The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-06-02
UNCLE SAM NOW
R|CHER'N ANYBODY
Wealth OF United States
Exceeds
THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION
In the WOrld-W0nd
Gain In Less Than Two.
Thirds Of Century.
THE WEALTH OF A FEW STATES

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Washington. May 24.-The ma
tional wealth is officially estimated
at $1s7.739,OO0,OO0, or $1,965 for
each man, woman and child in the
country Such are the figures con-
tanned in the special bulletin, ''Esti-
mated Valuation of National Wealth,
1S50-1912," which is about to be-
issued by Director Samuel l.. Rog-
ers, of the Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
In less than two-thirds of CEN
tury-from 1850 to 1912-the to-
tai wealth of the nation, excluding
exempt real estate. increased from
81, 1000, or $30S per capita,
to s175, 426, 900, 1000, or $1,sS6 per
capita, the percentages of increase
being 2,35S for the total and 496
for the per capita amounts. In 9th
er words, the wealth of the nation
as a whole is nearly twenty-five
times as great as it was in 1850,
while that of the individual is about
six times as great.
The exempt real estate, which
was estimated at S12,314,00O,000,
or 1929 per capita in 1919, includes
the buildings, other structures, and
public works owned by the Federal
State and local governments, with
the land on which they stand, to-,
gether with such real property OF
educational, charitable and relig-
ious institutions as is exempt from
taxation.
Some of the items which make ur
the 1912 total are the following:
Taxed real property
and mprovements$9S, 1853, 900, 00C
Exempt real proper
ty and improve
ments ........ 12,314,OOO.OOO
Railroads and their
equipment ..... 16,149,OOO,OOO
Manufactured prod
ucts (other than
clothing and per-
sonal adornments,
furniture. vehicles
and kindred prop
erty) -. ....... 14.694,OOO,OOO
Furniture, vehicles
and kindred prop
erty S.46%0OO. OOC
Live stock. ;. 6,23S, 900. 900
Manufacturing ma
chinery, tools and
implements $50. 6,091, 100000
Agricultural prod
ucts ...... 5,24O.OOO,OO0
Street railways. -. 4,597.O00,OOO
Clothing and person.
al adornments. :. 4.295.O .OOO
Gold and silver coin
and bullion. -. 2,617,OOO,OOO
Privately owned CEN
trail electric light
and power sta
tions 2,OO9,OO0,0OO
Shipping and canals 1.491.OOO.OOC
Farm implements
and machinery. 1.S6S,000.00O
Telephone systems. 1851, 100000
The total wealth of New York
$25.011, 100000. is the greatest
shown for any State. while Illinois
and Pennsylvania, with $15,4S4.-
100000 and $15,45S.000.000, re-
spectively. are close rivals for Sec
ond place. Other States which rank
high in total wealth are Ohio. with
$s,9Os. 900. 900; California, $s.464,-
900, 900; Iowa. s7,s6s.000,0 900;
Texas, $500. 900. 900; Massachu-
sets. $6.sO3. 900. 900; Missouri. $5,-
$4,000. 900; New Jersey, $5,74S.-
900. 900; Minnesota, s5.547. 0OO.-
900; Michigan, s5.427.OoO.Ooo. and
Indiana. $5.195. 1000. 900. No other
State is credited with as much as
IS, 900, 100000.
The latest published estimate OF
the wealth OF foreign countries show
$10s.2s0.0O0 900 for British En-
pire in 1908. of which amount $72,-
9s7. 1000 was credited to the
United Kingdom. The estimate for
the United States in 1904 was $107,-
104. 100000. The wealth Of Germa-
ny in 1908 was estimated at ST.
S64. 900, 900. Comparable estimates
are not available for other nations.
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