The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02

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states the total property valuation is
So311,a5341S: The value of farm lands
S}.Soj. 40 i1:i, and tn" farm mort "a gs.>.
Sl.l21.l is. 1856. 4 third table shows that
IN the gold states fhe manufactured
product Is worth s.. 1:I2 i23.:5OI: the
wages paid employees amuHEt to Hl.Ei3.-
.'"i 2't: tn" production Of silver Is
1.NlJ,Ni ounces. and the ratio to poru-
lItIon. 10 per cont: while IN the free
silver states the manufactured product
amounts To S1.i1N n3a $50: wages oaid
employees, To $2i1 .!H;2. ~ the production
Of silver. 41.1SG.1il 0uucn-. and the
ratio to population. 0.3 par cent.
II VIII J." seen. the report >Hy@. that
the AREA carried for frr" silver is nearly
double The area for I'll" gold standard.
While is population dos not greatly cN-
cccd half th" latter. Th" average Of in
h"hitaHtS per square mi!e III the gold
standard states is thrcc and oup-fourth
times that in the free silver states.
The percentage Of electoral votes IS
larger in til" iFt" silver states than that
cf population. showing that those states
are favored by that method Of choosing
the President
tdueatiop IN the Two Areas.
Df the total uumI,.r of lllit"rata native
whites. the free silver ar,;, contains near
Is thrnr-iittl-. Relatively to total ma
tive whit POPULATION over 10 years Of
age. fhr percentage OF the IllitrratcS III
the trr" silver states Is three times that
in tie gold standard ~tatcs.
Iae reported total expenditures for
scAuolS t.ArluIiu- colleges. academies.
normal SchoulS ana other educational
threc ana half times as great a~ IN tho
free silver states. This j. hi.h"r than
the ratio OF population. i i~ also higher
than thc ~dtiu Of pnr~on&i r.uVcrty, and
even higher than the ratio Of real prop
rrtE. hg average Expenditure per 'al-
i'm is in the gold standard states very
nearly doubt" THAI in the free silver
ministries and Production.
Property. both personal and real. >iioM. :
higher percentage than population IN
the gold standard states he iaTm
lands. through the diSproVortion is less
FOR these than for real estate. show "u
excess In the Same direction, Whllr ii"
total of agricultural prudUc;S gives for
this Territory a percentage somewhat
lower than thar oi population. this not
very lars" difference being al ih1t tn"
census tables have 10 tell " of tan i"ld-
lively greater devotion of the free I've"
states - agriculture. Not"Hh>tund,I"
the fact that tLoy are less agricultural.
tn" gold standard states. IrudUr, almost
Scyrn-el -hthS Of the manufacturers Of The
country. the scope of manufacturing =
being extended far enough IN the census
to cover sristniI bakery dairy, slaugn-
tcrin@ and maSonry products.
Dn tllp average. fer each inhabItaHt Of
gold standard state there are S3I worth
Of agricultural products. ana for each
free silver iuhabitaHt Sif worth. The
total value "f manufactured products ptr
iuhahitant is So in he free silver states.
while IN the gold StHGuiarG states il .i>.'~
~ scot. The latter states. a. the ttb'"
l>
tn" manufacuA ot the country. q"
scope oI mauu'-> >Uriug being c>t"mjysi
far enough i'll the ccnsns to cover @-I~'-
mil. bakery. dairy. siaught"rn@ and
masonry products.
The ratio nf wage rolls is nearly -. 10
| in favor of the gold standard states.
showing not only reorganization ot
manufacturing industry but II higher
average proportion of wages 10 total
product.
Mortgage Indebtedness.
OF tn" total amount If r'Ii c>tat"
mortgages tHr percentages iE the gold
standard region greatly exceeds that for
population. SHOW jm= 81 far hi-slj"r mort
gage Indebtedness rrr luh1hilaHt. II CON
>idrsabIy exceeds the percentage, for real
estate. showing u much higher ratio of
Indebtedness to value Of property mort
-agr' New York alone owes ON real -
tate f:i pcr cvug. mur" than a}l the free
silver states combined
\ comparison ut Tie rate uI interest III
tho TWO areas shows thar upt ouay i the
general average. tor ih" free silver area
more ,han ou,-thiri higher. but ther, is
= definite limit. : - per cent. above
which arr, found but three gold standard
states While but Two free silver states
fan LgluW il.
Comparison of silver Product.
The production ID silver shows pro-