Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-29
IN FIGURES
What tho United States is Doing
10 he Way af Production.
STATISTICS LOOK DRY BUT ARE NOT
Statistical Record OF Progress Abou,
to BE Published Tells Many Inter.
estins Facts About This Country
Brings Home Many Truths.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-what n
mass of ilguros, deliberately arranged
and accurately worked out, in ex-
planatory tables are contained IN the
big publication, Statistical Record
of the Progress of the United States.
1S00-l9o7.' which Is about TO be is.
sued for general information by the
United States bureau of statistics.
Its many columns Of apparently dry
and ugly looking figures, however. tell
most interesting story of the pro-
gross of our growing and prosperous
cuntry in it's Industries and COM
merce.
For instance, IT shows that the
money in circulation in the United
States on July l. 1907, was 2.77S mil,
lion dollars. against 2,736 millions in
1906 and l,640 Oh the corresponding
date OF 1897, a decade ago.
Deposits in savings banks are set
down Mt 3.495 million dollars, against
1929 millions in 1906 and 1883 mil
lions in 1897. the total deposits in
all banks at u billion dollars in 1907.
speaking In round terms, against
tweve and a quarter. billions In 1906
and but, five billions In 1897.
The puLlic debt. less cash in the
treasury Is given at 87S million dol
lars In 1907. against 964 millions in
1905 and 9S7 millions in 1897: and
the per capita indebtedness, s10.2e
In 1907. against $l1.46 In 1906 and
s13.78 in 1897. N ifl !.
me annual interest charge OF the
public indebtedness on July 1, 1907
10 given at twenty-one and two-thIrd
million dollars. against twenty.thrce
and one.fourth millions at the CORES.
ponding date OF last year and thirty.
four and one-third millions at the cor.
responding date of 1897; and the an.
nual interest charge per capita. 25
cents in 1907 against IS cents In 1905
and As cents In 1914 decade earlier
To tho manufacturers and the MGR.
chants. the industrial workers and
the professional men and women OF
the nation it H. n matter of more
than passing pleasure TO know through
that formidable array of figures the
iact that the merchandise imported
into the country In 1907 footed nm
1,4S4 million dollars against 1.227 mil,
lions in 1906. and 765 millions In
1897 having thus neary doubled dur.
Ing the decade; while the exports of
domestic merchandise were 1854 mil.
lions in 1907, eaainst 1,71s millions
In 1906 and 1882 millions in 1897.
Manufacturers crude materials i'm.
ported are given at 477 millions in
1907. against AIS millions in 1906 and
1876 millions in 1897: manufactures
for further use in manufacturing nj
PA millions dollars, against 220 mil
lions in the immediately preceding
year and SS millions In 1897, decade
carrier.
On the export side. crude materials
for use in manufacturing are given
at 593 millions In 1907. against five
hundred and a half millions in 1906
and 297 millions in 1897: manufactures
for further use in manufacturing az
259 millions. against 226 millions In
the Immediately preceding year and
80 millions in 1897; and manufactures
ready for consumption. 4Sl millions in
1907, against 400 millions in 1906 anu
213 millions in 1897.
And to top of the facts noted so
accurately and painstakingly In this
volume of progress it is. indeed. as.
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