The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-27
Interesting Facts Presented in
Monograph Issued by Treasury
Bureau of Statistics.
SHOWS REMARKABLE GROWTH.
Increase of Productions, of Popula-
tion, Commerce and Bank De
posits-Decreased Public
Debt-Public Utilities.
The Republic Bureau.

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washington. Jan. 26-'"The Progress of
the United States in Its Material Jndus-
tries is the title OF monograph issued
oy the Treasury Bureau of Statistics which
contains series of statements which show
the rapid development during the century
or the important factors in the present
prosperity of the country. These tables,
winch occupy a number of closely printed
pages. show the development in products of
the field, forest, mine and manufactory,
the growth in our population, wealth and
commerce the extension of railways tele-
graphs and other methods of ccmmunica-
ton and transportation, and present an in
teresting and Instructive picture of the
progress of the United States and its peo-
pie during the period from 1900 to 1901
Among the interesting facts presented by
these tables are the growth of production,
the growth of commerce the growth of
wealth. the growth of money in circula
ton. the growth of deposits in savings
banks and the increased number of deposit
tors in savings and other banks. the de-
crease in interest on the public debt and
many other facts of this character
Production and Expectation.
On the productions side it may be said
that the cotton produced has increased
from 1856 bales in 1900 to 9.436 ,416 bales in
1900: the wool produce. from $500, III
pounds in 1S40 to 302, 502.3 32S pounds in 1901;
wheat, from Isl ,9s9 90s bushels in 1866 10
So. 229. sos bushels in 19OO corn, from S67,-
1926 bushels in 1866 to 2,105. .1G2 SIG BUSH
els in 1900: copper. from $50 tons in 1850 to
2iO,5sS tons in 1900: pig iron. from 165.000
tons in 1880 to 15,S00,o00 tons in 1901; petro-
1eum, from q, 100000 gallons In 1860 to 2.651,-
233 56S gallons in 1900: coal, from 3,35SS99
tons in 1850 to 267, $4,000 tons in 1901: and
rrO1d + n 4
1900
During the period under consideration,
exports of merchandise have grown from
SO. 7917 $50 in 1850 to 4S7, 991 in 1901, the
per capita in 1900 being s13.S7 and in 1901
1881.
The imports of merchandise have grown
from $91, ,252 76S in 1909 to sS23 IL, ,165 in 1901
while the per capita imports have fallen
from S1719 in 1900 to s10.5S in 1901.
Wealth CirculntiOn, Deposits, Etc.
Turning to the figures which show the net
results Of these developments-those relat-
Ing to wealth circulation, deposits, etc.-the
tables show that the wealth has increased
from s7.1s5. .7se. 600 in 1850 to an estimated
ss4, 800 100000 in 1850; the per capita wealth.
from s307.69 in 1850 to s1.235.SS in 1900.
The public debt. less cash in the Treas
ury. in 1865 was s7s.9s per capita. and in 1901
was Sl3.A per capita: while the interest on
the public debt, which in 1867 was $143, ,T81,-
692, had fallen to So. 2.342. .797 in 1901.
The figures of money in circulation show
in 1850 a total of s435. 407 252. and In 1901,
81, ,175. .3S7. I'll. The circulation per capita in
1860 was s13.s5; in 1901. s2.02. The deposits
In savings banks in 1880 were 81, ,973 304; in
1888. ffty-three years later. they were 1.024,-
s56,7S, and by 1901. further period of only
eighteen years. had reached s., ,597 094, $50.
Meantime the national banking system
had come into operation and in 1865 the de-
in n noI honl Ire Sp
1850, 81 .006. .452 S53. and in 1901 1904 600 O0O
The number of depositors in savings banks
grew from 3s,0s5 IN 1880 to Los, ,O61 in 1866
and 6.35S, ,723 in 1901.
Railways grew from 9.021 miles in 1850 to
1888 In 1901 and freight carried one mile
increased from SO 9.3o2, 20e, ,249 tons in 1882 to
al, ,162, 100 413 tons III 1S00 freight rates fall
ing meantime from LA cents per ton per
mile to seventy-f1ve one-hundredths Of l
cent per ton per mile.