The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-03-15
PAYING INVESTMENT.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE TERRI
TORY VERY VALUABLE
Productiveness Returns Each Year
More Than the Original Cost
Statistics Of General
Interest.

tons for the Lewis and Clark centen-
NAL exposition lend interest to some
figures compiled by the department of
commerce ana 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 u territory, says
the Washington Star.
The land area Of the Louisiana pur-
chase exceeds that Of the original
thirteen states. being 875,O25 square
miles, against a land ares 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 1900 was 14,708,-
GIG, against a population of less than
100000 in the territory at the time
Of it's 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 of the agricultural
products of the states formed from the
LOulSld1id pul ClldoC, 4ASAuuAA6 III 4o
category simply wheat, corn, oats, bar
ley, rye, hay and potatoes, vas in 1890
given as $500, 00O, 900 and in 1903 1t
had increased to 1866, 1893 900. The
wool product of these states amounted
in 1894 to I'll S71,357 pounds and in 1903
to 8y,S53, 500 POUNDS. or 80 per cent.
OF the total wool product of the Unit
ed States, with an estimated value of
about SIG, 0OO, 900, Or than the
cost of the entire area. The value of
the farm animals in these states in
1890 was $759, 596, 900 and on January
l, 1904, the value a $1.119, 5l2, OOO.
The product of the mines is also of
very great value. The coal produced
in this area in 1902 amounted to 3d.
600 900 tons, against IA, OUU.U 900 tons in
1880; the iron ore to Is, S5y 900 tons
in 1892, against 1,2G3, 900 IONS in 1890;
the silver product OF 1902 to S37,837,-
SIS in coming value, against 4,799,-
1913 in 1890, and gold Soy ,S4l,5OO in
1902, against $40, CSC. COO in 1890.
The banking institutions Of the
states formed from this territory re-
ported capital stock in 1903 amount
ing to $103, 900 900, against $9S, 900 900
In 1890; their circulation to 56,453,-
600, against SIS $4,000 in 1890; their
loans and discounts in 1903 to $780,
412, 600, against $269, O16,OO0 in 1890,
and their total in 1902 to
81, 713,S SOC, 900, against S746, 9O3, 900 in
1899, while individual deposits in ma
tional banks in 1903 amounted to SAIL
22o,C COO, against $2l6. coz, 900 in 1890, an
increase of more than $254, OUO, 900 in
individual deposits curing the period.
The pupils enrolled in the public
1880 numbered 2.5SD.495, and in 1902
3,426,593; the teachers employed num-
bered i'll 1890 1888 and in 1902 no.
263, and the expenditure for public
schools in 1890 was S3O,2S4, 752, and in
1902 S45, 3O1,677. The number of pu-
pills in attendance at high schools in
1902 was 1927, with 1894 teachers;
In attendance at normal schools, A.
O33 students, with $50 teachers, and at
higher educational institutions, AS
8O2 students and 4,446 teachers. The
total figures Of the number OF teach
ers and attendance of scholars for
schools and educational institutions in
the IA states formed from the LOUISE
ana purchase show: Teachers in 1880.
1856; in 1912, III, 253; attendance in
1880, 2,67O, SAL; in 1902, 3,6l7, 639.
The number Ut newspapers and
periodicals published in this area in
1890 was 4,759, and in 1903 the num-
Der was 5,74l; the number of post
offices in 1890 was 1914, and in 1903
1t was 16,437; the E.iles of railway in
operation in 1890 numbered 81, 1913 and
in 1902 there were 62,4O3 miles being
operated, or nearly 81 per cent. Of the
total railway mileage of the country.
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