Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-24

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p. ROBB.
LIB. PATTERSON.
W. G. HAUN, -
N. D. McHENRY,
State Central Committee.
Facts and Flgaees mhout the
Vest.
In recent pamphlet by Or. Elder, Of the
Treasury Department, some interesting facts
and figures are & ven, bearing on the finan
ciaf growth and prosperity n the Western
Statca, including the >taAes weat of pcnnsyl-
venia and north Of the Ohio, With Missouri
end the territory Of Nebraska. The aeRrs
gAse Population Of these eleven valley States
In 1850. was 10, 445, 5SO-331 per cent. Of
the total population Of the Uuion. Their
real and personal property w. valued q
e4,6l6, 263, 737.-3l 81 per cent. Of the to
~ wealth Of the nation, slaves included. -
The cash value Of their farms was 12.4G2,
8t0,921.--S7O5 per cent. Of the total. In
farming implements end machinery they
bad $50, 276, 636,-32 per cent, and of live
stock $3.50, 4O6, 30, --86.l per cent. Of the
whole.
Whib they have thus but about thirty.
two per cent. OF the capital Of the country,
their agricultural products amounted 20 b..
169,006.06O, which was equal to 80 Z per
cent. Of the total Of the Union exclusive Of
the cotton, rice, cane, sugar and molssses
Striking from this aggregate 4, ! rough
estimate Of the value Of the farming imple.
menta and animals he'd Tor use, the sum Of
e969. 900, 660. and there remains 900 millions
worth, for consumption in the prod ucise
States and Tor market IN othss States and
foreign countries.
The United States exported in the year
ending June 80, 1880, to ell foreign coun.
tries, OF the articles enumerated and en-
braced in the preceding statements. the val.
ne of e6l ,69l ,O4a. Il h Impossible to trace
thsss exports to the several States in which
they wore produced, blended q they are
at the ports Of shipmeot, but as they are
al articles in domestic use. and IN nearly
equal proportions to the population in all
the Statca, We may saf, ~ assume for the
Western States . proportion Of the exports
equal 70 their share in the production. This
- before stated, il 1917 per cent. We will
for convenience, take il ct 40, which would
give foreign market for ga. 500, 900 Of the
value Of all agricultural articles. Subtract
this from the sum Of the disposable crop Of
the year, and We have for the consumption
Of the producing States, and the market Of
ether States, the value Of $s75. 2OO, 900.
"A foreign market for 8 4 per cent. and
= reserve Of ~ Of the crop, or as 81 is to
"eS5.36 worth"
BY the following process we endeavor to
obtain On estimate Of the market which the
eleven Western States had in the other
States Of the Union for these products Of
the year 1859.
The value Of all these articles produced,
in oil the States, was 42.Sls,6l7.l 1872; re-
duced BY an equal proportion for farming
utensils and live stock not on safe, or retain.
cd for use rs agents in further production.
Is allowed for in the Western States, leaves
. total Of disposable value Of 81, l69,431,
500. The total exports to foreign countries
Of these commodities was $62 ,OOO, OOO.--
The balance left for domestic consumption
would be $,lO7, 43l 1913. The consumers
for There were national population Of 81
OOO, GOO. Of which the Western States had
$50 per cent. Their proportion Of the total
hone consumption would 30 S6S4, 9l5 ,345,
leaving them sumrplus demanding mar
ket in the other states amounting to $780,
20l, 665. "A market in other States for
s'morc than seven and half times the value
s'of the exports to oil foreign countries Of
1907 2.+67 inhabitants Of other States OF
1.-THE Union afford them . market average
''pcr capita Of g. 10. while about seventy.
s'two millions of European customers in
manufacturing countries, took an average
s'of II Is cents worth per capita or $l2.-
400. 900 in al, the other $l2 4OO, 900 going
ITO countries In Asia, Africa and America.
switch supply US with manufactured ar.
sstic3eos"
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i've growth Of the manufactures at the
West. and in the Eastern States. Of the
twenty eight classes given in the Census
Report, aNthractte coal, gas. salt and fish
being omitted, a. gas has no reference to
commerce, and the others are not Western
products. The twenty -four classes selected
are. agricultural Implements, pig iron, bar
and ether rolled iron, steam engines and
machinery, iron founding. bituminous coal,
lead, copper, printed books. joo and news
papers, sewing machines. clothing, sawed
end planned lumber, flour and meal, spirit
uoMs liquors, malt liquors. cotton, wooden
and 0ixed, leather, boots and shoes, india
rubber goods, furniture, musical instru-
ments, jewelry and silver ware. and soap
and candles. The values Of thsss products
ore ~ follows:
Year 1860. II Western States. t2l7, AGA
Year 1850, IL Western States. lO5. 46l '6l9 {
Increase in 10 years, (los.sp. Is
Year 1860, IL New England ''-'0''''s4 8
and Middle States. .t7o3. 255 0as | c
Year 1850. IL New England t
and Middle States. ........ 4s2 ,o44, 2os a
Increase in 10 years, (69.7p.
e.J..................-.. e271, 210. ST.
Insl the capacities Of the Western States
~, " ~ afford inducements 10 car !.
. U :spssssr to those to oe found anywhere
~ ~ sne country, is the rapidly erovine
- upon the most far..e.;os ~ ~. 9
co:anees men. We have iii the -. = -. ~. t
rial matuiaesures, food ch.s.s "s.e Ia
eaywases slse in the world. Vol s ~. tnsn t
TIE mnahet for consumption i 49, ~, 80;
tasrs Y r9gtdly accumulating = sur",;,s .n % t
tAat t4@ leber: Of weusn ma s. sl,,a o. I
which w"uld seek smployusnt IN ssr .sea' i
Net oply do the West need manu- 1870. ,
bit naanutActursa need the West ma i. =
ei1ities, and or pfogFess Tor The mart a.,
yssn yin - largely n the direction Of man.
o1boe1 6ining end nsshaniss.
IvSo1y. 16uS ahitsatss u Springfield.
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