The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-03
STATISTICAL STATEMENT MADE.
Progress of the United States in Ets
Material Industries.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The Progress q
the United States in its aMteriai Indus
tries is the title Of a statistical state
ment presented by the department Of
commerce and labor through the annual
report OF the chief of the bureau Of sta
tistics. The table pictures conditions in
the great industries and material inter-
eses 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 $500.
Area, population, wealth. public debt
and the interest thereon, gold and silver
production, money in circulation, savings
bank deposits and depositors, value OF
money of the country, value of farm pro-
ducts, imports and exports Of principal
articles and total of imports and exports,
railways in operation, number Of posto-
Offices, receipts OF the postofflce DEPART
ment; and many other subjects indicating
in various ways the financial, industrial,
and commercial condition of the country
are included in the tables. which give op-
portunity to compare present conditions
with those of earlier years. In area, for
example, the total in 1903 is 5000 square
miles, against 2,sso.95s square miles In 1850.
and 1854 square miles in 1900. These
figures do net include Alaska or the is
lands belonging to the United States.
The population in 1908 is stated at 30.
81, 900, against %, 1s1 s76 in 1850 and $685.
4s3 in 1900 The wealth of the country Is
stated at 81 billions of dollars in 1900. and
presumably 100 billions would not be an
unreasonable estimate for 1se3, while for
1850 the wealth of the country stood at
billion dollars, no estimate being given
for any year earlier than 1850. The per
capita wealth is set down at $1,23S in 1900
ana 1907 In 1850, having thus mare than
suadrupIed meantime. The interest-bear-
ing debt in 1898 Is s14 million dollars,
against 1,724 millions I'm 1880 and 2,o46 mil
lions in 1870 The per capita indebted
ness Of the country in 1893 Is $11.A, against
SEQ 4e IN 1879. and the interest per capita,
g cents in 1903, against y5.o IN 1870
Gold and gold certificates IN circulation
in 1905 for the first time exceeded one
billion dollars, or, to be exact, 1.0S1 NIL
lions. against $40 millions in 1900 a2 mil
lions in 1880 and Is millions In 1s7o. The
total money in circulation In 1893 Is 1857
million dollars against Lao millions In
1890. s7a millions in 1850. SIS millions in
1870, and 43s millions in 1850. Tho per
capita money in circulation in 1903 Is sen,
against 1854 In 1900. 3ls.l in 1889. and
slsS5 in 1860 Deposits in savings banks
In 1903 are 2S6 million dollars, against
1,524 millions IN 1880, $50 millicns in 1870.
and l&9 millions In 1880. The value OF
manufacturers for the census year 1900
is given at 10 billions of dollars. against
s Is billions in 1900. and less than two
billions in 1860. Railways In operation In
1902 are 2oe,1S2 miles. against 1es.7os miles
in 1890 $685. miles in 1880, 57s22 miles In
1870. so,s2s miles in 1880. and e.s1 miles
In 1880
Alva, Q. T. Jan. AIN the game Of
football between the Alva team and
Kiowa high school team, played at
Kiowa Thursday afternoon, the game
ended II 10 in favor OF Kiowa, says the
Pioneer. After the game an appropriate
treat was presented to Aiva by Kiowa,
and later a fine supper The boys were
on friendly terms throughout the game,
the Alva boys being highly pleased az
the royal manner in which they were
cared for