Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-11

a.; r., Contrasts
1900

'1trasts HOO
were 1851 national banks in the coun-
try, and the total capital invested in
banks of all kinds in the United States
amounts to almost ss, 600. 10000
The first savings bank in the United
States was established in 1916. In 1920
there were ten savings banks in all.
with $685. depositors. In 1899 there
we1e 942 savings banks, with 5,687,00O
deposito1s, and with total deposits Of
81, ,232, 900, 900.
The first Y. NJ c. A. was organized
in 1884 by George William. There are
now 1, ,429 associations in North Amer
lea alone, with $780, 600 members. The
American associations own and occupy
344 buildings of their own, and their
total property is valued at s0,000, 900.
In 1900 the total revenue of the Unit
ed States government was $40, S48, 900.
For 1899 it was $512, ,652, 900. During
the same period the total value of all
the real and personal property in the
United States has increased fifty: fold,
being now estimated at 800, ,000, coo, 900.
II The first practicable steamboat was
built in 1902 and the first railway loco
motive in 1904.
In 1900 man could travel only by
coach or on horseback. Today there
are more than 25O, 900 miles of railroad
track in the United States alone, being
more than six times the mileage of any
{ other country.
Il In 1900 there were 903 postofices In
1.-THE United States and 1,s75 miles oa
Epostal routes. In 1899 there were Is,
200 postofaces and 497,O 900 miles 81
, postal routes.
In 1916 it cost 25 cents to send . sin
gle sheet by mail q distance Of 4Ct
Q miles. Today letter containing sew
: eral sheets may go as many Thousand
l miles for 2 cents.
Envelopes were first used for letters
( in 1889, and the first issue Of postage
e stamps was authorized in 1s47.
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In 1898 it cost 40 cents to sead let
ter from New York to San Francisco.
!. Merchandise was first admitted 10 thu
q mails in 1851.
The number of pieces Of mail mattea
b of all kinds which passes through the
/ United States mails annually at th<
, present time is about 6,576, 900 600.
In 1900 there were not more thar
3 thirty colleges and other institutions al
higher education in the United States
At the close of last year there we're 4s0
. with a total of $4,000 professors and
i. teachers.
BY act of the continental congresa
). passed in 1855, one thirty.sixth part Of
all the public lands belonging to the
. United States were set apart perpetu'
ally as an endowment tor the public
schools of the country. Under thii
J. and succeeding acts II 100000 acres
l have been granted during the century
: for the support Of public schools and
. /, ,1o5, 900 acres to universities and col
leges.
The modern Sunday school dates
from 1880, when the first school OF the
kind was started by Robert Raikes al
Gloucester, England. At present there
are 10000 Sunday schools in the
United States, with 2,5oO.OO0 teachers
, and 100000 pupils. The new pro-
! posal to employ paid teachers for Sun
day schools il simply q revival Of what
Rsikes did in his first school.
I
In 1900 all surgical operations were
performed without the use of anes.
thetics. The use of chloroform was
, not discovered until 1s47 Ether was
first used to deaden pain in 1S46.
In 1900 the total exports of the United
States were $31, 900, 900. This year they
} 'are q, ,OOO, ,OOO, ,OOO
have ten head of horses and colts
from three to five years old, we'll bred
in fine condition, weighing ten te