Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-23

Inc advance sheets Of pOrh
annual report which ComptroI.
is putting out contain facts ~
not only to bankers but to thu !,
well. The tables relating T.
counts and business Of the seyp,,
Of banks are especially instras
them it is shown that during thai
years the national banks have \
in number from 1929 to 3,5S5 N,
itors from 1,650,0 44 to 2,7A,ss'
banks from $40 to 942 and A.
from 1911, 059 to 5,2OIeSS; M
private banks from 1896 to 4s
depositors from 1,071,260 to al
loan and trust companies from IN
and .depositors from 177,6N to
The total f1umber of banks Of ii
increased 2,429, or "a per cent NJ
increase in depositors was 70 NJ
Loan and trust companies show N
est increase in point of percent,s
also in percentage of business
It is in deposits, however, that
extent of the financial growth
country is best reflected. DEM
national banks increased from
1877, 979 to So, 500, ISL, 500 in ten M
savings banks from 81, 444 ,99l Ss
1872, COG, 424; State and private
from $3.50, 268, 1919 to 81, 22S9S5,Sa
and trust companies from $29S,6.
1886, 499, 064; total increase frs
TIC, 41O, 402 to $6,76S,658361, or
237, $50. The total percentage Of
in deposits in the ten years was &
tional banks increased g. per cent
ings banks 81 per cent, State and
banks 100 per cent and trust COM
178 per cent.
Some idea of the difficulties Und
will encounter when he begins tod
his new Spanish-American wards
obtained from the report of the "a
sioner Of Education. This shows
the enrolment of scholars of all
the United States is now 16,6SIs
nearly 20 per cent of the pepuata
Cuba last year, with populata
4-5,771, the enrolment was only
or only a trifie over 5 per cent
addition it must be remembers
most of the schools are such in
only. In Porto Rico the figures s
enrolment of only 1886, with Al
lation Of about $50, 900, showing th
wretched schools Of the island On
tended by only a little over 3 per y
the total population. The percenta
illiteracy is about 81 per cent fd
whites and colored. Thus far
military rule, it has been possible
to encourage and protect the
schools. Hereafter it will be nec
to inaugurate an American system
Porto Rico and to lay the fOund1
at least in Cuba.
President Mckinley is busy pep1
his annual message, and this reqil1
large share Of his time. A great ~
the message consists Of the summ'1
of Official reports, and these porNll
President dictates to a stenograpRl
whenever he comes to place vAs]
wishes to express his own opnla|
ideas, he drops dictation and wF'
hand. As soon as he gets to sncn ~
he leaves his stenographer and ~
Mrs. McKinley's sitting ROOM "
writing is done there, so that ne nI
in her company every momenl " y
time that the monotonous repeuM
.dictation and correction will mol
the invalid. 1t is said that in M ~,
sage the President will urge retena \
Philippines, immediate stable tenS
government for Hawaii and Porp'
The Cuban question will be lett 0N
Secretary Of the Treasury Gage
an order to purchase $25,OO0Wv
Of bonds, the primary object Oh o. .n
chase being the immediate rellel y
New York money market. 1nels
plethora of cash in the treasury a ~
Secretary decided it was goou W. ~
give the people an opportunity '
their bonds back to the Governnlelas,
order for the bond purchase lnal
two things: That Uncle Sam na or +
Of cash in his strong box, ana 'n.'
business of the country IS reili1, y.
large and requires consideraDie 20,
its handling. The bonds that ais
for are those maturing in l9Vt 'n'
Secretary Root will ask Cohs y.
make deficiency estimate Tor caiI
and housing the military oaioU usa
which at present is neglected. -,
of an army balloon has not peen %
doned despite the unsatisfactolsa n i
of the trial Of the apparatus us. a #
Santiago campaign. The reasoa .bo
tial failure are attributed 10 NV ,sa
auated outfit which the army O'
that occasion.
Admiral Dewey to-day is supJ. bn
us great annoyance by persons w" nav
to satisfy their curiosity anu II If TO
homage as when he first return. lila
country after the victory OF h'D
For the ten months of 1921 .a "a
Oct. 81, the balance of trace ec - 151
the United States was 1870 6 S, Lane
is $50, 100000 less than the p ,ot The
the same time last year, que ~ sua
that. although exports Jumpse;u sa y alsc
$40, the imports of merchanut If 81
creased by the large amount
646.64S.
1t is proposed to use m netions arc
lights in the military operae.;a ne Of
Manila, and a portable oe .o the So
character will be shipped u urice
officers for trial in actual SER have 1
tests with the light at home eesnecialy
gested it's value in the helo' es
night marches and opera'ion'