Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-10
GREAT YEARS
SOME ASTONISHING FACTS OF IN.
CREASED PROSPERITY.

Figures which Reveal the Tremeu-
dou. Gain In National Wealth ana
Business since the Passage Of the
Dingiey Law.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
Increased his national wealth from
100000 100000 to 100000 $4,000, an
Increase OF $50, O,000,0O0.
Between 1896 and 1905 Uncle Sam
increased his exports from $751;, 100000
to Sl,42O,OO0 200, an Increase OF $685.
900,
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his imports from S~779,O0O,OO0
to S1,025, OoO, 200, an increase of $780,
600,
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his customs revenue from
SLIGO, 900, 1000, costing 4.52 per cent to
collect, to S2s4,OOO, 900, costing only
2.9S per cent to collect.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his total foreign commerce
from 81, 661, 100000 to S2,445, 900 OO. an
increase of $Ss4,OO0,O0O.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his internal revenue without
the temporary wal taxes from Sl46,-
100000, costing 2.62 per cent to collect,
to $3.50 ,000, DOC. costing only l.94 per
cent to collect.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased the money In circulation In
his family from $1,506,000,OO0 to ST.
1861, 100000, an increase Of 1851 900, 900.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
decreased his importation of tin plates
from 3S5, 100000 pounds TO 10, 900
pounds, q decrease Of 27j,OOO,OO0
pounds yearly. His increase in tin
plate manufacture was from $4,000.
600 pounds to S2O,0O0.OOO pounds, an
Increase of 46l, 100000 pounds yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
took care Of 3,557,3 1902 emigrants to the
United States.
Between 1896 and 1905 Uncle Sam
made yearly provision for 100000
pensioners, %aggregating S9750OO,OO0 for
the eve years.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
decreased the total Of his public debt
from $780,, 900 900 to $925, 100000, n de.
crease of S3O,O00,0O0 with the Spanish
difficulty and its extraordinary expend-
lures in between and paid for, with
out his exacting any cash war indemni-
ty from Spain.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his export Of agricultural
products from $570,0OO,00O to SS73,OOO,-
600, an increase of $303, 100000 yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased his export Of domestic man
u~factures from $22S,0OO,OOO to $407,-
100000, an increase Of Sl79,O00.O0O
yearly.
Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam
increased the value Of the animals on
his farms from $1,72 100000 to 49,
1O2, OO0, 900, an increase Of ~$l,3T5,0OO.-
600.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased his factories from 100000
to 100000, an increase Of 100000; his
factory workers lin whole or partial
works in 1896 from 100000 to
7,O00,0 900, an increase OF 3,j00,OO0; his
yearly factory payrolls from $1,000
100000 to $1,000, 00O, 1000, an increase OF
$4,000, 100000; his factory output from
$4,000. 100000 to S14,J00.O00,O00, an in.
crease of S5,OO0,OO0.OO0 yearly; his
manufactures of iron aud steel from
$40O,000! 900 to S~SJ0,OO0,00O. an In.
crease Of 100000, 900 yearly; his home
consumption of raw cotton from 2,JOo,-
900 bales to 3,924,000 bales, an increase
of 1.4i9.O00 bales yearly.
Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased American tonnage engaged
in ON the great lakes from
1,32I,O0O to 1,902, 600 tons, an increase
Of $4,000 tons yearly; American ton
mage passing through the Sault Ste.
Marie canal from 17,29i,0O0 to 27,13G,-
OOO tons, an increase Of 10,4S7,OOO tons
American tonnage engaged In domestic
trade from 3,S5S,OOO to 5,198,O00 tons,
an increase of 100000 tons; American
tonnage built practically all domestic)
from 227,OOO to 100000 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.