The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-22
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FIGURES GIVEN OUT BY CENSUS
BUREAU AS 10 WEALTH OF q
!. VARIOUS STATES.

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VARIOUS STATES.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ALTHOUGH
1t Is the smallest political subdiyisoI
/ in the Union. the District Of Columbi
outanks twenty-five States and Terri
tories in point Of wealth. This fact 1
disclosed by the Census Bureau, whicl
has Just completed a census Of tn,
wealth Of the entire country.
The figures for each State and Tel
ritory cover the year 1904. Will
gathering this information, the bu
reau also collected corresponding dat,
for the year 1900. The figures SHOW
that in 1900 the wealth Of the Unitet
States was $sS,517 ,SO6,775, and by 1870
had increased to $1OI1O4,l92. 40.
The wealth of the District in 1870.
was S1.04O,SSS,173, compared will
ss2S,7Ss,T7s in 1900, an increase ii
four years Of S11lG4S,4O0, or a little
over 70 per cent. The 1904 aggregate
is divided into the following classic
cations: Real property and improve
ments, SS3O,244,O62; live stock, $1,000.
600; farm implements, S142S63; manu-
featuring machinery, tools, etc, 81,
CGS,599; gold and silver coin and bul
lion, $721G,2eC; steam railroads auc
equipment, $5,57S,OOO; street railroads
telegraph. telephones, canals, water
works, ETC.. $45.G5G,9S3; miscellane
Gus, $142,S27,24O.
Districts Wealth In 1900.
The figures for 1900 ara: Real prop
euy, $780, 2S, SOC; live stock, $4,000;
farm Implements, $4,000; manufac
turing machinery, etc, $C,S7S,S49; gold
and silver coin and bullion, $S,O44,,
sos; steam railroads, $4,762,OOO;
street railroads, ETC., $32372,136; mis-
cellaneous, $12S,94L117.
The wealth Of the District exceeds
that Of the FLOWING States and Terri,
tories: Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Delaware, West
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-,
Ina, Florida, North Dakota, South Da-
anna, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Ok
lahoma, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
New Mexico, rizona, Utah, Nevada,
and Oregon. 1t is nearly FIVE times
as great as the wealth of Nevada,
three times that of Wyoming, Yer
mont, or Idaho, twice that of New
Hampshire, or South Carolina, AMI
two and half times as great as
Florida or Utah. The wealth of Geor.
gia, Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado,
Washington, Louisiana, are all in the
same relative class.
Wealth Of Districts NeIghbors.
The general classification Of wealth
of nearby States for 1904 is shown in
the following table:
Maryland--Real property, $904,469-
7a5; Live stock, $31,s97,1S6; farm i'm
l lements, $s,!7G,11G; manufacturing
machinery, s54,75o,990; gold and sill
yer, s271s3,S4O; railroads, $132,342.-
geo; street railroads, $9G,934,S40; mis-,
cellaneous, S255,92S,955. ..4
vlrgIna-Real property ,544. :
IA; live stock, $5S,7T6,0O6; farm i'm
PIGMENTS, $1o,9S5, SS7; manufacturing
machinery, sS6,O4O,1OS; gold and sill.
yer, sS5,57O,1O3; railroads, S211,315,-
O6O; street railroads, $4O,ss6,199; mis-
cellaneous, s224,741,445
West Virginia-Real proprty, 1884,
S05,954; i've stock, $S6,SST,1o9; farm
implements, $5,7S6.4O2; manlfactur
ing machinery, $25,466,11s; gold ami
silver, S19,26O,5OS; railroads, S2O1,.
10000; street railroads, S24,523,954;
$162,471,1OS.
OF the total real estate and I'm.
provements in the District of Colum-
bia, the value of which Is placed at
sSSO,244,OC2, the portion which is tax
ed is worth $4S5,216,592, an dthe I'M
taxed $Ss5,027,47O, The real property
which is exempt from taxation be.
longs 10 the Federal government, and
amounts to nearly one.half Of the total,
Congress each year appropriates one
half Of the sum required for the main
.enance and support Of the District
government.
The Census Bureau figures the per
,apita share of the real property in
he District at s2,7S5.59, and the aver.
lge value per acre at $21G2O94. In