Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-11-10
PENNSYLVANIA In THE CENSUS

In area or extent of surface Pennsylvania
ranks with New York, Louisiana, and Ten
nessee, having 10000 square miles, equal to
about 2l4 miles square. There are sixteen
States larger than ours; Texas is FIVE times
as large. In population Pennsylvania stands
second, New York being above it. 1t was
second in 1890, Virginia being above it.
New York was then fifth; Virginia is fifth
now In the census Of 1910 and of 1920,
Pennsylvania was third, both New York and
Virginia being above it. The population In
1860 was three millions. In the production
and manufacture of iron Pennsylvania takes
the lead of all the States, producing more
ore and making more pig metal and more
bar iron than all the other States together
Sixty two and a half per cent of the entire
amount is made in this State, and fifty nine
per cent. of the value. Ohio comes next
in the articles fore and pig metel, and New
Y ork in bar and rolled iron. Neither of
them, however, produces fifth part as
much as our State In steam engines and
machinery, New York greatly outstrips us.
Massachusetts, did, also, in 1860. Ohio and
New Jersey increased in this department, in
the decade, faster than Pennsylvania Mas
sachusetts held off little New York in
creased less than this State
In bituminous coal the State is not so
much beyond others as in iron. In anthra-
cite she is alone, except small quantity in
Rhode Island. Ohio, Illinois, Maryland,
and Virginia together yield about as much
bituminous coal as Pennsylvania about
seventy millions bushels. The anthracite is
ten millions tons. In sawed and planed
lotn,ber, Pennsylvania stands next to New
York, having gained 46 per cent since 1850,
while New York lost during the decade.
Michigan ranks next to this State, the ag-
gregate value, in 1860, being seven millions,
while that of ours was over eleven
Our State holds her position pretty well,
too, on the score of -four and meal But
here she has many competitors New York
and Ohio are the only two ahead of her yet
but at the rate of increase in the newer
States, the next census will show three or
four of them above us.
In the manufacture of cotton goods she
appears pretty well, being quite in advance
of New York, and exceeded by only three
States, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island. Massachusetts makes three
times as much as Pennsylvania. Ours is a.
bout twelve millions dollars worth. The
value of leather made in the State is some
what more. New York alone is above this;
Massachusetts is next below us, but not
much below.
There are two remarks to make ON this
study 1t may surprise some of our readers
to find that the quantity and value of the
anthracite coal mined east Of the mountains
so greatly exceeds that of the bituminous
taken out on the western side. and it may
still more to learn that the values, respec-
lively, of the pig iron, the bar iron, the an
thracite coal, the lumber, the cotton goods,
and the leather are nearly equal, not varyine
far from twelve millions of dollars each, the
leather being the highest of all
By some strange forgetfnlness or oversight
glass is not named in the census PITS
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