Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-04
sonth's Progress Since 1880.
manufacturers Record.)

An inventory of accomplished facts
of Southern progress since 1880, when
it was enabled TO resume its normal
career. and of its material resources
still to be thoroughly developed,
makes it impossible for the South 5
Thanksgiving celebration to be con-
densed into one day set apart by the
civil authorities. Things that have
been done are broadly suggested in
the following figures of increases on
various lines in the past IS years:
Population, from 16,369, $50 to 2e,
S34, 705, or by 10,464,745. equal to 63.9
per cent
The value of property. from So
sos, 100000 to $20,073,6S8,216 or by
ST., 56S, $50 PIG, equal to 1877 per cent.
Capital in manufacturers, from
$257, 244,564 to $2,100,000,000, or by
81, 842, 755, 436, equal to 7166 per cent.
Products of manufacturers, from
$457, 454,777 to $2,600,000,000. or by
$2,142, $40 ,223, equal to 1853 per cent.
Capital in cotton mills, from S21,-
100000 to S266, 600, or by $245, 500-
900, equal to 1859 per cent
Active spindles in cotton mills, from
| 667, 754 to ,761, or by 9,776,007,
| equal to 1,464 per cent.
| Active looms in cotton mills, from
14,32S to 222, 539, or by 20S,216, equal
to l ,453 per cent.
Cotton used, from 108,694 ,SS9
pounds to O59519,S93 pounds, or by
$50, 1925 ,004 pounds, equal to SIS per
cent
Capital in cotton oil mills, from
| $3,SO0.00O TO $90,OO0,O00 or by $780,
100000 equal to 2,26S per cent.
Pig iron produced, from 397 ,301 tons
to 3,445,221 tons, or by 3,047920 tons,
equal to 767 per cent.
Coke made, from 1924 tons to g.
2S9,471 tons, or by 8,917, 035, equal to
1894 per cent.
Value of lumber products, from $685.
900 900 to $365,000 600, or by $780,
100000 equal to $50 per cent.
Lumber cut, from 3,410,294 900 feet
to 1898 1888, 900 feet, or by 1888 $685.
600 feet, equal to 466 per cent.
Value of farm products from $780,
100000 to $2,225, 100000 or by ST.
565, 900 900, equal to 237 per cent.
| Bales of cotton raised, from 5,723,-
934 to 1882 1856, or by 4,S59,032 bales,
equal to 50 per cent.
! Value of cotton crop, not including
seed, from 1912, 303 600 to S614,034 600
Or by 1901 ,731 600 equal to SO per
cent
Corn, wheat, and oats raised from
81 ,32S,440 bushels to S1S,31S,000
bushels. or by 40,789,560 bushels
equal to Al per cent
Value of mineral products. from
S13, SIT 800 to $2S6,S18,347, or by S270,-
| 000,417, equal to 1876 per cent
Coal mined from 6037 ,003 tons to
Diseases tons, or by SS,792 S32 tons
equal to / 40 per cent.
Iron ore mined, from SAP, 454 tons
/ TO G,316,027 tons, or by 5,473,573 tons
| equal to $40 per cent
| Petroleum produced, from 10000
barrels to 27,239,057 barrels, or by
| ,7,060,057 barrels equal to 1918 pei
cent
Il Phosphate mined, from 19O,763 tons
% 2,253,19S tons, or by 2,062.435 tons
equal to / ,0S1 per cent
Railroad length, from 20.612 miles
o 67.1S1 miles, or by 1860 miles
equal to 221 per cent.
Exports from Southern ports, from
1851 ,905753 to $64S,098,715 or by $685.
1924 92, equal to 145 per cent.
Aggregate resources of national
banks from $171 ,464,172 to ST 100,117.-
S3S, or by 1928 ,653 ,666 equal to 541
per cent
Capital of national banks, from
6,68S, $50 to $162, sos, 230 or by $115,-
S69, 800 equal to 24S per cent.
Individual deposits in national banks
rom $64, 1913 .249 to $531 .277, 537, or by
1896, ,2SS, equal to 721 per cent.
Deposits in State banks, savings
banks, private banks, and loan and
trust companies, from SS3,444,576 tc
$624,752,437, or by $541 ,307,867, equa
to $40 per cent
Expenditures for common schools
from $9.769,040 to $37 6S7, SIS, or by
S27,S91,575, equal to 2S5 per cent