Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-18

Relations Are Constantly Expanding.
The Rapid Gains or The United States
In Its Invasion or The Commerce
OF The World StrikingIy Illustrated
In Statistical Tables Just Issued BY
The Swedish Government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IT, The rapid
gains of the United States in its inva-
sion OF the commerce Of the world Is
Interestingly discussed by the British
consul at Stockholm, Sweden, with
the aid of series Of statistical tables
just issued by the Swedish government,
covering the commerce and produc-
tion of the world in groups Of five-year
periods. In a special report to his
government the British consul COM
pares the production and commerce OF
the leading nations, and through his
analysis of the gains or loss which
they have made presents a picture OF
the growth of the chief producing and
commercial interests OF the United
States in comparison with that of
other great nations.
IRON
The principal pig-iron producing
countries are giyenas France, Germany
Great Britain and the United States.
From 1871 to 1876 the average an
nual production of France was / ,265,
900 tons and 1891 TO 1896 1000, 900
tons Germany increased from an
average Of ,946, 900 tons in the 1871
5 period TO 5,0s2, 900 per annum in
the 1919 period. Great Britain in
creased from an annual average of 4,
562, 900 tons in 1915 TO 1861, 900
per annum in 1915, while the Unit
ed States increased from an average
annual production Of 2, 2S4, 900 in the
1915 period TO an average Of s, 263,
900 tons per annum in the 1915 per-
iod.
GREAT BRTTAIN's LOSS.
Commenting upon this table the
consul says: During this period 1t
appears that Great Britain and Ire
lands proportional share in the worlds
production Of pig-iron has sunk 46.3
per cent to 27.5 per cent, while on
the other hand, the United States
has increased its proportion of output
from 1871 per cent. to 80. 8 PEI cent.
The production OF iron ore is also
discussed in table, which shows that
the average annual production Of iron
ore in the United States in the period
1915 was IA, 288, 900 tons, against
II, 249, 600 tons in Great Britain and
Ireland, II ,679, 900 in Germany 5, 346,
900 in Spain and 8, 651 900 in France
Commenting upon these figures, the
consul says that the annual produc-
tion of iron ore ia Great Britain and
Ireland is estimated to have decreased
from is, 087, 900 sn 1915 to 1929,
900 tons in 1s91-5, while the produce
tion Of the United States, which for
1919 average 4, 1872, 600 tons, averag-
ed "A, 28s, 900 tons per annum in the
period 1915.
COAL
The average annual output Of coal
by Great Britain and Ireland during
1915 is given as I26, 972, 900 tons,
against 1874, 819, 600 tons per annum
in 1875, Germany 1850, 900 tons
per annum in 1915 and 81, COS, 600
in 1915. The production OF the
United States is given at AS As, 2 2s3, eco
tons per annum in 1915 and 100, S32
600 tons per annum in ls91-5 term.
Commenting upon this the consul
says: During the earlier period it
thus appears that Great Britain and
Ireland supplied AZ per cent. Of the
worlds output of coal, but at the
present time only 81 per cent. Ger
many Il per cent, while the United
States have advanced from II per cent.
to nearly 30 per cent.
RAILROADS
Commenting upon the table show
ing the growth of railways in leading
countries of the world, the consul
says: 1t is estimated that during
the period Of TWENTY-FIVE years, be-
tween 1870 and 1895, the length OF
railway lines in Great Britain and Ire
land has increased by about 1000 xii
ometers, in Russia by about "a, 500
kilometers, in Germany by II, 624 xii
ometers and in France by p, 4S6 xii
ometers, while in the United States
the increase is more than 207, 900 xii
ometers, nearly eight times as great
as that OF Germany and twenty three
times as great as that OF Great Brit
ain and Ireland.