THE CONGRESS OF WOMEN.
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STATEMENT SHOWING BY STATES AND TERRITORIES THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF NATIONAL BANK STOCK OWNED BY WOMEN APRIL 15, 1893, AND PAR VALUE OF SAME. ALSO THE NUMBER OF WOMEN EMPLOYED IN NATIONAL BANKS ON SAME DATE, AND AMOUNT OF SALARIES PAID TO SAME.
State and Teeeitories.
No. of Shares Owned by Women-
Par Value of Shares Owned by Women.
No. of Women Employed.
Salaries of Women Employed.
Maine.
27,343
$ 2,540,905
6
$ 2,296
New Hampshire.
13,635
1,350,493
11
4,541
Vermont.
25,633
1,719,666
6
2,550
Massachusetts.
214,169
21,738,195
32
15,394
Rhode Island.
126,931
6,593,770
2
1,000
Connecticut.
68,774
4,922,786
5
1,526
N ew York.
264,053
18,317,471
44
18,952
New Jersey.
56,894
3,604,290
3
1,106
Pennsylvania.
267,779
17,267,184
26
10,723
Delaware.
12,768
755,075
1
360
Maryland.
119,886
3,739,205
1
416
District ot Columbia.
3,349
3:34,900
1
60
Virginia...
7,174
717,400
West Virginia.
4,316
422,366
North Carolina.
7,351
549,250
South Carolina.
3,799
379,910
Georgia.
5,932
589,380
2
1 1,200
Florida.
988
98,850
1
60
Alabama.
31,962
698,700
Mississippi.
1,560
156,000
Louisiana.
4,174
417,475
2
1,560
Texas.
213,261
2,326,570
3
1,700
Arkansas.
1,477
147,700
1
600
Kentucky.
32,331
3,085,580
6
2,680
Tennessee.
15,404
1,496,400
4
3,920
Ohio.
100,547
10,381,631
23
9,399
Indiana.
30,255
3,025,558
24
11,510
Illinois.
58,927
5,892,780
27
14,859
Michigan.
24,850
2,464,091
11
5,780
Wisconsin.
11,849
108,675
12
5,116
Iowa.
16,306
1,620,488
21
9,593
Minnesota.
29,563
3,032,177
13
5,640
Missouri.
30,775
3,110,650
15
9,520
Kansas.
10,008
1,061,088
21
8,820
Nebraska.
8,927
903,318
19
10,090
Colorado.
5,187
518,700
4
2,520
Nevada.
5,000
California.
12,805
1,310,375
6
5,280
Oregon.
2,093
224,800
4
2,450
Arizona.
30
3,000
North Dakota.
2,102
210,200
4
1,930
South Dakota.
2,988
302,820
9
4,329
Idaho.
393
39,300
1
600
Montana_ » .
2,427
242,700
3
2,900
New Mexico.
1,112
111,200
Oklahoma.
79
7'900
Indian Territory.
330
33,000
Utah.'..
3,229
322,900
Wyoming.
2,192
219,200
1
500
Washington.
5,098
590,213
8
4,376
Total.
1,703,759
$130,681,485
383
$185,797
The statistics of women as bank employes show that but a small number have entered banking offices, though women are admirably fitted for such employment. The work is well systematized; the hours fixed; there is no night work, comparatively speaking; and they are very expert in the handling of money. The well-known bank exam-