The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-02
FIGURES OF INTEREST
Issued By the Bureau Of Census
at Washington.
COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Report Compares the Aggregate Per
Capita Cost Of Maintaining Schools in
Cities Of Over 10000 Population.

Washington, D. C.-The bureau Of
the census has just issued its annual
report on the statistics Of cities hav-
ing population of over 100000 This
report covers the year 1906, and in
cludes financial statistics.
A considerable portion OF the intro
duction to the report is utilized for
presenting definitions Of the account
ing terms employed by the bureau Of
the census, statement Of the princi-
pies upon which governmental ac-
counting rests, and brief resume OF
the systems and methods Of account
ing made use Of at the present time
by the various government of the
United States and Great Britain.
The number of cities included in
this report is 158, of which fifteen
had. over 100000 inhabitants, twenty
seven between 100000 and 300,00N,
forty-eight between $4,000 and 100000,
and sixty-eight under $4,000. OF the
1853 cities New York had the largest
land area-209, 21S acres; New Orleans
stood second, with 125,6O0; Chicago
third, with 114,932; Philadelphia
fourth, with S1,S2s, and Duluth, fifth,
with 40,556.
The cities having the smallest land
area was West Hoboken, N. j., which
had SAG. acres. There is often great
disproportion between the area COW
cred by city and the number of it's
inhabitants. Duluth, Mimi. with 67y-
337 inhabitants, takes in more terri
tory than st. Louis, with its 649, 800
inhabitants. Salt Lake City, with a
population less by 5,4S7 than that of
Hoboken, includes an area thlrty-five
times as great. OF the cities contain
ing over 100000 population, Allegheny,
Pa, had the smallest land area, 726
acres Paterson, N. j., had the next
smallest-5,157 acres; st. Joseph, Mo-,
the next-6,240 acres; Dayton, Ohio,
the next-6,S46; Atlanta, Ca, the
next-7,6S0; Jersey City. N. j., the
next-9,163, and Memphis, Tenn, the
next-9,772 acres.
The report presents very interest
ing Fable showing the costs of main
tanning free public schools for the
several cities, including in such costs
the interest on the investment in
school buildings and grounds. The
relative investments Of cities In
school property may be noted by the
varying amounts per capita allowed
for interest on such Investments.
These ranged from p cents for At
lanta, Ga; "a cents for Charleston,
s. c.; "a cents for Memphis, Tenn;
rs cents for Elizabeth, N. j.; rs cents
for Knoxville, Tenn; 27 cents for
New Orleans, La; 20 cents for Balti-
more, Md; and 30 cents for Covington,
KY; to $1.01 for Springfield, Ohio;
$1.02 for East st. Louis, Ill; $1.02 for
Yonkers, N. Y; $1.06 for Salt Lake
City, Utah; $1.0S for Boston, Mass.
$1.22 for Joliet, ILL.,; $1.2S for Spring
field, Mass; $l28 for Youngstown,
Ohio; $1.31 for Hartford, CShn.; $1.3S
for Oakland, Cal; S136 for Duluth,
Mimi; S1.41 for Newton, Mass; $1.41
for Tacoma, Wash; $1.45 for Denver,
Col; S1.45 for Pueblo, Col, and 1856
for Spokane, Wash.
In like manner the aggregate per
capita cost for maintaining schools,
Including the foregoing amounts for
interest, varied from Sill for Charles
ton, S. c.; $2.0S for Knoxville, Tenn;
SILL for Montgomery, Ala; $2.15 for
Memphis, Tenn; and $2.17 for Nor
folk, Va, to $7.20 for Oakland, Cal;
S7.2O for Butte, Mont; 1925 for Spring
field, Mass; 1892 for Boston, Mass;
1882 for Denver, Col; $3.50 for Salt
Lake City Utah; 1913 for Newton,
Mass; $3.50 for Spokane, Wash, and
S8.76 for Pueblo, Coz.