Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1907)
n TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24, 1907, 1 ) J. i r"p; 5& r HXELY REAL ESTATE TALE $acut Inside Prp-rtf Goes en Ifartet at len.tiDeritiTe IlgB.ru. APARTMENT HOUSE ERA DAWNS IN OMAHA Rood' Vrnlgrr on Weet Faraaaa Street Believed to It the Bla alnar of Extensive Opurs Hons la This Llae. v I An Interesting development In the prce cnt real estnte market 1 that of the eaJa cf many Urge tracta of vacant preperty rituatcd near the center of the city which have been held for man? rears by the - ngenta of various estates ond othera. The m cause la assigned to the present high prices t prevailing for choice Inside property and the fear that tbe conditions may change within a short time before tbo immense holdings can be disposed of advantage ously at the present range of price. Ee tates which have been held unimproved for years are now being placed on the ma. kct and exploited either as business prop. ertles or as choice residence additions. Chief among the Utter waa the opening of tho large estate of the late Herman Kountxe last week for a Dew residence ad dition, to be known ae Forest Hill Park, which la cow being exploited by the D. V. Bholes company with great eucoeaa. It la also Interesting to note the many vacant lots In the very heart of tbe bust nese district of the elty which hare been sold within the last six months for the purpose of their Improvement by the erec tion of substantial buildings. Such lots have been held patiently for at least thirty years In some Instances, and the wisdom of such action la not patent by the alacrity with which they hava been snapped up, to th'o material profit of the owners. In some cases, however, such property was bought In the old "boom" days and has been held at a lose until the present prosperous realty conditions has enabled the holders to dlspoee of their holdings, either with a profit or without material oes. The most Important deal recorded during the last week from every viewpoint was that of font-teen lots on the east slda of Nineteenth street between Mason and Pierce streets to the Chicago Great West ern for use by the Zlegler Coal company of Zlegler, III., of which Joseph Loiter of Chi. cago Is manager. Negotiations for the property hava been under way for some time, but the deal met with considerable opposition on the part of many of the home owners In the vlolnlty and there still remains one lot In tha tract to be ac quired. The fourteen lota have a frontage of TOO feet on Nineteenth street and are occupied by small houses and one store. The houses will be removed and It Is con sidered probable that Immense coal yards will be established by the Zlegler com pany, which thus obtains Its flirt foothold for business In this section. Trackage facilities for the new coal yards will be most convenient, as the Qreat Western will extend Its tracks In front of the new tract and connect with the present freight depot at Leavenworth street, providing ths aid of ths city council can he secured to close Nineteenth street to trafflo. The lots ac quired occupy the whole block between Mason and Pierce streets snd form the last part of a "pocket" for which the Great Western has been working for some time. Tha railroad holdings In that vicinity now extend around nearly four entire blocks, with the western boundary on Nine teenth street In addition to the establishment of the I largo coal yards the sale will work to ths advantage of Omaha by placing the several i home owners, whoae properties were bought for cash. In the market for new homos, and several are now seeking Investment along that line with the funds secured by the sale of their homes to the Great Weau ern. With the ereetion of the proposed 1125.000 apartment house of seven stories for E. 8. Hood of Benson at the northwest corner of Thirty-eighth and Farman streets, for which plans are being drawn by Architect Policy Company O. K. Applicant STANDARD POLICY. is issued in accordance "with the new INSURANCE LAW oC the STATE OF NEW YORK, covers every benefit and advantage "which can propely bo combined in a single con- . tract of insurance. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Of tho United States PAUL MORTON. President. in consequence of its financial strength, and the conserv atism and economy of its management, guarantees the prompt and complete fulfillment of every obligation under this policy. But what about you, who need insurance T Are you sure you can insureTAre you sure you will be alive nnd well when, neat week or next month, you think of insuring! You don't leave your property unprotected agninst loss by fire for even a day. Why leave your family un protected for even an hour! For full particulars regarding the SOCIETY and the STANDARD POLICY, apply to the undersigned. II. D. KEELY, Manager for Nebraska 402-M-5 Uerchtats Natlaial Bank Bull Hag, Wll. EEXBY E20.YN, Cashier GecrflC M. Cooler, He Fay Necly, Central AjeaU, Coutba Joe Klein, Cetera! A,!.. Liaeaia. Keb. Spring Activity in Building r : i . '.. - ! : .. .. ,,. - t fy, - ; .. -vT3srtW c-i(lV tvgZi I f -v St V,; BXCAVATINO FOR COHN V. A. Hennlnger, a belated era of building of this character will apparently be wit nessed, as several smaller apartment houses are In process of construction and It la possible that the example In Investment set by Mr. Rood will be followed. The large cities of the east are filled with large ani expensive apartment houses of the type to be built by Mr. Rood and, it 1 authoratively reported, prove substantial Investments as well as being material em bellishment to the cities. The conservatism manifest In Omaha has retarded the growth of the city along the lines of apart ment house construction, but It Is to be hoped that many other apartments of the type to be erected by Mr. Rood will soon rear their walls. The multiplicity of apartmor.i houses In New York. Boston, Washington, Chicago and like cities has done much to bo1v the rental problem as to limited supply of homes within moderate means, which Ix now such a crucial question in Oniahn Apartments ran be built and rented to capacity at a moderate rental and return a splendid Income on the money Invested. Tho apartment house of Mr. Rood Is tc contain six apartments on esch floor, or . thirty-six In all, with tho seventh door for use as a dining room. The bnsement will be devoted to storage rooms, an In all mod ern apartments, and the appointments (ii to elevator service. Interior finish and cm venlence will be of tho latest design. Tlir exterior of the brick building, which wil' be reinforced by steol columns and beams, will be of decorative brick and the entrance will probably be of pretentious design on the Farnam street sldo. The lot on which the new apartment house la to he erected was bought last fall by Mr. Rood, who then contemplated bulHIng a four-story apart ment house, but the location was deemed too desirable and the large structure was decided upon. Through the efforts of Alfred C. Ken nedy the real estate holdings In Omaha of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance enmpany have been nearly closed out by the recent sale of two valuable pieces of property In the new and growing; business district west of Sixteenth street, between Harney snd Leavenworth streets. The old home of Dr. Hans P. Jensen at T25 South Eighteenth street was sold for 17.000 to M. Tatel and J. Katelmnn. who bought f or Investment. The property was acquired by the Insurance company some time ago and has materially enhanced In value during the last few years. The lot Is 88x97 feet and Is occupied by an old two-story frame house, which will probably be torn down to make way for a modern building to be used for business purposes. Another lot In O. ? TIIE OMASA K BLOCK ON NORTH SIXTEENTH STREETr. the same vicinity, that at the southeast corner of Twentieth atreet and Bt. Mary's avenue, hns been aold for the Insurance company by Mr. Kennedy for $8,600. Two frame houses are on the large corner lot, which waa bought by Samuel Ravlts and will be held by him for speculative pur poses. Such activity In real estate In the section of the city In which the two sales were consummated by Mr. Kennedy has heen anpnrent for some time, aa It is the firm belief of many that the buslnefia cen ter of the city trends toward that neigh borhood since the erection and proposed building of several large and expensive '.'Ulldings weat of Sixteenth street. The automobile industry of the city will soon be confined to one district. If plans are consummated by If. E. Fredrlckson for the erection of a Inrpe jrarage on leased ground near Twentieth and Farnam street'. The business of Mr. Fredrlckson has grown to such an extent In his present quarters it Fifteenth rtreot and Capitol avenue that xpanalon Is absolutely nc-cessnrv. The -roposed gnraite will be of rclnforord con ."rte construction nnd thoroughly fireproof ind will be within a few blocks of th .arages of s"veral of the most Important utomobile dealers. An Important sale during the Inst week tvns that by J. H. Pumont & Pon of the home of Mrs. Fanny Rcichenberg at 21" A Mth Thirty-seventh street to a wealthy "linker of Lexington, R. M. F. Iflane; "or (10.000. Mr. Leflang Intends to remove o Omaha and will occupy the property as ' Is residence. The lot on which the two story frnme house, Is located Is exlW feet and Is directly opposite the home of O. W. WattU'S In the choice West Farnnm street residence district. Mrs. Relchenberg has rented a temporary home, but will build In tha near future. A movement Is In progress among the Christian Scientists of the city for the erec tion of a flno church on the lot recently bought by the church at Twenty-fourth street and St. Mary's avenue. Nothing definite In the premises has been attained, , but a mass meeting of members of the church will be held tomorrow evening at Chambers' academy to die ?uss the plan, j The membership of the church has been ' subject to stesdy growth for some time j and Is on such a bnsls that It Is believed i the building project could be carried ! through successfully, and Its necessity Is unquestioned, as the members have met In Inadequate quarters for some time. Considerable building will he done this ; spring In Kountxe Place, on the heights I adjacent to Sherman avenue, and Hastings j A Heyden report the sale of many lots of , their holdings In that vicinity. Houses are being built of all materials, but are gen erally of the two-story frame type. Mr. Scott Is building a seven-room frame house on Sherman avenue south of Plnkney; E. D. Patton. the hardware me-chant at Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth atreeta, will soon atart building a new home near Sherman avenue and Emmet atreet; W. J. McBathron, the surveyor, hea begun the erection of a brick home on Sherman ave- I nue near Spencer atreet. Houses In con templation are those of Alvln Kasa and E. Lancaster on their respective lots on Bherman avenue north of Wirt street, and Mr. Neese and Mr. Rhump are having plans drawn for their homes near Elgh- . teenth and Blnnny streets and Sherman avenue near Wirt street, resepectlvely. D. L. Morgan hns taken out a permit to raise ! his house at the comer of Sherman are- nue and Lotrop street to make a double j family house. Prospects for a new and thoroughly ' equipped hospital In Omaha are favorable, 1 If a site Is donated by some philanthropic 1 person to promoters from western Iowa, A coatly building will be erected If a tract of sufficient else, location and general adaptability Is secured by the persons who , have had several conferences with Omaha ; cttlsens relative to the project. The move. ; merit Is an outgrowth of the present Pres bytorlHn hospital, although the new hos pital would have no connection whatever . with the present hospital. . but funds for Its erection would come almost entirely from persons of Presbyterian faith. A site . was ofTered for the purpo.ie by Dr. 8. D. ! Mercer, but waa reluctantly rejected on ! account of the proscribed area, and nego tiations are now under way for snother tract of land In the northwestern section : of the city. j The contract for bulldinc a two-story Bt. Ixmls brick flat on hla lot at Twenty-sixth end California streets has been let by John P. Mooro to P. J. Creedon Sons and wll' cost about $7.0(M, Two apartments of six rooms each are contemplated and the en tire building will be finished In hard oak, with all modern Improvements. Plans have been prepared by P. J, Creedon St 8ons for a two-story frame residence for Harry A, Huusie on a lot at Thlrty-elxth atreet and IiAfayelte avenue at a cost of tS.SOO, Plana have also been drawn for an eifht-room A DEMTISTRY TOOTH TALK NO. Ill Just . ward abowi my enetaod of rwaovlujr palp ("re" o a tooth, ft takes I'oxa 10 W M ntiautos and tba satleat ea ptitsaoea ebselutsly ab aia, TUe oil aaethed take (ma a to 10 tars, and ! vy patafI, DR. FiCKES, ,??."" ipbane Douft lit. 1 1 a U14 Shows Omaha's Sleacjy Material Progress ttw. BHIMRR modern home for C. H. Norton at the end of the Benson car line by Creedon & 6ms. The improvements will cost over M.5O0, as it Is necessary' to Install a private system of water works at considerable cost. Charles Stelger haa sold his house and lot on Fourteenth street between William and Hickory streets to Adam J. Bloup for U.500. Mary C. Beaton hns sold her home at Forty-second street and Lafayette avenue for 14,1X0 to Jennie A. Roberts. The residence rf the late C. B. llorton, former superintendent of the Western t'nlon Telegraph company, at Thirty-ninth and Davenport streets, has been sold. through the D. V. Bholes company f,T f7,6:0 to a cltlxen !n the western part of the state, who will soon remove to Omaha and occupy the residence. The lot Is 5C.x1f.5 feet ond the house Is a two-story fra7ne structure, containing eight rooms. Active work on the new Cohn bulltfln? was begun early list week under the fav r- ablc weather condltlona prevailing snd the excavatlona for the lurge basement are n w nearly completed. An interested throng h is been In constant attendance, watching tho large force of workmen changing the land scape. The specifications for the buPd n? proper have been completed by Architect John Latenser and the contract for lt erec. tlon will be awarded during the latter part of thin week. Pope Reeelrea Mrs. MeCormlek. ROMR. March !3. The pope today re ceived In private audience Mrs. Robert 3. McCormlck, wife of the ex-American am bassador to France. One of Omaha's Pioneer Boys Henry A. Homan died at his home, 2017 Davenport street, shortly after midnight hunting party, and his services were In Wednesday, March 10, after an Illness of constant demand by army offlcere and gov several months. He was 58 years of age ernmcnt officials as a mar.jger of their and had been a realdcnt of Omaha for hunting parties snd expeditions. As such fifty-one years. He was a native of New Mr. Homan became the close personal York, being but a boy of years when friend of General George Crook, General with his parents he came to Omaha. He Humphreys. General Stanton, Benator was a natural sportsman, ar.d the plenl- Thurston and every other notable of the tude of game In and about Omaha In tho3a west. In 1S97 Mr. Homan accepted the early days gave the boy all the excitement position of deputy United States marshal in the hunting line that his heart could and served In that capacity with dlstin deslre. This "call of the wild" was ever gulshed fidelity until December, 1905, when present In Henry Homan's makeup and he he resigned. He was one of the most ten was a thorough sportsman up to the day der hearted of men, and he often acted as of his death. He early engaged in the the defender of some poor unfortunate livery and freighting business with his whom he was compelled to arrest, par father In the old frame building which still tlcularly when he felt that the unfortunate stands on Thirteenth street, across from did not have a fair show before the United the St. James hotel. The old family home- States commissioner. Ha was frequontly stead was but a block farther away and Is rebi.ked for this Interference by the dls stlll standing at tbe corner of Howard and trlct attorney, and on one occasion, only a Fifteenth streets. few years ago, Mr. Homan said: "Well, Freighting In tho west was at Its zenith maybe It isn't any of my business and Is during Henry Homan's early manhood, out of place for nie to Interfere, but I tell and he traversed the plains from Omaha you right here, I don't care enough for to Bozeman, and from Denver to Dead- this dlaky little office to see a poor devil pwood as the chief engineer ot a long cara- van of prairie schooners, In the days when the "bull whacker" and "mule-eklnner" was the real character of the plains. Mr. Homan's knowledge of the best hunting preserves of the west, and bis Intimate knowledge of the plains and mountains : ;N. ' -- ' ITENTtT A. 4 CHASQ APARTMENT IIOU0S AT NTNETEENTII AND HARNET. WEALTH, DEBT AND TAXES l ureas of tbe Censm Girei Oak Fignrei Called for hj l oajreu. RAPID ADVANCE H RICHES IN FOUR YEARS Net Debt of I nlted . States and Divisions Amounts to Nearly Three nilllons ot Dollars. WASHINGTON, March S3. The Bureau of the Census bus Just pu'jllahed the special revolt o;i Wealth, Debt and Taxation, authorized by congre3s In the act estab lishing the permanent census office. Thla report consists of four parts: I. Vuluatton of Wealth; II. Public Indebtedness; III. Taxatli-n and Revenue Systems, and IV. Govi'i-nniental Expenditures and Revenues. The center portion of the statistics pre sorted ere for the llsrnl year iri. the ex ceptions being those of the receipts and payments of cllles containing over 8.0C0 and less thatv 25.-YO Inhabitants, which are for lf;'!, nnd those of national w.-nlth which are fur 1100 and lPOI. The compilation of the tables was conducted under the direction of Mr. L.. O. Powers, chief .-tatlstlclan. The statistics are accompanied with a digest of the revenue laws of the state and ter ritories for the year lXi?, prepared under the direction of Dr. Car! C. Plehn, associate professor of the 1'nlverslty of California. I. VALFATTON OF NATIONAL WEALTH The estimated v.ilnea for 10CW da not show as great a percentase of Increase for the made him an Invaluaba adjunct to any Imposed on even by the United States be- cause there Is no one here to say a friendly word for him." Mr. Homan was generous and kind, and many a poor unfortunate haa lost a true friend In bis death. Ha Is survived by his wife, and two children, a- son and daughter. HOMAN, 4 Mi 1 i 4; v-K decade 190 to 19f0 as Is mown for the pre ceding decade. In contrast with the decade 1SW to 100 the period 1800 to 1904 recorded an advance In national wealth which has no parallel In the history of the country except In the decade I860 to 1860. This ad vance resulted from many causes, of which the reaction from the low prices ot the depressed period 1SS3 to 1S96 was undoubt edly one of the most potent. Estimates of national wealth: ISM to 1904: 1KS0 t T.135.7SO.J2 i;o KiM.fiid.oss 1S70 (currency values) 8u.0fiS.61S.5ifi 1X70 (gold values) 24 0o4.814.8o8 1S'0 4S.'.42.0H0.Ci0 18W) Se.0S;,l6tl,197 10 - 8S.617. 3HH.775 IS 107.104.192,410 In 1870 gold was at an average premium of 26 per cent above the value of paper money. Omitting the decade 18tV) to 1870 a period marked by lessened productivity due to tbe ravages of the civil war, and by a loss In values due to the emancipation of slaves the nnnunl Increase of wealth per family haa been quite uniform from I860 to 1904. That Incerase for the decade lS-VD to 1800 was $180; for the twenty years, 1870 to 180. tlR4, and from 1SS0 to 1904, $182. The estimates of wealth In the years 1900 and 1904 arc as follows: Form of Wealth. 1904. 1900. Total ;$107.104,192,41oit,617.3i1.77B Real property andj lmprovenienta I taxed I Heal property andl Improvements ex- empt I live stock I Form Implements! end machinery .. Manufacturing ma. Vhlncry. tools andf Implements CiolJ and sllverl coin and bullion. f Railroad and thelrl 66,610, 228.0C7I 46,324,SS9,tt4 6,rai.2M,S7ni .212.7St M0 8.306,473.278 4,073,711,7301 844.9S9.8G3f 749,775.970 8. 297,754. 18o 2.641,046, C39 1,677,879,S2S 9,035,732,000 1,576,197,190 811,650,000 400.324,000 98.836.100 537,849.478 267,752,468 1,998, 603.WI equipment I 11,244. 752,00O street runways,! etc.: 1 Btreet railways.. I Telegraph sys- terns Telephone sys- terns Pullman nnd prl- vate cara Shipping and ca- nals Privately ownedj 2.213.986,0001 227.400,000 RS5,8l0,00O 123,000,0OO W.49,104 water works.. I Privately owned! central electric light and power stations I All others: I Agricultural products Manufactured J products Imported mer- ehandlse I Mining products. 275,000,0001 5C2.S51.106! 403,618,653 1,456,009,323 6,007,151408 4M 97n.fi92 326.851,517 1.809.S79.6521 T.409,291,ffiS 405 eu8.0iW.7S7l Clothing and per sonal adorn ments 2,600,000,0001 2.000,000,000 riirniture. car riages and kin dred property.. f 5,7BO,OOO,000 4.W0.10,0n0 IN PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS. The public debt of the United States Is considered by the census to Include that of tbe national government, states, terri tories and municipalities, the last term In eluding counties (or parishes) and all minor civil divisions, aa cltiea, villages, towns, townships, boroughs, precincts, fire districts, Irrigation districts, poor districts, school districts, eta. The tables include statistics of public In. debtedness for continental United States and for Hawaii and Porto Rico and are for the fiscal year designated 1902. By this term is meant that fiscal year of each civil division which most nearly corresponds to the calendar year of 1900. for governments whose fiscal year ends June 80, thus In cluding exaotly one-half of two calendar years, the figures for the year ending Juno 80, 1903, are presented. To tha foresoln. rule a few exceptions are noted In the tables. The following table presents a summary Of the total and per capita net public In debtedness of continental United States fot the fiscal years 1870, 1880, 18 and 1901 The Indebtedness of the United States govern ment Is Its gross Indebtedness less cosh In the treasury; that of all other government Is the gross debt less sinking fund assets: NET Total. iro?. 4- 1890, Total. $2."fc9.9W.i:X),l,9MU12.M:3.W2.C0 National govern 1 014 ---'. 1 ment 9i.011.e37 State and terri tories ?34 908.R7T 1!6,54.619 fll.210.487! 146.018,0431 Counties, t. 1 1 les, villages, townxhlps, pre cincts, eio rl.37.81.7H T44.r,6W as.7n.94t School districts.. t,lM,C15 llneonrCl".drhlddVHNrict." n,lnr C'V'1 !ivl"on 'toet 'choal M"trtoU reported on tha t Including all school district debt except that of cities, towns, villages and bor Ughs having a population of 8,000 or over In 156i. "na D,r" SchooX'trtcfseto "d l' aPHa rr 1870 In 1903 the annual Interest charge on the I publlo debt of continental United Btatei Is shown to have been approximately 1:15,1,. tbi, or an annual payment of 11.46 fur each Individual, Of thla Interest charge, the amounte on specified classes of debt were as follow at National Government A8tl9V3 Stales and territories U,Ct,60 Counties M'Mu) Cities' and minus civil divisions.., 4t,96a,M Tbe average rate of Interest on the funded debt of states and municipal ti was -l Per coat, The rates fur the various divisions of the states aad territories were as follows; North Atlantic m,,,,,m,.,,,, 4.6 per on bj.uth Atlantic .,,, 4 I twreoa North enU .,ii.mitiiH J.I par aen ftoulh. central iMiimumr.t ttu i f ft Western i.i-.iiumuiui.imi itu M f Data relating to the publlo debt of tbe principal nations of tha globe are fires as supplemental to Part II of the census re port. In Great Prltaln the per capita In dvbterineea of all classes, natln.tl and local. waa i.M times that of the Viiited States; In France. 4.MS; and in Italy. IX. If ac count be taken f the national wenlth. It Is found that the ability of the countries to meet their Indebtedness Is expressed by the following figure: In the I nlted States tlm total debt 1 t?. f"r each 1100 ot na tional wealth; In Oreat Britain It Is H.5. In France. 14 S: and In Italy. I17.3H. HI-TAXATION AND REVENUE ST8- TEM3. Much of this section Is devoted to a digest of taxation snd revenue systems In use In the several states and territories. In this section are given a summary by states and territories of the assessed valuation of property subject to the general property or ad valorem tax from the census years 186 to 1901, Inclusive; a summary of the gen eral property or ad valorem taxes levtod In the several census years from 1800 to l&ux, and the per capita tax levies and tax rates for the sains years. The assessed valuation ot property sub ject to ad valorem taxation has increased from 180 to the present time, but It has not kept pace with the Increase In tha actual national wealth. TOTAL ASSESS FD VALUATION 1859 TO 1904. iro Ivo 1870 (currency basis) 1870 (gold basis) 180 isio. ..,., , . . , . 1!H3 .1 .0f4.0 ,. l.i4.6,Oii . 14.178,M,TSl . 11.40K,H4T4 . 17.18a.M . 26.47l,17$,4l . SG.33M1S.S33 The faot that tax levies tend to Increase faster than population has often been notd by atudrnts of public taxation.' The rela tlon between tax levies and wealth has not been aa generally observed. One of tha tables ot the census report that showing, by states and territories, the estimated true value of all property, levies of ad valorem taxes, and tax rates per $100 of estimated true value for 180. 1890 and 190V-throws great light upon this phase of the question. The totals for continental United States, as given In ths above mentioned table, are aa follows; Estimated Levies of Tax rata true value ad va- per tiouot TEAR. of all lorem estimated property. taxes, true valuo. 1902 I7.810, 749.690 t724.730.5: $0.74 1890 65,07.0(1. 197 471.806,140 0 71 1880 ..r.... 4,642,00Q,O0O m,ld,4i4 0.71 The calculated tax rate based upon the census estimate of true value shows an In crease for twenty-two years of only I oenta on 8100 of the estimated true value of the country, or about 8 per cent. IV. GOVERNMENT EiX PENDITURE8 AND REVENUES. The fourth part of the report Is devoted to statistics and a discussion of govern mental expenditures and revenues. In the fiscal period covered by this report the revenue receipts of the national, state, and municipal governments were, exclusive of duplications, 81,709,13fi,540; the correspond ing payments for expenditures were 81. 704,330,960. These figures show that, taking the country as a whole, tho revenue re ceipts were for expenditures, or, stated In other terms, the net Indebtedness of tha country was slightly less at tha oloe than at the beginning of the year. In the ease) of the national government, state and ter ritories, and counties the receipts eaoeaded the payments, and at the close of tho rear thone governments had smaller net ln-del,..-ilnens than at the beginning. In tha case ot minor civil divisions, and especially the large cities, the situation was reversed and tbe payments for expenditures as eeeded the revenue receipts, causing aa In orease in net Indebtedness. Revenue receipts if states and terrltorteav counties, and minor civil divisions) aggre gated 81.107.6C9.243. Of this amount, GJ4, 629,816, or 84.4 per cent, were olassnd as from, general revenues; and 8172,939,428, Of 15.1 per cent, were classod as from commercial , revenues. The relative Importance of the principal general revenue receipts of state and municipal governments may be seen front the following exhibit, which gives, by geographic divisions, the per cant oc all receipts from general revenues formed by each principal class of receipts from tha same: 1 l 5!l n Si n a g I.JO. 3- REVENUE. III 3? ml General property taxes 75.S 74.T A6.8 R0.6 06. R 77.1 Special property and business taxes 6.711.6 18 4.0 1.6 1.4 Poll taxes 1.8 0 8 4.54 1 4 1.4 1 4 Liquor licenses 6.9 8.6 4.8 6.2 8,ftl 6.1 Other licenses and permits 8.1 1.0 1.8 l.T 5 81 Pines and forfeits... 0.9 6.6 1.4 0.71 9.8 0 Subventions and granta 6.5 4.8 13.9 4.4 12.8 110 Donations and gifts. 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 All other general revenue 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 The different branches of government re ceive quite different portions of their reve nues receipts from the several classes of ganeral revenue mentioned above. This Is shown In the following table, which give", for states snd territories and for other civil divisions, the percentage of the total general revenue receipts formed by each principal class of such receipts! 3a 3 REVENUE. 7- a pi it : C General property taxesl61.T!79.9llll.4 TB. 180 T Bpeclai property and DEBT OUT8TANDNIO. Per Capita. 18N0. 1870. 1B0C3.I 110. 1860.1 1870. lio.au 632.V 83.27 60.46 8.48 8 -47 4.61 14.09 0.K 8. tt -I- AtA M.J - . . n. Jl 874,743.772, 2.8Hfirti;i t.Wi 8.17 Uf7,6K,640'l t .JO 8. SI T06.s4T.J6r! i7,6o.ai taM.244.6Ju! 1T. 1 11. W 0.(k) 69 ' W 0"1"' vl"""' townships, precincts. business taes... Poll Uxea ,,,., Juuer llixwiet ... other Deem i.t- and per- (uumuiuin ana DynuUon aud idfis.,,. All otner g uej-ttl reve- uue ii'tnimuinu ! than ene-Wnth ef 1 per cent, Pellee CoaArm Uarvta Hiaioe, POHT86JOUTH, England. Maruh 21-In. tjuirlee mad here today eouflrin tho atate meat tcloe'iaphed from Washington (at ntgh tha the An'ariuat consular agent herey John Main, and tha local poltoe were In reoetpt of InformatKiR which, teey wtpa p.y. (sad t reoovexy of the kKmaped t-yaar-okd sen of Dr, Herao H, kaWvIa af Kltts HamoMMik, Del, mm siii! i.. i-i e, o.ii i.g io i o.i o il i t U.i I 0 61 f, I 0.1 0.1 I i I b m t it ft ; u M ' t, i -, U d4 it i t Ul o e e eh - be to - Ab ie . r- I . -tn- 1 nd i in tod a ' at ' in I I ' est I aVr i rk tr. i i v BsssssasMeasaaaajaaaasasaaa' i j 7