The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-30
FACTS FROM THE CENSUS
COAL PRODUCTION AND MORT
CAGES ON FARMS AND HOMES.

The Total Output of the Six Coal Yieldi
ing States of the South in 1889 H.
649, ,266 Short Tons - The Money
Invested in the Business-A Heavy
Crop of Liens
WASHINGTON. July 29.-The census Office
to-day issued bulletin in relation to the
production of coal in the states of West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia.
Georgia and North Carolina. The total
production of coal in these states
in 1889 is reported at II. .649. .266 short tons,
valued at $40 943, ,0S9. The production for
the same states at tho tenth census year was
3,469,3 short tons, valued at 81, 40, 1862
The following comparative statement Of the
tenth and eleventh census by states shows
in detail the remarkable increase in pro-
duotion in 1889:
West Virginia-Tenth census year, ,S29, =
S44 short tons, valued at 50, 013, ,76l; eleventh
census, 6, ,231, $40 tons. valued at $5,086,Si4.
Kentucky-Tenth census, sac, ,2SS short
tons, valued at 81, 1874, $50; eleventh census,
1899, 755 tons, valued at S2,S74. .339.
Tennessee-Tenth census, 495, ,l31 short
tons, valued at 5000, 724; eleventh census,
1925, $50 tons, valued at 81. .33S, 300.
Virginia-Tenth census, 43,079 tons.
valued at $99, S02; eleventh census. 865, ,S04
tons, valued at 1904. AS
Georgia and North Carolina Together
Tenth census, 154, 1874 short tons, valued at
$232, ,0O5; eleventh census 226, l56 short tons,
valued at $339, 1872.
THE CAPITAL AND EXPENSES.
In West Virginia the totaI capital iu~
vested in coal production during the census
year was $40 ,5O8, ,050 the total number of
employees was 9, 1852, and the total wage pay
ments 50. 1855, 712, and the total expenditures
of all kinds "a, 1856.
In Tennessee the total capital invested
was $4362, I'll. the total number of en-
ployes 4, los, the total wage payments ST.
609, $40, and the total expenditures 50, 49,
292.
In Virginia the total capital invested was
81, ,055 ,516, the total number Of employees
800, the total wage payments $621, 1856 and
the total expenditures 1882. .408. In that
part of the state lying north OF the James
river, in the Richmond coal field. there ex-
lists an unusual formation of natural coke,
which is found to be very good domestic
fuel, and strongly resembles artificial coke.
In Georgia and North Carolina, the sta
tistics Of which are combined in the bulle-
tin, the total capital invested was $724, 500,
the total number Of employees TAO the total
wage payments $265, 464 and the total ex-
pendltures of all kinds $426, ,065.
MORTGAGES ON FARMS.
The count of farm and home transcripts
made in accordance with the mortgage COL
lective clause of the census act has been
completed by the census Office, The figures
are subject to slight notifications. There
were returned by enumerators 2,491, $50
farms and homes occupied by owners which
are incnmbered by mortgages. This NUM-
ber includes some farms and
homes about which the enumerators
made no report, and which belong partly
to the class of hired and partly to the class
OF owned free, as well as partly to the
classed Of owned and incumbered Until
this unknown quantity, due to the failure
of the enumerators, is eliminated, it may be
regarded as approximately true that z, $780,
900 families of the 12.500, 900 families of the
United States occupy and own
incumbered farms and homes,
and that 10,250, 600 families
occupy farms and homes that are either
hired or owned free. The proportion Of
hired and owned free farms and homes will
te known when the population division
completes the count of the returns pertain
ing to them. The preliminary results indl-
cate that the average debt for farm iu
Iowa is S1,237, for home S7l9 and the
average for farm and home S1.140. If
these averages hold good for the union the
11Ouuo' ahce oH Sue tarLns ana MONIES or the
United States occupied by owners is
about 81, ,565. 900, 600. The success Of this
investigation Supt Porter says, has been
far beyond the anticipations Of the most ex.
perienced statis.icians, and the result will
be OF immense interest and value to the
nation. The first volume, relating to re-
corded indebtedness. will probably go to
press this year. Incomplete returns from
several western states indicate that farms
and homes mOrtCarad for Ooa
third the value put upon them by the
owners