The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-06
SOME STATISTICS
OF THE STATE
Interesting Report Prepared by
Commissioner Price of Bu- !,
reau of Statistics. ~
FIGURES SHOW HOW
UTAH PROGRESSES
Document Is a Comprehensive
One and Contains Valu-
able Information.

Fred w. Price. commissioner OF The
State Bureau OF Statistics. has completed
his sixth annual report and forwarded It
TO Gov, John C. Cutler. II is an interest
Ing and comprehensive document, contaIn-
ing as IT docs valuable statistics relative
TO the progress OF the State. Il is a trIb-
ute to the State statistician's assIduous
application TO the duties OF his office.
From the report It is found that the
receipts for the fiscal year ending Novem-
Der 80. including cash on hand November
go 1900. amounting TO S294,67s SO, was
$2.6s1 ,os79l. The total disbursements
were S2,OS1, ,S06.82, leaving on hand No
vember go last s543. .2s1-2S. The total re-
ceipts of Salt Lake county for general
purposes from all sources for the year
ending June 80, 1906, was sl,04s,825 and
S42.
The aggregate resources of the IT Ma
1905. totaled s23,6ss.144. The resources of
corporate and private banks in the State,
numbering 81, on December 8, was s37,-
277, 1862.
At the close OF 1905 the number of farms
in the State was 81. 7ss. with a total acre.
age of 1.f45,s25 acres. with sS0,294 acres
under cultivation,
AS to 1--we stock, the statistics show
that the number OF sheep in the State at
the end OF 1905 was 2.375.ll6; lambs, l.
$50; pounds OF wool, l5.215, 242; horses.
hogs and pigs l,142.
The following statement shows the
number OF people employed In agricul-
Men, sfo7; total annual wages. 81. .ssa 5s; i5s;
average wage per month, S3l .07. Women
In farmers families 55s, total annual
wages, ss3, os4; average weekly wage.
$3,21; The average schedule Includes
board.
Coming to the other vocations. the re-
port shows that the volume of general
oIar, Zln4 u
during the year 1905 was wholesale. Sill
ed. ss0s7.513
Groceries and meats, wholesale. s4.Oa1 =
l5S; retail, S6,116.323; capital invested, 81, .
93oS3O
Wines and liquors. wholesale. slab. 700;
retail s4,2S7 .i5S; capital invested s1.sS2 :;
wages, SIG SIS.
Mercantile Institutions not included in
previous claSsifcatlons, wholesale, Sl7 =
ed. s15.1l0.O2
The mines OF the State showed Won
derful productiveness during the year
1905. The production of gold was 24S, ,l43
ounces. valued at S., 5,l49. 7S7, silver. IL, ,025,-
2oS ounces. valued at So 200: lead. 1o4,-
per. IS. 9.273.I93 pounds. valued at ss,S2s,-
9s2. .757.
Under the head of vital statistics. the
AOltc"'bS SIC iCSpiuecs plIlHS, EIot 1DdlSS.
2794 females. deaths. 1856; divorces. 382
The proportion of births is about equally
divided between male and female, and
there was divorce for every day in the
year, almost
During the year the sum of Sos, 413 was
expended for the relief OF indigents at the
various institutions In the State.
The total assessed valuation of all rail-
road property In the State for the year
1906 was S23, ,6S5.275. The total assessed
valuation OF real estate and improvements
a1
339.529; grand total, including all other
subjects. STAG. 339 SG4
The total value OF school property In
for school districts. Sl,S26 26T. disburse-
ments, sl.719 059; with a total enrolment
OF SOL. 666 pupils and 1894 teachers.