Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-25


The total circulation of money has
more than doubled-s973.0Oo 10000 com
pared with 81 100000. Circulation
per capita has increased only 30 per
cent-s1s.H compared with s26s3.
The number OF national banks has
nearly doubled-2,0 ,056 compared withs-
1906
DEPOSITS in national banks have
weIl-nieh trebled-s1 106 100000 com
pared with s2,624 100000
DEPOSITS in savings banks have al
most exactly trebled-ssl9.000,0 900 to
s2. .450, ,OO0.0 900.
The number of depositors in savings
banks has increased from 2,225,OO0 to
6,l0S, 900. =
That the farmers of the country
have shared in this wonderful increase
of wealth is clearly shown by further
comparisons of 1880 with 1900.
The value of farms and farm prop
ertv has grown from $4,000 ,O0OO 900 to
500. 500, 900. 600
The value of yearly products of
farms has increased from S2,2l2,0OO.-
600 to s3,764 100000.
The value of farm animals has in
creased from 81 1852 100000 to s2.9s2.-
900. 900. .
The number of manufacturing es-
Establishments in the United States has
doabled-from $3.50 900 to $4,000.
| The value of the output of these es-
Establishments has increased Two and
one-half times. from $500 100000 to y
more than Sl3O00.0 100000.
| The number of employees in these es-
Establishments has more than doubled
p. 10000 to 5,719000. The wages
of these employees has almost trebled
-s94S. 900 900 to $2735 600, 900.
| Exports of merchandise have in
creased more than so per cent. ES-
ports of agricultural products have in
creased more than 25 per cent. Ex-
ports of manufactures have more than
quardrupled.
Imports of all merchandise have in
creased 80 per cent, but imports per
capita have fallen from sl2.5l 20
I$1O.SS.
The production of gold has more
than doubled-from SO 100000 year
to s79.OOO,OoO.
The production of silver has nearly
doubled-$30 100000 compared with
$74,5OO,O 900.
The production of coal has almost
quadrupled-64 100000 tons compared
with 24l 900 900
The production of petroleum has
nearly trebled-1, 100000 900 gallons
compared with 2,661 .000,OO0
The production of pig iron has near
ly quadruped.
The production of steel has multi
pied eight times ,247,O00 tons to
|1O1SS.OO0
Prices on steel rails have fallen
from $3.50 per ton to $32.29.
The production of copper has in
creased ten-fold-27, 900 tons to 270,-
600.
The production of wool has increas-
ed 25 per cent. of wheat ) per cent, of
corn 40 per cent of cotton Go per cent,
of sugar 60 per cent.
Miles of railway in operation have
more than doubled-93,2 miles com
pared with 1871 ,S21.
The number of passenger cars has
more than doubled--127SS. against
26.7S6. The number of freight cars
has increased two and one-half times
544 900 to 1,S5S.0O0
| Tonnage of American vessels built
has more than doubled, tonnage en-
gagged in foreign trade has diminished
40 per cent. tonnage engaged in do
Imestic trade has increased 60 per cent
and tonnage on the great lakes has
multiplied by two and one-haf times.
Tonnage passing through the Sault
St Marie canal has multiplied seven
times.
Freight rates on wheat Chicago to
New York, have fallen from 1927 cents
per bushel to 4.42, lake and canal;
from 1871 cents to 99S all rail.
Freight rates per ton mile on all the
railways OF the United States have
dropped from 1.3O to 0.75 cents.
The receipts of the federal govern
ment have increased from 333, ,OOO, 900
to $567 900 900 900
The number of postoflices in the
| United States have increased from
"A 600 to 1000.
The receipts of the postoiiice depart
ment have trebled.
The number of telegraphic mes
sages sent in the United States has
more than doubled-29, 900 900 900 to
63 900 900 900
The number of newspapers and peri
odcals published has more than dou-
bled-9.273 to 2O.SO6
The number of patents issued has
almost doubled-14, 900 per year to
26,50O.