The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-16
s,n,I.,Icnl ,Comnnrison-.

Some time ago Hugh j. Mohan, CHIEF
d,nuty ia the Bureau of Labor 5lataIci
started on compilation OF heeomparatiNe
wealth OF the five principal nations OF the
world with The United States. his WORK Is
based on fisutes used m a speech on the
,ar,T onestion in the last congress and nave
been verified as far 49, possible by lorelgn
renorts To any one interested IN the
growth of the United Statds the following
Comparative summary OF Mr.. Mohanb
work will prove interesting:
Great Britain is 800 wears VI age anu mas
IA population OF 3t,5.5V'o; her assresaee
wealth In s45.O 600, 600 900, or an average per
capitn of s., 3Oi Is; her total debt IS o,oOD,'
00o 900. AN average of sll0 10 per capita,
and her expenses are Sil5 OOO,OOO, an aver
age of Sl2 03 per csplta; her agricultural
produots are worth 81 2O0,COO,OOO per cap
ia OF S3I II, and her manufactures, S4,Voo,-
coo 600. per capita OF $40 10.
WEALTH OF FRANCE.
France Is 100 yenrs Old aud has popu-
lation OF 81, lG6 600 600 and total wealth OF
30 900 600 equal 10 a per capita Il 81 10 ~.
Her debt is 81 900 600 OJ0 per capita oil
S26 q, and her expense Is S6oO,OOO OOO
per capita of III 40 Her agricultural
nroductions are worth S2OOO,OOJ 900, apr
capi,a of s53 81, aud her me ~, ~
500, 600 O0U, u per capita III s6i Oh
Germany is / l0l years old and nas pop
ulntion of 1861 600, aud a wealth amount
ing to 525,Ut0 100 900, or per caplia OF
SJJ5 IL. The national debt is 800 OOO,OOO, q
per capita of 81 9S and the expense IS
$3.50, 600 600, n per capita of % u Her ago o
riculturil produc amount 10 sl,oOO,uoo,uoO
a per capita OF 500 IS, aud the manutac utes
are worth 81. 200 600, per capita oil Sis 40
Russia l. $50 years old, has population
of 81 400 OOo, and u deb OF 1908 ,OOO,0OO
per capita of 1882 o. The expense Is stOo,
600 600. n per capita OF 1928 Her agrleui-
tural products are worth $2,OOV,OoOOOo. a
per capita OF SA q, and the manufactures
are worth Sl,3oo,VOO,OoO, Il per capita o.
$l5 rs.
Austria is l 100 years old, has popula-
tion amounting 10 80, ia 600, and wealth
amounting to $l4 0O0, 900, or 1897 ~ pei
head. The debt is 81 900 O0O,O 900, per cap
tia of $57 05. The agricultural products
are worth 81 600 900, 900, or $25 81 per cap
| ita and the manufactures 81 oV'VJo,VVV'
per capita OF S3S 20.
OUR OWN FIYAEciAL CONDITION.
The compilation shows the United States
with little over 100 years Of existence. tt
have population OF 5)l50 600, and
wealth of sos. 600 0C0,00O, per capt. 4 O.
81, O96 OF. The national debt amounts u
$35 50 per capita, or total 81 soo'oVo,MV
The expense is $257'000 900, or $5l2 per cap
| TIA. The agricultural products are worth
81, 500, 900 600 or s1i9 55 per capita AID tn,
manufactures So, 900 600 600, per capita oil
Si6l 81 The totals OF the i've other coun
tries combins d are Population, 236,6l3 900
wealth. $3.50 COO 900; debt, $3.50 100000
expense. 81, 5,000 600; agricultural urn'
ducts So, 600, 100000; manufactures, sll 800,
900
These figures place the United Stetes way
above par when quoted with the old cour
tries When comparing the agriculture
products and manufactures, the average
products of each individual IN the Unitet
States is $3l1 OF, while the next highest !
Great Britain, with plJO 30, OF almost hal
as much. Add of total of 1856 600 OOO,OU
of productions attributed 10 the six coun
tries. the United States is credited witt
Sl5,5 SOC, 000,OC0 of them.