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BULLETIN 1279, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 15. — Highway bonds for rural road and bridge purposes outstanding Jan- 
uary 1, 1915, and January 1, 1922. Consolidated data for all States, counties, 
townships, and districts 
State 
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1915 
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1922 
Total State 
and local 
bonds 
btate 
bonds 
Local bonds 
Total State 
and local 
bonds 
State 
bonds 
Local 
bonds 
Alabama 
$5, 418. 000. 00 
Arizona 
295, 000. 00 
Arkansas 
1, 467, 066. 00 
California 1 
32, 277, 000. 00 
Colorado 
90, 500. 00 
Connecticut 
7, 000, 000. 00 
Delaware 
1, 280, 000. 00 
5, 959, 199. 00 
Georgia 
127, 500. 00 
Idaho.- - .- _ 
1, 339, 000. 00 
798. 761. 55 
Indiana 
43, 095, 357. 34 
1, 960, 780. 00 
Kansas ... .. 
( 2 ) 
Kentucky 
705, 000. 00 
Louisiana 
1, 588, 835. 00 
Maine 
785, 000. 00 
Maryland 
12, 853, 700. 00 
Massachusetts. .. 
10, 305, 522. 82 
Michigan 
10, 389, 029. 43 
Minnesota 
1, 411, 889. 00 
Mississippi 
8, 327, 172. 00 
Missouri 
522, 500. 00 
Montana 
2, 224, 050. 72 
Nebraska 
( 2 ) 
Nevada 
38, 000. 00 
New Hampshire . 
675, 000. 00 
New Jersey 
14, 011, 337. 00 
New Mexico 
157, 000. 00 
New York 
76, 822, 088. 00 
North Carolina. . 
8, 955, 300. 00 
North Dakota ... 
( 2 ) 
Ohio 
31, 175, 968. 53 
Oklahoma-. 
1, 440, 000. 00 
Oregon 
1, 615, 000. 00 
Pennsylvania 
27, 547, 659. 00 
Rhode Island 
1, 800, 000. 00 
South Carolina- 
460, 000. 00 
South Dakota 
( 2 ) 
Tennessee 
6, 898, 277. 00 
Texas 
14, 615, 017. 00 
Utah 
541. 500. 00 
Vermont. . 
( 2 ) 
Virginia 
5, 650, 994. 93 
Washington 
1, 555, 000. 00 
West Virginia 8 ... 
1, 303, 000. 00 
Wisconsin 
281, 078. 00 
Wyoming 
( 2 ) 
$18, 000, 000 
505, 000 
PJ 
785, 000, 000 
12, 410, 000 
8, 699, 500 
675, 000 
( 5 ) 
65, 000, 000 
(-) 
1,800,000 
""0) 
260, 000 
190, 000 
Total 344,763,082.32 l 115,324,500 229,438,582.32 1,222,312,300 
$5, 418, 000. 00 
295, 000. 00 
1, 467, 066. 00 
14, 277, 000. 00 
90, 500. 00 
( 2 ) 
1, 280, 000. 00 
5, 959, 199. 00 
127, 500. 00 
834, 000. 00 
798, 761. 55 
42, 095, 357. 34 
1, 960, 780. 00 
( 2 ) 
705, 000. 00 
1, 588, 835. 00 
( 2 ) 
443, 700. 00 
1, 606. 022. 82 
10, 389, 029. 43 
1,411,889.00 
8, 327, 172. 00 
522, 500. 00 
2, 224. 050. 72 
( 2 ) 
38, 000. 00 
( 2 ) 
14,011,337.00 
157, 000. 00 
11, 822, 088. 00 
8, 955, 300. 00 
( 2 ) 
31, 175, 968. 53 
1. 440, 000. 00 
1, 615, 000. 00 
27, 547, 659. 00 
( 2 ) 
460, 000. 00 
( 2 ) 
6, 898, 277. 00 
14, 615, 017. 00 
281. 500. 00 
( 2 ) 
5, 650, 994. 93 
1, 365, 000. 00 
1, 303, 000. 00 
281, 078. 00 
( 2 ) 
$8, 758, 500 
IS, 501, 000 
50, 955, 700 
101, 258, 000 
2, 000, 000 
400.000 
7, 144. 000 
24, 130, 200 
15, 659, 000 
19, 772, 200 
20, 617, 300 
62, 415, 900 
25, 677, 800 
9, 182, 400 
7, 135, 800 
28, 571, 400 
6, 439, 300 
18, 212. 900 
26, S20, 800 
55, 234, 200 
21, 402, 600 
37, 912, 400 
14, 942, 600 
9, 775, 800 
2, 848, 000 
1, 438, 000 
570, 100 
25, 833, 000 
2, 001, 100 
121,681,100 
55, 808, 500 
$55, 400, 000 
2, 000, 000 
3, 929, 000 
.8 3, 615, 500 
5, 000, 000 
6, 264, 500 
15, 700, 000 
8, 097. 500 
20, 000, 000 
600,000 
225, 000 
"I,~426,~666" 
100, 000, 000 
10, 552, 600 
70, 936, 500 
11, 547, 600 
42,891,300 I 
6 50,000,000 ' 
2,952,000 I 
13,081,000 I 
3, 649, 000 
28, 693, 500 
96, 517, 900 
11, 785, 200 
31, 700, 000 
50, 000, 000 
2, 600, 000 
$8, 758, 500 
18, 501, 000 
50, 955, 700 
45, 858, 000 
""""466," 000 
3.215,000 
24, 130, 200 
15, 659, 000 
16, 156, 700 
15, 617, 300 
62, 415, 900 
25, 677, 800 
9, 182, 400 
7, 135, 800 
28.571,400 
174, 800 
2, 512, 900 
18, 723, 300 
35, 234, 200 
21, 402, 600 
37, 912, 400 
14. 942, 600 
9, 775, 800 
2, 848, 000 
838, 000 
345, 100 
25.833,000 
581,100 
21,681,100 
45, 255, 900 
14, 936, 300 
20, 547, 900 
37, 727, 900 
10, 201, 600 
3, 745, 000 
3, 500, 000 
7, 000, 000 
15,000,000 
2, 970, 000 
345, 574, 100 
70, 936, 500 
11,547,600 
11,191.300 
o 
352,000 
13, 081, 000 
149, 000 
28, 693, 500 
96, 517, 900 
4, 785, 200 
14, 936, 300 
20, 547, 900 
22, 727, 900 
10, 201, 600 
775,000 
S76, 738, 200 
1 All data is for fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, except that for total outstanding State bonds which is 
for calendar year. 
1 No bonds reported. 
3 Outstanding Sept. 30, 1922. 
4 Constitution prohibits the State participating in works of internal improyement. 
5 In 1912 legislature authorized $500,000 State bonds, but none sold until 1915. 
" State bonds only. 
7 No data. 
3 Up to July 1, 1915. 
