The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-12-01
THE MARVELLOUS GROWTH OF THIS
COUNTRY;

The growth oil this country is truly
astonishing. The influx of foreign i'm
migration increases each year. During
the last six years, Notwithstanding the
discouragements ard uncertainties of q
disastrous civil war hesimmig ration to
this country exceeds million souls. The
estimates for the present year alone are
100000. The amount Of resources and
capital developed. the number of farms
opened up and reduced to Utilization, and
the wealth created in this country by this
immense immigration can scarcely be es-
timated. 1t is a stream that invigorates,
enriches and fertilizes beyond camputa
ton. Between the years 1850 and $50
beyond the great wealth created by them
here, aud which remains permanent in
vestment to grow and accumulate each
year, these foreign immigrants were able
to remit $50, 900. 900 in cash to their rel
atives in Europe, besides what was sent
through private channels. Gov. An
drew, OF Massachusetts,, in recent adj
dress 10 the agricultural society of Yer
mont, has condensed some interesting
facts showing the rapid progress and
growth of this country. III .a.e-
As people, we have brought under
cultivation more than so, 90. 900 acres of
virgin soil, causing our agricultural to
outstrip our numerical increase; have
completed $4,000 miles Of railroad, aug
menting the capital therein engag, d from
1906. $40. l48 in 1850, to S1,150, 800, :
829 in 1860. Within 40 years, eleven
Statss have been added to our domain,
while the individual common wealth have
in many cases. exhibited the most sur
prising growth. For instance, Indiana
with population of l47,l78 in 1920,
had l, $50. 428 in 1860 Illinois from
49, grew to l,7II,95I. Wisconsin
with but 5.3l8 in 1880 had 766 .88I in
1860, and Missouri rose from 66 ,557 to
1889. ....r rrr. w. .-a'..- 3.
The cash value of the farms and lands
occupied, multiplied in a ratio that left
all the other elements of increase far be-
hind. The total real estate of the Uuiou
IN the same lapse, assembled from $3, 27I,-
575, 436 to Sc, $50. Ala, 22l, or twice the
former amount. Not only have the ma,
chinery and implements used ia every spe
cies ofiabor augmented in nun Der variety
and convenience, but the ease aud econo- /,
my of their production have exceeded all
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Farmers live stock have run up from
S549. OoO.O 600 to 81. 100. 600, 600; the
products of their orchards from So, 7OO,-
600 to almost SIC. 700, 900; their slaugh-
tered animals from lesss than Sill, $50
600 TO $2I2. 100000 and more; their
market garden slHffs from IS, $4,000
to SIS SAT, 0oo.s The growth of grain
from 7o7, 900. 600 bushels of wheat, rye
aud corn in4I850, became, /. loo. OOO, 900
in 1860, or thirty bushels for every,
inhabitant, prices at the same lime rising
to the most remurnerative standard. 10
1860. -four cost double what it brought
in 1895; Indian corn four times as much;
hogs three times, aud lard double. While |
our population increased IS per cent, |
The quantity of wheat increased 10 per
cent, and our live stock, keeping pace
in numerical expansion with the popula-
ton, doubled in value. The proceeds of
animals slaughtered for food did likewise, /
Ind the manufactures from that source
received Proporlionate Developments,
while improved lands gaining so per cent.
n area rose los per cent. in price. What
'emains to be done may be CLEANED from
he fact that in 1860 for every two acres
Improved, there were three on the same /
arms still unculuivated, and that the
whole ratio of untitled territory, compris7
ID an area three times as large as all the /
and farms. 81 EdtsTtRSe Z Your
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