The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-05-05
PAYING INVESTMENT.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE TERRI
TORY VERY VALUABLE.
Produetivsnesa Returns Each Yeax
More Than the Original Cost
Statistics of General
Interest.

The termination of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition and the prepara-
tons for the Lewis and Clark eenten-
NAL 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,O25 square
miles. against a land area of SO. 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 fand
their population in 1900 was 14,70S,-
GIG, against population OF less than
900 In the territory at the time
II Its purchase. Their total area lie
nearly one-third that of the entire
Ln.on and their population about one
L.th that OF the entire United States,
The total value OF the agricultural
PRODUCTS OF the states formed from the
Louisiana purchase, including in that
category simply wheat. corn, oats, bar
ley, rye, hay and potatoes, was In 1890
| given as $626 900 900 and In 1908 1t
had increased to $500, 1893 900. The
wool product of these states amounted
in 1884 to 81 ST. 1857 pounds and in 1903
to SO. s53. 500 pounds. or 30 per cent,
of the total wool product OF the Unit
ed States, with an estimated value OF
about $l6.000.000. or more than the
cost of the entire area. The value of
the farm animals In these states in
| 1890 was 1888 500, 900 and on January
l, 1904, the value was SLID 900.
| The product of the mines is also OF
very great value The coal produced
In this area in 1902 amounted to 3d.
| 600 600 tons, against 100000 tons in
1890; the iron ore to 15,S59.000 tons
In 1892. against 1,2G9.00 tons in 1890;
the silver product OF 1902 to s37.SS7,-
SIG in coming value. against s44,7s9,-
1913 In 1890, and gold $39,S4l 800 In
1902. against 1O650t00 in 1890.
The banking institutions OF the
states formed from this territory re-
ported capital stock in 1903 amount
ing to $103,000,000. against $4,000 O0'
In 1890; their circulation to $3.50, i53,
900. against $15,644 900 in 1890; theil
loans and discounts In 1903 to $5O2,
4l2, 900, against $269 .016.000 In 1890
and their total resources in 1902 Il
Sl,713, 800, 900, against $746,903,00 II
1890. while individual deposits In ma
tional ban.is in 1903 amounted to SAIL,
220. 900, against $216,e00. 900 in 1890, al
increase OF more than 1854, 900 Ii
individual deposits curing the period
The pupils enrolled in the publ
schools in the states In question II
1890 numbered 1850 495, and in 1919
: 3,426,593; the teachers employed mum
bered in 1890 S9 sos and in 1902 no.
Z 263. and the expenditure for publ
S schools in 1890 was $50, 2S4, 752, and /
1902 S45,301 GIT. The number OF pu
pills in attendance at high schools |
:, 1902 was 13l, I'll, with 1894 teachers
III dlttHudltJ hl nv hidi SSh1OASi -
:. 033 studentI, with $50 teachers, and {
total figures of the institutions =. AZ
!, ers and attendance zl6 III .c
= schools and educational institutions
the IA states formed from the Louis
!, ana purchase show: Teachers in 1879
y s5,365; in 1902. 121,253; attendance /
: 1890. 2,67O,54l: In 1902, 3,6l7 ,699.
a The number of newspapers an
D periodicals published In this area 1
n 1890 was 4,759. and in 1903 the nun
d Der was 5,741; the number of DOS
: Offices in 1890 was 1874. and in 1910
? 1t was 16437; the Eliles OF railway /
operation In 1890 nun bered 81 1928 an
In 1902 there we're 2,403 miles bein
operated, or nearly 81 per cent. of tn
total railway mileage of the country.