The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-27
SANS
SEVEN FAT YEARS
Astonishing Facts of Increased Pros
perlty Since the Passage OF
the Dinsley law.

between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his national wealth from
$50, 900, 100000 to 500, ooo.ooo.ooo. an
increase of o0o,o00.ooo
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his exports from sSs2,000,-
900 to s1,42o.O00,0oo, an increase of
S5ss,o00, 900
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his imports from $779,000,-
900 to STOPS. 100000. an increase of
S246,0 900 900.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his customs revenue from
$780, 900 900, costing 4.52 per cent. to
collect, to s2S4. ooo. 900, costing only
2.9S per cent. to collect.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his total foreign commerce
from / ,G61. 900 900 to S2,445. 100000.
an mere of 1854. 900, 900.
Between 1886 n 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his internal evenue with
out the temporary war ,taNes) from
STAG, 900 900. costing 2.62 per cent to
collect, to $3.50. o0o, 900, costing only
1874 per cent. to collect.
Between 1896 m 1903 Uncle Sam
Increased the money in circulation in
his family from s1.5O6. 100000 to 81
SGT 900. 900, an increase of $S61,OOo,-
600.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his gold production from
S53, 600, 900 to $4,000, 900. an increase
of S21, 100000.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sans
family increased their total deposits
in their national banks from $1,613,-
Ooo, 900 to So, 3O5, OoO, 900, an increase
of 81, CO., 100000. more HI double.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased the capital and surplus OF
his national banks from SS95,000.000
to s1,123, 100000, an increase of $685.
0OO, 900.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased the actual specie in his ma
tional banks from $500, 900, 900 to $397,-
OOO, 900, an increase of $4,000, 900.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased the total resources of his
national banks from S3,263, 100000 to
%SG,310,oOo, 900, an increase of S3,047.-
100000.
Between 1896 and 1909 Uncle Sans
family increased the deposits in their
savings banks from s1,93 5000, 900 to
S2,S15,OOO,0 900, an increase of $780,
0O0,0
Between 1886 and 1903 Uncle Sans
family increased the surplus funds
of their savings banks from $14S,-
900, 900 to s1Ss, 100000. an increase of
100000 600
Between 1886 and 1903 Uncle Sam
had a total excess of exports owe Inn
ports of s3,513, 900, 900. or $941, 0OO,-
900 more than the increased deposits
in his national and savings banks,
and over $500. 900 more than three
times his public debt.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his railway freight traffic
by IS per cent
Between 1896 and 900 Uncle San
increased his railway passenger traffic
by 80 per cent.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
fell heir to Hawaii, Porto Rico, the
Philippines, Guam and Tutuila.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
became the owner OF a Pacific cable.
Between 1896 and 1907 Give last
years only Uncle Sam increased his
sales to the Philippines from practi.
cally nothing o over $4,000. 600 yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Give last
years only Uncle Sam increased the
exports of his Porto Rico branch from
100000 fluctuating pesos to over Ia
100000 American Notwithstanding gold
dollars.
Between 1896 and 1903 Give last
years only Uncle Sam increased the
export Of American goods to his Porto
Rico branch from S2,102,o0 to s13,-
939 1000 yearly.
Between 1886 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased American exports to his Ha-
waii branch from $3,9S5.O00 to $10,-
z7s7, 900 yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased American exports to Cuba
from $7,53O,O00 to s~21,761,0O0 yearly.
Between 1856 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased American imports from Gu
ba from $4,000, 900 to s63,0o0,ooo
yearly.
Between 1896 and 1906 Uncle Sam
;,oroocad the total receiptS of his gov