The historic times., 1891-10-31
KANSAS MORTGAGES.
Another Document From the Census once
"A Rapid Increase Up TO 1851 anu


ohice has arrived at some more inter
esting conclusions respecting the mort
rspes on farms and homes in Kansas
The total number of mortgages re-
corded during the ten years was o2U,-
o4e. of which 615, 422, or 67.O3 per cent
of the total were ON acres, and sO4, ST.
or 81. 97 per cent, were on lots 1he
yearly totals exhibit the fact that In
1850 the amount Of recorded mortgages
was S1S,625, ,2S4; in 1881, 81, S43, 44a, in
1882, S22, ,4lo, $40; in 1888. S27, 69T. 400; IN
1854. $50, 579, ,s54: In 1885. 253, ?OS. OsI;
in 1885, S76, $50, 403; in 1887 the amount
reached S97, ,520. .069; declined to So9'-
977,S22 in 1888. and to s'o'-
osa244 In 1880 Mortgages to the
number OF 34,774 were recorded
In 1880. S5,161 in 1881, SS,49o |
IN 1889. 81, ,95s in 1888. so. 0o1 in 1884, Il,'
474 in 1885, 96, 1875 IN 1885. In 1887 the
highest number was reached, when
11O. 500 were recorded. In 1883 there
was a decrease to 81, 1877, and In 1857 10
90, 253. In 1870 the amount OF mort
rapes recorded against acres IN the
| state was S15 425, IT'S; in 1881, S17,5l4'-
735: in 1882, ST., 1854. 017; in 1888, Sal,"
| AGA 1873: in 1884. S31, 241. S5l; in 1885, S42,-
115 311; in 1886, $50, 72S, 122, and the
largest amount, SOL, 227, 479 was In 1857,
from which year the amount decreased
to S44. ss5. .279 in 1888 and to $50, OOo, o43
in 1889. The number of mortgages re-
corded against lots began the period
with GO. los. 500 in 1880, increased to
SAG. e42, 500 In 1887 and fell TO S3l,-
| Ia
mortgages recorded against lots
and acres show the same rise ana
fall During the ten years So, 76s, 100
acres were covered by mortgage, the
increase being from 5000, 149 in 1880 to
q ea1. 343 in 1885, from which time there
was a decline to 1858, OCT in 1889. The
number of lots incumbered during the
ten-year period was $50, S65, and the an
nual tendency was from II, 03l In 1884,
To 12f. 453 in 1887, after which the num-
bar fell TO 74,91S in 1880. Acres ana
lots covered by mortgage, not statng
the amount of debt, are included In
these totals. The average mortgage
1 during the ten years was S77S49 Tor
acres, Ss25 OIL; for lots, S6S2.Oo' Inc
: average number of acres to a mortgage
was 12o 80; lots, 2. 60, while the average
4 of incurred indebtedness per acre Gre
4 ated during the period of tep years was
Sc. 80, and per lot S262 So
There is a per capita existing debt O
s165. In the following counties "a. 81
y per cent. of all the existing debt OF th'
r state is owed: Cowley, Dickinson
!. Reno, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sumner ant
i Wvandotte. These counties have Is 3
}. per cent of the states population. II
e Sedgwick county, containing Wichita
K where real estate speculation was yer.
g. active a few years ago, the debt is Slo'
583. .053. This is higher amount thai
n- is shown for any other county. Wyau
1T dotte county, containing kansas Oity
r. adjoining Kansas City, Mo, is second
10 with S12, 629, 946, and Shawnee county
r containing the capital of the state
It. stands third, with S11 ,9S2, 090. In thes
So counties. possessing 10. 33 per cent. O
er the states population, the existing del
g. il II. 40 per cent. of the total debt OF tn
Mt state
In Decatur, jefferson, Lincoln, Lyo
he and Pawnce counties special investing
va tions were conducted. Decatur Is a
"a AGRICULTURAL county, in the northwes
e1 eTn part of the state, where crops ha'
II. failed for several years. Its populatio
n. ;ss414 The debt of this county Is 81
1s oao 223 and the number of mortgag
to in force is 2,2s9; average deot In ior'
II per mortgage, $3.50. The debt oil Je
ar ferson county, in the northeastern pa
qt of the state, is S1,3l7,029. secured
!. .4s6 mortgages with an average oe
- of 1856 per mortgage. Its populate
ct. is 5000.
Lincoln county is near the middle
=; the state. and its residents are repi
sented to have suffered through sever
a crop failures. It's debt IS sl,o9Z'9
Ia the number of mortgages IN 1orce
1eN , o34. and the average debt TO mo
10, 10. gage is S75s The mortgages In 1oi
in I,von county, situated in the caste
.. mart of the state, are securing az
'e of s844 293. an average debt OF 5000 t
mortgage. The population Is 20,
In the western part of the state Ia
neu nee county, with a population OF D
owes 81 IT'S. G66 on 1881 mortgages,
neu average debt to mortgage being -
oni The purchase of the mortgaged
"e' other real estate. improveme
am and business. when not combined W
anu anu other objects were the inducements
ooa mourning % per cent of
'he original amount Of the exist
are mortgage debt in Decatur county, >
ops per cent. in jefferson county -
the cent in Lincoln county, 1917 per CO
leat in Lyon county and Is 81 per cent
{ as Pawnee county. A considerable
tion of the debt was incurred Tor III
OF objects in combination with other
\. iects, and in such eases Is Insepara
al from them Farm and family exPe1
we're were a frequent object OF inde otedn
iee.- but they are more or less com o'
W. with the object OF real estate OF
lieu chase, improvements, and vita ON
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