Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-06
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at s94o, 2o2, ,814 and extraordinary e1pendi-
lures at sos 1881, ,121.
Japan's public debt is $2oe, 7s9, ,9e4. or
s4.7S per capita Of population; Russia's' 3d.
Japan's exports from the United States
aggregate SCI, ,1e2,477 annually; Russia's'
Japan's imports into the United States
total $36, 4,692 yearly; Russia's, T,2So'-
120.
1924, Eos, 82s; Russia s, $36s, ,e55 ,S42:
JsPsns total Imports yearly rssea aes value
In one year In Japan 18S,976 arrests FOR
crime are made; In Russia, 6O3,974.
In 1893 Japans merchant navy Included
1,130 steamers Of European type, 1,914 sail
ing vessels and 1907 native craft; Russlas
in 1899 consisted of 657 steamers and 2,14s
sailing vessels.
In 1899 Japan had 800 miles Of state rail
ways and 2,652 miles of railways owned by
private companies; Russia had "a, 4S5 miles
Of railway, Of which 1851 miles belonged to
private companies.
Passengers carried on Japan's railway in
a year totaled 9s,537, III; Russia's, s3,70s.-
In 1900 Japan had 1850 miles of the tele-
graph, or 1895 miles Of wire In operation;
Russia, 93,O52 or 271 ,024.
The total number Of telegrams handled
1s,2i7,2ss.
In 1900 Japan had 1,be2 miles Of tele..
phone or 31,27a miles of wire; Russia had
In 1900 Japan's postal service, including
4.4O4 postoflces, handled 835, ,ss8s1O letters
and parcels; Russia's handled 682, ,972, ,317
letters and parcels.
from Moscow, Russia, the distance, as the
crow flies, Is $500 miles.
Japan has 11S separate, or 2022 miles Of
submarine cables; Russia has 10, with to-
tai Of 319 miles.
Japan's schools are on-sectarian, practi-
cal, and tend to enlighten liberalism Rus
sia's are ruled by tyrannical religion Of
which the Gear Is the head.
The number Of horses In japan at last
report was 1851, ,697; In Russia, 25, 354, 900.
The number Of cattle in Japan at the last
report was 1,230,OOO; In Russia, 37,418,-
The forests of Japan cover 1857, ,7es
acres; Russia, 74,0O0,000.
Japans annual production Of silk, cotton
and other textiles is valued, according to
last reports, at $71,s69 500; Russias cotton
Industry proper employs more than 200, 600
looms and Is valued at 1886, 900 900 year.
Japan's postoffices act as savings banks,
and, according to last reports, ], 1,585, ,49S per-
sons made deposits In one year aggregating
$1S,060,754; In the 5351 state, municipal
and postal savings banks Of Russia 3,504,-
lao depostors put total Of 1919, ,987 900.
The Nippon Ginko, or Bank of Japan, has
aggregating $1,000, ,Ss4, 900, loans totaling ST.
92e, ,632, 400, and eight branch offices; the
Bank Of Russia has 113 branches, capital
and reserve of more than $27, 800, 900, de-
over $173,S79,000.
Japan's Mikado is the 121st descendant of
the Emperor Jimmu, who founded the pres
ent dynasty In $50 B. c.; the reigning fam
lily In Russia descend from Michael Roman
Of, elected Gar in 1918.
Tobacco yields Japan an annual revenue
of but $4, 463, 900; In Russia there are $780,
2o4 tobacco plantations and the manufac-
ture Of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes ex-
ceeds 80, 2JO tons annually, the revenue
yielded the government being near S25. .OOO.-
600 annually.
Japan produces large quantities of sake
and soy, but little other spirits; In Russia
there are 2,O55 distilleries producing nm.
nually 2,245,7OO tons Of spirits, and 1. .oi7
beer breweries producing annually l15 S6O
600 gallons Of beer.
Japan secures an annual revenue of more
than S2S,IoOo on spirits; Russa's totals
are more than $170,O00,O0O.
In Japan the sale Of spirits Is regulated
by strict local laws; In Russia the Crown
has monopoly in handling the sale of
spirits In many provinces, the total guam
tity or vodka sold In year at 3O1 spirit
depots In 20 provinces amounting to A, $685.
500 gallons.
Last reports give the total marriages in
Japan In one year at Al, 1,2l7, births i,869,-
622, deaths s04, ,4S7; In Russia SO0,S74 mar.
riages, 4,834, 800 births and 3,O63,O ,O47 deaths
The average height Of a Japanese is
feet Inches; Of a Russian, 8 feet 8 inches
The average weight Of Japanese liz Ibl
pounds: of Russian, ITO pounds.
The japanese have no oaths in their lam
guage and never swear; the Russians are
notorious for their use Of e1pletives
The average density Of the population
throughout Japan is 2e6 to the square
miles; In Russia the average density. cmnt.
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