The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-06
STATISTICS.

AHc pt'POity VI SHS"So 10 oooOooSu az
$3ll, 100000.
The commerce of the Ohio River foots
up S7OO, 100000 annually.
Vermont makes half the slate pencils
used in the world.
The London Stationers' Company is
473 years old.
The mercantile marine of Great Brit
ain numbers 7,S50,472 steam and sailing
vessels: America has but 2 $50, l63
The churches of New York number
$40, with seating capacity for 30S,50O
persons and an estimated value Of S46,-
100000.
Since the establishment of the Govern
ment it has given away 74,052, 800 acres
of land to soldiers, making in all half a
million farms of 160 acres each.
The export of specie from New York
since January l, 1873, is $47,62S, ,402,
against $50 sos, ,2S4, compared with the
corresponding time in 1872.
No wonder the Midland railway COM
pany of England is able to make spread,
More thau IL 900 umbrellas were left in
its coaches and stations in one year
| It's said that nearly 100000 of let
ters, so, 0,00O,0 900 of post cards, 100000
600 of newspapers, and 100,000,000 of
newspaper packets pass through the En-
glish postoffice annually. That's where
the paper goes.
The extent of railroads open in Brit
ish India at midsummer, 1878, was 5,5ll
miles. The gross revenue of the year
1872 was S31,755,OOO, the passenger
traffic producing over Sl0,000,0O0, and
the goods traffic nearly S20.OO0,0OO
The official exhibit of the trade of the
United States with foreign countries fol
the year ending June 80, 1873, shows q
'.balance of trade" against the country OF
$l4,4S4, ,5S4, the imports being based
upon specie values, ,and the exports based
upon mixed values. The foreign exports
during the same period amounted to $2S
140,511.
The foreign trade of Great Britain has
not been satisfactory to her merchants sc
far this year, That nation sold S32 800,
600 less Of cotton, linen, silk and wooleu
fabrics, and had to buy $50, 100000 more
of articles of food in the first nine
months of this year than in the CORES
ponding period last year.
i The principal lines of transportation
from the West include 10000 miles b,
railroad, 1000 miles by river, 1000 mile
by lake, and ,60Uby canal, and the tota
amount Of through freight carried owe
them in one year (1S7l-2) was 9,993,2l-
: tons.
California sends l 900 bales of cottol
to market this year, and is going into tn
business more extensively next year l
is said that the crop will pay in that Stat
at half the present price, twenty cents
pound. Cotton is much safer crcp tha
grain and is more easily transported ;ant
furthermore, the Californians hope for
market in China and Japan.
R B Dunn, Esq of Waterville, Me
for many years President of the Main
Central Railroad, has commenced layin!
the foundation for a cotton factory i
that place, with capacity of 25 90
: spind!es. The main building is to be 80
feet long by y feet wide and 5 storie
high Three million bricks will be use
in the construction of the buildings of tn
factory, and capital Of ahout 100000
! iis engaged in the enterprise. The factor.
will be in running order on July 4, 1874.
To go up Salt River will lose its NEAR
ing, if Salt River valley, Arizona, ,contin
ues to be happy and prosperous settle
ment. This year the valley produced 8
000,0 pounds of wheat, 10000 pound
: of barley, 100000 Of beans, and sweet pc
: toes and vegetables in great abundance
5 There is a prompt market for everythin:
r raised, and the valley has eight dry good
e and general merchandise stores, thre
e blacksmith and wagon shops, two bake
e ries, school house, Touring mill, onl
e sour saloons, and no lawyers.