Our Public Debts [pp. 205-222]

2'IIE PRINVCE TON RE VIEW.
Sinking Fund; Net Debt.
$I,033,909 $1I,467,393
I,8 89' 2,994,898
56,473 585,887
17,334,790 62,355,650
1,323,586 I0,761,964
1,528,567 12,oI5,431
$NI3,93S,573 $6,528,264 $I20,459,737 $21,278,514 $99,I81,223
$208,536,882 $7,059,378 $225,596,260 $38,356,309 $177,239,951
38,648,850 2,254,82I 40,903,662 3,989,852 36,923,809
95,445,234 I,642,287 97,087,521 I9,398,886 77,688,635
1,372,450............. 2,372,450..................I,372,450
2I,I58,375 I 2,500 21,270,875 19,362,845 2,809,030
2i,699,564 1,I87,205 22,886,769 2I1,3Io0 22,675,459
Middle~~~~~~ _S_ate_s........$36.6.35 $_,5,8 $390756 $23822 $2,9,3
Virginia.................
West Virginia..........
North Carolina.........
South Carolina..........
Georgia................
Florida.................
Alabama................
Mississippi.............
Louisiana...............
Texas..................
Arkansas................
Kentucky...............
Tennessee..............
$64,082,648 $6,50I,589 $70,584,237 $5,67I,806 $64,9I2,431
$40,683,526 $807,282 $4I,490,808 $4,979,334 $36,51I,474
6,958,700 325,948 7,274,648 98,890 7,I75,758
I8,590,680 I60,I89 I8,750,869 270,030 I8,480,839
5,546,045 2,200. 5,548,245 540,428 5,007,817
3,683,65I 6,735 3,690,386 I 14,923 3,576,I55
2,99I,9II 22,904 3,004,825 75,233 2,929,582
3,091,959 i65,059 3,257,028 4I6,291 2,840,727
26,I46,449 I,483,4I8 27,629,867 534,309 27,095,558
I,839,8I3 5,962 i,845.775 12,I51 1,833,624
428,535 49,030 477,565 50,372 427,293
Western States........$209,62,269 $3,006,727 $222,969996 $7,092,269 $205,878;72
Colorado...............
California.............
Nevada.................
Oregon.................
Utah...................
Pacific States........
Grand Total........$682,096,460 $28,439,464 $720,535,924 $227,292,506 $593,344,428
Taking the net debt column as most fairly representing the true
burden of debt, we find that New York State has the gloomy pre
eminence of being first, and that Pennsylvania follows with a
debt of one hundred millions less. Massachusetts ranks third,
New Jersey fourth, Ohio fifth, Missouri sixth, and the District of
Columbia seventh. The per-capita city indebtedness is to some
2i6
STATES.
Bonded Debt.
$12,402,45 2,952'4-0
6-7,900
73,696,o.9
I-,424,75 12,848,054
Float'g Debt.
$98,85 53,687
34,460
4,994,42.
650,8oo
695,944
Gross Debt.
$I-,50-1302
3,oo6,o87
64-,36.
78,69-,440
.2,075,550
- 13,543,998
Maine...................
New Hampshire.......
Vermont................
Massachusetts...........
Rhode Island...........
Connecticut............
New England States.
New York.............
New Jersey:............
Pennsylvania...........
Delaware...............
Maryland...............
District of Columbia....
Middle States........
$386,86-,355
$I-,707,1177
5.6,500
697,9 5,380,3 —
8,9-7,8oo
266,497
3,49,5 373,2,8
15,655,499
3,14-,66.
X78,694
10,32I,500
4,433,400
$12,156,.8i
$x26,886
25,382
1 7,557
33-, 832
69,769
1414-9
81250
............
2,538,-54
125,4-6
156,549
I,03.,678
2,055,707
$399,017,536
$10,834,o63
531,882
715,457
5,7I3,-33
8,997,569
28o,gi6
3,500,75 373,2.8
18,1193,653
3,267,o68
335,243
11,352,178
6,489, I07
$8i,318,2.2
$453,632
..............
37,255
729,.8.
1149,250
..............
..............
..............
.............
46,863
.............
4, 255,625
..............
$317,699,334
$-O,380,43 53-,882
678,202
4,983,952
8,848,319
28.,gx.6
3,500,75 373,2.8
18,-93,653
3,22.,205
335,243
1 7,o96,553
6,489, —7
Southem States......
Ohio....................
Indiana.................
Illinois..................
Michigan...............
Wisconsin...............
Minnesota.............
Iowa...................
Missouri................
Kansas.........
Nebraska...............
Western States......
$..9,96.,69
$3,008,727 $1112,969,996 1
$7,091,269
............
X,i3x,7I5
.............
..............
..............
$.,831,7I5
$XI7,ig.,5o6
$IO5,878-727
$-32'.
.5,.8,5,2C3
I12, 000
76,5-0
67,COO
. $5.672-703
$593,344,4x8
$i6,oo.
7,055,' I 5
ii ooo
76,5-0
..............
$7,259,6115
$682,o96,46o
$i.6,ooo
6i,8o3
..............
........
'000
$244,803
$28,439,464
$-32, 000
7,ii6,9.8
112,0.0
76-5-0
67,000
$7,504,4x8
$7IO,535,924
Grand Total.........