Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-06-23
SOME ASTONISHING FACTS OF IN
CREASED PROSPERITY.

Figures Which Reveal the Tremen-
dous Gain In National Wealth and
Business Since the Passage of the
DingIey Law.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his national wealth from
$10,OOO,0O0, to $100,00O,0000 an
increase of $4,000, 100000.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his exports from $751;, 100000
to 81 ,420,000,000, an increase of $685.
100000.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his imports from $779,00o,000
to 81 ,025, 100000, an increase of $246,-
000,0O0.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his customs revenue from
$3.50, 100000, costing 4.52 per cent to
collect, to $2S4 100000, costing only
2.9S per cent to collect.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his total foreign commerce
from 81, ,661 100000 to 81, AS, 100000, an
increase of 1854 100000.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
Increased his internal revenue (without
the temporary war taxes from $146,-
OO00GO, costing 2.62 per cent TO collect,
to $230,000,000, costing only 1.94 per
cent to collect.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased the money in circulation in
his family from 81, ,506,0O0,0O0 to ST.
367 100000, an increase of 1851 100000
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
lnrrnaSpi biS inn rto pf y>Io tnS
from 3S5,0O000O pounds to 10000 900
pounds, decrease of 275,0O0000
pounds yearly. His increase in tin
plate manufacture was from 359,O00.
600 pounds to S20,000,0O0 pounds an
increase OF 481 100000 pounds yearly.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
took care of 3,557 1892 emigrants to the
United States.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
made yearly provision for 100000
pensioners, aggregating $975,0OO,OO0 for
the seven years.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
.edecreased the total of his public debt
from $95J, 100000 to S925, 100000 de.
crease of S30,000,000, with the Spanish
difficulty and its extraordinary expend-
iturcs in between and paid for, with
out his exacting any cash war indemni-
ty from Spain.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his export of agricultural
products from $570,00O,0OO to $S73,0O0,-
900, an increase of $303, 100000 yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his export of domestic man
ufactures from S22S,000,000 to $407,-
000,O00 an increase of $179,000,O0O
yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased the value of the animals ON
his farms from $1,727, 100000 to $3,-
102,O00,00O, an increase of $1,375,000,-
600
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his factories from 100000
to 100000, an increase of 100000; his
factory workers Qn whole or partial
works in 1886 from 100000 to
100000, an increase of $500, 600; his
yearly factory payrolls from $1,000
000G0O to $4,000, 100000, an increase of
$4,000, 100000; his factory output from
$1,000, 100000 to $14,500, 100000, an In
crease of S5,000,000,OO0 yearly; his
manufactures of iron and steel from
$430,000,0O0 to $S50,00oOGO, an in
crease of $45OO00,00O yearly; his home
consumption of raw cotton from 2,505,-
00O bales to 1924, 600 bales. an increase
of t,4l0,0O0 bales yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle San.
increased American tonnage engaged
in commerce on the great lakes from
1921, ,00O to 1,902,00O tons, an increase
of $4,000 tons yearly; American ton
mage passing through the Sault Ste.
Marie canal from 1924 ,00O to 21,I36,-
600 tons, an increase of 1O,4S7 900 tons;
American tonnage engaged In domestic
trade from 3,S5S,000 to 6,198,000 tons
an increase of 100000 TONS American
tonnage built practically all domestic
from 227 600 to $4,000 tons, an in
crease of 100000 tons
And all this Is only part of the rich
story. of Uncle Sans seven fat years
under the protective policy of the Re
publican party.