Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
U. S. RELIEF Is
LEAST IN STATE.
Confined from nru. r.ss,

| 1859.
From that date to June 80, 1888
Congress appropriated $685., 1921, SAC
of which agencies made Ss.656.321.
646 available for spending.
A report from Washington las
week showed that Delaware during
the 1888 fiscal year paid $s0,71S,2Ot
taxes to the federal government ant
received s2.O21.s15 in federal reliel
an average OF two and one hall
cents on the dollar.
Other states, however, faTed much
better.
North Dakota paid into the feder-
al treasurery $1,56S. .S01 and received
S21 .643, 1856 in relief assistance-S14
for every tax dollar.
South Dakota Fared Well
South Dakota received a little less
than $12 relief for every one dol
lar in taxes or s1.955,465 in taxes;
$23 3,295.9S9 in relief.
The Treasury Department figures
issued this week gives the S9-month
break down for Delaware in federal
relief expenditures:
April 8, 1885 to June 80. 1885:
$56S,OOO.
July 1. 1885 to June 80, 1886: $s,-
$4,000.
July 1. 1886 to June 80. 1887. ss,-
$4,000.
July 1. 1887 to June 80, 1888: 81
O21.OOO.
$40 Per Capita
The Works Progress Administra-
tion spent s9.677.OOO in Delaware
since the New Deal launched its
WPA wOrk-relief program here in
1885. Based on the 1880 census fig
ures this amounts to more than $40
per capita.
In a copyrighted United Press dis
patch from Washington, it is dis.
closed that the peak of the WPA
in Delaware was reach
ed in 1886 when $3,959, 900 was spent
or more than SIG per capita.
The lowest amount was in 1885
when S563,00O was expended in Della
ware, an average of more than 50
for each of the 23S,3S0 persons In
the 1880 census.
WPA expenditures for 1887 and
1888 were $3,133,OOO and $2,O21. 900.
Expenditures, including benefit
by the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration in Della
ware in the past fiscal year amount
I'd to $4s3.077. according to a report
this week. The total national ex-
penditures were 1926. s.262,57S.
Table Shows Totals
The totals of all relief expendi-
.ures by states from April 8, 1885 to
June 30. 1888. were:
Alabama. $1Os.5S3.OOO: Arizona,
900; Arkansas. $99,093.0OO;
$55s.774,OOO; Colorado,
'1O4. 1890, 900; Connecticut, $75,921,-
100.
Delaware. 1851. 900: District of
s152. 2.s72 600; Florida. $685.
IL, 600; Georgia. S110.626.OOO; Ida
10 S51 1926, 600; Illinois. $4s6,742.-
100: Indiana, S196,S97, 900; Iowa.
80, ,OO6,O 900; Kansas. $116.51s,OO0;
kentucky. $115.171,OOOO; Louisiana,
99. 1888 900.
Maine, $43,79O,OOO; Maryland, S76,-
sc, 1000; Massachusetts, 1928. .002, 900;
lichigan. $265. .2S7. 600: Minnesota.
9O,s53,OOO; Mississippi. $97. .459. 600;
Iissouri. 5000. .1O2, 900; Montana. $94.-
66 6,000: Nebraska, $94,299.000; Ne
ada, $16,363.OO0; New Hampshire,
q, ,I38 900; New Jersey. $262,647,-
90; New Mexico. $57.647. 900; New
'ork, $1.O96, ,202, 900; North Carolina,
96 .599, 900; North Dakota, $780,
90.
Ohio. s4s5.s91, 900; Oklahoma.
14S;997 900; Oregon. $76,101 600;
ennsylvania, Sos. .O90,034; Rhode
sland. s35, ,43S, 900; South Carolina,
81, ,O67 600; South Dakota, $S5,07S.-
DO; Tennessee. $1O5. 100000; Texas,
238, ,l59. 900.
Utah. $48,449,O 900; Vermont. $685.
IS 900; Virginia. S92,162.O 900; Wash
lgton, S150,0s5 900: West Virginia,
l14,2Sl, 900; Wisconsin. $206,259,-
10; Wyoming, s33.976,OOO; Hawaii.
l6,277, 900; Puerto Rico. $50. .905.O 900;
anama Canal. s699.000.
The Works Progress Administra-
on. itself. spent $4.S34, 4,974,O53 or
"a per cent of funds made avail
Die. other expenditures included:
griculture without public roads
Id farm security ALLEGATIONS, 1885,
%, 900; Bureau of Public Roads.
,06, 100000; Farm Security, $685.
$1,000; Rivers and Harbors. 1884,
70. 1000: Civilian Conservation Corps,
fore being transferred from emer-
,ney to permanent status, $685.
1900; PwA (from emergency re- 9