The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-17
VI at The Fufsre Presis~

York TffHSs 81 = rcena Gsts > ds~rfs
ton on the ~eriraori:Eav gTuwgh AL
PROSPERITY Of the coguiry IN tie a.:
decade. which. .ays Tic $40 and IoaaseT
Eeporis. - % rsplctc vsh Interesting
f. - that We ~rcpr,Sisce 3 .s:Erc- Tee
!. Do; = word IN i that viii 6-ar ouis
sion. The lssi ~-ntsaue IN & embraces
all the comment ~. .ee aay uc~! %
making upon il The picture /. not
highl, oycr-colcFe1. AID Ihe couclns on,
we draw from il are rhs; the future
promises prosperity
In The oIninOUs predictions that arc
be.ng made about the esil effects al the
recent panic Aui "a. constant illusions
- the paaye of ISIS. with Is teas Of
subsequent depression. no stienap. il.
made to comp4r. the general coalition
of the oouutry 81 eacn Of ih.~e two
periods. The lat decade has added ~
enormous amount Of wealth topula-
ton and development - THIS couuiTy.
=. a glance al = few statistics AL show p
To 20 !B;O 4 compaT son @; imports and
exports. the increase o. traffic ~ith
foreign countries. the immigration and
it, benefits Ia business Interests. ctc.. ;
would require \ great deal OF space aai
,ircsorDe detail. \ few facts relating 10
Ia. chief points that snow the growth
and prosperity OF the country between
ls1J and lsos will suihce- In the fret
place. the population has Increased
from 3s,.ttO.vc IN 1870 10 >. i5-.V 81
in ISL. b. last oa.!al census. AMI
j. now PROBABLY not less thar 10
UyO,0JI. Mex; the magui-
iuie oi our crops. The wheat crop
OF 1873. which was the large,. ever
raised up TO tha, time. va, z~-I,'.p.pJy
bushels Tins year the wheat crop wi,l
probably reach 5Ja.Vti.Uo bushels
The orr crop oi 1873 Was S32,vD.po
bushels. This year we may expect from
1890 900 - 2,0o.uy,rb bushels. I
The oa: crop OF 1873 VA Z-tLUp ,pp
bushels. In 1888 il was 51l.pr.ppb
bushels, and in 1884 Will probably te
over 90 ,u,,p 90 bushels. The new~pa-
pers have been crying out that England
would not take our whea. ~ IA. high
prices At which il was held, bur in the
past nine weeks we have exported Is
0Da go bushels against the same period
last wear, when We exported ll,DF.yt
bushels. This. IN connection with oth.r
facts. leads 10 the conclusion that we
shall Don be in receipt OF a very large
importation Of gold.
The earnings Of the Western roeds
have more han doubled in the last ten
wears. Chicago. burlington X Quincy
showed earnings - follows. lS1@.
sll. iuu. OiAJ; 1888. go. loo, Up0. Chi
cago. Milwaukee Il St Paul-lS13. -
uuy.'oJ; 1885. 81, 800. oD1. Chicago X
Northwestern 1873. SD. 200. 900; 1888.
$4,000. uOQ. Union Pacifc-lSs", So
UOJ.0 1883. 81. 900. 90. Rock Island
ISIS. S6.il9. 900; l>S3. ST., lsg.rpL
OF curse. these roads have increased
their mileage and their capital stock.
The total mileage in the United
States was. in 1873. 1860 miles; in
lss}. III, 4so miles. With the increase
Of railroad mileage the extension
of the telegraph.
The growth Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company in the past ten
years, a. shown by their published re-
ports. is an evidence of the rapid in
crease OF business during that period.
This company had n 1873, Ia. 800 miles
OF wire; 1888, 1920 miles OF wire.
showing an average annual increase of
21,cDo miles Of wire. Their earnings
were in 1873. ~. SOD. 900; in 1883. >I9.-
900. Uon. an increase Of over 100 per
cent. The number OF messages sent
were in 1873. II. 400. 900; in lSSi, H.
600. oD0. The number of employees was
in 1873. 10, 800; in 1888. 2l.0yu. The
increase in earnings has been in the
face OF 4 reduction Of rates from 81
cents in 1873 To b cents in 1888. The
consolidated opposition telegraph COM
panieS claim to have 5000 miles OF
wire and 500 Offices. Twenty-Five years
AGO a day message from New York To
Chicago of ten words, on the produce
market. cost -. 20; to dev u single
message of twenty words can he sent
over the same distance for TWENTY-FIVE
cents.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
il 1873 did not absolutely own n iron
steamer Out of their earnings in the
past zen years they have paid for -
iron steamships. have a million dollars
in their treasury. and are now paving a
quarterly dividend II the rate of Ave
per cent. per annum
The anthracite coal trade. was, in
1873. 2l,22u.t 900 tons; in 1888, 81, 30
900 tons, an increase of over 1890. 900
tons. The production of petroleum
was. in 1913, lS7.Slj,000 gallons; in
1Sa3. 50j. $1,000 gallons.
\ few facts relating 10 the largest
cities East and West will serve a. an
Indication of the growth and progress
OF the whole couatry. In New York
the perfect system of elevated railroads
has grown from n ''one-legged' road
on \ nth avenue and Greenwich street
TO four double-track fully-cquipcd
lines running the entire length of Man
haitian Island. The number of passen-
gers carried was, in 1873. 6i4.pvo; ia
1888. 92.cpn, 0ol. The earnings have
increased as follows: In 1873, $4,000:
in 1888, So. 100000.
The telephone and electric light EaTe
been introduced within the last ten
years. and the gold aud stock telegraph
Is but \ few wears older.
Numbers of very costly buildings
have ben added Ia the city. notably the
Produce Exchange. costing over So
100000; the Mills Building. costing
$4,000; the Mutual Lie Insurance
Building. costing about S2.cl1,o pC; the
Washington Building, costing about
Sl.6D.pp0
The Brooklyn Bridge has also been
built. At 4 cost OF SI4.Ju0. 900. and has
proved rs useful i'll the transfer of pas
sengerS and merchandise between the
two cities aS have the Elevated Roads
in city travel. Yet the f~erry-boatS are
more crowded than before the bridge
was built-iust Is the s~uriace-roa : OF
New York City carr IS many p2sscn-
gers As before the elevated Lines were
erected.
the population of Chicago has in
crso.ai s-n,, &C. nn in fS-f 10 EE,t ID,