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BULLETIN 387, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
that during the 10-year period 1905 to 1914, inclusive, the revenues 
increased $30,925,877.44 or 143.2 per cent. Table 1 presents in 
condensed form the information assembled concerning revenues for 
the Southern States for the year 1914, with comparative information 
for the year 1904. 
Table 1. — Revenues applied to roads and bridges, 1914. 
States. 
Total revenues applied to 
roads and bridges. 
Increase in revenues 
over 1901. 
1914 
1904 
Total. 
Percent- 
age. 
83,949,019.00 
1, 522, 696. 20 
511, 628. 00 
2, 280, 255. 09 
3, 688, 172. 25 
2.474,621.00 
1,777,572.12 
6, 000, 652. 03 
3,960.377.00 
5,215,490.78 
2, 112, 680. 80 
1, 024', 480. 37 
2,370,560.16 
9,920.079.11 
3,224,528.82 
2,483,747.00 
SI, 576, 434. 27 
1,395,342.80 
90,802.88 
577,577.10 
2, 080, 872. 33 
2, 148, 689. 03 
951,872.86 
873,470.50 
1,675,485.45 
1,358,687.00 
774, 775. 59 
745,701.50 
1,621,777.15 
4,138,157.49 
687,751.06 
893,285.28 
82,372,584.73 
127,353.40 
420. 825. 12 
1, 702, 677. 99 
1,607,299.92 
325.931.97 
825, 699. 26 
5,127,181.53 
2,284,891.55 
3,856.803.78 
1,337; 905. 21 
278', 778. 87 
748, 783. 01 
5,781,921.62 
2,536,777.76 
1, 590, 461. 72 
150.5 
9.1 
463.4 
294.7 
Georgia 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
77.2 
15.1 
86.7 
586.9 
Mississippi 
136.3 
283.8 
Oklahoma 
172.6 
37.4 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Virginia 
West V irginia 
46.1 
139.7 
36S.8 
17S.0 
Total 
52, 516, 559. 73 
21, 590, 6S2. 29 
30, 92.5, 877. 44 
143.2 
An interesting comparison showing the average revenues for roads 
and bridges in the Southern States per mile of road, per square'mile 
of area, per 1,000 of rural population, and per $100 of assessed valu- 
ation for the years 1904 and 1914 is presented in Table 2. This 
average does not indicate, however, the distribution of expenditures, 
as between construction and maintenance. 
Table 2. — Relation of public road and bridge revenues to mileage, area, population, and 
assessed valuation, 1904 and 1914. 
Revenues. 
States. 
Per mile of 
road. 
Per square mile 
of area. 
Per capita. 
Per S100 of as- 
sessed valuation. 
1904 
1914 
1904 
1914 
1904 1 
1914 2 
1904 3 
1914 « 
Alabama 
831.47 
38.28 
30.26 
33.24 
36. 37 
37.60 
38.23 
52.07 
43.29 
27.30 
17.79 
17.82 
33.10 
34. OS 
13.27 
34.12 
871.22 
30.00 
139. 25 
126.71 
45.72 
42.52 
72.37 
364.60 
86.51 
102. 75 
19.57 
24.26 
51.48 
76.92 
60.39 
77.55 
830.74 
26.56 
46.21 
10.52 
35.43 
53.47 
20.96 
87.86 
- 36.13 
27.87 
11.16 
24.45 
38.90 
15.77 
17.08 
37.18 
877.01 
28.99 
260.37 
41/56 
62.80 
61.58 
39.10 
603. 62 
85.42 
107.00 
30.45 
33.59 
56.86 
37.80 
80.08 
103. 39 
80.86 
1.06 
.49 
1.09 
.93 
1.00 
.68 
.73 
1.08 
.71 
1.94 
.55 
.80 
1.35 
.37 
.93 
81. S4 
.96 
2.52 
3.02 
1.41 
1.C8 
1.073 
4.63 
2.20 
2.36 
1.274 
.67 
1.08 
2.54 
1.56 
2.03 
80.53 
.62 
.13 
.56 
.44 
.30 
.30 
.12 
.77 
.39 
.87 
.38 
.39 
.40 
.14 
.35 
80.69 
.36 
Delaware 
.545 
Florida 
1.07 
Georgia 
.437 
Kentucky 
.239 
Louisiana 
.322 
Maryland 
• 4S5 
Mississippi 
.962 
North Carolina 
.697 
Oklahoma 
.1769 
South Carolina 
.351 
Tennessee 
.378 
Texas 
.391 
Virginia 
.372 
West Virginia 
.212 
Weighted averages 
31.51 
64.47 
24.58 
59.79 
.89 
1.81 
.36 
.41 
1 Based on the 1900 United States Census. 
a Based on the 1910 United States Census. 
3 Based on the 19C2 United States Census. 
A JBased on the 1912 United States Census. 
