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

| in 1850, 1858 per cent; in 1860, 1412
per cent; in 1880, 1911 per cent; in
1890, 1892 per cent; and in 1900, ll.59
per cent.
While a large share of the territory
of the United States has come under
cultivation or individual ownership, the
figures quoted in this volume show the
amount of land areas still unappropria-
ted and unreserved in 1908 as 754 1885,,
were IN Alaska. 81 III 900 in Nevada,
46.532, 900 i'll Montana, 44,77S,000 in
New Mexico and 42,769, 900 in Arizona.
Swamp and overflow lands are shown tc
aggregate in round terms $4,000, 900
acres, of which lS,500,000 are in Florida
9,5QO,000 In Louisiana; 5000, 900 in Mis-.
sippi and 5,750,000 in Arkansas.
The developed water power of the
United States is reported at 1857 900
horsepower, and the number of wheels
which it turns at 52,S27. The esti-
mated coal supply Of the United States
IS put down, from statements made be-
lore the conservation commission and
included IN this volume, at 3,l35 ,7OS..
100000 tons; while the output from the
mines of the United States in 1907, the
year OF the largest production, was APO.
OO0,OOO tons, as shown by another table
In the same volume, The available iron
ore supply of the United States is esti.
mated at 4,7S5 100000 long tons. and
the production Of iron ore from the
MINES OF the United States in the year
1907 was 52,000,000 tons, the largest TO.
tai ever produced in A single year. The
pig iron produced in the country in the
same year of 1907 is shown to have been
2o,ISl,0 900 long tons, while the world s
production Of pig iron in that year IS
gwen by accepted authorities at Co.
ogo,OoO long tons. The petroleum areas
OF the United States as at present
known are set down from reports sun
plied by the United States geological
survey at $3.50 square miles. or some.
what larger than the state of Massach
usetts; and the gas areas at 10,055
square miles, or slightly more in area
Figures of population and immiora-
ton; supplied respectively by the Cen.
sus bureau, the immigration bureau. and
Ihe treasury department records of i'm.
um,leraClon III prior to tho establishment OF
the bureau OF immigration, show that
the total number of immigrants coming
INTO the United States since 1920, the
year OF earliest record, exceeds $4,000,
oo9; during the fiscal years 1905, 1906
ana ana l9oI the number averaged more
O'.D,''' per duNuH. Inc total
number OF persons of foreign birth liv-
ing In the United States at the last
census, 1900. was 10,460.000, forming
l2.t per cent Of the total population.
Whlle IN 1890 the persons of foreign
birth formed 14.S per cent of the total
population; in 1880, 1873 per cent. in
lo'o: l4,4 per cent; in 1860, 1872 per
cent; and IN 1850, 9.7 per cent.
turning from the population and re-
sources Of the country to other subjects,
me volume shows from official figures of
state authorities, filed with the depart
neht OF state and compiled by the bu-
reau Oh statistics, that the popular vote
Tor presidential electors in 1883. thc
hrst year in which these reports were
required by law. was 1851 ,4Os; in
Is92, l2.O43. SOB; in 1896. 13S13,243: in
1900. l3,9645lS; in 1904. l3,523510:
aud III 1908, II ,SS7, 1873, or about one
F0'e Tor every six persons.
The business activities Of the busy
people or the United States are illus
trated by the figures of the postofiicc
which show "A growth in re.
ceipts chiefly of course from the sale
OF postage stamps, from practically ST.
D0o,OO0 III 1920, and So $4,000 in 1850. |
TO $2O,000,000 in 1870. $33, 900 900 in |,
1850, S6l 100000 in 1890. $l02, ,000. 900 |
in 1900, and Sl91 100000 in 1908. The |
number of letters and post cards sent |
through the postal system of the United |
states is given rs GAGS millions in 1907. |