The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-12-29
OUR RESOURCES.
Paris Paper Details Some of the Facts
Regarding Our Wealth.

Paris Paper DetaIls some OF the Facte
Regarding Our Wealth.
A Paris paper, lie Solell, which OPP
posed the United States In its war with
Spain, admits that we are a mighty ma
zion with vast possibilities ahead of US.
In a recent Issue Is says:
The Spanish-American war has not
In the least hlndered the development
Of business In the United States; 1t
might ever be thought the war has
given 1t a new impulsion.
Official statistics have just given the
figures of the foreign commerce during
the fiscal year 1997-1S9S. extending
from July 1 to June 80, and here are
the indications that these figures fur
nish US:
The total expectation of the United
States during this year amounted to
1929, 200, 900, whereas those of the
preceding year had hardly exceeded
81, 0SO, 900, coo. Here is an increase of
nearly $500, 600, 600.
In ten years the American exports
have almost doubled, passing from
$742, DOC, 900 in 1SSS-S9 to $1,275,2OO,-
BOO in 1897 -9S-a prodigious increase.
In the growth of It's commerce and OF
its wealth the American people
marches with the steps of a giant. This
development is both agricultural and
industrial.
The formidable increase in American
expectations during 1s97-9S IS due prin
cipally 10 the purchases Of cereals
made by European countries which
had had bad crops of wheat; neyerthe-
less manufactured products begin to
take an important place In the total
North American expectations, which
are no longer limited as formerly to
the raw material necessary for the In
dustry or amelioraton of Europe. Thus
we see figuring among these exporta-
lions for large sums and for sums In
creasing from year 10 year agricultural
implements, carriages. wagons, paper
and its products, wooden goods, differ
ent articles of iron and steel, etc. The
latter articles in particular represent
more than $4,000, 900 over the preced-
Ing year.
To appreciate the production of the
United States we must compare 1t with
that of the rest of the world. By this
comparison the fact Is brought out that
of the entire production of the earth
the United States furnish th~ree-fonrths
of the cotton and one-fourth of the
wheat. OF the 600. 100000 tons of coal
extracted from the earth by human In
dustry the United States claim nearly
200, 100000 tons, or approximately one
third.
OF the 435, 600 miles of railway which
unfold on the surface of the earth their
ribbon of steel, the United States pos
sesses 1s2. 900 miles. The railway earn
ings in the United States amount to a
billion OF dollars, representing two
ifths of the railway earnings of the
entire terrestrial system. estimated at
50 900, 900, 600.
For the production OF iron. copper,
petroleum. the United States defy all
comparison.
The shipping OF the United States has
a force of IA, 400. 000-horse power, one
third of the power of the world.
The mechanical power. by which the
United States dispose and multiply the
efficiency OF human labor. Is somewhat
more than one-quarter of the mechanl-
cal power used by the human race.
The wealth Of the whole world being
estimated at S292. SOC, GOO, 900, the srae
of the United States In this total Is S72,-
600, 100000, and since the wealth of the
United States Increases much more
rapidly than that of any other nation,
1t Is unnecessary TO say that the pro
portion will only be modified to the ad-
vantage of the American people.
The figures that we have just quoted
show that the power of the United
States is colossal. And, behold, the
giant feels himself pinehed for room In
his dominion of 100000 square kilom.
eters: he becomes a conqueror and
seems to wish to extend his hands over
the world
The Spanish-Amerlcan wal Is only
the prologue of a drama which Is about
to unfold Itself on the great interna-
tional stage, and in which the United
States will play the principal part.
Spain has beer the first obstacle to
their expansion that the United States
has met; they have beaten down Spain
as easily as a cat strikes down a mouse.
with one blow Of Its paw,
But Spain is not the only European
power with possessions in America,
and In this Pacific Ocean which the
United States seems To desire to make
an American sea. In the Caribbean
Sea, In the Sandwich Islands, the La
drones and the Philippines the United
States will have European nelghbors
whose possessions they will perhaps
covet. The fire which has been kin
died at Cuba Will not die out; 1t will
seek new elements In more distant
regions.
His Turn Came.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale has recent
lv reIated In the Outlook n pleasant