Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-01-12
REMARKABLE
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

tNUUS klRL FkOUkESS.
Henry Clews, in recent review
of the progress of the past century says;
Our remarkable Industrial progress
has been principally attributable to the .
fact that our natural endowments have /
qualified US to surpass all other countries /
in the production of certain OF the lead .
ing staples OF manufacture. The new .
product OF the century, petroleum, for .
instance, is produced in the United .
States to the extent of IS per cent OF the /
entire worlds output, and yields us an .
article OF export worth $50 ,0OO, OG0 per |
annum. Also we have risen to the lore
most rank, as producers of the worlds !
most important fibre. At the beginning
of the century, the worlds crop Of cot /
ton was about ,0000 900 bales, OF which !
1900 bales were grown i'll the United
States. In 1889, the worlds yield was
l2,949, 900 bales, of which our southern
crop contributed l1,07s, 900 bales, or IS
per cent Of the whole supply. This crop
yields us an annual surplus for export
averaging a value of $3.50, 0O0, coo, while
we retain for home manufacture $3.50
600 bales. Another OF the great staples
of commerce in which we have risen to
foremost position is coal. The output
may be said to have begun on visible
scale in about 1910, when the product
was 1,S00, 900 tons. In 1899, our pro-
duct reached 225, 600, coo tons; which
was 100000 tons in excess of the out
put of the United Kingdom and is equal
to 81 per cent of the entire worlds sup
ply.
The concurrence of immense deposits
OF iron ore in convenient contiguity with
our coal fields has now placed us in ad-
vance OF both England in lowness of
cost OF both iron and steel. In 1899,
our product OF pig iron was 1850, 600
tons; that OF Great Britain in 1898 was
1851 900 tons; whilst, in the same year
that of Germany was 233 900 tons the
per cent of the worlds whole product.
Our position in the copper trade now
ranks foremost among the producing
nations. In 1880, We stood lowest among
the manufacturing countries; in 1883,
we had risen to the control of 10 per
cent OF the total production; and now
We contribute so per cent OF the whole
supply.
Equally, we rank foremost among the
nations in respect of agriculture In
1920, the area OF land under crops in the
world (outside OF Asia was 402 COO, 600
acres, of which 30,0O0,O00 acres, or rs
per cent, was in the United States. In
1880, the crop area had reached 95O,-
600, 600 acres; OF which 220, 0O0, 600 acres,
or 26 per cent. was situated in this
country. These facts illustrate the ex-
tent to which the world has become
dependent on the United States for its
food products. The country which leads
in the worlds supplies of grain, cotte
and iron is destined to direct the com.
mercial fortunes of the world. So in
respect to railroad transportation, we
have surpassed all other nations. Com |
bined Europe has now 153,0 GOO miles OF !
road, while the United States can boast
OF 1856 900 miles. The mileage of the |
entire world is now about 433, 900 miles.
OF which 43 per cent is located in this
country.
The introduction OF steam power has
been the great revolutionizing agency o;
the Nineteenth Century. In the appli.
cation of this new force, we have more
than kept pace with all other countries,
excepting possibly Great Britain. In
1895, the combined steam force of the
European countries, was equal to So
645, GOO effective horse power, distributed
among 1856, GOO 600 of people. In this
country, at the same date, the steam
force in employment was 100000
horsepower, distributed among 70, OO0,-
600 inhabitants. Thus while in Europe
there Is but one horse power to every
four inhabitants. This comparison
speaks volumes as to the economizing of
working energy in the New World over
what has been accomplished in the Old
World. II is this greater effectiveness
OF working force, maintained steadily
for the last half century, which has been
one OF the chief unseen forces carving
our industries steadily in advance of
transatlantic operation. !
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