Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-09-22
!" OR RAPID growth and develop
- ment, Sac Paulo, Brazil, stands
almost preeminent among the


cities of the world. Founded
in 1854 by Jesuit priests under Father
Jose de Anchieta, the Apostle of
South America the city had only s.
900 inhabitants in the year 1916. In
1882 the white population amounted
to about $4,000 in the whole munich
pality, and in 1850 there was scarcely
any change in the figures. But after
1875, which is to say after railways
began to penetrate the fertile interior
and the great development of coffee
culture opened the way to white immi-
grafton, there was a series of leaps
in the number of Inhabitants: In 1872
Sac Pauo had $4,000 inhabitants; in
1890, $4,000; in 1893, 131 1000; in 1900,
100000; in 1910, 375,O0O, and in 1915,
100000, says Miss J. Elwin Elliott in
the Pan-American Magazine.
Between 1890 and 1900 Sac Paulo
arose from her position of a pleasant
but practically stagnant town, waking
to extraordinary activity; she trans
formed her outward appearance, prac-
tically rebuilding the old city, laying
out new areas of streets and repaving
the old ones; presently she reformed
her water supplies, constructed
splendid system Of sanitation, and to-
day stands in beauty of edifces (pub-
lie and private), avenues and city
streets, civic cleanliness and order,
among the first cities of the Americas
She comes third in size among South
American cities, with Buenos Aires
first and Rio de Janeiro second.
For the year 1916 the revenues of
| Sac Paulo are calculated at about
5000 contos, which at the rate of eX-
change prevailing at the end of 1915
is the equivalent in United States
money of about $2,250000.
City expenditures are high, because
Sac Paulo has employed large sums in
creating a beautiful and well-kept city,
Clean healthy, with fine public service.
To perform all this work-and most of
it has been done within the last dozen
years-she has incurred a city debt
of nearly $4000,000 United States cur
rency, an amount far from excessive
in view of her wealth and future pros
poets as a growing center of develop
ment. Under the control of broad.
minded prefeitos (mayors) of the city
a great amount of boldly conceived
improvement work has been done; the
name of Paul Souza is among these
makers of Sac Paulo, his work being
followed by that of the famous Paulis
ia, Conselheiro Antonio Prado, tc
whom both state and city owe much
The present prefeito, DR.. Washington
Luiz, is a fine representative son OF
Sac Paulo, energetic, farseeing, capa
BILE; he has done more than any other
head of the city to purify it morally
and physically, and while laying stress
upon strict economy he has not hesi
tated to go ahead with certain civic
improvements which will add much t(
the grace of the city.
Rapid Growth of Business.
The greatest source of revenue O.
Sac Paulo city is that obtained by thu
taxes levied upon industries and pro
fessions." The greatest yield in thi
long list is that from factories, ant
the growth of income is significant O
the quick development of Sac Paul,
as a business center In the year 100
the taxes upon Industries and profes
sions yielded less than 1000 contos o
reis, while in 1911 they brought in 2
600 contos, or nearly half of the tota
city income. In 1918 the amount yield
ed had risen to over 5000 contos O
reis; in 1915 to 3.447 contos, out of
total revenue of about 1861 contos
1t may be calculated that this tax al
ways brings in over 40 per cent of tn
city income.
Examining this list of contributin
Industries, professions and commerce
one finds that banks and banl1in
agencies pay together some $37 900
year; shoe factories contribute $4,000
and shoe stores rather less; ironwork
pay nearly $1,000; furniture factorie
and sellers bring in another $4,000
goldsmiths and jewel workers abou
the same amount; match factories pa
over $4,000; druggists about $4,000
! sawmil1s, $4,000; cotton factorie:
nearly $4,000; jute factories, $4,000
! and potteries another $4,000.
: The biggest items in the expend
lures of the city of Sac Paulo ar
/. those for public service, including W
keep of parks and gardens and nun
, cipal cleaning; all this work is spler
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