Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
FACTS OF THE WORLD
STATISTICS WHICH co TO SHOW THE
IMMENSELY Or MEMS LABOR.
Wealth of the Great Powers-The United
States the Richest Nation on the
Globe-Interesting Figures.
Globe Democracy

In 1882 Paris had SIS. 900 fats.
or the Russian city houses, six sevenths
are OF wood.
The United States Is the richest coun-
try on The globe.
We build in this country every year
s0s,00O new houses.
France is worth. all property consider
ed, $4,000. 10000.
The property OF Germany Is assessor
at $3.50 10000.
All the property OF Italy Is assessed at
| g5.00o.OO,000. -. d,
The United States has " 10 eaen "'
habltant in the savings banks. s.o-
The houses OF Rome are Vaiueo at 60
per inhabitant. ., .ooo oo ho,,sos
The United States has ll'oVV'VV' MUSES.
valued at $l4.2jOO00.000.
THE savings banks OF Russia have only
81 cents 10 the inhabtant on deposit o
The world annually manufactures '"'SO''-
O0)OOO worth Of textile frabics'
THO annual Increase OF wealth IN the
United states Is over S3j per inhaoitant,
Great Rrltain Is first in ships, the Cnited
states being second, and France thiru'
Great Britain's savings banks nave
. az 90 depositors and S536.oooO deposi'S'
rbe neonle of the United States have
over S3J0.OOOOOO invested In church pro-
perty. 49, -ro,ert,
The assessed valuation OF the propery
and wealth OF Great Britain - ''O'V'"'
000.Oo0 .t.., IN
That portion OF the worlds capua' IN
vested in banking is estimated 1t 'i''
9S.O0o0oo. ,ho national
- ,o,,,tr,, IN 1902 were Sbb,
The, Tbo Austro-Hungarian empire has 4995.-
ocd houses of which 2,996,O0O are IN
N The r. United states census Of 1851 showed
q-e ooo houses. with 55 inhabitants 10
The house property Of Australia Is more
valuablo. compared with population than
in Europe.
Denmark has the greatest amount 70 the
inbabltant I'm the savings banks belhg
about so TO each. ,- l.
Tho assessed valuation OF Prussia Is
slS loj O0oO 900: Of the whole empire W.
| 6Sl 900 GO. -.,.
The annual increase OF mouse property
in New York is s}2.00000o.
Tho annual value Of hardware manufac-
.ura in the world is estimated at &'Slo'-
coo. 900. ,.,c...o-
is es,imated at $j.l5o,c0O0' the greatest
in the world.
Tho Italians own $4,000 houses. OF
which $4,000 are In the cities and 5'tV'-.
900 are in the country.
The world has a large part or us "ea''H
invested In 325. $50 fixed and lOI $50 locomo-
tiye-engines. r-,..,.
Tho merchant-marlne OF Great Britain
IS equal in value TO that OIL All TIC ie''
| Of the worlds ships.
The people OF Great Britain devote
| so. SOB GOO Of thelr wealth every year TO
the support OF their clergy.
,rhe annual value OF the clothing maze
3, the intel states and Europe IS esu-
mated at s22ljpj.0i0.
All Australian colonies ara assessed az
| S. 500Gl0.yJ. most OF which IS mortsased
| In Great Britain.
The assessed valuation OF the United
states IS tt5.opo0NOO.
In 1920 a.. worlds commerce was est-
mated at S4ioWoo0o. IN $50 II was esu-
mated az ?l73750oooto.
ireland has 5000 houses OF ono room
| each s5T 01J Of two t. four rooms, ana
| suin0 OF five or more.
canada. Belgium. Holland, and sweden
are all assessed AT about the same hS
| urc-cJ. 600 10000 each.
The United States is first in the value
OF horses
The United states Is estimated - pro-
duc,. s.sjOOoo0O Of minerals every year
Great Britain. $29j ooo,GO.
yulrau estimates that the total manu-
features of the world annually equal IN
value the sum Of f22,3'0.W'oo.
The estimated value ~ all the laniS IN
Europ.. the United states aad Canada
! Australia. and tho Cape Colonies IS SJo'-
058GuO0o.
France as shown hy tho window-taN'
has 94t7 90 houses Of one window each.
| assoc al two to four. AMI $4,000 Of i've
| OF more. .,,..,
Tho value Of the railroads OF the United
States is greater than the combined rail-
road valuation Of Great Britain, France
and Germany.
wealth $3fI1n.00.00O are owned by native
born Americans, being over SIX 3eNth'hs
Of tho whole.
statisticlans say that the Increase or
vealth I'm the United States during the
last thirty years is without pdralleI n
the history o. the world.
The first United States census, taken IN
r-,o gives the value Of real estate AT
,i-9 odo 600: of houses and personal pro-
p.rty ~ Hnooooe.
Holland does the largest business pro-
oor,ioned 20 population or any country
on the globe The exports and imports
eoliol sos 70 each .nhabtant. while that
| of the United States IS but -.