Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-13
FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.
Our Increase in Population and
Productivenens----A Flattering

! Our Increase In Population and
Productivenens----A Flattering
Showing.
New York Star The area of tho
United States has nearly doubled in the
last fifty years, tho annoxations Of ter
ritory aggregating 1,544,S4O square
miles, or 9S8, Cos, 200 acres. The first
annexation during the half century was
that of Texas in 1845, q n addition of
$40, 1872 square miles, or 240, 724, 400
acres. New Mexico and Upper Cali
fornia were acquired as par: of the re-
suits of the Mexican war, and added
545, 1873 square miles. or $40, 301, 800
acres to tho area of the Republic. BY
the Gadsden treaty of 1858 the United
States acquired from Mexico the Mo-
quila Valley, comprising the southern
part of Arizona. an rea of 40, 535 q
square miles, or %. l42, 400 acres. By
the treaty Of 1867 Russia ceded Alaska
to the United States, a territory in area
of 577 800 square miles, or 800, 52o. 600
acres. Texas was annexed without
luS Aliullty VI ~ tIVSlN. NltAlCO was
appeasad for the loss of territory from
the Mexican war in tbs sun of 1925 ,000,-
600. The Moquila Valley cost $40, 000,-
900, and 81, 200, 600 was paid for Alas
ka. These payments aggregate $42,-
200, 00@ paid by the government for the
territory acquired in fifty years, or q
yearly average of $S44,00 0
The population of the United States
is increasing at an exact geometrica
ratio, and has grown in fifty years
from $4,000, 600 to 55, coo, 0O0. an in
crease of 40, 200, 600, or 500, 900 a year.
Immigration has added to the popula-
ton $4,000, 600 in the period men
toned, or u yearly average of 26O, coo.
In 1885, or fifty years ago, there were
twenty-five cities having a population
of O,OOOand over a~ggregating about
1850, 00Cr now there are go cities and
a total urban population of nearly 49,
000, 600.
In the tffty years under considera-
ton the yield of Indian corn increased
from $40, 900. 600 bushels 20 1850, 0OO,-
600. or YER fourfold; wheat from S4.-
000, 600 bushels to over 800, 600 600, or
skiold, and oats from l22 00O, 900
bushels to $50, 600, 600, or over four
fold. The tobacco crop increased from
2I0, 600, 0CC pounds to Go, cot, 600, or
nearly threefold; the rice crop from
80. 500, 600 pounds to l2):O0O, 600. or
over twofold; the cotton crop from
100, 600 coo pounds TO 1903, 600, 600, or
n"arlv tiyefold, and the wool clip from
81 800. 900 pounds to 337, 00O, COO
pounds, or over ninetiold. The num-
Der Of cattle increased from IA, 500, 600
to AZ, 900, 0}8, or considerably over
threefold; the number of horses and
mules from 1900, 900 to 5000, 600, or
threefold; the number of sheep from
10, 600, coo TO 30, 600, 000, or nearly
threefold. and the number of swine
from 36. 00C. GOO to A, 900, 900.
Figures impeIfectly convey to the
mind either measurement or COMPARE
sons, and the graphic tables which
follow more clearly show the increase
of productions given above, especially
ia a comparative way:
ARE IN ACRBs
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observation-disclosures
POPULATION.
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IMMIGRATION.
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INDIAN CORN ~(BUsHELs).
WHEAT (BUsHELs).
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OATS (BusHgLs).
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TOBACCO (poUSDs).
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RICE POUNDS.
1856
COTTON toAgKs).
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observation-disclosures
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HoRsEs AND MULES.
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The foreign trade of thsr United
States has incre ased in fifty years from
$267, $50. 3l9 to $l.32O, OOO, 0C0,' or near
ly fivefold. In 1885 the imports into.
the United States were 1924 .2D7, 165 in
axcess of the exports; now the exports
are $165, 900, 900 in excesHOf the inn,
ports. A comparison of the foreign
trade is best shown by the graphics as
under:
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1888.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IMPORTS.
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Railroads increased from 1,OO0nil.es
in 1885 10 128 600, 900 miles at the close
of 1885. Fifty years ago the railroads
in operation cost $39.0O 600; the rail
roads now In operation cost over 81
600, OC9, 900. In the fifty years the
number of newspapers and periodicals
increased from 1880 80 ID eco. In