The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-11
PAYING INVESTMENT.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE TERRI
TORY VERY VALUABLE.
Productiveness Returns Each Year
More Than the Original Cost
Statistics of General
Interest,

The Termination of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition and the prepara-
tions for the Lewis and Clark centen-
nial exposition lend interest to some
figures compiled by the department OF
commerce and labor through Its bu-
reau of statistics with reference to the
production and business conditions In
the area included within the various
great additions to cur territory, says
the Washington Star.
The land area OF the Louisiana pur-
chase exceeds that of the original
thirteen states, being S75,v25 square
miles, against a lard area of S2O,944
square miles in tho original thirteen
states. The states and territories
which have been created in whole or
In part from its area number IA and
their population in 1000 was 14.7OS,-
6l6. against population OF less than
100000 in the territory at the time
of its purchase. Their total area Is
nearly one-third that of the entire
union and their population about one
fifth that OF the entire United States.
The total value ot the agricultural
products of the states formed from the
Louisiana purchase, including In that
category simply whcot. corn. oats, bar
ley, rye, hay and potatoes, was In 1890
given as $626,O00,O00 and in 1903 1t
| had increased to $S66,3S9,O00. The
wool product of these states amounted
in 1894 to 61,S71,357 pounds and In 1909
to S9,S53,500 pounds, or 30 per cent.
of the total wool product of the Unit
| ed States, with an estimated value OF
about s16,000,O00, or more than the
cost of the entire area. The value OF
| the farm animals in these states In
1890 was $759,596,0O0 and on January
/, 1904, the value was 900.
The product of the mines Is also OF
very great value. The coal produced
in this area in 1902 amounted to 3o..
600, 900 tons, against 14,000,00O tons in
1890; the iron ore to 1859, 600 tons
In 1892, against 1.2G9 coo tons in 1890;
the silver product ct 1902 to S31 ,S37,-
576 in coming value, against S44,799,-
99S in 1890, and gold SS9,S4l 500 In
1902. against S10,G50 coo in 1890.
The banking institutions of the
states formed from this territory re
ported capital stock in 1903 amount
ing to S103 100000, against $4,000, OO'
| in 1890; their circulation to S56, ,453,
600, against $15,644.0 600 in 1890; thei
loans and discounts in 1903 to S5O2,
412,000, against $265,016,OOO In 1890
| and their total resources in 1902 t.
$1,713, 100000, against $746,903,0 900 IL
1890, while individual deposits In ma
tional banks in 1903 amounted to $471,
100000, against s216, 100000 in 1890, al
increase of more than $254,000,000 II
individual deposits curing the period
The pupils enrolled in the publ
schools in the states In question II
1890 numbered 2,5s0.495, and in 100
3,426,593; the teachers employed mum
bered in 1890 89,55S and in 1902 no,
1853, and the expenditure for publ
schools In 1890 was 0,2S4,7 ,752, and Il
1902 $45,301,677. The number of pu
pills in attendance at high schools Il
1902 was 1921. with 1894 teachers
in attendance at normal schools, a.
, Voc otuuCuIop with coo tOnShSio, ohu q
higher educational institutions, As
, S02 students and 4,446 teachers. Tn
total figures of the number of teach
ers and attendance of scholars fo
schools and educational institutions /
the IA states formed from the Louis
ana purchase show: Teachers in 1885,
95 ,365; in 1902, 121,253; attendance
1890, 2,67O,541; in 1902, 3,617,699.
The number of newspapers an
, periodicals published in this area
1890 was 4,759. and in 1908 the nun
ber was 5,741; the number of pos
Offices in 1890 was 13,474, and in 19C
1t was 16,437; the Eiiles Of railway
operation in 1890 numbered 81, 1923 an
in 1902 there were 62,403 miles bein
operated, or nearly II per cent. of th
total railway mileage Of the country.