CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-04-04
DUB BIG COUNTRY.
1T HAS OkE-FIFTH OF THE
WORLDS WEALTH. q
Ons-Tvsntieth of the Worlds Popuis-
tion within Our Bordsrs-ki<htssa
Hundred Miles of Atlantic Coast-
More freighs than All Other Countries

More treigh. than All Other Countries
With one-twentieth of the popula-
ton of the world, the United States is
credited with over one-fifth Of the en-
tire wealth in the world. Besides pro-
viding for the wants of ourselves, sta
tistics show that in the year ending
June 80. 1900 our exports averaged
over $4,000, 900 in value for each work
ing day-one-fourth OF this being man
ufactured goods. The topography of
the United States ranges from go feet
below to $4,000 feet above sea level.
In some parts of the country rain sell
dom falls; in others rain is deposited
on nearly every day in the year. On
Aug 3. 1898, more rain fell in Phila-
delphia In one and three-quarter hours
than is precipitated in a whole year
In some parts of the United States. 1t
is estimated that in this one and
three-quarter hours l.5O0. 900 900 cubic
feet of water, equaling AZ. .0O0, ,OCO gross
tons, fell upon the area of Philadel-
phia- These and other interesting bits
of Information concerning this great
and glorious country have been gath
cred by the Manufacturer. which pro-
ceeds to inquire:
DO you realize that Chicago and
other lake cities, also Pittsburg. are
about the elevation OF william Penn's
hat on the Philadelphia public build
ings above sea level? That in cross
ing the great plains of Nebraska
speeding along on an apparently level
prairie, you are higher than the crests
In the Allegany mountains in Penn
sylvania2 That Salt Lake, our Dead
Sea, is 400 feet above ocean level!
That many of the peaks in the Rocky
mountain and Sierra ranges are over
1900 feet high7 Or that the noun
tains in Western North Carolina are
from two TO three times as high as
our Alleghanies in this state? The
waters OF the Atlantic ocean which
lave the shores Of Europe also beat
against our coast line OF l.s0o miles
from the rocky islands OF Maine to the
Florida Keys. The Pacific ocean is in
part ours, for its breakers roll on our
western coast from Cape Flattery, at
The Straits Of San ivan de Fuca, 200
miles to San Diego. in Southern Cali
{ to-nia and IL we add the Alaskan coast
ne. To double that distance. The
wa-m waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico ex-
| tend for 1000 miles on our southern
boundary, and part Of our northern
boundary consists OF chain of lakes
II which vessels. maX sail for 1900
Is Just what our Great Lake trat-
7cr amounted TO in 1900 cannot now be
v-l IN exact figures. but it probably
azz-sded iO. 100000 tons. The average
$50. Of carrying one ton OF freight on
/ the lakes approximates eight-tenths of
mill per mile. and coal has been
transported 500 miles for 20 cents per
I ton. We annually transport within
. the area OF the United States more
freight than all other countries com
hined. Within this area is over one
third OF the railroad Oud one-half Of
the telegraph mileage Of the world
In the construction of locomotives to
haul cars over these roads we have
made marvellous development; 2,i52
were built in 1899, and the handiwork
OF American mechanics Is seen all
over the world Even the few spe-
cially industrial countries have been
invaded. Over 1lS,OO0 Taiis 'sd car
were constructed in 1889. In 1899
there were mined in the United States
I l72. coo. 900 long tons OF bituminous
coal and s.. 2.eOO goo long tons Of an
. thracite approximately one-third
of the worlds production. The total
/ value OF the coal mined was close to
] s255, 900. .000. These quantities indicate
I that every working day this country
OF ours produces 100000 long tons Of
coal. representing trains aggregating
/ 81 500 twenty-tou cars Allowing 40
/ cars with caboose, engine and tender
| to a train, the total length OF trains
representing one days shipping. stand
] ing end to end, would cover e34 miles
/ of track In the year 1899 the produe-
ton OF pig iron in the United States
was the largest annual output every
recorded by any country, the total be-
/ ing nearly lS,s2o0O0 gross tons, valued
at $245. .0o0. 900. This country of ours
produced in 1899 los tons OF gold, l.
us tons OF silver. 26e. zoe gross tons
Of copper. In Michigan are the deep
est mines in the world, one vertical
shaft having reached a depth OF *soo
feet, while several others are below the
4.0o0-foo; level"