The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . The 194 state banks and fourtrust companies of the state had resources to theamount of $124,820,305, and in the 85 nationalbanks the same items aggregated $34,228,618. The railroads of Michigan had miles inoperation in 1900, the total cost of which had been$300,620,000. The 72 different lines reported thetotal receipts from operation for the preceding yearat $29,293,409, the operating expenses $29,944,690,leaving a deficit of $97,362. The report of the superintendent of public in-struction shows th
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . The 194 state banks and fourtrust companies of the state had resources to theamount of $124,820,305, and in the 85 nationalbanks the same items aggregated $34,228,618. The railroads of Michigan had miles inoperation in 1900, the total cost of which had been$300,620,000. The 72 different lines reported thetotal receipts from operation for the preceding yearat $29,293,409, the operating expenses $29,944,690,leaving a deficit of $97,362. The report of the superintendent of public in-struction shows the number of children between theages of five and twenty to be 713,740, of whom498,979 attended the public schools of the number of districts that maintained schools was7,969; the number of graded school districts, 597. 90 MICHIGAN There were 74 schoolhouses built of stone, ofbrick, 5,987 of frame and 347 of log. The totalvalue of the school property of the state was givenas $19,746,443. The number of male teachers em-ployed was3,479; of female, 12,711. Tothe former. Ss^^S^^-j- Ssa HOUSE, LANSING. average monthly wages of $48 were paid; to thelatter, ? The total amount of teachers sala-ries amounted to $4,312,245. The total receiptsfor the year amiiunted to $6,660,800; the expendi-ture was $5,883,369. Michigan has many institutions of higher educa-tion, among which are the University of Michigan,at Ann Arbor (, in these Supplements); AlbionCollege, at Albion (, in these Supplements), con-trolled by the Methodist Episcopal Church; AdrianCollege, at Adrian, controlled by the MethodistProtestant Church; Alma College, at Alma, underthe management of the Presbyterian Church; BattleCreek College, at Battle Creek, under the directionof the Seventh-Day Adventists; Benzonia College,at Benzonia, managed by the Congregational Church;Detroit College, at Detroit, managed by the RomanCatholic Church; Hillsdale College, at Hillsdale,controlled by the Free B
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