Telegram-herald., 1891-11-29
FISHERIES STATISTICS.

One of the most interesting bulletins
sent out by the ceusus department is
number l2S, which gives statistics con-
corning marine mammalia. The in
terest is due not only to the fact that
the fisheries play such an important
part in the diplomatic service of the
country, but because history shows
that it is but step from the deck OF
whaler to that of the man-of-war, and
because the fishing vessel has been
looked upon as the school from which
recruits could be obtained for the navy.
The figures show that the total capital
invested IN all the branches of the in
dustry in 1889 was $2,Osl ,636, the pei
azic whale fishery using 81 ,9l3, ,275, the
shore whale fishery Sl5,604, AID the
fur-seal and sea-otter, $l52,757. The
whale fishery employed 10l vessels, a
decrease of 1924 per cent. since the
tenth census. The total value of the
products landed in 1889 was 81 ,s34 ,55l,
of which tho whale fleet reported
s., ,6S9,927, the store fishery S19,641
and the fur-seal and eea-otter
industry $i24,9S3. The total number
of persons employed IN all the branches
was 1913. the whale fishery having 30l7,
the shore whaling "A, and the fur seal
and sea otter 422. 69.Sl per cent. OF
the whole number of vessels hail from
Massachusetts, ports. The largest vessel
of the feet Is the Orca of San Francisco,
which has . tonnage of 1920. and
fishes in the Behring sea ami Arctic
ocean; the smallest is the ANGELA B..
Nickerson of ProvIncetown, 26.97 tons
and il fishes IN the Atlsntic ocean. OF
the 30l7 persons employed in this in
dussry, 1902 or 1913 per cent. are
Anerleaa citizens. The Portuguese
rank next, 34.44 per cent. Of the l0l
vessels engaged in whale fishing, 5 we're
lost during 1899, while the number of
sells engaged in the fur-scal and sea-
otter fleet. 1882 seal skins were taken
taken by this fleet, and a total of GA
moro were taken by vessels engaged in
other branches of the fisheries. The
total value of all the skins was SSs, ,6s7.
2S5 of the 422 people employed IN this
branch are accredited to the United
States, but l55 Of these are Indians.
Two vessels were lost of the twenty en-
gagged in the business. and the number
of lives lost was 81.
CENSUS bulletin number I4l covers
the financial satisfies OF the public
schools of the states of Alabama, Colo
rado. Florida, sachusetts, Montana,
Nebraska, Onio, Oregon. Tennessee,
and the territory of Utah. The tables
give the number OF pupils enrolled in
each of the states, the per capita cost of
the teachers wages and the miscel-
laueous expenditures per pupil, and
the total expenditure per caplts of
pupils enrolled. and of popul alton.
Colorado leads the list in the per capita
of total expenditure and Massachusetts,
follows, while Massachusetts, 10 firss in
the per capita of expenditures Of teach
er's wages and miscellaneous OUTLAWS,
AMI Colorado second. This u accounted
for by the fact that . new state like
Colorado must needs spend much in
the building of school houses and % on,
while in Massachusetts, and the Older
states. the towns are already provided
with the necessary buildings. of these
states Ohio leads n the number oi
pupils enrolled. her number beng 7s7,-
439, and Montana Is as Toe foot Of the
liss in this respect, her number eeins
| II. $50. The total enrolment Of pupils
Of the United states VII not vary sp-
precisIly from 2,7o7 ,ssa.
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