Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-29

month on record and reached S2OAl44,-
$50, which was nearly seven millions q
day. Our exports to Europe were x40.-
100000 more than In 1908, when they
were larger than for any other year. Our
exports to North American countries also
gained s4O,OOO,OOO. Our exports to South
America gained 100000, to Asia SILL
OOO,O 600 and to Porto Rico. the Hawaiian
Islands and the Philippines more than
ten millions.
In 1850 there were only Pol, 354 depos-
itors in the savings banks of the United
States; in 1870 this number had increas-
ed to 1.630,S46 One person in every
thirty of the population was depositine
his OF her savings where they would draw
interest To-day S,53S,S11 persons, or al
most exactly 10 per cent Of the entire
population OF the country, have accounts
in savings banks-an average of one II
every ten menA women and children in
the United States.
The internal commerce for the year
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
UtI Ctll III INC VI nun Oit sup
ped, gain of 20 per cent in coal and q
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 $100,O96,-
600 in the treasury at Washington the
report for December H. 1907, shows an
available cash balance of $3.50, 1852, 300.
without counting $246, 2S4, 400 deposited
In national banks and subject to the call
Of the department. This makes a total
available balance of $506,046 764.
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 S7,412,O00O 900 an in
crease of 81 per cent in eight years.
In 1870 the value of the farm animals
in the United States was $1.554, $50, 149 ;
in 1907 they are worth 81, 423, 1891, 1853.
In 1870 our farmers had 25,4S4, 100
neat cattle In 1907 they have 72,533,09
In 1870 they had S,24SS00 horses; in
1907 they have 1916 S3.
In 1870 the wool clip was. 152, 900, 900
pounds; in 1907 it was 29S915,130
pounds.
The wheat crop in 1870 was 235,SS4,
700 bushels; in 1907 it was 1885, 2o0,970
bushels.
The corn crop in 1870 was 1.O94,255,.
900 bushels; in 1907 it was 1921, 41e,-
091 bushels.
In 1870 the cotton crop was 3,114,952
bales; in 1907 it was 13.510,9S2 bales.
The cotton mills of the United States
consumed S57, 600 bales of cotton in 1870
and 4,627 600 bales in 1907.
In 1870 we exported 95S, 1858, sos
pounds of cotton; in 1907 we exported
4,51S,217 ,220 pounds.
The production Of gold in 1870 was
$50, 100000 in 1907 it was S96,00O,00O
In 1870 the production Of silver was
$16,334, 600 in 1907 it was $37 $4,000
In 1870 we produced 220,951, 29O tons
Of coal; in 1907 we produced 1912, 745.-
312 tons.
In 1870 we produced 1,655.179 tons Of
pig iron in 1907 we produced %, 1901, 191
tons.
In 1870 our furnaces had an output Of
only 6S, $50 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 Sl5,774,11S pas
sengers and 216.656. T95,696 tons o.
freight The statistics for freight anC
passenger traffic do not go back of 1890
when the railroads of the country carried
800, 439 0S2 passengers and 1892, 1855,
125 tons of freight.
The average freight rate per mile n
| 1890 was 90 cents and in 1907 II was q
cents per ton.
There were 6S4. 704 tons of shipping OF
the great lakes in 1870, which has In
creased to 2,430,T41 tons in 1907. Tn
amount of freight passing through tn
Sault Ste. Marie canal in 1870 was 500,
S26 tons; in 1907 the total was 41,09S,
324 tons.
In 1870 we had 2S,492 postofices II
the country; in 1900 we had 76,6SS. Sine
that time, by the introduction Of rura
free delivery. the number has been reduc
ed to 62,659.
There is no better thermometer OF com
mercial and industrial activity than tn
Postoffce Department, for people do no
write letters when they have no bushes
to write about. The receipts of the de
partment in 1870 for postage stamp
amounted to 9,722 ,222; in 1907 the
had increased to S167 ,932. 7S3.
In 1880 there were 4,S29 money orde
Offices In the United States. In 100
there were 1880. In 1880 7,24053
domestic money orders were issued; 4
1907 the number was 62,069.7S3. Thos
issued in 1880 represented value G
S1OO, 1852, SIS; those issued in 1907 repre-
scented a value of 479.650,342.
In 1870 we produced no tin plate q
all. That item did not appear in tn
statistics until 1890. when total OF 2
236,743 pounds is reported. In 1907 "
produced 1,105, 100000 pounds.
In 1870 we had copper output Of ~
| coo 4ao~. l., 1907 n raoChad 400 GQ7 fap