Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-09
Russia and Japan
At a Glance

at s94o, 202. GA and extraordinary S1pendi-
lures nj 500, 6Xt l2t
Japan's public debt ls 5000. 100 ee4, or
SSd.'S per capita OF population; Russia's, $S,-
6I,32O,o00, or S24.56.
Japan's exports from the United States
aggregate S2l. l62,4I7 annually; RussiaA,
SO, 5O4 S57.
Japaus imports into the United States
total $38,So4,692 yearly; Russia's, S7,23a-
Japans total exports annually aggregate
STA. 2OS, 1923; Russia's, $3GS. o65. 242.
Japan,s total imports yearly reach value
or Sl27, S96, ESQ; Russla's, 1922 $50, O62.
In one year In Japan 16S,976 arrests for
crime are made, In Russia, 6o3,9T4
IN 1923 Japan s merchant navy Included
1,13o steamers Of European type, 1ot4 sail
Ing vessels and 1907 native craft; Russia's
In 1890 consisted OF 657 steamers and =, 143
sailing vessels
In 1890 Japan had 500 miles OF state rail-
ways and 2,6j2 miles Of railways owned by
private companies; Russia had "a, 49, miles
OF railway, Of which 1851 miles belonged to
private companies.
Passengers carried on Japan's railway in
a year totaled 9S,o37, III; Russia's, 50, 708,-
In 1900 Japan had 1880 miles of the tele-
Russia, 93,052 or 271 .024
The total number Of kilograms handled
IN Japan In year was 1888, 700; Russia,
In 1900 Japan had 1862 miles Of tele-
phone or 1928 miles of wire; Russia had
30 800.
In 1900 Japan's postal service, including
4,4o4 postottices, handled 035 $50, $40 letters
and parcels; Russia's handled 832, 972 80
letters and parcels.
Japan is 200 miles distant from Korea:
from Moscow, Russia, the distance, ns the
crow flies, is {, 200 miles
Japan has 11S separate, or 2,022 miles OF
submarine cables; Russia has 10, with to-
tai OF $40 miles
Japans schools are non sectarian, practi-
cal, and tend to enlighten liberalism; RUS
sia,s are ruled by a tyrannical religion OF
which the Car Is the head.
The number Of horses in Japan at last
report was 1887 COZ; in Russia, %, 354, 900.
The number Of cattle In Japan at the last
report was 100000; In Russia, 37,413,-
The forests OF Japan cover 17,s67. 7e8
acres; Russia, Ala, 100000
Japan's annual production of silk. cotton
and other textiles Is valued according to
last reports, at $7l $50, 800 Russin's cotton
Industry proper employs more than 100000
looms and is valued at $2SS, OO0,OOO a year.
JApanB postOtiices act as savings banks,
and, according to last reports, 1865, 49S per-
sons made deposits in one year aggregatlng
$1S,060, 75l; In the 1851 state, municipal
and postal savings banks of Russia 3,504,-
140 depositors put a total of 1919, 067 900.
The Nippon Ginko, or Bank of Japan. has
a paid up capital of $l5O00,000, deposits
800, 532, 400 and eight branch offices; the
Bank of Russia has 113 branches. capital
and reserve OF more than $275O0,000, de-
posts ana current accounts aggregat1nR
over $1T8370, 900.
Japan's Mikado is the 121st descendant OF
the Emperor Jimmu, who founded the pres
ent dynasty in eco b. c.; the reigning fam
| lily In Russia descend from Michael Roman
! Of, elected Car In 1913.
| Tobacco yields Japan an annual revenue
| of but $4, 463, 600; In Russia there are $780,
! 254 tobacco plantations and the manufac-
ture of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes ex-
| ceeds $3.50 tons annually, the revenue
| yielded the government being near S25, Co.,
900 annually.
Japan produces large quantities of sake
and soy, but little other spirits: In Russia
there are 2,055 distllleries, producing an
nually 2,245,7OO tons Of spirtts and LOTT
beer breweres producing annually 115, $780,
900 gallons Of beer.
Japan secures an annual revenue OF more
than $29,7OO,OO0 ON spirits; Russia totals
are more than $17O,OOO,OOO
In Japan the sale OF spirits is regulated
by strict local laws; in Russia the Crown
has Il monopoly In handling the sale Of
spirits In many provinces, the total guam
tity OF vodka sold In "A year ut 3O1 spirit
depots in 20 provinces amounting to A $780,
900 gallons.
Last reports give the total marriages In
Japan In one year at All ,2l7, births 1862
600 deaths S9f, 437 In Russia 500, S74 mar
riages, 4634, 800 births and 3O63,0i deaths.
The average height Of a Japanese Is 5
feet inches; Of a Russian 3 feet inches.
The average weight of II japanese Is 100
pounds; of a Russian, 10 pounds.
The Japanese have no oaths In their Ian
guage and never swear; the Russians are
notorious for their use OF eXpletiyes
The average density of the population
throughout Japan is 296 TO the square
miles In Russia the average density count
ing all provinces Of the great empire, Is but
10 per square mile.