The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-11-13
Some Facts About Aoosierdom.

Mrs. Mary Stubs Moore State
Statisucian, has prepared some facts
about Indiana for her biennial report
that are OF interest and will be of con
siderable value as reference The
facts deal with the size. wealth. rail
roads, history. schools and religion OF
the State. Some of the statistics are
set out in the following table:
Indiana Territory was organized
July 4. 1900
Indiana was admitted as a State De
cember IL, 1916.
lndianas first Constitution was
adopted June %. 1916
Indiana's present Constitution was
adopted February 10. 1857
lndiana's greatest length is 276
miles.
Indiana's average breadth is l4O
miles
Indiana's land area is 1855 square
miles. or 22.966 400 acres.
Indiana's lakes cover 400 square
miles or 800, 100 acres.
Indiana's population in 1905 is esti-
mated TO be 2.175.70S.
Indiana has 90 counties. SIS cities
and 1863 Incorporated towns.
ARAil AelAAblt property III INDIANA III
1907 was sl.767 ,S15,4S7.
Assessed valuation OF real property
in 1907, sl.0OO.600 $50.
Assessed valuation OF personal prop
erty in 1907. s42S, 45O.33S.
Assessed valuation of corporate
property in 1907. s24S.764.199
Indiana had 1882 miles of free
gravel roads in 1907.
Indiana had 7.142.4s miles OF steam
railroads on January /, 1908. assessed
at s197,SSl .2s2
Indiana had l.76316 miles of electric
railroads on January /, 1908, assessed
al s2l &c.,
Indiana has but two counties (Ohio
and Switzerland without railroads.
Number of factories in Indiana in
1905 was 1912.
Indiana had 1911, 526, O26 invested in
factories in 1905.
The number OF wage earners in
factories in 1905 was 154.174.
Indiana paid s72,17S,259 in wages in
factories in 1905.
The value of Indianas factory prod.
lcts in 1905 was s394.1G5.S3S.
lndiana's coal output in 1907 was |
i3.250.715 tons.
The output OF oolitic limestone in |
indiana in 1907 was valued at s3.673.- |
,65.
Indiana produced 5.1O3 .297 barrels
II oil in 1907. valued at s4,4s9.213.
Indiana farms are assessed at 5000.
.72.175
Indiana ranks fifth in the production
" wheat and sixth in the production
u oats and corn
In 1908 Indiana produced crops as
ollows:
Wheat, 2.O5s,Ss9 acres, yielding 80.
46.145 bushels
Oats. 1,52s.5O2 acres, yielding 81.
6S $50 bushels
Corn, 3.ss49sO acres. yielding I2O..
AZ $50 bushels.
Potatoes, 66.Ss4 acres, yielding A..
43.0S4 bushels.
Tomatoes, 22,673 acres. yielding 2.
76.747 bushels.
Timothy. 1.317.455 acres. Welding
.S35.2i4 tons OF hay
Glover. 1,157,675 acres, yielding l.
72.169 tons of hay
Tobacco. 1876 acres, yielding g.
OF .9s5 pounds.
Peas. 27.546 acres.
Onions. 3,640 acres
Glover seed, 104,707 bushels
Butter. 1881 .53s pounds.
Cheese. 349.764 pounds.
Poultry. l.355.6G9 pounds.
Eggs. 62.64S,50s dozen.
Apples, s97. 500 bushels.
The total membership OF the vari.
as religious denominations in Indiana
J 1907 was 1.003,145.
The total value of church property
! 1907 was SPACES. OO1.
Indiana has a school fund a. sl1..
ls,433.49, composed of the following.
ommon school fund. $3.50. 757.11.
school fund, s2473.
1861 university fund. s7G1 .532.74.
The total value OF school propertv
Indiana, including desks. apparatus ,
C.. is s33.792 1895. I,
The number OF teachers in 1908 was J
'.5fi and the number of pupils en- !
lied 53l. 731.