The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-23

| over LOO per cent. Perhaps the mo- t |
striking evidence of the growth of our
manufacturing industries is found in
the TACT that the exports of manufact-
ufes nave increased from S6S, 279, 764 in
1870 to 1888 667, 1884 In the fiscal wear IS.
9'-an increase of 396 per cent-while
our manufactures are meantime so
completely supplying the home market
that imports OF manufactures are for
the first time actually less than exports
OF manufactures.
GREAT GROWTH OF COMMERCE.
Considering our foreign commerce as
whole the developments have been
equally gratifing. Exports have in.
creased from 1898 I'll ,76s in 1870 to ST.
227 ,O23,3O2 in the fiscal year 1s99-an in.
crease of 2l2 per cent-whlle population
was increasing 100 per cent, and i'm
ports have during that period increased
but 60 per cent, the total for 1870 being
S435 1858 ,4OS and for 1899 s697, las, 4s9. ..
The only dark spot Mr.. Gage said, on
the re ord of progress was our failure
in the carrying trade on the high seas,
but this record he said would be i'm
proved. After showing the increase in
savingsgdeposits from 1870 to. 1899 he
continued:
Railway statistics show that the TO
tai freight carried one mile in 1899 ex
ceeded by IS 99s, 4O2 $50 tons the total
freight carried one mile in 1895 These
| figures are inconceivable Twenty. five
billion tons one mile means twenty
five million tons 1000 miles or 5O.OOO.-
600 tons 500 miles, or 100 600, 600 tons
$50 miles. Even these figures are too
large for, us to comprehend the magni.
tude OF the growth of commerce from
1895 to 1898, but comparing them with
the preceding five year period. 1890 to
1895, VIZ lind that the latter year showed
an increase of only 9,374, 7S5, 657 tons
over 1890, and thus we know that the
%, OO0, OOO,O 600 increase from 1895 to 1898
represents an almost fabulous increase.
The comparison shown suggests in
Vulnerable remunerative activities, for
the inconceivable quantities of freighq
carried represents in large degree the
product and the effort of some 25,OOO,.
600 of people engaged in all gainful oc-
equations, of whom some II, 100000 are
wage earners.
RECORD IN MANUFACTURES.
In manufactures the production of
iron and steel has within the past few
years made an astonishing record.
| In general the foreign trade has ex-
hihited the same growth which has
made our domestic commerce during
Ing the last few years, but this is par
.lcularly so with reference to our ex-
ports OF manufactures which in 1899
we're $155 100000 in excess of 1885. Ii
appears then that the Increase of the
total xDorts of manufactures during
he four year period, 1895 to 1899 has
been almost five times the increase in
exports of manufactures during the
five year period, 1890 to 1895.
MORE MORE MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
1t is proper 10 note that there has
been marked increase in the amount
OF money in circulation in that period
1895 to 1899 The total increase in the
circulating medium is 1902. JOB ,4OS, Of
which more than $500, OOO, 900 is in gold
Inc year 1895 showed an increase over
| 1880 The per capita circulation in 1899
was So OF greater than in 1890.
L have been at some pains to secure
| what may be regarded as fairly accu
rate estimates of the growth of our
population during the next century.
Tor not long ago when | had the pleas.
ure OF speaking in Chicago l quoted an
| Engllshman who predicted that by 49,
90 tie United States would be a nation
OF 50,0O0,00O people.
mat estimate is probably too high
Dr. Henry S Prilchett now superin-
tendent OF the United States coast and
geodetc survey, has demons rated
nathematicly the law of growth of
population III the United States. His
figures under the operation of such law
nave been found tosbe nearly accurate
WIN reference to the population in the
census law, the population OF the Unit
ed States in 1850 VIII be 100000, 900
while at the end OF the century the
population Will be S5,0OO,000.
onch AN increase In population during |
the next century would appear to be
ominous We're it not for the fact thai
despite the tremendous development
which has taken place within the period
10 winch our a tention has been devot.
ed our resources have only barely beea
touched, while so doubt many vet ne
main 10 be discovered.
The summary 1 have presented is an
eloquent and convincing witness TO an
Unparalleled progress in all the mater
ial factors which make for national pro
gFess and general prosperity. insDir-
ing rs the r. cord is, it sill failsls brine
INTO view the whole truth, which ii ad
ducea, would serve To strengthen the
recorded evideDoe.