ber present during the quarter being 10,265. The 

 per capita cost of maintenance was $41.11. A 

 comparison of the liabilities and available re- 

 sources of the institutions shows that the surplus 

 for all on ordinary expense accounts was $191,- 

 990. The amount of appropriations in the State 

 treasury undrawn Oct. 1, 1902, was $1,588,678. 



The number of inmates present in the insane 

 hospitals at the end of the quarter was as fol- 

 lows : Northern, Elgin, 526 males and 607 females, 

 total 1,133; cost to State for quarter, $42,419. 

 Eastern, Kankakee, 1,053 males, 1,040 females, 

 total 2,093; cost to State, $72,150. Central, Jack- 

 sonville, 580 males, 618 females, total 1,198; cost, 

 $37,870. Southern, Anna, males 576, females 472, 

 total 1,048; cost, $37,245. Western, Watertown, 

 males 355, females 312, total 667; cost, $21,773. 

 Asylum for Incurable Insane, Peoria, males 380, 

 females 320, total 700; cost, $23,346. Asylum for 

 Insane Criminals, 162 males, cost $9,904. 



The Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, at 

 Quincy, had enrolled 1,519 inmates. The average 

 per capita cost for the quarter was $34.28. The 

 increase in the cost of living is illustrated by the 

 fact that the average per capita cost last year 

 for the same institution for one quarter was 

 only $29.91. 



The Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children, at Lin- 

 coln, had 1,094 inmates, 595 males and 499 fe- 

 males. The total cost for the quarter was $39,- 

 606, or $37 per capita net. The balance of cash 

 on hand and cash due Sept. 30, 1902, was $58,898. 



The Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, at 

 Jacksonville, had 478 inmates, 292 males and 186 

 females. Cost per quarter $14,271, or $30 per cap- 

 ita. Surplus, $15,729. 



The Institute for the Blind, Jacksonville, had 

 207 inmates, 124 males and 83 females. The cost 

 to the State was $10,928, or $50 per capita. 



The Home for Female Juvenile Offenders, at 



neva, had 200 inmates, maintained at an ex- 



nse of $44 per capita. 



The Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Normal, had 

 52 inmates. The Soldiers' Widows' Home, at 

 loomington, was maintaining 62 inmates at a 

 cost of $58 per capita. 



Free Employment Offices. The free employ- 

 ment offices of Illinois were created in 1899, and 

 the report of work done in the three Chicago 

 offices and the Peoria office in the year 1902 in- 

 dicates their value, especially to the working 

 people. The total number of male applicants was 

 30,157, of whom 26,661 secured employment. The 

 number of female applicants was 14,763, of whom 

 13,520 were successful. A glance at the detailed 

 list of places secured shows the following figures: 

 Female nurses, 300; chambermaids, 970; general 



ousework, 414; factory girls, 812; waitresses, 

 70. Male farm-hands, 1,005; laborers, 11,506; 



ctory hands, 997; cooks, 463; housemen, 820; 

 anitors, 362. 



It is seen that the offices are of greatest bene- 



t to the laboring classes, large numbers of whom 



ught and found employment, and also that in- 

 creasing numbers of skilled laborers are coming 

 to understand the benefits of the system. 



Militia. The militia consists of 8 regiments 

 of infantry, 2 battalions of colored infantry, 1 

 regiment of cavalry, 3 batteries of artillery, 1 

 engineer company, 1 signal-corps, and 1 hospital- 

 corps. 



Food Commission. This board was created 

 in 1899, and consists of a commissioner, an as- 

 sistant, and 6 inspectors, to enforce the laws in 

 regard to the purity of foods. The report for 

 1902 shows a total of 927 food samples analyzed, 

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adulterated. It is the duty of the commission 

 to prosecute dealers or manufacturers found 

 guilty of handling adulterated goods, and, as a 

 result of these analyses, 358 suits were instituted 

 in various courts, and 242 convictions were se- 

 cured. 



Chicago. Business conditions in Illinois are 

 best indicated by the situation in Chicago, where 

 the business of the State, as well as that of the 

 Mississipi valley, centers. The three business fea- 

 tures that come nearest the life of a city real 

 estate, building, and fire and life insurance show 

 unparalleled prosperity. Building operations in 

 the last year exceeded by a considerable margin 

 those of any year for eleven years. There has 

 been an average advance of about 15 per cent, 

 in office space, and from 15 to 20 per cent, in store 

 space. The building permits for the year amount- 

 ed to $48,445,850, compared with $35,432,450 for 

 1901, the rate of increase being 36.75 per cent. 



Insurance has closed a year of notable pros- 

 perity. Fire-insurance made an underwriting 

 profit of about 10 per cent. While the premiums 

 have been increased, the losses are still close to 

 60 per cent, of the premium income. The ex- 

 penses on Chicago business are about 40 per cent. 

 There has been a gain of more than $1,000,000 

 in life premiums, Chicago paying more than $11,- 

 000,000 in life-insurance. In the aggregate, the 

 citizens of Illinois paid out $55,000,000 for in- 

 surance of all kinds. The total fire losses for 

 the year in Chicago were $4,812,000. Because 

 of heavy losses, rates have been advanced 25 per 

 cent, on mercantile stock, 10 per cent, on mer- 

 cantile buildings, and 25 per cent, at the stock- 

 yards. 



The real-estate market has improved, but not 

 in a ratio to correspond with other things. There 

 has been a sharp demand for central, business, 

 and manufacturing property. The notable fea- 

 ture of the market is the demand for factory 

 property, which has advanced from 15 to 20 per 

 cent. The best idea of Chicago's industrial 

 growth is afforded by the value of the permits 

 taken out for factory and warehouse construc- 

 tion, amounting to more than $8,100,000, an in- 

 crease of 60 per cent, over the year before. The 

 real-estate transfers filed for record aggregate 

 $126,536,745, compared with $114,556,952 for 1901. 



Progress on the Chicago river improvement has 

 been steady. Wharfage has followed closely upon 

 the acquisition of property, and the season's work 

 shows 2,158 linear feet added to the previous 

 amount of 3,757 feet, of the most substantial 

 wharfage ever constructed on the river. Three 

 new bascule bridges have been built, and 2 others 

 are nearly completed. 



A total of $3,000,000 was spent in track eleva- 

 tion and construction of subways. The number 

 of miles. of main track elevated was 7.77, and of 

 other track 30.75 miles. 



The year was the busiest in the history of the 

 Chicago Bureau of Charities. The total amount 

 of $43,239 was expended in relief work, distrib- 

 uted among 11,760 families. Of these families 

 8,450 were not previously registered. Of 15.442 

 applications for relief investigated by the Chicago 

 Relief and Aid Society, 3,470 were found to be 

 unworthy, and disapproved. 



The financial operations in Chicago were large. 

 Deposits in the national and State banks showed 

 a gain of 7 per cent, over 1901. At one time in 

 the year the total deposits were $500,000,000. 

 The Board of Trade closed the year with a sur- 

 plus of $21,000, compared with $10,805 last year. 

 The clearings for the year were $83,590,507, com- 

 pared to $74,476,955 for the previous year. 



