The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-03-06


day. Our exports to Europe were $4O,-
0OO,O0O more than ins 1908, when they
were larger than for any other year. Our
exports to North American countries also
gained $40 100000. Our exports to South
America gained S7,0OO,00O to Asia SILL,
100000 and to Porto Rico, the Hawaiian
Islands and the Philippines more than
ten millions
In 1850 there were only 251 ,354 depos-
itors in the savings banks of the United
States; in 1870 this number had increas-
ed to 16S0S46. One person in every
thirty of the population was depositins
his or her savings where they would draw
interest. To-day 8,5SS,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 men, 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 1S
per cent in the amount Of iron ore ship
ped, gain e Is per cent in coal and a
similar gain IN corn. wheat, live stock ana
every other important article, while the
freight charges averaged lower than TO-
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 S15O,0H6,-
600 in the treasury at Washington: the
report for December Il, 1907, shows an
available cash balance Of $3.50. 762, 800,
without counting SAG, 2S4, 455 deposited
in national banks and subject to the call
Of the department. This makes total
available balance Of S5OG,O 46,T64.
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
9 farm value Of S7,412, 100000 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 ,96O, 149;
in 1907 they are worth S4,423,697,S53
In 1870 our farmers had 25,4S4, 100
neat cattle; in 1907 they have 72,533,9o6.
In 1870 they had S,24S,SOO horses; in
1907 they have 19,T4G5S3. "#
In 1870 the wool clip was 152,o0O.000
pounds; In 1907 it was 29S,915,130
pounds. ..t@
TOO bushels in 1907 it was 735, 2GO,o7O
bushels a"".".
The corn crop in 1870 was 1,O94,255,
600 bushels; in 1907 it was 2,o27,416,-
091 bushels. ,.":=
In 1870 the cotton crop was 3,114,052
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 4,627 900 bales in 1907.
In 1870 we exported 95S, SIS, 523
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 $4,000, 900.
In 1870 the production of silver was
$16 1884 600; in 1907 it was $37 ,642,9o0.
In 1870 we produced 22O,951 200 tons
of coal in 1907 we produced 5,312,745,-
312 tons
In 1870 we produced 1865, ITO tons OF
pig iron in 1907 we produced 25,3O7 ,191
tons. .-..
In 1870 our furnaces had an output Of
only 6S,75O tons of steel; in 1907 the out
put was 26,o23,947 tons.
In 1870 we operated 52,922 miles Of
railroad; in 1907 we had 222, 1856 miles in
operation, and carried S15,774,11S pas
sengers and 216,650. 795 ,696 tons of
| freight. The statistics for freight and
passenger traffic do not go back Of 1890,
when the railroads of the country carried
| $40, 439 1852 passengers and 70, 192,985,-
| 125 tons of freight.
The average freight rate per mile II.
| 1890 was 50 cents and In 1907 1t was II
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 $780,
S2o tons; in 1907 the total was 41,09s,.
324 tons. -.~
In 1870 we had 2S,492 postoffices In
the country in 1900 we had 76,6S8. Since
that time, by the introduction Of rural
| free delivery, the number has been reduc-
ed to 62,659
There is no better thermometer Of com
mercial and industrial activity than the
Postoffice Department, for people do not
write letters when they have no business
to write about. The receipts of the de-
partment in 1870 for postage stamps
amounted to $40, 722, 222; in 1907 they
had increased to S167 932.783.
In 1880 there were 1929 money orde,
offices in the United States. In 1907
there were 1880. In 1880 7,24O,537
domestic money orders were issued; II
1907 the number was 62,O69, 1888. Those
issued in 1880 represented value o.
stOO,352, S1S; those issued in 1907 repre-
scnted q value of S479,650,342.
In 1870 we produced no tin plate al
ALL That item did not appear in tht
statistics until 1890, when total Of 2,
236, 743 pounds Is reported. In 1907 WI
produced 1,105, 100000 pounds.
In 1870 we had a copper output Of IL
GOO tons; In 1907 1t reached 4O2,637 tons
There were o,157,G46 kilograms sent II