Evening journal., 1910-04-08
STATISTICS OF WILMINGTON

Arthur L. Bailey, vice chairman
Of tho Board Of Trade Committee
on statistics and information, last
nioht submitted the following
statistics regarding Wilmington;
. asince the Committee on Stat
istics and information has held
no meeting during the year the
report presented at this time IS
confined wholly to statistical IN.
formation relating to the city OF '
Wilmington, compared when pos
sible with similar statistics tor
the year 1905. In giving this IN
formation no attempt has been
made to elaborate the statlsties'
only the bare facts have been
oiven. In many cases these are
eloouent Of the growth Of the city
and its increased prosperity.
at is estimated that the amount
of capital invested in manufae-
turino in the city is $4o,OOO,OOO.
The capital invested in 1905, ae-
cordino to the Census Department
Of the Government, was S33,226,-
oe1. an increase Of over S6,0OO.OOO.
"ln 1905 the finished product OF
our manufacturing plants was
valued at S3o,39o,o0o. This item
cannot be obtained for this year.
but since the manufacturing cap
ital invested is apparently much
greater, the finished product would
undoubtedly show a similar gain.
There are employed In the fac
tories over $4,000 persons and tho
annual pay roll is in the neigh
borhood Of s10,ooo,o0o.
ain 1905 the total bank deposits
Of the city were S19,o0o,0o0. Al
the present time they are about
$4,000, 600, an increase Of $1,000
600. The bank olearines for the
year 1909 were $7t.o46,ois. The
figures for 1904 were not OBJ
tanned.
nThe assessed valuation Of the
city for 1909 was S52,0oo,oo0.
"In the city parks there are
5o5.65 acres, valued at about
s5oo,ooo
aThe bonded debt Of the city is
1884, ,150 The city is authorized
to borrow 10 per cent Of the as
sessed valuation which would make
the debt limit S5,2oo,0oo. The debt
could therefore be increased near
ly 100000 before il reached the
limit.
"The street railways m the city
have over rs miles Of track, and
employ over 400 men.
"There are 1900 telephones in
use in the city, or one for every
30 persons.
1.-THE city pays for police protee-
ton $9,625 a month, and there are
81 men employed on the force.
"The city has go miles Of paved
streets and 10 miles Of oobbe-
stone.
"The fire department has se9 ao-
tive members and 259 honorary
members.
"There are arriving in tho city
Of Wilmington every "a hours 1877
passenger trains.
"There are s5 churches in the
city.
"in 1904 the value Of goods en-
tered through the local Customs
House was s25o7s3. In 1909 il
was S457,643, an increase Of $685.
$780,
&c "ln 1904 the number OF building
'es permits was 475, and the value was
Se33,284. In 1909 the number Of
permits was $40, and the value for
building construction S1,750,700.
"ln 1905 the value of foreign
money orders issued was S67,-
37212. In 1909 il was $61,593o6,
decrease Of S5,77e.06. The value
Of domestic money orders issued
in 1905 was S17o65e.27. In 1909
il was S174,334.56, an increase Of
s3,675.29. In 1905 the total value
Of money orders paid was $685.
1859. In 1909 il was S2e8, 1O7.40,
an increase Of $1o2,331.51.
"ln 1905 the total value Of post
age issued by the postoffioe was
$t37, ,345.e2. In 1909 Il was S179,
s22.95, an increase Of 41,e77.13.
"To conclude with information
relating to the educational insti-
tutions Of the city. At the pres
cnt time there are 30 public
schools in the city, with a seating
capacity Of 11,495, employing $40
teachers. There are nearly 10000
pupils enrolled in tho public schools
and 1886 in the paroohial schools.
an 1905 there were in the nsti-
tute Free Library 54,639 volumes.
For the year ending February %,
1910, there wero 6s,96e, an increase
Of $50. The number Of books
issued TO borrowers during the
year ending February 28, 1905 was
$4,000. IN 1910 u was 24f,SOO
an increase Of 25,244.
an 1905 the library had no ref
erenee department, no books for
blind readers, and had only one
branch library. At the present
time Il has a reference depart
nent which keeps two assistants
busy all the time. There is q col
lection Of books for the blind which
eiroulstss over 500 volumes a year
and books are distributed through
six deposit stations as we'll as the
original branch.
"As q sample Of the kind Of work
~~that tho library can do in supply.
ing inform alton for the citizens oi
Wilmington, il may be stated that
all the items in this report ~er.
obtained from material in tn,
possession Of the library, with tn,
exception Of the information re
latins 70 the oity's debt, the pub
lie schools, the Postoffiee DEPART
ment' and the Customs House"