The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-11-20
Some Facts About Loosierdor.


Mrs Mary Stubs Moore. State
Statistician. 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 ont in the following table.
Indiana Territory was organized
July Z. 1900.
Indiana was admitted as State De
cember IL, 1916
lndiana's first Constitution was
adopted June -. 1916
lniiana's present Constitution was
adopted February 10. 1857.
lndiana's greatest length IS 276
miles
lndiana's average breadth is 40
miles
Indiana's land area is 35.SS5 square
miles. or 22.ss6.4 400 acres.
lndiana's lakes cover 469 square
miles or 300. leo acres.
lndiana's population in 1905 is esti-
mated 70 be 2.775.70S
Indiana has % counties. IS cities
and 363 incorporated towns
Total taxable property in Indiana in
1907 was sl767.Sl5.4S7.
Assessed valuation OF real property
IN 1907. 81 900 Coo $50
Assessed valuation Of personal prop
er1y in 1907. SASS. 450.33S
Assessed valuation OF corporate
property in 1907. s24S.7e4.lss
Indiana had 1882 miles OF free
gravel roads in 1907
Indiana had 7.l424S miles OF steam
railroads on January 1. 1908. assessed
al s1s7.SS1 PSI
Indiana had l.763ls miles Of electric
railroads on January /, 1905. assessed
az SCI 666.76
Indiana has but two counties fOhio
and Switzerland without railroads.
Number OF factories in Indiana in
1905 was 1872
Indiana had s3ll.52e.026 invested in
factories in 1893
The number 81 wage earners in
factories in 1905 was 15s.l74.
Indiana paid $12.17S.25s in wages in
factories in 1905.
The value OF Indiana's factory prod
ucts in 1905 vas 1894 SIS.
lndiana's coal output in 1907 was
l3-25O.7l5 tons
The output Of oOlitic limestone In
Indiana in 1907 was valued at s3.673.-
s65.
Indiana produced 5.lO3. 2sT barrels
OF oil in 1907. valued al s4.4Ss.2I3
Indiana farms are assessed al $500
172.175.
Indiana ranks fifth in the production
Of wheat and sixth in the production
OF oats and corn
In 1905 Indiana produced crops as
follows.
Wheat. 2.O5s. 33e acres. yielding a.
74s.145 bushels
Oats. i.52S.502 acres. yielding 81
36S $40 bushels
Corn. s.Ss4.ss0 acres. yielding l20-
AZ $50 bushels
Potatoes. 66.sS4 acres. yielding a.
l43 .0S4 bushels
Tomatoes. 22.e73 acres. yielding q
G7s.747 bushels.
Timothy. l.317.455 acres. yielding
l.S35.24i tons OF hay.
Clover. 1.157.675 acres. yielding /.
9T2 lss tons OF hay.
Tobacco. 1916 acres. yielding g.
l02 eS5 pounds
Peas. 27.546 acres
Onions. $40 acres
Clover seed. 1O4. 707 bushels.
Butter. 81 .331. 53S pounds.
Cheese. 34s.76s pounds
Poultry. .355.see pounds
Eggs. So .sfs.5Os dozen.
Apples. ss7 500 bushels.
The total membership Of the vari-
Gus religious denominations in Indiana
in 1907 was 1.0O3.l45
The total value OF church property
in 1907 was s2i.62S O0l.
Indiana has a school fund OF sll.-
sls.4334s. composed Of the following
Common school fund. ss.5S3. 1911:
congressional school fund. s2473.-
1884. university fund. sT61 .532T4
The total value OF school property
in Indiana. including desks. apparatus.
etc. is s33. 49,. 33es5
The number Of teachers in 1905 was
1851 and the number OF pupils en-
rolled 531. 73i