Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-28
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siahce over recently-published alta.
asties shows us that the prooressi,a a.
vance OF the United States during ~
past century has been almost fahnlans.
"nu unless some immediate means ba
.ounu q increasing the population and
"eaich oi Europe as rapidly as those ~
.no Dhited States do, the American No.
.ioh VIII In no distant period become
aorcinost IN Importance and political in
hushce among the governments ~ tha
globe. The United States Of Amer;oa
which separated from England IN 117e
anu elected their first President in 17so
~" consist OF forty-two States six Ter.
ri'ofles and one Federal District Tba
area OF The Union, including Alaska 10
ABOUT 3,6oo,0O0 square miles. In ffty
years ureat Britain's population has in
creased l0,00O,000: frances. 5000 ooo
ana that of the United States n ooo ooo
',ihce l''o the population of North
america has doubled about every
swenty-six years. In 1890 the nom.
latioh OF the Union was not 00o
ooo' now 1t exceeds 81. 0OG. 00o in.
haDltants If corresponding in
crease continues, in seventy wears
more the United States will be as nom.
lous as Europe Four-fifths of the pres
eht population consist of Americans
o. English origiA and the other
min consists chiefly of Germans
The French, Italians and Snanisb
VINO have emigrated here are SO com
pafatlvely few that they are swallowed
up In the immense mass of Anplo-f;er.
mans AS for the financial condi-
tioh OF our country, it is, with its fort
une OF S55, 200, 600, 600, as estimated in
1854, the richest country in the world,
At that time the fortune of Great Rrit-
ain was estimated at S45, 900. COG, 600: Of
france, about $40, 600, 900, 600. and of Ger
many, $4,000, 900, 600. The United
states are also, notwithstanding the i'm
mense sacrifices made during the war OF
reDelon, In the most prosperous finan-
clal situation of any in the world The
commercial imports and exports of
America about l,50O, 900, 900 per annum.
do not come up to those of England
600, 900, 900 but they nearly equal those
OF France and Germany. The merchant
marine of the Republic ranks next to
that of England. The Unired States
possess the most extensive telegraph
system in the world, and the American
postal-service exceeds all 9th ars in it's de.
velopment There are $3.50 pst-offices in
the United States, and over $40, 600 miles
| nOGta1 x.shi In
proach to this are the l8. 5S3 post-otfices
OF Germany, which has 81 900 miles OF
postal routes. Last year more thar
1876, 10000 letters and printed docu
ments of all kinds were sent by Ameri.
can post-offices, costing $50, 600, 600 fol
the postal operations. Such prosperity
may be easily explained by the fact o.
the great areas of the country, which
are so fitted to receive dense popula
ton: and by the consideration that SC
many of the American colonists are re
cruited from the most enterprising ant
courageous of Europeans. Another fac
tor is the lesser military budget which
the United States is required to support
and the few men kept from the pursuit.
oil peace in the maximum of theil
strength. The severe military systems
of the Old World which force innumer
able Immigrants to leave, are not neces
slry here, for we have not. like Euro
pean nations. had raee struggles to es
tablish ourselves in new territories
. Peace has brought us prosperity, ant
let us hope that our continued prosper