518 



NEW YOKK. 



began to operate, and in the present year, from 

 the official returns, as follows : 



Taxable Valuation of the State of New Yorlc. 



tons freight carried on the Erie and Central 

 railroads, and on the canals, for a number of 

 years, is as follows : 



The increase in valuation is $824.922,475, or 

 133 per cent, more than the whole valuation in 

 1846 ; of this increase $372,000,000 is in the 

 city of New York. The whole presents a most 

 unexampled development of wealth. A large 

 portion of it is due to the operation of the rail- 

 roads, the business of which has greatly in- 

 creased within a few years. The number of 



The increase has been large, or 30 per cent, 

 in quantity, mostly on vegetable food, coming 

 from other States. The freights paid to the 

 railroads, and the tolls and freight on the canals 

 have been as follows : 



These figures show the amount of charge on 

 merchandise, east and west, for transportation, 

 and indicate the progress of business. In the 

 last year the rise of freights consequent upon 

 the sudden increase of produce sent east 

 through the closing of the western rivers, add- 

 ed much to the cost of transportation. The 

 great lines of through travel are marked by the 

 most rapid growth of wealth and population. 

 The latter has uniformly a western tendency. 

 The natives of New York would seem to move 

 west, and their places to some extent be sup- 

 plied with immigrants. The nativities of the 

 population of the State were reported as fol- 

 lows by the census of 1855 : 



New York State 1,925,156 



New York County 297,164 



Other United States 806,423 



England 102,286 



Wales 8,557 



Scotland 27,523 



Ireland 469,753 



Franco 18,366 



Germany 218,991 



Switzerland 8,498 



Other European countries 40,946 



Canada 47,843 



Total 3,466,212 



The number of votes cast in 1860 was 675,- 

 156, or an increase of 178,670 over 1856, when, 

 as appears from the census, there were 651,000 

 voters in the State. 



The vote of the State of New York has been 

 generally democratic, having been as follows 

 for several presidential elections : 



