The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-23


These 81 public buildings have therefore
cost the government something like $70,
600, 900, or an average Of more than 49,,
OO0,O each. 1t is safe to say that, exclud
ing sites, S25, 900, 900 would today put W
better and more satisfactory structures
Some of the best buildings the government
has are the smaller postoffices, etc., erected
during the last few years.
Minor Structures.
To give you an idea how the government
has spent its money for public buildings
add the following figures, showing the cost
OF structure and sites:
Aberd'n, Miss..$ $4,000 Jackson, Mich. sos, 00(
Abingdon, Va. $1,000 jackson, Miss. 1lG,G Cox
Alexandria, Va. $1,000 Jackso'v'e, Fla 272.OO(
Asheville, N. c. 102, GOO Je's'n City Mo. 156, OO(
Ashland, Wis.,. 10000 Jersey City,. AZ, 0Gt
Atchison, Kan. 100000 Kal'azoo, Mich T,OO(
Auburn, N. Y. 100000 Kan's C'y (old) $50, Cox
Augusta, Ga. 15S,0G0 Keokuk, Ia. 1862, OO(
Austin. 49,, 600 Key West. .... 116, OO(
Bangor, Ne..... 245,OOO Knoxville. al, 0OC
Bath, Me....... 136, eco Lacrosse, Wis. Isl, COO
Bay City, Mich 201, 600 Lafayette. Ind. $4,000
Belfast, Me-. 5000 L'ven TIL, Kan 1913, 00C
i'gha tn, N. Y. 239, 900 Lewiston, Me-. 81, COG
BIN CHAM, Ala. $4,000 Lexingt'n, KY. 149, O0C
Bridg Conn Isl, 900 Lincoln, Neb.. 217, OOO
Burlington, Ia. 10000 Little Rock -. 26O, coo
Cairo, Ills..... $4,000 Los Angeles. 151, COO
Canton, O..... 1O5,OOO Lowell Mass. 196, 0OO
Carson, New. 10000 Lynchbu' G, Va. 139 OOO
Cedar Rap's, la. ~, 900 Macon. ....... l36, 600
Charl' ON, W. Va. 10000 Madison, Wis.,. 1868, coo
Charlotte, N. G. $4,000 M'ch's'r, N. II. 262, 600
Chattanooga. $4,000 Mobile ......... 46S, 900
Cla'b'g, W. Va. $4,000 Mo'tg cry Ala. 1870, 900
Columbia. S. c. 425COO Montpelier, vt. 16l 200
Columbus o.. 326, 900 Nashville ,. $1,000
Concord, n. II. 25l,0O0 Newark, N. j.. 446 600
Co'cil Blu's, La. $4,000 NV Ally, Ind. 1OS 600
Covington, KY. $4,000 New Haven. -. 376 COO
Dallas .......... 100000 Norfolk ........ $4,000
Danville, Ills. 100000 Og'nsb'g, n. 246OCO
Danville, Va. 1lS,OOO Oshkosh, Wis.,. 1O2 600
Dayton, o.. 10000 Oswego, n. Y. 49, 900
Dubuque, Ia. 229,O0O Par'b'g,W. Va. 254 900
Duluth. ......... 20,OO0 Pensacola, Fla. 2l1 900
Eastport, Me-. $4,000 Peoria, Ills. -. 3OS COC
FL Paso, Tex. EOS, 000 PIT on, Mich. Psi 600
Erie, Pa...,..... 215,CO0 Portland, Or. 400 600
Evansville, Ind. 340, eco Por's'th N II. 226 OOl
FIJI Xiv ,Mass $685. $50 P'k'psie, n. Y. u.s. 900
Fort Scott, Kan. ll2,OC0 Providence. S33, COO
Fo't Smlth,Ak 10000 Quincy, Ills. 10000
Fort Wayne.... 237,OOO Raleigh ........ 1863 COG
Fo't Wo'th, Tex. lI7,OOO Reading, Pa. 1872 900
Frankfort, KY. 13S,OO0 Richmond :. -. 51l 900
Galena, Ills. $1,000 Rockland, Me. 1853 600
Galesburg, Ills S1,CO0 Sacramento -. 80 600
Galveston. 217,OO0 S'n An'io, Tex. 115 coo
Grand Rapids. $4,000 st. Joseph, Mo. 365 600
Hannibal, Mo-. lJS,OOO Savannah. $50. 204 900
Harrisburg. 10000 Scranton, Pa. 1858 900
Harrisonb Va ll6 GOO Sioux City Ia *l6O 600
Hartford. ....... S57 600 Sioux Falls. ISL 200
Indianapolis. .. $4,000 Spri 'gield. Mo. 149 900
Springfield. o.. $4,000 Syracuse. 4OS, 900
Terre ID te Ind. $4,000 Toledo ......... Al, 600
Topeka ......... 305, 600 Trenton 423 900
Troy, N. Y..... 5OS,OOO Utica, N. w.. 422. GOO
Wheellng........ $4,000 Wichita, KAN. ZOE 100
Villa 'sport,Pa. 24OCO Winona, Miss. 16O, 600
Worcest' +, Mass. *24l COO York, Pa...... S. 600
Sin course of erection.
This is an incomplete list Of the build
ings Uncle Sam owns throughout the
country. In all the number of federal
buildings in the United States, not count
ing those in Washington or belonging to
the navy and war departments, is 317.
About 40 more are now in process of cree
ton, and "a have been ordered by congress
and not yet commenced.
Uncle Sam is the greatest builder in the
world, and yet all his gigantic operations
are under the direction of a man who gets
only 81, 500 year. A complete reorgapi-
8atioa of the Office and system is needed.