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The Auditor estimates the receipts of the 

 present two years, based on a two-mill State 

 levy, at $2,482,600, an increase of nearly $75,- 

 000 over the previous period; and the disburse- 

 ments at $1,918,820, leaving a balance subject 

 to general and miscellaneous appropriations of 

 $563,780, or a little in excess of $500,000. The 

 State is free from debt. 



The total assessed valuation of property foots 

 up $440,618,330 against $412,723,902 two years 



wood, shows that the general health of the 

 children has been remarkably good, notwith- 

 standing the necessarily crowded manner in 

 which they have been compelled to live and 

 sleep. From the 24th day of May, 1882 to 

 June 30, 1883, there were 65 children admit- 

 ted, but there were, during the same period, 

 22 dismissed, 11 deaths, and 1 deserter, leav- 

 ing in the institution 239. 



The State of Iowa reports 2,314 feeble-mind- 



ago. There have been gains in all counties ex- ed children, of whom 1,960 were, in 1880 at 



cept nine. The assessed value of realty in towns home, neither provided for in insane hospitals 



in 1881 was $55,523,683 ; in 1883, $75,626,670. nor institutions of this class. 



The greatest general increase has been in the Coal. The State Mine Inspector estimates 



northwest part of the State, where the process the coal production of Iowa for 1883 to be 



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of breaking up new farms, the importation of 

 stock, and the immigration of population has 

 been going on steadily. This is incident to a 

 comparatively new country, and was to have 

 been expected. But in some of the older coun- 

 ties this increase has been almost equaled. 

 Especially is this true in the case of Polk 

 county, where the valuation has taken a jump 

 from $11,000,000 to $16,000,000. 



Schools. From about 2,400 children enrolled 

 as pupils in the first year of the State's exist- 

 ence, 1847, the number has increased with the 

 growth of the State until, by the last report, 

 there was a total enrollment in school of 464,- 

 482 ; the number of teachers has also grown 



)m 124, until 22,081 are now employed, 

 id these exclusively in the free common 

 ohools. In like manner, the school-houses 

 mve increased from 105, nearly all built of 

 3gs, to 11,825, valued at over $10,000,000. 



In the State Agricultural College there were 

 )ver 300 students during the year. 



State Institutions. Both the insane hospitals 

 crowded to their utmost capacity. The 

 lumber remaining in the Mount Pleasant Eos 

 )ital, at the close of the period, June 30, 1883, 

 ras, males, 236 ; females, 226 ; total, 472. The 

 lumber at Independence at the same date was, 

 lales, 323 ; females, 257 ; total, 580 ; a grand 

 )tal of males, 559 ; females, 493 ; aggregate, 

 1,052. The total number of insane in the State 

 Nov. 1, 1883, was 1,726, of which number 

 1,001 were supported in the State hospitals, 

 519 were in the county almshouses, 133 in pri- 

 vate asylums, 58 at homes of reLatives, and 15 

 Dnfined in county jails. 



The number of convicts at Fort Madison has 

 increased slightly over the previous term ; the 

 lumber remaining June 30, 1883, being 378 

 as Against 341 on Oct. 1, 1881. The Animosa 

 orison is still in process of construction, but 

 las so far progressed that the convicts therein, 

 numbering 229 at the close of the period, are 

 well provided for in every respect. The prison 

 will have a capacity exceeding 800. 



The whole number of children at the Boys' 

 Reform School, at Eldora, is reported at 240, 

 those at the Girls' School, at Mitch ell ville, 

 at 84. 



The report of the Superintendent of the Iowa 

 Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, at Glen- 



3,881,000 tons, a gain of 750,000 tons over last 

 year. About one fourth of the whole is mined 

 in Mahaska county, and five eighths of the whole 

 in Keokuk, Lucas, Polk, Boone, Webster, Wa- 

 pello, and Appanoose counties. 

 Banks and Insurance. The Governor says: 



I concur generally with the views of the Auditor 

 in respect to the growing importance of the hanking 

 interests of the State, and the necessity of placing 

 the responsibility of the supervision thereof upon 

 some officer who can give the requisite time thereto. 

 The report shows the number of banks operating 

 under State law to be seventy-six, with a capital of 

 $3,701,793.12, and deposits aggregating $11,200,- 

 798.10, as against forty -two banks in 1875, with $2,- 

 063,402.50 of capital paid up and total deposits of $3,- 

 959,791.72 an increase nearly double, both in num- 

 ber of banks and amount of capital, and treble in 

 volume of deposits. The insurance report of May, 

 1883, which is the last yet issued, shows that the 

 risks written during the year in the State amounted 

 to $201,949,207.24, and the. tire-premiums paid during 

 the year aggregated $3,039,349.99. 



There are eighty-eight national banking in- 

 stitutions in Iowa, the capital stock amount- 

 ing to $7,135,000, and the individual deposits 

 to $16,169,064.72. 



Railroads. The report of the Railroad Com- 

 missioners for the year ended June 30, 1883, 

 shows the total number of miles of railroad in 

 operation in Iowa to be 7,014 T 9 ^ miles. The 

 commissioners estimate that the stock of these 

 roads representing the portion of them in 

 Iowa, added to the stock of the roads entirely 

 in Iowa, amounts, broad-gauge ro.ads, to $132,- 

 895,478, or $19,811 per mile; the narrow- 

 gauge roads to $1,386,991, or $6,481 per mile. 

 The total amount of stock reported as owned 

 by persons living in the State is $5,164,591.41. 

 The total amount of taxes paid by the rail- 

 roads in the State is $830,655.67, which is 

 7 T W per cent, of the net earnings. 



Party Conventions. The Democratic State 

 Convention met in Des Moines on the 6th of 

 June, and adopted a platform denouncing 

 abuses of the civil service; favoring a tariff 

 for revenue only; opposing constitutional pro- 

 hibition, but favoring a license law ; favoring 

 legislative regulation of railways; and de- 

 manding protection for American citizens im- 

 prisoned by foreign governments. 



The following nominations were made: For 

 Governor, L. G. Kinne ; Supreme Judge, Wal- 



