Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16


From the summary it will be seen that
the assessed value of all property, exclud-
ing railroad property except in states
named. has increased from Sl6,9O2, 9D3, 5i3
in 1850 to S24, 65l, 5S5, 465 in 1890. an in
crease during the decade of S774S, SOL ,922,
or 1854 per cent Should it be found upon
the completion of the inquiry in relation
TO the true value of all property in the
United States that the same relation exists
in 1880 between the assessed valuation and
true valuation us existed in 1880, the abso-
lutte wealth of the United States according
TO the eleventh census may be estimated at
S63,64S00O, 600, or more than - 900 per
capita, as against S5l4 per capita in 1860
$3.50 per capita in 1870, and $50 per capita
in 1850.
The following figures concerning Della
ware are given: Total assessed valuation
in 1880, S74, 13i, 40l; in 1880, s59,95l, 6d3
increase of assessed valuation, St4, 1872, 1858;
population in 1890 l6S, 493; in 1880, LAG, sos;
assessed valuation per capita in 1890,
S439.H9; in 1880 S40SD2; increase per cent
of assessed valuation, S23.66; increase per
cent of population, 14.93 assessed value of
real estate in 1890, $50, 1907, 52i; in 1880,
$50, 302, 1885, assessed value of personal
property in 1890, sl4, S26 $50; in 1880,
S06iS,9O4; estimated true valuation for
1850, Sl36,0O0,0O0; estimated per capita,
S92S.
A recent bulletin gives a summary of
national State and local indebtedness. The
following figures respecting Delaware are
given Total combined debt less sinking
fund, in 1890, S2,9l9,0S4; in 1880 50, 37l,-
296; per capita of combined debt, in 1890,
S17.32; in 1880 Sl6.17; State debt in 1890.
SSS7, 573; in 1870, S9O5, 46l; county debt in
1891, S61S, 400; in 1880, Si4, 900; municipal
debt in 1880, 81, Alb, Ill; in 1880, 81, 417,6l3;
school district DEBT in 1880, 4.222. Della
wares debt in 1880 less the sinking fund
of municipalities having 4,000 OF more
450; Iser capita III 1890, Sl9.59; in 1880,
S2972. The debt in 1880, less the sinking
fund Of municipalities having less than
1000 population, was Sl31, iii; in 1880,
Sd5, l6S; per capita in 1880, SLY; in 1880,
40 cents.
Another recent bulletin gives statistics
of wool manufacture. Delaware. in 1890,
reported four wooden manufactures with
land, buildings and machinery valued Mt
$4,000, live assets amounting to Si03,974
and miscellaneous expenses amounting to
S274 04. In 1880 il reported five factories,
with a total valuation of 1852, $50. In 1890
there were employed 297 persons, of whom
las were males above 16 years of age, 112
were, females above Is years and 80 were
children. In 1880 there were employed
26l persons, of whom III were males
above is years of age, SO were females
above Is years and 81 were children. In
1890 S103,395 was paid in wages, 1895, sos
for the cost of materials used and S4S2, O22
was the value of products. In 1880 Sos, 504
was paid in wages, s4fS, 2S5 for the cost of
materials used and S665, 253 was the value
of products In 1880 the Delaware mills
had 10 sets of cards and in 1880 they had
ID. In 1890 they had 1906 spindles and in
1880 they had 1906. In 1890 they had go
looms and in 1880 they had 1876.