Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-28
THE couNTRps GROWTH.
Array Of Government Figures Outlines
Enormous Strides of a Century.

A series Of panoramic views Of con-
ditions in the United States from 1900
to, the present time In area, population,
production, commerce, circulation,
wealth, intercommunication, publica-
ton, and education are presented on
the pages of the Statistical Abstract
Of the United States" just issued by
the bureau of statistics Of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
The pictures of growth presented by
these columns Of figures show that,
while area has grown from less than
100000 square mile In 1900 to 2,000,-
600 at the present time, and more than
100000 II Alaska be included, or
about 3,750,000 IL we include the is
lands, the population has grown from
100000 to S5,000,000, and II all Of
that now under the American flag be
included, to nearly 100,000,000; while
the population per square mile in con-
tinental United States has grown from
81 persons in 1900 to about eight in
1850, 25 in 1900, and nearly 2s at the
present time.
Wealth, which in 1850 was set down
at $1,000, 100000, Is given at $107,000.-
100000 in 1904, the latest year for
which figures are available; and the
per capita wealth, which In 1850 was
1907, was in 1904 $3.50 The public
debt. which in 1864 was $2.675, ,000, 900,
is now only s964,000,000, and the per
capita indebtedness which in 1854 was
s76.9S Is now only $11.46; while the
annual interest charge, which was then
s4.12 per capita, is now only 2s cents
per cap!ta- The money in circulation,
which in 1900 was $26, ,000, ,001, In 1850
$27S, ,000, 900, and In 1880 $973,000, 900,
was in 1906 $2,7S6,0 900; and the per
capita circulation, which In 1890 was
S., and in 1850 $12, was In 1906 $32.32.
Bank deposits, for which no record is
available, earlier, than in 1875. were In
that year trifle over $4,000, 900, 900, In
1900 s7,250,O0O, 900, and in 1905 $12.250,-
100000.
Imports Of merchandise, which in
1900 amounted to s1,0O0,500, were in
1905 $1,226,000,000; while exports,
which in 1900 were $71.000,00O, were
of importations, which in 1900 amount
ed to $17.19, was in 1905 only $14.42,
while the per capita Of expectations,
which in 1890 was $13.37, was in 1906
$20.41
In production and manufacture the
picture of progress shows that cotton
production, which in 1900 amounted to
1856 bales, had by 1850 reached g.
333,000; in 1875 3,750,000; in 1900, a
little less than 100000, and In 1905,
II, 100000. The sugar production,
which amounted to less than $4,000
tons in 1925. 111,000 tons in 1850, and
270, 900 tons in 1900, was in 1906 $50. Ala
tons; beet sugar production, which be-
gan in the '70s, having grown from 446
tons in 1877 to $500 tons In 1890, 82,-
1856 tons in 1900, and S00,317 tons In
1906. Meantime consumption grew
even more rapidly, the total number OF
tons Of sugar consumed having been
40,612 in 1922 and 2,S64,013 in 1905.
In the great manufacturing indus
tries evidences Of progress are equally
apparent. The page devoted to this
subject shows that the number Of per-
sons employed in manufacturing has
grown from less than 100000 In 1850
to 5,500,000 in 1905; the wages paid.
from $237 100000 in 1850 to $2,611, ,000,-
900 in 1905; and the value Of products,
from $1,000 100000 in 1850 to nearly
SIS, ,0O0, 100000 in 1905.