The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
STORY OF SUCCESS
FIGURES TELL A TALE OF AS.
FOUNDING PROGRESS.
Phamphlet Issued by the Treasury
Department Notes the Strides of
the Great Republic in Her Mar
velOus Career of Commercial
Conquest.

Washington, Aug. 29. A dozen
pages of solid figures which to the care
less reader, look about as interesting as
the multiplication table, appear in a
volume just issued by the treasury de-
partment. In reality these pages tell
story of human endeavor and progress
in the United States as absorbing as
novel and as Fascinating as fairy tale.
The fgures-for there is little less to be
found in these pages-are group of
six and nine and even eleven, for bill
lion is really small number when one
is telling about the progress Of the
United States in area. population and
material industries as this publica-
ton is called.
No nation In any age, ancient or
modern, can show such a record. The
facts here stated in the form of Stats
tics have amazed the countries of
Europe, and ali the civilized world;
for they show that in the brief period
of 20 years the United States of Amer
lea have advanced from relatively
minor position to the place of supreme
commercial and industrial importance
among the nations of the earth. The
human mind cannot comprehend the
figures but it can marvel at them and
be fascinated at their bigness.
The population of the United States
is one and half times greater than it
was in 1880
The combined wealth of the United
States, which is put down as the true
of real and personal property,
has increased from $40, 900, 900, 900 to
1914 900, 900, OOO-a good deal more
than doubled.
The wealth, on the average of each
man. woman and child in the United
States has advanced from $3.50 to ST.
236-niore than so per cent.
The public debt has decreased by
about one-half-from $1,9l9, 200, 900 to
81 Joy 900, 900. The debt, per capita
has decreased from $3s27 to $14.52.
The total circulation of money has
advanced from 1913, 200. 900 to 50, 055,-
900, 900, and the circulation per capita
is now $26.93. as against $19.41.
The total of gold in circulation has
nearly trebled in 20 years, having in
creased from 1925 100000 to SOIL
900, 900. The amount of silver in cir
culation has more than doubled-the
amounts being 500, 000,0
and SAP, 900 900.
The farmer is still the main bulwark
Of the nation. He is richer now than |
he ever was before. and his products
are in greater demand and command |
wider markets. The value of farms
and tarm property has increased from
sl2, 200, 000,0 900 to $40, 500. 900, 900.
The value of annual products of the
farms has jumped from 1912, 900, 900
to SO, 764 900, 900. Farm animals are
now worth in the aggregate 50, 1882, 000,- |
300. Twenty years ago they were
worth 81, 1882, 100000.
The number of manufacturing estab-
lishments in this country have doubled
in the past 20 years, going up from
253, 900 to $4,000. These establish
ments have combined output of more
than $l3, 900 200, OOO-two and half
times as great as it was in 1880.
The number of employees of nanufac
turing establishments has more thar
doubled, the number now being 5,7l9,-
900 as against 2,723,000. The en-
ployes' wages have increased in the ag-
gregate from $948, 900, 900 to $685.
600, 900.