Arizona republican., 1904-01-04
IN A GENERATION
What The-COuntry Has Done
In Thirty-three Years
WEALTH HAS TREBLED
The Opportunities for Further Growth
Have Increased in Greater Propor-
tion-There Has Been in the Same
Time Decrease Of Country's Debt.

Washington, d. G. Jan. 3.-"The pro-
gress of the United States in its Ma
terial Industries" is the title of a
statistical statement presented by the
department of commerce and labor
through the annual report of the chief
of the bureau of statistics. The table
pictures conditions in the great indus
tries and material interests of the
United States in 1903, where such
figures are available, and compares
those conditions with those of earlier
years, running back where possible. |
to the year 1900.
Area population wealth, public debt
and the interest thereon, gold and sill
yer production, money i'm circulation.
savings-bank deposits and depositors.
value of money of the country, value
of farm products, imports and exports
of principal articles and total of i'm
ports and exports, railways i'm opera
ton. number Of postohices. receipts
of the posto:fice department, and many
other subjects indicating in various
ways the financial, Industrial and COM
mercial condition of the country are
included in the tables. which give op-
portunity 10 compare present condi-
tions with those of earlier years In
area, for example the total i'm 1903 IS
3.025,60C square miles. against 29S0,959
square miles in 1880. and S27,S44
square miles in 1900. These figures do
not include Alaska or the islands be-
| longing 20 the United States.
The population in 1903 is stated at
SO372, 900. against 2S,191,S7 in 1850.
and 5,3OS,4S3 in 1900. The wealth OF
the country is stated at $4,000 00O. .OGO
in 1900 and presumably 100000, eos, coo
would not be an unreasonable estimate
for 1903. while for 1850 the wealth of
the country stood at $1,000 100000. no
estimate being given for any year
earlier than 1850. The per capita
wealth is set down at $1235 i'm 1900
and 1907 in 1850, having thus more
than quadrupled meantime. The III
erest-bearing debt in 1903 is 914,00O,-
600 against s1,724OOO,OOO in 1880 and
2o46, 100000 in 1870. The per capita
Indebtedness of the country in 1903 IS
S1151. against $60.46 in 1870, and the
interest per capita. % cents in 1903,
against S3.0S in 1870.
Colo and gold certificates in circula-
ton in 1903 for the first time exceeded
$1,000, 100000, or. to be exact, $1,O3L-
100000, against $4,000, 600 in 1900, |
S23z, ,00O,0 600 in 1880. and S25,00O,O00 IN
1870 The total money in circulation
in 1903 is 2.3G7. 100000 against S1.42a.-
100000 in 1890, 97S, 100000 in 1880, /
s6T5. coo, 600 in 1870 and S435, 100000 in
1860. The per capita money in cir
cuiation in 1903 is $3O.2l, against $26.Sf
in 1900. $19.41 in 1850, ard $13.S5 in !
1860. Deposits in saving banks in
1903 are 1885,, 100000 against 1924 /
100000 in 1890, $50, 100000 in 1870, and
$149. .O00,O 600 in 1860. The value of |
manufacturers for the census year
1900 is given at $4,000. .OOO, 600, against |
SIS billions in 1880, and less than
50, OOO. .0OO. 900 in 1860 Railways in |
operation in 1902 are 2O3,132 miles, |
against 166.7O3 miles in 1890. 93.262 |
miles in 1880, 52,922 miles in 1870, 30 |
626 miles in 1860. and 9,O21~ miles in |!
1850.
The table which follows presents !
some of the more striking figures for /
1908 compared with 1888:
Deposits i'm savings banks, 1888. |
s1.024,S56: 1908, S2935, ,204,S45.
Depositors in savings banks, num-
ber, 1883. 2.S7643S; 1905, 7,3O5,22S.
Total bank deposits, 1888. $2,755, $685.,
O53; 1902, $9,315, 1892.
Cold in circula tion, 1888, $344,653
495; 1903. $627, 7,O25,O92.
Gold certificates in circulation, 1888,
$59.S07,370; 1903. $4O4,O7O929.
Total money in circulation. 1888 ST.
23O. .9O5 6e6: 1903, $2.449 16S.41S.
Per capita money in circulation, 1888,
S22.91; 1908, $3O.21.
Bank clearings. United States, 1882.
$52126,7O4,4 ,4ss; 1903, S114O6S. .S37 ,569.
Tin plate. imported, 1888, 4S4O3S, ,6SS;
1903, 1O9.919,293 pounds
Tin plate, manufactured, 1888, none; l
1903, 099132S3 pounds.
Gold production 1883, S30,000,G00; /
1903, $1O9.913,293.
Silver production, 1883. $4G,OOO,OO
1903, $71,757,575.
Coal production, 1881, 1O2, ,S67 1863 1
tons; 1903, 269,O81 ,O49 tons.
Pig iron production, 1888. 4,595,510 l
tons; 1903, 17,S21,3O7 tons.
Steel production, 1888. 1,673535 tons; l
1903, 14,947.25O tons.
Copper production, 1888, 51,574 TONS 1
1903 294.423 tons.
Raw silk. imported, 1888, 4,2O9,O15 l
pounds; 1903. 15.27O,353 pounds.
India rubber. imported. 1883, 21,646,- 4
800 pounds; 1908, 55,O1O,571.
Manufacturers materials. imported,
1888. $227,77S.91O; 1905, $4SO,S2S,3 1856.
Exports of manufactures, 1888, $134.-
22S.OS3: 1903. $lO7, ,526 159.
Total imports. 1888, $723.1SO,914;
1903, $1,O25. .719,2 237.
Total exports. 1888, SS23,S39, ,4C2;
1903, $42O,141,679.
Excess of exports over imports. 1888, |
800, S,4SS; 1903, $394422.442.