 1852, 1863, 81. A cOmpar-
ison between the assessment of 1856 and
1887 shows an increase in the value OF the
real estate of S2,OO5, sl3 and in that of the
PERSONAL property Of 1851, 700. The whole
number Of c~apitaliuUs assessed for the
year lSS7 il lll,25i, q gain Of l,651 and
the 8 syssmGnt Of l>~6. / am inclined to
think that q great number Of persons are
annually left out Of the assessment by the
Assessors, and therefore II will not opine,
furnish q reliable basis upon which TO esti-
mate the population of the State. As a
very good evidence Of the healthy financial
condi ion Of the State and counties there
in, l would say that tie total arrear.
ages CT the Sherilfs at the present time as
shown by the books OF the Office for
the wears 1885, 1876 and 1887 Included in
the present term OF those ~oficers) does not
exceed the sum of 81 1900, and this
amount IS all due on the last year. | am
not prepared to add any suggestion which
would appear to NE TO be more Judicioas
than some which have already been sub
| mittsd as 70 the best means OF advertising
the State. | can only ssy in conclusion
that I an fully alive TO the Importance Of
the effort bCicg made to develop the re-
sources Of and attract attention TO the
advantages of West YIrgjGis, ami ear
nestly hope that abundant success may
crova the movement so happily begun IN
the great city Of the State.
Very truly yours,
I. T. DUFFY.