Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-10
Publications.

Publications.
In the beginning, the publication of
periodicals and journals of ilnforma.
ton was rare and almost unknown.
now, OF more than 10000 Of these pub.
lisned in the world, more than half
OF them are published in the United
States.
Now the United states contributes
annually five times as much for public
library purposes as any other nation In
the world; and spends as much for edu.
cational purposes as England, France
and Germany combined.
Inventions, Etc.-RailroaAs.
| In 1890, steamboats,, railroads, tele.
graphs, telephones, electric light and
power, were unknown.
| In 1880, only 81 years ago, the first
10 miles Of railroad was opened ut
Baltimore.
Today We have 1s6,50O miles OF rail.
ways in operation, with a total OF PAS.
900 miles OF track for its use, more
than all the rest Of the world com.
enough TO 20 ten times around
the world.
Our railroad systems employ $1,000
engines---ll,000 being for passenger
traffic.
They employ over l,350,OO0 cars,
nearly 100000 Of men, to satisfy the
business demands Of this great, grow.
ing country now-and the race is still
increasing.
The passenger mileage travelled per
annum In over 1916, 100000 of miles, and
the freight mileage nearly 500,00O,000
miles.
They carry annually over sol ,O0O, 900
passengers, and nearly ss0,00O,OOO tons
Of freight-and earn 900 profit, they
carry a passenger 500 miles, and one
ton OF freight nearly 1900 miles. Hence,
our railroad charges are not half the
charges Of Europe.
According to Mulhall, one Of our
great railroads carries more tonnage an.
nually than all Of the merchant YES.
sells OF Great Britain, and the rail.
roads Of the United States carry double
htat Of all the other nations combined.
Such are but a short general state.
ment OF the advances made on this line
alone, and within the lifetime Of many
now living.
| Telegraph.
Seventy. seven years ago, Morse in.
vented the telegraph. Since then, for
real business use, there In In operation
nearly 100000 miles Of line in the
world, and more than half Of IL is en-.
Iploycd in the United States.
Telephone.
Tnirty-one years ago, Bell gave "a
the world for business use, the telc
phone. Since then, our genius has call
ed into use 100000 miles Of tclephon,
wire; 100000 instruments In use, with
which over 60000,0O0 Of people con
verse with each othcr-making 1000,
100000 calls annually.
Street Railways.
We have about $1,000 miles Of street
railways, nearly all run by electric
motor power--involving an outlay OF
over Al,700,000, and carrying over 900,
100000 passengers n year. Indeed, =,
rapid IL the increase Of railroads, keep
ing, or trying to keep psce with tn
business demands Of the country, thu
the figures must he changed monthly L
/. keep up with their growth.
NJ Domestic Commerce.
. ! cannot, for~lack Of time, 20 int
any detail on the subject Of domes'i
commerce. Suffice il 10 say:
That on our $1,000 miles Of navigabl
3 streams and $4,000 square miles o
4 lake surface, we have l0,573 vessel
Z carrying the domestic commerce OF. thi
country, which amounts TO the grea
!, est tonnage carried in this line on th
face OF the earth.
q Some idea may be had 81 the grca
+, ness Of our domestic commerce, when
q tell you that, during the eight month
q Of navigation each year, 10000 vesse
% pass through the Detroit river alone
7, aud that they carry 100000 tons {
traffic and 10000 passengers per apnu
, and this IL more than fifteen tint
4 the traffic that annually passes throue
q the Sucz Canal; and
,. That the tonnage Of entrance m
!. clearance Of the two ports Of BufTa
and Chicago exceed those Of any eli
h. in the world. except London, and tnei
=. is but very little less than that
4 Why, my friends, from the lit
~ port of Escanaba on Lake Michigan,
n. place too young to be known abroa
20 and but little known at home, IL sbi
~, ned over 100000 Of iron ore, nj
., over l2O,000,OO0 feet Of lumber, ma
AZ ing her tonnage greater than that
Liverpool.
Manufacturers.
IN In the beginning, we had no man
-. factories whatever, for they had the'
he tofore been prohibited by the Grow
N. and Parliament.
X. Now they amount 20 more thansl
600 900. 900 in value annunlly-mu'
nm more than those Of Great Britain. a
W more thvn onethird Of the manufi
, tured products ~ all the world.
n, Mineral Products.
ne In the beginning, to us-to our p
loo ple- were a stranger. Now we supp
"a. 80 per cent Of the coal, and more IN
one third Of the gold and silver OF
n the world, and these are rapidly
N. creasing.
los As n producer Of iron and steel.
ns United States are producing nearly
mr. per cent Of the supply Of the world.
ba Agricultural Products.