The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-10

as against 1868 millions handled by the
postal service of the German empire,
1853 millions by the postal service of
the United Kingdom, ll19 millions IN
France, and 1867 millions in Austria
Hungary. The telegraph messages sent
in the United States numbered 0 mil
lions In 1870, % millions in 1880, 65
millions in 1890, so millions III 1900, and
SO millions in 1907.
The figures with reference to the
school system of the country, as sup.
piled by the bureau Of education, show
some remarkable and interesting facts.
The salaries paid to superintendents
and teachers in the public schools, for
instance. which amounted to 80 million
dollars in 1870, 56 millions in 1880, and
% millions in 1890, aggregated 1873
millions in 1000, and 1877 millions in
1907 The number of pupils enrolled
in the public schools in 1907 was To-
$4,000, and the average daily attend
ance 1l,S1S,000; while the students in
colleges, universities and schools OF
technology, who numbered $4,000 in
1880, $4,000 in 1890. and $4,000 in 1900,
aggregated 100000 IN 1907.
The wealth of the United States in
1850. according 10 the figures Of the
census office, was billions of dollars,
speaking in round terms; IN 1860, 10
billions, in 1870, 80 billions; in 1880,
5312 billions; in 1890, 60 billions; in
1900, SS!a billions; and in 1904, 107
billions; the average wealth per capita
being, according TO the same authority,
in 1850, $30S; in 1860, S514; IN 1870,
1900, $ll65; and in 1904, $1310. The
ypoltu rrn1ncfi IN fnr ornorIips,
to the estimate of the department Of
agriculture, was in 1897 $4,250, ZOO, 900,
and in 1907 sap, 100000 Among the
valuable articles produced on the farm
are included wheat, of which the farm
value in 1905 was set down at Gil mil.
hon dollars, Il larger sum than in any
previous year in the history of our pro
duction; cotton, of which the value in
1906, the year of largest valuation, was
722 millions; hay. in 1907, IA millions;
and corn, in 1908, 1916 millious-these
being In all cases values on the farm,
Turning to commerce, the special sub
ject Of the bureau of statistics, by
which the statistical abstract is pre-
pared and issued from year to year, the
volume shows a rapid growth in i'm
ports and exports, especially during the
past quarter Of a century; that manu-
factnrers materials form an increasing
proportion of these growing imports.
and that manufactures form an increas.
ing exports. Crude materials for use
in manufacturing, which formed but
1916 per cent of the imports in 1870,
1874 per cent in 1880, and 21.62 per
cent IN 1890, were 39.5 per cent OF the
total IN 1900 and 1926 per cent in 1907;
Tie aggregate value Of these crude ma.
terlals imported having been in 1870 56
million dollars, in 1880 1872 millions, in
lS9O III millions. in 1900 276 millions.
and in 1907 AT millions. The material
partly or wholly manufactured imported |
Tor further use in manufacturing, such
as pig TIN, pig iron, pig copper, lum-
per wood pulp, etc, grouped under the |
title Manufactures for Further Use in
M;a,,nufacturing," has grown from 56 |
million dollars IN value In 1870 to 274 |
III 1907, thus making the i'm
)ortatIons of all materials for manufac.
urlng purposes in 1907 75l million dol. |
ars', or % per cent Of the total imports
IF that year.
On the export side manufactures form
steadily increasing share of the total, !
'niShen ~ 81 oe inanu1actures. WHICH amounted
% l4.96 per cent In 1870 of the total
lomestic exports, having formed 26.6S
'er cent or the greatly increased total
II l9osi while manufactures for further
use In manufacturing. which formed
80 per cent of the exports in 1870,
we're 1928 per cent of those in 1905
he total vnlnc of manufactures ready
OF consumption exported in the fiscal
ear i9oS was 4S9 million dollars, and
I manufactures for further use in man.
featuring 261 millions, making n
rand total of exports from the mnuu.
acturing establishments of the United
tates in 1908 of $50 million dollars
nd forming 40.9l per cent Of the total
xports of that year.