Arizona republican., 1904-12-26
Facts Gathered From the
 Last One
DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW
SuggeSted by the Close of the LOuisi- ana Purchase Display and tke Preparations for the Lewis and Clark Exposition.

Washington, Dec. 25.-The termina- ton of the Louisiana Purchase expos ition and the preparations for the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition
 lend interest to some figures compiled
 by the department of commerce and
 labor through its bureau of statistics
 with reference to the production and
 business conditions in the area in
 cluded within the various great addi-
 tions to our territory
 l. The land area of the Louisana pCr-
 chase exceeds that of the original thir- teen states. being S75.025 square miles. against q land area of S20.9fs square miles in the original thirteen states.
 The states and territories which have been created in whole or in part fro-a it's area number fourteen. and their population in 1900 was 14.1oS616. against a population of less than 1o0.- coo in the territory at the time of its purchase. Their total area Is nearly one third that Of the entire Uuioa. and their population about one-fifth that of the entire United States They pro duced in 1890. 1G4.OGO.C00 bushels ot wheat, and in 1933. 374.000.000 bush els, at a value in 1908 of $2S5,C0e. oe9. their total wheat production being [ United States. They produced s03.- 0OO.OOO bushels of corn in 1890 and 973, ,S94. .OOO bushels in 1903. with a val ue in 1908 of $S52. .375. COG. their total corn crop forming 70 per cent in lSs1
 and in 1908 ovef 4S per cent or the to-
 tai corn crop of the United States or
 oats they produced in 1903. 3Sl.0o0.ea9
 bushels, or 42 per cent of the total product of the country. with a Valua- tion of s99. 100000. Their production of barley in 1903 was valued at over $25, ,OO0, 900, and of rye at over ss.ooo.- 900; while their production of Irish potatoes in 1903 was over S3f.ooo.oe8- of hay. $117 7.OOO.Co0. and Of cotton i (1S99) 5O.0eo,S0O.
 The total value of the agricultural l products of the states formed from the Louisiana purchase. including in that
 category simply wheat corn. eats. bar l ley. rye. hay and potatoes. was in 1880 given as S626, ,090. coo. and in 1903 it had ! increased to SSs6.S .0eO. The wool | product of these states amounted ia l 1894 to 61.S71.357 pounds. and m IsQS | to S9,S5S.500 pounds, or 80 Der cent oT i the total wool product of the United ! States. with an estimated value oE about $16,00O GOO or more than the cost ] of the entire area The value of the
 
 was S759. 9.596. 900, and on Jan l. Isos. l the value was S1.119.5l2,000.
 The product of the mines is also of very great value The coal produced
 in this area in 1902 amounted to So.- ! 100000 tons against 14.000.000 tons In
 1890; the iron ore to 15. .S5S. .000 tons ia | 1902, against 1.269. .O00 tons in 1880. the ! silver product of 1902 to SS7. .SS7. .57s in ] coining value. against S44.7sS. .s9S in , 1S9O and gold SS9. 9.S41. 800 fin 1909. against $1O,s5O.OOO in 1880.
 i The banking institutions of the l states formed from this territory re- i ported capital stock in 1908 arnounting . to $l0S.00O.00O. against about SsS. .o8o.
 00O in 1890; their circulation to S5s.-
 45S.O00. against SI5.6z4.0S0 in 1880: ] their loans and discounts in 1905 t0
 s5O2. .412.O00, against $26s. s.0I6. .0o0 in 1890, and their total resources in 1908 i to $1.713.S00. .OGo. against STAG. s0S. .O0a il 1890, while individual deposits in ua- | tional banks in 1903 amounted to 1 s471.220.O00, against $s16.s09.00a ia ] 1890. an increase of more than se54 1 0O0,O00 in individual deposits dursag i the period.
 The pupils enrolled in the public ! schools in the states in question in , 1890 numbered 2.5S0. .495. and in Is8s. , 3,426,59S; the teachers employed mum
 bered in 1890. Ss.55S. and in 1909. lIo.-
 26S. and the expenditure for public i schools in 1890 was Ss0.2S4.75s. and in
 1902, S45,SO1.677. The number of pu- ! pills in attendance at high schools in
 1902 was 131,271. with 5.9s4 teachers.
 in attendance at normal schools. 14- ] 03S students. with 5S0 teachers. and at
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