VIRGINIA. 



751 



Internal Revenue. Tin- report of theCom- 

 miitioner of Internal Revenue shows tlmt dur- 

 ing the fiscal year Virginia paid $2.!>1 ','..'. 

 MH- is the largest exporting tobacco State in the 

 1'iiion. There were operated during the la-t 

 lineal year 217 cigar factories, which used 'J.:!0!i.- 

 l-"i!> pounds of tobacco for the prod net ion of 

 dgan, and 1,974,275 for the manufacture of 

 cigarettes. The number of cigars produced was 

 |::n>:'>6,613, and the number of cigarettes was 

 7.Mi.:!l4,752. The amount of license tax paid 

 was $687,297.74, of which amount $296,780.71 

 was derived from liquor licenses. 



Education. The biennial report of the Super- 

 intendent of Public Instruction covers the jears 

 1892 and 1893, but only figures for the latter 

 year will be cited, us the statistical summaries 

 indicate that as regards the essential elements 

 of growth the year 1893 is without a parallel in 

 Virginia. There are in the State 6,036 school- 

 houses, having a seating capacity for white 

 pupils of 254,158, for colored pupils of 112,646. 

 In these schools 5,868 white teachers and 2,064 

 colored teachers are employed. The school pop- 

 ulation (census of 1890) is 377..">95 white and 

 J I ">>:> 1 colored; the number of pupils enrolled 

 during the year was 227,696 white and 120.775 

 colored ; the average daily attendance was 130,- 

 398 white and 63,745 colored. The total ex- 

 penditure for all purposes was $1,798,157.90, an 

 iii< Tease of $107,692.17 over the expenditure in 

 1892. The estimated value of school property 

 is $2,763,584.97; 261 school buildings were 

 erected during 1893, and 238 during 1892. 



At the University of Virginia the total attend- 

 ance was 547, against 516 in 1892. During 1893 

 the Payerweather Gymnasium, erected at a cost 

 of about $31,000, was completed. The funds for 

 this building and its equipment were derived 

 from the Payerweather bequest of $100,000. A 

 new dispensary also has been constructed. 



At the Virginia Military Institute the whole 

 number of cadets on the rolls was 220. At this 

 institute the average annual expense fora cadet, 

 exclusive of his outfit, is $530. 



The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical 

 College instructed 116 students during the year, 

 61 more than in 1892. The cost of the session 

 for each pupil here is estimated at $175.70, of 

 which $30 is for tuition. Provision is made by 

 statute for the education of 200 young men from 

 the State, who are not required to pay tuition. 

 As far as is possible, all work about the college 

 is done by students, who receive pay for their 

 services, but the demand for work far exceeds 

 the supply. The cost of maintaining the college 

 during 1893 was $55,943.93. 



At the State Female Normal School tuition is 

 free to 135 students, who bind themselves to 

 teach two years in the public schools of the State 

 if opportunity be afforded them. To those who 

 do not so pledge, tuition is given at a nominal 

 cost of $30 a session. The charge for board and 

 washing for each session of nine months is $120. 

 During 1893 the number of students, in attend- 

 ance was 225. 



William and Mary College instructed 119 

 students who pledged themselves to teach two 

 years in the public schools, and who therefore 

 were received at the rates fixed by statute : Ten 

 dollars a month, to include tuition, board, wash- 



ing, fuel, and light s. Kighty-fivc other student* 

 attended during the year. 



The .Medical College of V irgi it ia was attended 

 l'\ lu| Mudcnt-. For a session of nine months 

 i In expense is $90. 



The Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and 

 the Blind maintained 92 deaf and dumb and 52 

 blind pupils. The benefits of the school proper 

 are free to residents of tlic State, who are re- 

 quired to pay only for board and clothing, $180. 



The annual appropriation is $35,000. 



The Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute 

 enrolled 323 students. Expenses for regular stu- 

 dents for board, rent, and tuition for the ses- 

 sion of eight months is $60. State students are 

 charged $40. 



The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Insti- 

 tute gave instruction to 954 boys and girls 

 white, colored, and Indian at an outlay for cur- 

 rent expenses of $82,453.83. Of this amount the 

 State contributed $16,329.36. Of the graduates 

 of this institution during the twenty-two years 

 of its existence, 2,000 have become teachers, and 

 have instructed 129,475 pupils. 



The Miller Manual-Labor School has an en- 

 dowment of $1,300,000. The students for the. 

 year were 93 girls and 157 boys. 



Insane Asylums. In the Western Lunatic 

 Asylum 779 patients were treated during the 

 rear. The cost of maintenance was $100,348.84. 

 For new buildings $30,859.47 was expended, and 

 the total disbursement was $146,649.13. The 

 patients made 7,284 new garments during the 

 year. The Eastern Lunatic Asylum had 4J-6 

 patients under treatment during the year. The 

 disbursement for all expenses was $78,442.53. 

 The Central Lunatic Asylum added a building 

 for female patients, which accommodates 105. 

 For this purpose the Legislature appropriated 

 $20,000. The entire cost of maintaining the in- 

 stitution during the year was $74,140.29. The 

 cost per capita was $102.26, the lowest of all 

 asylums in this country. The Southwestern Lu- 

 natic Asylum expended $44,373.74 in caring for 

 367 patients. 



Penitentiary, The expense of keeping 1,197 

 prisoners (being the daily average) for twelve 

 months was $77,384.37. This amount, and an 

 additional sum of $28,677.75, was received from 

 hire of convicts. Prisoners received for over- 

 work during the year $9,238.71. On Oct. 1, 1,391 

 prisoners remained in the Penitentiary, 72 of 

 whom were employed on public works. In 1893 

 the criminal expenses of the State were $S21.- 

 552.54. 



Agriculture. The report of the Commission- 

 er of Agriculture shows these items: Amount 

 of appropriation, $10,000 ; expended, $7,585.72 ; 

 balance, $2,414.28. Amount received from fer- 

 tilizer control, $8,800; expended for carrying 

 out provisions of fertilizer act, $6,481.35 ; bal- 

 ance, $2,318.65. The fertilizer act is designed 

 to regulate the sale and purity of commercial fer- 

 tilizers, the consumption of which has increased 

 from 57.600 tons in 1887 to over 150,000 tons in 

 1893. The average yield per acre for issi:{ was : 

 Wheat, 96; corn, 83; oats, 96; hay, 70; cotton, 

 86 ; tobacco, 86 ; Irish potatoes, 81 ; sweet pota- 

 -1 ; peanuts, 78. The truck crops of Nor- 

 folk realized more than $5,000,000, and gave em- 

 ployment to 10,000 to 20,000 people. In response 



