The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-16

hands, while in 1890 the figures stood
six to eleven. These States stand for
60 per cent. of the flour, 55 per cent.
of the IN al and so per cent. of the lum-
Der produced in the United States. In
1890 the p,airie States produced 34,-
OOV 900 tons tf coal, 5000, 900 tons of
iron, 100000 ounces of gold and 1O0,-
600 ouI ces of silver, n total mineral
output of 1888 600 900, or IL third
that of the entire country. These
States possess s S,511 ,00O. 900 in farms,
So, O55 900 900 III houses, SO ,937 ,OOO,-
600 in railways, and "a 1853 900 900, a
sundrIes in average wealth per inhabi-
liant OF l,l30. In these States wealth
has multiplied siXfold in thirty years,
whr II IN the United Kingdom it
only doubles in so wears.
The ratio of education for the whole
population Is higher than in any other
part of the Union. The foreign settler,
III h prairie States are of Il superior
kind to those n the Eastern States, the
former being mostly farmers from
Northern Europe, while the bulk of the
after consists OF factory hands and I'M
skilled labOrers. Compared with the
Uuion at large, the rrai'ie States re-
present 81 per cent. Of the popuIation,
~ per cent of the agriculture, "a per
cent. III the manufactures, 81 per cent.
of mining, and 80 per cent. of wealth,
amt may be said to constitute on the
whole 80 per cent Of the great repub-
lie, surprising in importance five or six
european empires rolled into one, anG
yet men still living can remember when
Their population did not exceed that of
he island of Sardinia.
The Pacific States, DO per cent. of
he area OF The Union, have less than
four Inhabitants 10 the square mile
against 80 in the prairie States. Thril
population has grown since 1850, 2OC
per cent This is the only section
where British settlers form the larpvsI
part of the foreign population. The
area OF fam land has doubled IN TWEEN
" years, and Jet has no; KEEP, pace will
the population. No part of the Union
has such abundant l"cks and herds, TO
II we take horses, cattle, sheep ant
h gs, collectively, there are eight t
"a"ll lnhalitant, compared with tire,
IN the prairie States, ami less tha,
hrcc in the country at large. I'll,
'vclage farm products are &l3 an acre
Igalnst $500 in the p airie and Sl4 il
he Middle States. Granting that on,
ton OF meat is equal to eight IONS O
gram, the labor of each farm hand l
quiralcnt I" thir y tons OF grain in tn,
t'acilic States, twcnty-iwui in the prairie
seven in the Southern, and eight in III,
EASTERN Sta es, the average for tn,
AthTln imam, 1n ,,r fa,,n go 80, $780,. -
hand.
The value of farm land per acre i
o~nc-fourth hrgI cr than in the pra.i
states, beng abnormally high in Cali
'"nia, ty reason of the fertile valley
ccming with wheat, vineyards an,
delicious fruit, u%,j"ying the mosI per
Get and s"lubriuus climate in tn
world. The vineyards cover 80 ,OOC
rrcs, and yield 10000 900 gallons O
wine annually; the fruit gardens pro
Iuce 1000 tons of pIums and apricots
which is more than half the total pro
Iuct OF the United States. The pacili
states a:e pre- cmineL.tly devoted It
mining, the output of minerals bcin.
SAP 900 goo annually, nr $50 per il.
habilant, against SIS foi Australia
he C"nst,ck lode in Nevada PIC
luccd at one time S24 900 900 of COL,
md silver yearly. The Montana mine
average zen tons of gold and 80 tons O
liver, worth $ll 900 400 per year.
The whole world looks wi h admira
ion not always mixed with envy OF
lie wonderful march of America
>~lupcndous progress, and must Learn
he lesson that m ional advancement
based on liberty, patriotism and fra
cr1ity will ever eclipse in glory tn,
."ry conquest of greed by io.ce o
rms.