The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-06
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
INTERESTING DEPARTMENT AND
POLITICAL NOTES.
Statistics Showing Ownership OF Homes
and Farms and Amount of Mortgages
In the United States-Blueheld
Troubles, Treasury Balance.

ONCE gave W lho PN
nrincipal results Of the investigation
of farmers home proprietorship in al
of the states and territories. This II
the first investigation of the KING
ever conducted in this country. Y
the Y, 600, 152 families In the ~hol'
country, almost AZ per cent own thell
farms and homes and the rest hire
The families owning farms and homes
almost rs per cent have incumbranc'
and over ~ per cent have no incumb
RANGES. The number of resident lane
owners in the United States is 6,O66,
All TO which must be added any land
owners who may be living in tenant
families. The farm families number
4 GIG. l7O, of which 66 per cent own
their farms and the others hire, vi
the owning families over % per cent
have membranes on their farms
In 1880 25.6 per cent OF the farms
were hired. In the cities that con-
tain over 100, 600 population there are
GAS S34 home families, of which q
per cent own and II per cent hlre,
Wnlle OF the OWuluS Adh'iAiSS Nv t0-
cent own subject to insurance. ,oo ooo
Among the CT les having loV,UoO
ugople and over New York has the
highest percentage OF nome tenancy,
near 1857; Boston ia next, with ol'oI;
Brooklyn third, with ol.44 per cent;
Jersey City fourth, with S!,ZO per
cent, and Cincinnati fifth, win oO,oz
Der cent. The percentage OF Baltl-
more is 1894; Buffalo, 6O.3; Chlcag0,
Il .27; Cleveland, $3.50; Denver, 'O.o9;
Minneapolis, 6S.S6; New Orleans, TO-
81: Philaaelpn1a, II "a; 81, Louis, ~ %;
st. Paul, $3.50; san Francisco, 1896,
and Washington, d. g., 74.6O. The
smallest percentage, 5G, represents
Rochester n. Y ~
Bring the urban into contrast win
tho non-urbap population almost "a
per cent of aga, SOS home families
living outside OF cities and towns OF
& 600 ueopIe own their homes and 56
per cent hire. Of the owning families
II per cent own without incum6rance.
The yalde of the l,069,S9O iUcam7
bered farms and homes is S5,bo1,'
DOG OGO and the membranes
aggregate S2,l23,949,5 G3, or 81
10 per cent of the value,
The average value of each owned
and incumbered farm IN the UhlleG
States il S3444, OF each lncumDereu
home $3250, aud the average lncumO-
rance on each of the farms is El224; on
each incumbered home Sl203. Inc
s84. 800 farms subject to incumbraDce
ale worth 1854 ,926, 1865, and the ln-
cumbrance is 81 ,0S5, 905 960 or 80 81 per
cent of the value. The soy, 933 homes
subject to incumbrance a,e valued at
s22, 632 374, 9O4, and the incumbrance
is 81, O4G 954, 603 or 80 n per cent of the
value The cities of 5000 to 100000
population have 2l3,6l3 incumbered
homes occupied by owners, worth
1895, SAG, Os7 with an incumbrance
amounting TO S292,6l ,974, which Ia
30 So per cent of the value.
In the cities of 100000 and over the
value of the 1858, l59 incumbered homes
occupied by owners Ia 1914, l9l,oll ana
these names are incumbered tor S398,-
O20 1913 or for AZ OF per cent OF their
value.
In the country outside of cities and
towns of 5000 people and over, inc
value of the 427, lGl incumbered homes
occupied by ownersis $685., 337 ,OO6, ana
the ipcumbrance is 1851 81 1916 or 377O
per cent OF the value.
In the cities having at least 100000
population, S565 represents theaverage
value of each owned and incumoered
home.
New York has the highest value
Sl9, 900; San Francisco second, with
$708l; Brooklyn third, with S7340;
Omaha fourth, with S7l70, and Wash
iugton fifth, with S7O54
The annual interest charge on each
owned and incumbered home in these
cities is Sl34 The highest, S43o, Ia
New York and the lowest, S33, IN
louisville.
Denver has the highest average rate
l1f interest on the membranes OF
owned and incum Oered homes,
namely, 7 rs per cent, and New Or
leans is second, with rs per cent.
New York has the lowest rate, 30
per cent, aud Boston stands next,
with 5 ii per cent. Over "A per cent
of the incumbrauce on owned farms
was increased in oLying real estate
aud and making improvements, and
over SO per cent of the encumbrances
was tor the purpose of buying and I'M
pro wing real estate, investing III Dusl-
ness, etc.
Over 81 per cent of the incumbrar-
ces on homes was incurred to secure
the purchase money and to make I'M
prnvements.
BLCEFIELDs AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-The state
department has received no advices
from Minister Bauer in reference TO
the arrest of the two American citi-
zens at Bluetields. There dispatches
have been sent him by the Depart
snent, the first notifying him that the
report of the arrest had been received
and the second on Wednesday night
giving him instructions. The in.
structions are intended to cover all
contingencies and give the minister
authority to take any action which
may protect Americans. It Is stated
at the department that there is no
necessity to supplement these instruc-
eious by anything more, as
MIR. Baker has full power under those
alread sent. secretary Gresham is at
q loss to understand why nothing has
been received from Mr.. Baker, and a
third dispatch has been sent which
asks the minister for fall report OF