The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17

Some time rgp Hugh J. MunHa, chic
deputy ~ me BgreNu al Labor sIGi.srC'
started IN u completion OF the comparative
wealth OF the i've principal nations OF tb'
world with the United S,aie-. Eis vrTk u
based on hguJrs used M speech on lh'
tar;T question in the last congress and have
been verified - far rs posi- lie by iOrelgr
reports. TO any one interested IN tn,
growth Of the Uu.ied S,Atds the following
I comparative summary OF Mr, uJnGn's
work will prove interesting:
Great BIifain is ZOO wears Of age and has
population Of 3i,5 sos; her aggregate
! wealth is $4,000 OOU 10, or ar average per
capita Of 81, 3q 10; her total debtIs 80, 500.
600 COO, Rn average OF $40 Is per capita,
anu her eSpenses are $40 OOJU5), an aver
age of bl2 % per capita; her agricultural
products are worth sl,2-O.OJO O0J, Il per cap.
TIA OF S3i ~, aud her manufactures, 81, OOO,-
000,Oy per capita OF sllJ 50.
wFAl,H OF FRANCE.
France 10 100 years Old Aud has popu-
lation OF 81 ,lG6 900 900 aud "A total veal h of
$4,000 coo equal 10 per capita 81 40 "a.
Her debt is 81 600 90 0JO, u per capita Of
$50 81, aud her expruse l. SG5lOOJ 900 u
per capita of SIT 80 Hec agricultural
pio luctions are worth 81 OOG, 100 600. II y r
capi of S53 81, aud her m ,untiGtures, ~
5O0, 100000, q per capita OF SS7 81
Germany is l0J years old aud has pop
inv TO $25, UUU UOO, 600, or n per CAPITA q
S55 IL. Tue national d. ht ie 500, 900, 900, u
per capita of 81 9S aud the expense is
$3.50, coo, GOO, a per capita OF 80 81 Her Bg-
riCultural produc 8 amount Ia 81 100000, 900
Il per capita OF $50 6S, aud the manufactures
ars worth 5000 100, d per capita OF s4s ~
Russia il $50 years old, has n popularlon
of 81 400 900, and a deb of SIS, coo O0O. 900, u
per capita OF 1882 Oh The expense - 1900.
O0O, eco, a per capita OF S72S Her sgricul-
tural products are worth $1,000, 100000, II
per capita OF S24 q. and the manufactures
are worth $l,3vO,UOO,OOO, a per capita of
SIS rs.
Aus ria is LOO years old. has Dopula-
ton amounting TO 80, l7< 0o0, and wealth
amounting to $l4 900, 900, v0O, or 1857 81 per
head. The debt is 81 100 100000 u per cap.
ita of $57 05. The agricultural products
are worth 81 coo, 900, 900, or S25 So per cap
tia and the manu- iactures 81 500 QUO 900, q
per capita OF 1913 70.
QUE OWN FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The com pilatiDn SHOWS the U nlted States,
with little over 100 years OF existence, TO
have a population OF 5J.l50 QUO, and
wealth of $55. coo 100000, u per capt. OF
81 ,O96 o.. The national debt amounts to
500 50 per capita, or total o 81 800 600 600.
The expense is $257 600 600, or 1912 per cap
/ a. The agricultural products are worth
81 500 900 100, or $40 5j per cap Ia aud the
III ,nui,cLures So ,0UO, 900 900, per CAPT of
SlGl 81 The totals of the flve other coun
tries cumbin are: p pnlation 236,6l3 000;
wealth. $3.50 coo 600; debt, 80, $50 600, 900;
expense. 81 1890 600; agricultural ro-
ducts 100000 90; manufactures, Sll ,5J0,-
0UO
These figures place the United States wav
above par when quoted with the old couL.
tries. When c)mpaiing the agricultural
products and :nanuiaCtures, tue average
pr oducts of each Individual IN the United
STATES is 81 ~ o. while the Iext highest is
Great Britain, with $3.50 70. or almost half
rs much. Add of q total of S35 900 600, 600
of p. oduc.jons attributed TO the SIX coun.
tries, the United States is credited with
SIS, SOC, 10000 Of them.