The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-31


Bp The Associated Press.
WAsHrNeToN. Aug. 81. = The censu
sfiics gave to the public yesterday th
principal results Of the investigation o
farm and home proprietorship In all of tn.
states and territories. This is the first in
vestigation Of the kind ever conducted In
any country
OF the IL, sc, l5s families in the whole
country, almost 4s per cent own their
farms and homes and the rest hire Ot
ohe families .wning farms and homes,
almost ~ per cent have enoumbrances and
ever ~ per cent have no enOumbrance.
The number of resident owners Of land in
the Unitsd States is o,0o6, ,4l7 TO which
must be added any land owners who may
De living In tenant families.
The farm families number 4,767, 7,179, Of
which o6 per cent own their farms and the
ethers hire. or the owning families, over
- per cent have encumbrances on their
farms. In 1850 90 per cent of the farms
were hired.
In the cities that contain over 100 600
population there are 1,04s, ,S84 home fami-
lies, OF which almost 20 per cent own and
"a per cent hire, while Of the owning fami-
Hes W per cent own, subject 70 encum-
brance Among the cities having 100, 900
population and over New York has the
highest percentage of home tenancy.
namely, s6.o7; Boston Is next, with 81 81
per cent; Brooklyn third, with 81 "A per
cent; Jersey City fourth, with 81 LEO per
can't, and Cincinnati fifth. with so. SO per
can't Tho percentage for Baltimore is
ys.0Si Buffalo, COOS; Chicago, II. 27; Cleve-
land, 600; Denver, 70se; Minneapolis,
oe06; New Orleans, 1901; Philadelphia,
n.s4i St. Louis, 1858; St Paul, 90. 80; San
Francisco. 7o.<o and Washington, 1880.
The smallest percentage-56-repre
Rochester.
Bringing tho urban population into con-
srast with the non-urban population,
almost a per cent of 4224, $50 home fam.
HES living outside Of cities and towns of
ZOO people and over own their homes and
- per cent hire. OF the owning families
" per cent own without encumbranos.
Farm Figures.
The value Of the 1890, 500 encumbered
farms and homes IL 81, ,6s7, ,2ps, ,o69, and the
encumhrancss aggregate 81, ,I8o 9s9, 56s, or
U.oo per cent OF the value. The sS6. .9b7
farms subject to encumbrance are worth
- 0o4. 81. 1o6, and the encumbrance is
!, ,os6 ss6, 900. or 5.b6 per cent of the value
The sos, ,o8S homes subject to encum-
brance are valued at q, ,68e, 874, ,90l, and the
is si,o4e, ,958,6 ,6s3, or 89.77
per oent Of the value.
The cities Of 5000 10 100000 population
have Sl4, ,0l8 encountered homes, occupied
~ owners, worth $3.50, $40, ,0s7, with an en-
amounting TO t282, ,6l1,97a,
which u 80.05 per cent of the value
In the cities Of 100000 population and
'ver, the value OF the 16s, l59 encumbered
aomes occupied by owners Is 1884, ,l9l, ,sll.
IND these homes are encumbered for $393..
rs, soS, or for 4e.o7 per cent Of their value.
In the country, outside of cities and
owns OF 5000 people and oSer the value of
he az, l0l encumbered homes occupied by
'wners Is esoS, ,S97, ,0O6, and the encum-
,ranoe is sael. I'll ,79e, or 1910 per cent of
he value.
OF the enoumbrance on farms and homes
Yer ~ per cent bears interest at less than
per cent "a per cent at the rate of Der
snt, u Per cent at rates greater than per
int, and II per cent at rates greater than
per cent
The average value of each owned and
noumbered farm In the United States ia
s444; OF each encumbered home, $3.50, and
10 svoaeBo ShcuuiDranco on each of cb0
rms Is el224; on each enoumbered home
e06. '
City Homes.
In the cities having at least 1oo. 900 DON.
'atisn, eob6S represents the average value
each owned and encumbered home
ew Ysrk has the highest value. s19 200.
IN Francisco second, with s7s98 Brook.
n third, with s7S49 Omaha fourth. with
17s; Washington fifth, with s7o54. The
lnual interest charge on each owned and
Numbered homo In these cities is $l84. Q
. highest amount being s4ss, In New I
ork, and the lowest amount s83, in Louis
lie. u
Denver has the highest average rate of Q
terest on the encumbrance on owned J.
ID encumbered homes, namely. 7.s7 per u
ntl New Orleans Is second with 2. so nor o
MT New York has the lowest rate. a a5 o
= oent, and Bcston stands next with ia Ia
r cent. CO
Over u per cent Of the enoumbrance On IL
med fArms was incurred In buying real al
ate and making improvements. and OF
Or % per cent Of the eacunbrance xas IL
the purpose Of buying and improving
~ estate, Investing In business etc e
'er 81 per cent Of the encumbrance ON te
mos was incurred 10 secure purobass IN
'ney and to make improvements. th