Telegram-herald., 1890-11-19
BIG DEBTS.
Cites n ths uaitsd States 0ws
Hearty s746. .0oo, 900.
thsiF hsso1rcss A. inarsase. na~-
$ ever. and fheg Seer a Vsry
1oea Fiaaoesal Caaasaea.

----@ wa s3s enc a4alisasl alli res-
fsssns - sef csaa 81 tas q. 4Aieis.l asss
% tae taited sta.as
&As statistics pressated eoter. far
e@ea eilf of t4su. Ehe esnas4 asAt. tas
neatins 4sbt 4A1 taa tat4l 4s8s. tas
e-sh 20 Ia ueAsarF. tas a1ouat tn
siAhi@S iln1s 4aa ths tatal asallabls
resources l-s lshE ia excess 81 re-
se-feass resources ~ snesss ~ ts5s aaa
tae taa.lal ialsfsst charges These de-
taiis are given ~ ero4es af statss for
the states Individually. All f8r ea.h 81
sa7 i'7 sities and t1euA lhe Esneral
f1stt-a isf tae s33 rlrles aat tsans con-
s.aefsa srs IS fsIsas.
rae srp-a nsaaleiaal aabt ~ tss a. "a
oti'es "a ~ aia 80. flt e.. taa sssers ar.-
VASES at tIat 81 lss. .eaFns 4 aea naa.a "a.
@fnt ~ Gas e.t.ea tsl flFas -sas. sere1 af fll.
t.a - iaa srass astt af iFE was So. lil 80
saa ne 1sssarees 49, sl. 49, sis.as = sel as9l
af 49, 30 lsess aslres saas decrease
~ "a taa nes 1eat saisa IS a se-
dietaa "a a ii per geaf. .l Ihe ust fent ~ iss3
tha bonded de1t far r1N saaws aa in
sfeate ai yer esat a. comparel rita iss0. Ga
sac ot1er h4ua tns 1o4t.lx lsot aas deceased
= Pf seat t4a HEressa Ga lhe tot4l debt Ia
tAp ien fear7 "a pee cenL Fbe a10Hnl a.
vested pa sIas-as iaats aas Increased - per
= fef eent.. aat t1e total aFlIiable resources
hste saer-tse- iq per seat s.aee issl
thr rtatll- la AZ a saele most satisfac-
telf tAa stNfI tl8 oae During fle last tea
Er4fs tas - ci1ss aa1 taeas represented q
tRe fetafaa f7 retneng ther d-lt or incr-as-
~ '1er rsaa-sset hafe oetter-d their eoa-
ei..an afaneltl1 ie aae an 4at nf SIS fltoig
The -eurNera cIrss ara t1uns have ln
creased tlrir aeV-s ~ ftF fg ho. baVe Co.
efetset 'ler fasqarees 1Y t4.159r ths-r nst
iacfsase .1 aeht b sx pressed uy 81 .5o65L
Tao 81 eatera -irir1 ara toeas .lse the soath
efn. aate Iaere--et BOA -ne.F l-c,s ard re-
s,iurces fae uerlHla n lects luoults 10
tsfaal aad taa taerea.s .n resource. rs en-.
G o., tle aet increase la asof IS tl l2i s1.
Nt gre tn.ai ava. a..e resources SD SIS sfs
tar fIHt.aE Ilnas represent sIl- lsf I8i 1r 60 s3
per ceut while fiit ai st5 ar a. 50 per cent.
Ars "a casa or sthcr afslsb.e resources. The
tot4i aFtlsn.s resources represent sssS per
eea- Of the sross dsot leaving sLc5 per ceaE
To- ttarc lg4iiations.
A. exanln lnatioa 90 tse aanbal interest
charges. it compared eIth ths Efoss teor a. To-
tef-st tltclofts fene Interesting comparative
rates % latere5t In ne sirsreas ssei oas o; the
colntfT.
fu me Southern States ths rate la $3.50 vas
az per cen.i O. had rlsen in 1870 20 Ss6 per
eeus. an Increase o, O. 65 per conL
TIE Westera states showed a. AVERAGE Ia
tersss charge ~ SIS per cent In $3.50. in isg) IL
eaa faisn 90 80 per cent, decreased ot 0.gs
E-f cent
Pie Territories ia Iss0 paid an average in-
tcf-st of i1s2 per cent this bad fallen to COS
ter cent. in ~ on a decrease o so per cent
fna general average Cor tne UnlErd States ln
f&0 vas s. t per cent fa ls90 lt had fallsn 20
att PEI celt, decrease ~ .1' per ceut
~ the <s cities anl towns considered In 1850
tAers vega I'D In Etlen ne 6rbt vas in excess
81 tce resources and . in watch the resol rces
exceeded tea afD.. Ia $50 there we're 10 a
d7cresss 90 49, in which to- debt es-
eeede4 ne resources and f4s (an Increase
81 80 tn watch ths resources sxccetsd the
dc1A Toa decrease in arbi in those elites ana
toTns ID eatch Las tcot exceeded the resources
A. so - a-----zs.-l val s--1 80 So. tsl2f7
tne Eoin l1 resources over debt ln those cities
anf towns In which TIE resources exceeded ,he
eeo. IA the same period va si3 sss. ~ These
cgur-s combined give 81 111oi9 which has
been previously stated as the exponent 20 The
rnaneial gains % thc s5s municipalities IA iss0.
- compared Nfth isso
The fortunate towns IN Illinois with
respect % freedom from debt and re-
sources on hand are Belvidere. Bloom
fngtoa. Carlinvilis, Carmi. Deca-
sar Maeomb Peru ard Rock ISL
and Two fndianA t0was. Frankfort
and Goshen. are Similarly blessed,
whiie Michigan has had good luck
with Cadillac, Coldwator. ishpemiug
Travors City and West Bay City. Wis
oonsin's bannsr towns in this respect
are Hartford. IA Crosse. Oc0nto. Peshti-
20. Portage, Pralrie du Chen. River
Fails. Superior. Watert0wn and Wauke-
sha
Perhaps ono o. The most instructive
features of this bulleun ia the series OF
tables showing the financial condition
of the ci.ies of che West0ra states. with
increases and decreases in bonded debt.
etc Ohio heads ths list a. 20 bonded
debt Ga 1850 and 1900 Missouri remains
see0nd ard Illinois third.
In making a comparison Of the aoat-
fnr debt Of 1850 and 800 Missouri has
dropped % eleventh place. Ohio rank
fnx second. Indiana IS now In eighth
place Municipalities Of twelve States
show an increose In floating debt aud
those oi four States decrease. Total
debt @ citiss IA tbs Western group
gives Ohio tte most prominent position
as 10 amount there being no change In
thgs respect since fssQ. Missouri re-
mains secoud and Illinois third. There
hss been an incrsasa Of total debt in
fourteen States and decrease IN three
States
Ff the amount of cash IN the treas
arv srd other available resources are
considered ths best possible siga 90
r-rsaerfer the ugniri ripaliaes - Illinois
nav b. looked enon as very prosper
oaa. tba -e-ord slowing t8st forty-ona
cities have an aEgre ~a'a of 50 5st s6I
araiIah-a That Stats stood dlst in