Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-23
GROWS In WEALTH.
Uncle Sans Great and Steady
Increase in Riches.
TIE ADVANCE OF FORTY YEARS

From $1,000. COX, CcO in 1880 to &65. OOO,-
100000 In 1890. and from s3Os per Cap
tia to 81 ,O30-How the States Com
pare with Each Cthcr-Ncw York Leads
the Procession. Pcnnsyl vania Second and
Illinois Third.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The census
gives some interesting figures relating to
the increase of the real estate and personal
property of the United States. In 1850
the total valuation was little over s. ,pOJ,-
cOo.0OO. or s3CS per capita Of population.
In 1869 it was SIG. 90, 10000. or s5ii per
capita. In 1870 it was $4,000, 900, 600, or
$3.50 per capita. In 1880 it was Sf3, 5O0,-
ooo,0O0. or $50 per capita, while in 1880
it WIS s';5, c3s, o9i $50, or 81 ,039 per capita,
an increase of 1902 per cent. in ten years.
New York is the richest state in the I'm
ion, with $500, 100000, Pennsylvania is
second with 5000. o0o,Coo. Illinois is third
with 5000, 100000 and Ohio next with
nearly $4,000 100000 Then come in order
Massachusetts, California, Missouri, Iowa,
Texas, Michigan, Indiana. Wisconsin,
Kansas, New Jersey, Nebraska, Kentucky
and Colorado.
Iowa rirs: in Live stock.
| In live stock, farm implements and ma
chinery Iowa stands first, Illinois second.
New or, third, Missouri fourth, Kansas
| fifth. Ohio sixth, and Penns ylrania
seventh. In mines and quarrc, Feunsyl-
I vauia leads the lis. with Colorado second
and California third. In, machine shops
and mills New York comes first, pennsy.
vania : nd. Massachusetts thir.l, AMI Il
! iinois fourth. In railways New York
I leads. Illinois second, Kansas third, Penn
sylyauia fourth, Texas fifth, Town sixth.
and Ohio seventh. In the valuation OF
farm lands and the Improvements Illinois
staUGs first, Ohio second, New York third.
Pennsylvania fourth, Iowa fifth, Indiana
sixth. California seventh, Kansas eighth,
Michigan ninth. and Missouri tenth.
Remarkable Increase of Wealth.
The increase oil wealth in Illinois has
been more remarkable than any other
state. In 1880 lie total valuation of all
real and personal property in Illinois was
$50 rs, O05. in 1850 It was SSH $50 PSI, in
1870 it was $! III ESQ, 80 in 1880 il was -,
2l0.N0,GCO in 1880 it WAS sos s5l, 40
This remarkable growth is made more ap
parent by showing the average of wealth
per capita of population. In 1870 an eGua
division of the wealth in the state of Hi
SlS3. in 1890 such division would hav,
given each Sl,:2i. In 1850 Illinois was the
seventeenth in tue list of states for wealth
In 1850 it was fourth, in 1870 it was fifth
in 1sSo il was fourth again and in 1890 il
reach the third place.
More Than Indiana aud Michigan.
In 1850 il was surpassed by Massachu
sets, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land. Virginia, North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina. Georgia, Ohio. Indiana. Ken
tucky. Tennessee, Alabama. Mississippi
Missouri. and Louisiana. In 1880 it j,
surpassed by New York and Pennsyl
yania alone. II has almost rs muci
wealth a. ~. Che South Atlantic state.
from Delaware to Florida. 1t has NOR,
than Indiana and Michigan together ant
as much Is Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas
and the two Dskoias combined In 1850
estimating by tie value o: property pc
capita, the only states that were less thai
Illinois Were Michigan, Louisiana. Iowa
Kansas, and Nebraska. In 1880 the onl,
! states that had more wealth per capita o
it, population excepting the Pacific coas;
are Rhode Island and New York Tn,
District of Columbia also has more.