The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-25
Tuesday, November IS, 1875
AMERICAN PROGRESS.

tone and statement, go ably written.
and confirms evidence Of so much
thought and labor as to render It
worthy il every respect the warm COIN
mediation i, has already received. Mr..
Porter's article includes a revieE # the
whole country, hardly State or Terri
tory being omitted, and refers in detail
to immigration. manufactures, agricul-
ture. etc. We only wish We had space
to reproduce the article entiIe.
A good idea Of the greatness Of our
country may be inferred from . single
statement Of Mr.. Porter's. In one
block Of 10000 square miles Of the
State Of Texas, a. much cotton can be
raised as is now raised in the whole
South, or about 5,O00.000 bales, and As
much wheat as 10 now raised in the
whole North. or about 4OO.OOO.OOO
bushels, and after that there will still be
land enough left On the little patch to
subsist the millions that will one day
occupy it. All that are needed to effect
these wonderful things are immigrants
and properly directed industry.
The United States Of eighty years ago
WAS only one-ninth as great III area as
the United States Of today and only
one tenth as ropulous. The centehpf
population was on the meridian Of
Washington in 1900, in 1910 on the
meridian Of Pittsburg. and in 1870 on
that of Cincinnati. In 1880 it will be
a nu mber of miles west OF Cincinnati.
aud by l9OOi will not be far from the
Mississippi river.
The product OF gold and silver in
the United States last year was very
nearly equal; being S42 1865, 596 Of the
former. and 81. 3l1.6 77 Of the latter.
New York is now the leading manu-
featuring State OF the Union, her oper-
atives numbering All .4l2 to 4G9,645 in
Pennsylvania, $40. 245 in Massach u sets.
and 232.2 in Illinois In proportion
to their population. however. the New
England States exceed New York and
all other sections rs manufacturers
and undoubtedly will for long time
to come.
OF the s.424.0i2 immigrants who
left Great Britain from 1915 TO 1876
5.iG7,0lj came direct to the United
States and hundreds of thousands of the
others came indirectly. These immi.
grants are estimated to have a value to
tho country Of not far from $1,000
apiece. or about $4,000. OOO. 900 in the
aggregate.
The tendency OF the people to seek
life for the brain 10 the cities is alluded
70. In 1880 . certain number Of cities
and towns contained a population Of
3.l3l,675. The Same places had, ten
years later. 5,0s1. 0s6 inhabitants. aad
twenty years later had ,.sil. $50. Ten
millions will not exceed the number OF
their people today. A certain rural
population Of lo.a0S.727 in 1880 in-
creased to only l5.2l5. 223 in 1870 and
doesn't exceed sixteen or seventeen
millions At this time. In the ono case
there has been gain Of ESQ per cent.
and in the other OF .ixty or seventy.
The cities Of 1879 contain .oneLhird ef
the whole couutry's population.
The cotton mills Of the country took
1865 800 bale, last year. or more than
any previous year; aud &c.. 900 bales
more than in 1874. la 1873 all wen,
to northern mills but l5s 900 bales.
Illinois made as many rails In 1875
as the whole United States made in any
ono year prior to 1860. Altogether the
production Of rolled iron ia 1878 wal
l.5s55l6 tons. The Michigan and
Missouri ore is very rich. and is in
quantity sufficient. a. the present rate o
consumption. for sevec al hundred years
The iron and steel raj! industry of the
old Western States i, second Gully tc
that Of Pennsylvania. which i. seem.
likely soon to equal If not exceed.
In 1870. 7ao. 900 persons in Massa
chusetts. or nearly one.hAlf the Who'll,
population. were deposi.ors in savings
banks. where they had to their credi
$23S. 0oo.oO A year later the saving
depositors Of New York and the New
England States numbered o,ll6.6l.
and their money in bank amounted Il
$751;. $40, 452. or an average of 1856. .,
for each depositor. The differences be-
tween this showing snd that of Fraace
supposed to be the mos. prosperou
country in Europe. may bs ,nferret
when No state that sill the money de
positors of that nation numb,
s,S65 SCI and their savings aggregate,
only Sl32. oSs.7e3, or s55.so for eacl
depositor On an average.
Such statements as these, wh.,
known to be correct. as they are, can.
not fail of giving a broader idea of ou
own glorious land. and doing much i,
the way II COMMENTING our people will
their past progress, aud their fu,ur
prospects