The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-22
GREAT GROWTH In A YEAR
Marvellous Progress Made by the
United States Shown by
Recent Census.

The first pamphlet copies of the Sta
tistical Abstract of the United States
for the year 1904 have come from the
printer and as soon as few minor
corrections are made the edition will
be ready for distribution The All
stract reports the New York Comme--
cial. will make a volume of $50 pages
aud every page of the book is q table
of figures. 1t does not look interest
ing. but the volume really tells fas-
cinating story of progress in America
presenting figures so large as to
challenge the human mind to compre-
bend them. Here are some OF the
facts derived from these more than
ESQ pages of tables:
In a single year. the length OF time
upon which all of the comparisons are
based. the population of The United
States increased by 100000 souls.
The estimated total for the country
in 1904 was LISP, 900.
In the same year the amount OF
money in circulation increased by
$751;, 450691, a gain of upward ef 81
per capita The gain in gOA dFSAla-
ton alone was more than @i,0eo 600.
The interest-b bearing debt of the nation
decreased By more than $4,000. GOO,
and the interest payments decreased
by more than 1880. 600.
The thrift of tn people at large is
shown by the fact that in the last year
the total deposits in banks increased
| by $446.S53 405 and the number of per
sons who deposited money in savings
banks alone was 270215 more in 1904
| than in 1903
| In the year under consideration the
| peoi.3e u tie ni.e1 States were less
| dependent upon foreign products. the
| imports decreasing by about $4,000
| 900 At the same time the exports tc
| foreign countries increased by more
| han SAC. 600 900 The farmer is still
ling, for the total exports of farm
| products last year amounted TO 1852,
| ;42.073. This was not quite so large a.
he amount expor+e the year before
| ut the demands for home consump
ion were very large: there are mor'
han 1 GOO 900 more mouths TO feed II
| he United States each year than fl
he year before American manufac
urers sold their products in foreigl
countries last year 10 the amount o
s452 1892: this meant an increas
n their foreign sales of more thar
81. 0G3. 600 over The record of the yea
before.
More figures taken from the Stats
ticaI abstract almost at random shoN
that the total value of farm animals i
lie United States in 1904 was 50 aes
80. 81. an increase Of more taan SIS
900 COP in a year The sprodaetiea g
wool in 1901 amounted to 291.7S3. OF
pounds. a gain Of over 1909 0G9 Pound
in 10 months. The wheat CROP wa
S.. 00o.0 00 bushels smaller than thst c
the year before. bit the r. aHesia
reached the respectable figure Of So
$50 ST bushels. The corn crop wa
tremendous. the grand total as fh
1904 harvest being 2.4S7.494 81. tasl
] els. a gain of 223, $4,000 BUSHES &C
the crop of 1903.
OF the railroads. which 80 - ~
country what the ~eins a. arseris
are to the hody. 45e5 miles we're bui
in the last year. The numl~- Of pa
eengers carried was more than $4,000
900 larger than in the year before, I'll
grand total being 6S6.90s 994. tt
total amount of freight carried by II
railroads one mile was III 290, 310, 6'
tons. or over 15.oAn 00O, 600 tons MOI
than in the year before.
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