Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
Qua NATIONAL WEALTH.
The Unparalleled Material Progress of the
United states.


A glance over recently-published sta
tistics shows US that the progressive adj
vance of the United States during tho
past century has been almost fabulous;
and unless some immediate means be
found of increasing the population and
wealth Of Europe as rapidly as those OF
the United States do, the American Ma
ton will in no distant period become
foremost in Importance and political in
fiuenoe among the governments of the
globe. The United States OF America,
which separated from England in 1916.
and elected their first President in 1850.
now consist of forty-two States, six Ter.
ritories and one Federal District The
area Of the Union, including Alaska, Is
about 3,805,000 square miles. In Atty
years Great Britain's population has in
creased 100000: Frances. 5000, 900;
and that OF the United States. 81, 900, 900
Since 1870 the population of North
America has doubled about every
twenty-six years. In 1870 the popu-
lation Of the Union was not 1000.
900; now IL exceeds $4,000 900 in.
habitants. IL corresponding In
crease continues, in seventy years
more the United States will be as popu.
lous as Europe. Four-ffths of the pres
ent population consist OF Americans
OF English origiR and the other
fifth consists chiefly of Germans.
The French, Italians and Spanish
who have emigrated here are 40 com.
paratiyely few that they are swallowed
| up in the immense mass OF Anglo-ier.
mans. As for the financial condi.
ton OF our country, IL IL, with its fort
| une OF So. 900, 900. 900, as estimated In
1854, the richest country in the world
At that time the fortune of Great Brit
ain was estimated Mt s45, 900, 600. 600; o
France. about sac, 900. 600, 900. and Of Ger
many, ST., 600 900. 900. The Unitec
States are also, Notwithstanding the i'm
mense sacrifices made during the war o
rebellion, in the most prosperous finan
cial situation OF any In the world. Tn,
commercial imports and exports o
America, about 81, 500, 600, 900 per annum
do not come up TO those OF England-s3.
900, 900, Oe0- but they nearly equal thos,
OF France and Germany. The merchant
marine of the Republic ranks next /.
that OF England. The United State
possess the most extensive telegraph
system in the world, and the American
postal-service exceeds all others In its de
yelopment. There are 81, 3T6 p,st-oflices Il
the United States. and over $40, 900 mile
of postal route; while tie nearest ap
proach to this are the 1883 post-office
OF Germany, which has 81, 200 miles o
postal routes. Last year more .ha
3,576, 900. 900 letters and printed docu
ments of all kinds were sent by Ameri
can post-ofiices, costing $50, 900, 900 fo
the postal operations. such prosperit
may be easily explained by the fact q
the great areas OF the country, whic
are so fitted to receive a dense populs
ton; and by the consideration that =
many of the American colonists are r,
cruited from the most enterprising an
courageous of Europeans. Another fac
tor Ii the lesser military budget whic
the United States Is required to support
and the few men kept from the pursuit
of peace in the maximum OF thei
strength. The severe military system
OF the Old World, which force innumei
able immigrants to leave, are not nece
sary here. for We have not, like Eur,
pean nations. had rree struggles to e
! tahlish ourselves in new territories
: Peace has brought us prosperity, an
/ let us hope that cur continued prospe
/ ity will continue TO bring us peace
! | Demoraat Monthly