Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16
PROPERTY VALUATION
DISTRICT COMPARED WITH GER
TAIN OF THE STATES.
Figures Fresh From the Statistic
Makers Of the Census Bureau
Pamphlet Issued.

The estimated true value Of real property
and improvements In the District OF CO.
lumbia averages SOL ,62O.9f an acre. and
for each man, woman and child in the Dis
trict of Columbia there is 81, 1859. The
figures are fresh from the statistic makers
of the census bureau A little pamphlet
has just been issued from that Interesting
governmental bureau purporting to show
the estimated true value Of property" in
each of the several states and territories
for the years 1850 and 1904. 1t permits a
comparative study that is regarded as re-
markabIe in its results.
For instance, the great state of New
York, worth about ten billion dollars,
brings only $500 an acre when averaged by
the census bureau experts In the empire
state the men, women and children are ac-
credited with only $1,157.36 each, a per
capita wealth less than half that of the
national capital. Maryland is put down as
worth 'in real property and improve
ments just 1904, 1853, 735, all of which nee
essarily includes the city of Baltimore.
The District of Columbia is valued at $780,
Of Maryland, with only IS, 400 acres, as
against $685., $40 acres in Maryland.
As to Virginia.
Virginia, with 25,767, $50 acres. has a to-
tai valuation of 1914, 544,741, $4,000. 900
of the statistics would be led to believe
that the statisticians are wrong were 1t
not that the pamphlet is vouched for by
the census bureau, and indirectly, Of
course. by the United States government
Residents of Virginia are worth only
$34SSS apiece, while the average acreage
valuation is $2618.
West Virginia citizens are worth an aver
age of $3.50, and her acres are worth $23
The entire state has a real property and
Improvement valuation Of 1864 .305, 054. or
much less than half that of the District
Of Columbia
The entire continental United States"
according to the report, was worth in real
property in 1904 only $62. 341 ,492, 1874, which,
however, is an increase of $4,000, 600, 600
over the valuation given for 1900. OF the
grand total more than five and half bill
lion dollars worth of property Is not tax
able. The District of Columbia alone car
ries 1906 OPT 40 in exempt property, most
of which. of course, belongs to the govern
ment.
The figures show that in the District of
Columbia there is manufacturing ma
chinery, tools and implements of the value
of 81, 66S 500. The District of Columbia has
In machinery and tools as much as North
and South Dakota and Indian Territory
combined. There is only 100000 in live
stock in the District, while Virginia has
continental United States" the total value
Of live stock is little more than four
billion dollars.
AS to the value OF farm implements in
the District, the figures are $142, 1853. Mary
land has 100000 and Virginia $11, 600. 600
represented in that class. Continental
United States" has $S45. 00O. 900 tied UP in
farm implements.
Street Railways and Other Property.
8 The District Of Columbia has nearly 49,
100000 in street railways. shipping. water
works. etc. as against al 900 for vir-
ginia and about $24.0o0.0o0 for West vir-
ginia. In that one item the District pre-
sents higher valuation than Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island Della
ware. North or South Carolina, Florida or
In the products of agriculture, manu-
features and mining. imported merchan-
disc, clothing and personal -adornments
and furniture. carriages and kindred prop
erty" the District has Sl42, 827, 40. New