The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-22

Then our money circulation was
$435 100000 or $15.S5 per capita, while
now it is $2,521 100000 or $3O.sO per
capita.
Then the depositors in our savings
banks numbered 693,S7O, with depos
it's of $3.50, 900 900 while now they mum
Der 100000 with $4,000, 100000 on de-
posit.
Then our farmers and farm property
were Of the value of $8,000,000, 900
while now Census of 1900) the value
is ,5o0,OOO,O00 an increase of $12,-
5o0,000,000, or over $50 per cent in
only forty-four years.
Then our farm products were of
the yearly value of (1S70) $1,900,O00,-
900 while now their yearly value is
over s4,600,oO0,00O an increase of ST.
700,000,000, or nearly $50 per cent per
year in only forty-four years.
Then our manufacturing establish
ments numbered 140,433, with a year.
ly product of s1,ss5,0 100000, while
now they number over 100000, with a
ye~,ily product of ,5O0,0O0,0O0 and
100000 workers.
Then our government revenue was
$56,000,000 year, while now it is s541,-
100000 or nearly ten times as much.
Then our customs receipts were
$5s,000,000 year, while now they are
$262,000,000, or nearly five times as
much.
Then our pension bill was $1,1o0,000
yearly, while now it is over $140,0O0,-
900.
Then the animals on our farms we're
worth $1,OS9, 100000, while now (1903)
they are worth 100000, an in
crease of nearly 200 per cent in only
forty-four years.
Then ou yearly production of Pc
trolem was 21,000,000 gallons, while
now Census of 1900) the output is
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2,640,000,000 gallons a year.
Then our annual wheat crop was
173,000,OOO bushels, while now (1904)
it is 637000,000 bushels.
Then our yearly gold and silver
production brought us $46,0O0,000,
while now it is worth 100000, an
increase of 100000 yearly.
Then our annual production of pig
iron was S21,233 tons, while now
(1903) 1t fs 1S,009,252 tons, nearly
twenty-three fold increase.
Then our yearly coal production was
18,513,OOO tons while now it amounts
to about 35o,ooo,ooo tons.
Then we produced 1900 tons of cop
per yearly, while now we produce
27o,5sS tons, Census 1900).
Then we raised S3S,O00,000 bushels
of corn yearly, while now our yearly
raising is about 2,300,OOO,00O bushels.
Then we picked 4,s61,0o0 bales of
cotton, while now (1903) our picking
is 1O,727,O00 bales yearly.
Then our wool clipping weighed
6O,O00,00O pounds, while now (1903)
it was 287, ,450, 900, or nearly five times
as much.
Then our cotton mills were using
$4,000 bales of cotton annually, while
now they use (19o3) 3.924,O00 bales,
or nearly four times as much.
Then our exports of raw cotton
amounted to 100000 pounds, while
now (1904) the quantity exported was
3,063, 100000 pounds.
Then we had 30,626 miles of steam
railway in operation, while now the
mileage is nearly 100000 miles or
over seven times as much.
Then there was 2,546,237 tons of
American shipping engaged in foreign
trade, while now 8sS,776 tons is so en-
gagged. That is the only exception
to the long roll Of American progress.
Then we had 2,S07,631 tons Of Am
erican shipping engaged In domestic
trade, while now we have 5,198,569
tons so employed.
The the American tonnage passing
through the Sault Ste. Marie canal
yearly was 403.657 tons while now it
is 27,736,444 tons, or seventy times
as much.
Then we had 28,398 post Offices,
with $S,57S, 900 annual receipts, while
now, the number is 74,169, taking in
$155, 100000 each year.
Then we received in the one year
(1860), 150,237 immigrants, while now
(1904 fiscal year, we absorbed S15, 1851
of the oppressed of other lands.
Then we were publishing 4,051 news
ETC.. while now we regularly
issue 2O,485.
Then we granted (1860) Ats patents