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RHODE ISLAND. R[=o]d I'land.
"LITTLE RHODY."
One of the thirteen original States and smallest in the Union; supposed
temporary settlement by Icelanders as early as 1000; settled by Roger
Williams at Providence, 1636; last of the thirteen colonies to ratify the
Constitution, which it did in 1790.
Area, 1,250 square miles; extreme length, north and south, 47 miles;
extreme width, 40 miles. Good harbors at Providence, Bristol, Warren and
Newport, the latter one of the finest in the world. Number counties, 5.
Temperature at Newport: Winter, 29deg to 43deg; summer, 64deg to 71deg:
rainfall, 43 inches.
United States customs districts at Newport, Providence, Bristol and Warren;
two capitals, Providence and Newport; populations, 117,628 and 19,552.
Population of Lincoln, 17,269; of Pawtucket, 22,894; of Warwick, 13,284; of
Woonsocket, 16,145.
Number farms, 6,216. Hay the most valuable crop; yield of 1883, 81,708
tons; potato crop, 845,185 bushels; corn crop, 1884, 890,000 bushels; oats,
161,000 bushels. Latest reported dairy products: milk, 3,831,706 gallons;
butter, 1,007,103 lbs.; cheese, 67,171 lbs.
Salaries of State Officers.
Governor $1,000
Lieut. Gov 500
Sec'y of State 2,500
Gen. Treasurer 2,500
State Auditor }
Ins. Com'r } 2,500
Railroad Com'r 500
Attorney Gen 2,500
Adjutant Gen 600
Com. Pub. Schls 2,500
Chief Justice 4,500
4 Asso. Justices 4,000
Senators, } $1 per day
Representatives } mileage 8 cents.
District Judge $3,500
Apr. of Cust'ms 3,000
Clerk 1,200
3 Collectors Fees.
4 Dep. Colls. $1,000 to 2,000
Col. Int. Rev 2,750
5 Dep. Colls. 1,200 to 1,400
Supt. Life Saving Ser. 1,800
Asst. Supt. 1,000
36 Keepers 700
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Bristol $1,700
Central Falls 1,700
E. Greenwich 1,600
Lonsdale 1,300
Newport 2,700
Olneyville 1,700
Pawtucket 2,600
Providence 3,500
Warren 1,300
Westerly 2,100
Woonsocket 2,300
Outranks, in proportion to its size, all other States in value of
manufactures. Number looms, 30,274; spindles, 1,649,295, using 161,694
bales of cotton, and giving employment to 22,228 persons. Ranks second in
cotton, flax and linen goods.
Value of cotton goods manufactured, $24,609,461; woolen goods, $15,410,450;
worsted goods, $6,177,754; boots and shoes, rubber, $1,455,420; dyeing and
finishing textiles, $6,874,254; foundry and machine-shop products,
$6,281,707; jewelry, $5,650,133.
Population. 303,816; male, 146,135; female, 157,681; native, 222,697;
foreign, 81,119; white, 296,585; colored, 7,127; Chinese, 27; Indians, 77.
State elections, first Wednesday in April; congressional, and presidential,
Tuesday after first Monday in November; number Senators, 36;
Representatives, 72; sessions annual; meeting last Tuesday in May, at
Newport, and an adjourned session annually at Providence; limit of session,
none; terms of Senators and Representatives, 1 year each.
Number electoral votes, 4; number voters, 84,460; persons without property
to the value of $134 excluded from voting.
Number colleges. 1; Brown's University, at Providence, founded 1764; common
school system excellent; school age, 5-15.