The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-23

Total .s25, 1850, 600
This is distributed among the citi-
zens of the groups as follows:
New England d...........s 3,O65, 600
Middle Western. ...... 81 ,5O0,O 900
Territories. 49,. -. 80. Sl2,OOO
Foreign pensions ......... 593,OOO
Total. 80. $25, 1850, 900
This is remarkably pleasant show
ing for the latter group, but those
which have to do the paying will
perhaps not find SO much to feel good
in it.
It will surprise vast majority Of
the people of the country to know
that two of the New England States
do not receive as much from the pen
sion fund as they pay into it. They
are Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The former is loser to the tune of
something over s250,0O0, while the
land of the wooden nutmeg "chirs in
couple of hundred thousand.
New York State also fails to find the
pension game profitable by nearly 81,
100000, in which experience she has
the full sympathy of New Jersey, who
also mourns loss close to to the mil
lion mark. One of these millions goes
into the pockets of the patriotic citi-
zens of Pennsylvania, while the other
helps to make good the deficit in the
South's contribution to New England
after she has turned over something
more than s21 1000 to the Middle
Western States. Delaware is benef'
ciary of the governments bounty for
about $50, 900.
The Southern Border States help
each out, Virginia and Maryland pay
ing Kentucky, Missouri and West
Virginia 81, 100000, and then putting
up nearly million more for their New
England fellow citizens.
OF course its simply pay for other
Southern States. The millions they
turn in are distributed about this
way: Alabama, s2,75O,OOO; Arkansas,
81, ,25O, 900; Florida, s525,OOO; Geor,
gia, $3,5O0,000; Louisiana, 81, ,750, 900;
Mississippi, 81, 100000; North Carroll,
ma, s2,75O,OOO; South Carolina, s2,,
800, 900; Tennessee, $1,000, 900 and
Texas, s4,3OO,OOO.
The Middle Western States are the
ones to which this pension business is
particularly benefcent. Ohio, for
example, finds herself annually richer
through it by 81 100000. The annual
net income from this source to the
other States in this group is as fol,
lows: Indiana, s5,7OO,000; Illinois,
$3.50, 900; Michigan, 81, 400, 900; Iowa,
81, $50, 900, and Kansas, $500, 900.
Wisconsin only gets about $4,000 out
of it, while Minnesota actually pays
in S64O,OOO more than she gets out.
Of all the States west Of the Missou'
ri one alone can boast Of greater re-
ceipts from the pension bureau than
the amount of her contribution. Col,
orado holds the honor, though the
margin is less than S50,0O0 Oklaho-
ma and the Indian Territory comprise
all the territory west of the Missouri
for which the pension books show a
balance on the credit side.
It will be interesting for the public
to know that the citizens of the States
of Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and
Florida contribute just sufficient to
make good the amount which Ohio
claims as profit; that Indiana's surplus
just about absorbs the excess payments
made by, Mississippi, Louisiana
North Carolina and Tennessee. Tex.
as just about provides for Illinois anc
Kansas and so it goes.
Income and outgo balance nicely fol-
Georgia and Kansas combined; $6,
900, 900 paid in, Sc, ,8OO,O 900 drawn out
The partnership would not be protita
BILE to Georgia, however, by reason Of
the distribution of profits, as here
shown: Georgia contributes s4,O0O,,
900 and draws out $4S4, 900. Kansas
contributes S2,90O,0OO and draws out
s6,316,00O. Net loss to Georgia, 3d.
$4,000. Net gain to Kansas, 49,
4l6,OO0. With cotton at Z cents.
Georgia must give away 100000 bales
for pensions. With corn at 35 cents
Kansas could gi7e away nearly 49,
100000 bushels and still ''brcak
even.
To pay her share of the pension list
the South must raise about G3O, ,OO(
bales of cotton, for which she gets
nothing. This is about Z per cent. Of
good crop. The middle west recciv'
es as clear gift from this source the
equivalent Of something like 30, 900, ,OO(
bushels of wheat.
Pensions cost the South as much as
would bonded debt of s675, 900, ,OOC
at 3 l-2 per cent. When it is consid'
dered that the total debt-State, coun.
ty and municipal-of these States ac,
cording to the census Of 1890, amount
ed to less than $500, 100000, a better
| idea of the load the South must carry
on account of pensions can be formed.