The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-04
United states Compared. With Earopea
Nations,

United States Compared. With EarOpea2
Nations.
The total valuation of the natural wealt%
of the leading nations of the earth, according |
to the hest authority, ranks as follows:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain an
Ireland heads the list with a capital valuation
Of 44,40OO millions of dollars. Next coma0
France, with a valuation of Be, 100 milliOn$
The third in order is the United Statex
with $4,000 millions.
Next follows Germany, with % 900 mi
lions; Russia, with $4,000 and the Low Cour
tries with II, $50 millions, collectively.
The average annual income, per inhabitan#
of the various nations, makes a better show
ing for our own country, and presents III
singular fact of all equal per capita incomX
for both the United States and Great Britai#
Of $165 for each man, woman and child i'll
the two countries. France ranks next Wit
$125. Then follow the British colonies Wit
500. Germany, $S5 Scandinavia, also, $Se#
while Russia with her 10000, 900 of inhabX
tants, is quite out Of sight. With her lmpel&
feet statistics, no reliable estimate Of incomN
can be made. IA
But it is in the annual accumulations d
wealth that the United States far exceeds al
other nations, leading off with 1926 million
while France follows next, but at a long dis|
lance, with only 375 millions; then come;
Great Britain with 1926 millions, and Get
many with 200 millions. The bare increase
of wealth in the United States since 1856
according to good English authority, would
purchase the whole German Empire with il
centuries of accumulations, its farms, bankS
cities, shipping, manufactures and mine4i
With these facts before the world, it is M
wonder that Glare Sewell Read who, durinEj
past years has visited this country in the iIs.
terest of British industry, reported on his re
turn that the "American nation is destined t 4
become the greatest in the world :" or that
late number of the London Spectator shoulS
exclaim: "America eXcltes the half awe
struck admiration Of the world at her materia
prosperity Every day that the sun rise
upon this nation there is mere than two ami
q half millions of dollars added to its wealth
The recent estimation of the population q
English cities furnishes results which affOrl
an opportunity to make some interesting conc
PARSONS with the cities of the United States
London alone, stands out in advance of AMI
city in the United States-not only in III
aggregate, but also in Its actual increase 81
population. Apart from that city which mos
wonderfully maintains its supremacy by al
increase of 1860 0 in 8 years the other grea
cities of England fall below the measure d
the same class of cities in the Uuited States
Liverpool is fully equalled by Brooklyn q
Chicago. The great city of Manchester hal
gained emily 10,630 in numbers since 1871
aud that city together with Leeds and Brad
ford, unitedly, cantain a population onlI
equal to that of Philadelphia alone. TIL
great manufacturing cities Of Sheffield an
, Birmingham, Liverpool and Hull, Newcastl
and Bristol, which represent the commercia
interests of England, have only increased l
/ per cent. during the past s years. The gres
manufacturing city IF Manchester has gaines
only 8 per cent. during the past 8 years an
' it is quite noticeable to observe that the cite
of Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago and s.
5 Louis are fairly running away from th
ancient and historic cities of British com
merce.
The aggregate population of the Is larges
: cities of England is 6,s43,e00. This include
l London, which counts more than half the Ell
q tire enumeration. The aggregate of the /
largest largest cities in the United States
: 5,5o4,2S2. Another decade will carry th
4 municipal growth quite beyond The aggrega
Y of the English cities, the majority of whit
date their Importance back to or before Il
18th century.
1t was claimed as quite a triumph, in 1871
that there were II English cities which nun
a bered a population of LOG, 1000 or more. tt
n present report brings that number up to
u But the census of the United States, ju
completed, give us twenty of that rank, wi
0 many others close approaching it. If Ii
comparison of cities was extended to q
nations on the continent of Europe, it won
be even more favorable for Us than in its I
k lation to England alone.
! The future of the United States, when CO
templated in the light and logic of ~statistl
y already realized, fairly staggers our fai,
Our rapid increase of population and wealt
DC chnuyn Inv tho 0oncrc rafYrnc 10 alrao,
the wonder of the world. We have all t
elements for sustaining a population flu,
equal to that of the mos: populous nations
Europe. A few statistics in that directi
my be interesting; Georgia is as large
England, and is capable of supporting /
100000 of inhabitants. California, with
little less than 1,0O0,00o of people, is nea
/. as large as France, and quite as capable
supporting as large a population. If TIE,
was as densely populated as Hassachuse
and there is no reason why it might not
corne So 1t would contain 2 1000, 900 SO,
If the whole territory of the Unien was
thickly settled as the State of Massachuse
our population would reach $50, O0O, 600.
Z" it contained as many to the square mile
England, it would number a population
d most equal to the entire globe at the pres
# time.-ScientUfc Press.
W 1t is stated thst the pension bill nov be,
congress conceals a very large job. 1t
stated at the outset of the debates upo