Cochise review., 1901-01-12
OUR C0UNTQY'S WONDfRFu.k
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one nunufeu years
 The commerce of the world in 1890 amounted to $l, ,479, 900, ,000; for 1900 it reached the gigantic total of Sl9,9l5,- 100000. During the same period the trade of the United States has risen from Sl62, ,000, 900 to over two billion dollars. Our imports since the begin ming of the century have been multi piled by ten, our exports by twenty.
 The manufacturers of this country in 1900 were worth $l25, ,000, 900; they are valued at nearly nine billion of dollars for 1900. In 1900 the manufacturers of the entire world were worth S3, 25O,- 900, ,OO0; for 1900 they are reckoned at thirty billion of dollars.
 The population of the United States century ago was 5,3OS, ,4S3, today it is approximately 76, 6,250,000. In 1900 the area of Uncle Sam's domain was S27, S44 square miles, and it extended only from the Atlantic, Ocean to the Mississippi river. Now, excluding the newly ac- quired islands, it is 3,625,0O0 square miles. Save for the annexation of Texas, al of this additional territory has been acquired by series of pur- chases, the total sum paid being only $49,0OO,0o0
 The public domain, which once em- braced l22,S79,179 square miles, has been so far reduced by sales to settlers and grants to states and railroads that only GAG, ,93S square miles remain sub- ject to disposal by the government
 In 1900 there were less than five per- sons to the square mile of land surface in the United States. There are, now about twenty three persons to each square mile.
 . A century ago only six cities had a population of 5000 or more, today there are 500 cities in this country with over 5000 inhabitants. In 1900 Virginia was the most populous state, with SSO, l90 people. Pennsylvania came next, with COP 545; New York next with 5S6,050 and Massachusetts next, with 422, S45. New York City was the biggest town, with 60, 449 inhabitants; Philadelphia next with fl, ,22O; Baltimore next, with 26,514, and Boston next, with "A, 937.
 The territory northwest of the Ohio in 1900 gave returns of population of 54,365; Mississippi territory reported S,850, and Indian territory 4,965. In New York State were enumerated 20,- l 6l3 slaves; in New Jersey 12, 422 and in Pennsylvania l, 706 slaves.
 An American product which today has wider sale probably than any other-namely, petroleum - was un- known in 1S0O We export a billion gallons of it annually, and it is carried wherever wheel can roll or camels foot be planted. China uses immense quantities of our petroleum. The cara vans on Desert of Sahara go laden with astral oil, and the elephants of India are burdened with standard white" in cases.
 Illuminating gas was first used in this country by citizen of. Newport, David Melville, in 1906, 10 light his house and the street in front, being manufactured on his own premises. At present eighty million dollars worth of the product is sold annually.
 In 1900 each presidential elector voted for two persons. The candidate receiving the highest vote became President, and the next highest Vice. President. This arrangement was altered to the present method by the Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1904.
 In 1900 we had twenty-eight state banks, with united capital of $2l, ,300-, 00O These institutions had ST, 500,- 900 in specie in their vaults, with notes outstanding that represented 0,5O0,- OOO Today there are in the United States 10, POP banks with total capital of Sl, l,024, 72S,6 ,675. Their deposits reach oHS ShOi iiAOU' "S S SuOc UT VlJoolS SooO, | 249 and their united resources are nearly eleven billion dollars.
 There are no figuers to show how much money there was in the country century ago, but at the present time the actual cash in circulation amounts to s26.5O for every man, woman and