The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
LOUISIANA PURCHASE STATES.
Wonderful Growth aud Great Posi-
biIities Of That section.

The approaching centennial celebration
of the Louisiana Purchase has suggest
cd To the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
the compilation Of some data regarding
the present condition ard productions OF
the territory included within that pur-
chase
This statement, which viii be published
IN the October number Of the Monthly
Summary Of Commerce and Finance.
shows that the land area of the Louisi-
ana Purchase exceeds that of the oriEi-
nal thirteen States. being S6f9H square
miles against "A total land area of SO
'tf square miles in the original thirteen
States The States and Territories which
have been created in whole or IN part
from its area number fourteen. and Iheir
population in 1900 was lLIJN. Gl6. against a
population Of less chan 10000 in the ter
ritory of the time Of its purchase Their
total area is nearly onc-third that of the
entire Union. and their population about
ouc-dfth that Of the entire United States
The States of the Purchase produced
in 1890 lG3 90 bushels of wheat and in
1850 pa u01.eOJ bushels Of a value i'm 1900
of 49,. 10000. their total wheat prOduc-
tion being over 80 per cent Of that of the
entire United States. They produced 645,-
0a0,Oo0 bushels Sf corn in 1899 and lob
GD0.g00 bushels in 1850. with a value in 1890
Of S314Ogp.000 their total corn crop form
ing in 1890 a. per cent and In 1900 Is per
cent Of the total corn crop of the United
States. or oats they produced in 1890
81. O00 900 bushels. or y per cent Of the to-
tai product of the country, with a valUa-
ton of $7l.000. 900 Their production Of
barley I'm 1880 was value at over $l0.000-0yo
and Of rye at over 5000, 900, while their
production Of potatoes in 1870 amounted
10 over S25.0G0.G1o that Of hay $l30.goo .o59
and that Of cotton S50glo 90o in value.
The total value Of the agricultural prod
ucts Of the States formed from the Lou
iSiaua Purchase, including in that cate
CORY simply wheat, corn. oats. barley,
rye hay potatoes. and cotton. was ~
1899 Sf7GrJ.-a. and in 1850 S,55.."v+
The wool product OF these states
amounted 20 61.N7lijI pounds in 1884, and
IN 1880 To lr.. lJE.sNy pounds. or - per
cent Of the total wool product Of the
country. with an estimated value OF SD
Df.Co or equal 10 the cost Of the entire
area
The value Of the farm animals in these
states in 1880 was E'IZ.t.Aga ana IN $50,
The coal produced in this area I'm 1898
amounted 20 % HFtuaH tons. against H.
lHE.J tons in 1890 the iron ore 10 Ssh
HN tons in 1870. against LZHt,'f tons IN
1893. the silver product of 1893, S5N-5-t-
7GN in coming value. against Slt. ls9.sso IN
lsFJ, and gold, So, IL. fHP IN 1888. against
81 $50 GIQ IN 1880
a study Of educational conditions shows
equally rapid development The pupils
enrolled i'm the public schools IN the states
H. question in 1880 numbered $50. 49,. and
i'm 1893 2.I5lIIZ- the teachers employed
numbered iu 1sa1 sg.55N and in 1893 ls2.2J21
and the expenditure for public schools In
lSsr were S3f SAN. and IN 1893 &i.lo3. >el.
The total area Of the louisiana FUR
chase iucluding land and water surface
is So. 70 sQ-are miles. and Is slightly less
than that Of the United Kingdom. Neither
lands. Belgium. Germany. France, Spain,
Italy. and Switzerland whose total area
Is S.j.91N square miles. with a present
population of 20. 35}573. as against pres
eut poulation Of 1905 Gl6 IN the territory
under consideration. whose agricultural
and mineral p0ssi bilities fully equal those
of the European States named