Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-10

iiiSieaSc III pOpuidllOu, Tue per CdplId III
1907 was $21.66. :
The foreign commerce of the United
States for the calendar year of 1907 has
been larger than in any previous year in
the history of the country, both in i'm
ports and exports, and our trade with
every grand division of the world is in ex-
cess OF any previous year. The imports
during the eleven months ending Nov. 80
exceeded 81 $50, 100000, while the exports
were worth S1,716,OOOOOO. II the in
crease has continued during December the
total of exports will reach nearly two
billions of dollars. The exports for No
vem5er were the largest for any single
month on record and reached S204 Az,
66O, which was nearly seven millions q
day. Our exports to Europe were S40,-
100000 more than in 1905, when they
were larger than for any other year. Our
| exports to North American countries also
gained $40,0O0,0OO. Our exports to South
America gained $70O0,000, to Asia Sill
100000 and to Porto Rico, the Hawaiian
Islands and the Philippines more than
ten millions.
In 1850 there were only 251 1854 depos
itors in the savings banks of the United
States in 1870 this number had increas-
ed to 1,63O,S46. . One person in every
thirty of the population was depositing
his or her savings where they would draw
interest. To-day S,5SS,S11 persons, or a.
most exactly 10 per cent of the ent;
population of the country, have accoul
in savings banks-an average of one in
every ten men, women and children in
the United States.
The internal commerce for the yea.
was greater than ever before On the
Great Lakes and on the railroads the
movement of natural products was beyond
all comparison. There was a gain of 10
per cent in the amount of iron ore ship
ped gain Of 25 per cent in coal and a
similar gain in corn, wheat, live stock and
every other important article, while the
freight charges averaged lower than for
any previous year.
The increase in exports occurs chiefly
in manufactured articles. The figures Of
agricultural exports remain about the
same as in 1906, when they were the
largest on record.
The government treasury was never In
better shape. The report of the United
States treasurer for June 30, 1870, show
ed an available cash balance Of $150,096,-
600 in the treasury at Washington; the
report for December Ia, 1907, shows an
available cash balance of $3.50, 762 300,
without counting S246, ,2S4,4 deposited
in national banks and subject to the call
of the department. This makes total
available balance of $5O6,046, 1874.
Secretary Wilson in his recent annual
report showed us that the crops of the
farmers of the United States for the year
1907 was beyond all comparison and had
farm value of $7,412,0 100000 an in
crease of 81 per cent in eight years.
In 1870 the value of the farm animals
in the United States was S1,554 1863, 149;
in 1907 they are worth $4,423,697, 1853.
In 1870 our farmers had 25,4S4, 100
neat cattle; in 1907 they have 1858, ,996.
In 1870 they had S,24S,SOO horses; in
1907 they have 19,T46.5S3.
In 1870 the wool clip was 1520OO,OOO
pounds; in 1907 it was 29S915,130
pounds.
The wheat crop in 1870 was 235,SS4,-
700 bushels; in 1907 it was 735, ,260,970
bushels.
The corn crop in 1870 was 1,O04,255,
600 bushels; in 1907 it was 1927 49,
O91 bushels
In 1870 the cotton crop was g. 1852
bales in 1907 it was 13,51O,9S2 bales.
The cotton mills of the United States
consumed S57 900 bales of cotton in 1870
and GOT O00 hal loc in 1907
In 1870 we exported 95S,55S,5 ,523
pounds of cotton; in 1907 we exported
4,51S,217 ,220 pounds.
The production of gold in 1870 was
36,OOOO00; in 1907 it was $9GOOO,OOO.
In 1870 the production of silver was
$16,334 900; in 1907 it was $37 ,642, 800
In 1870 we produced 220,951 200 tons
of coal; in 1907 we produced 5,312, ,745,-
312 tons.
In 1870 we produced 1865, ,179 tons of
pig iron; in 1907 we produced 25,307, ,191
tons.
In 1870 our furnaces had an output OF
only 6S,750 tons of STEEL in 1907 the out
put was 20,023,947 tons.
In 1870 we operated 52,922 miles OF
railroad; in 1907 we had 222, ,635 miles in
operation, and carried S15,774,11S pas.
sengers and 216.656. 1886 tons OF
freight. The statistics for freight and
passenger traffic do not go back of 1890,
when the railroads Of the country carried
520, ,439,0S2 passengers and 79,192,9S5,.
125 tons of freight.
The average freight rate per mile in
1890 was 93 cents and in 1907 it was n
cents per ton.
There were 6S4,7O4 tons of shipping on
the great lakes in 1870, which has in
creased to 2,439, ,741. tons in 1907. The
amount of freight passing through the
Sault Ste. Marie canal in 1870 was 69O,
S26 tons; in 1907 the total was Al 1O98,
324 tons.
In 1870 we had 2S,492 postoffices In
the country; in 1900 we had 76,6SS. Sine.
that time, by the introduction of rural
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