Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-05-01
CLEVELAND
TO PRESENT DAY
Figures in Astounding Array
Confirm Great Progress in
Last "a Years.

The bare figures of the last "a years
!ell a story of material progress that, in
he opinion of many students of the
worlds history, may not again soon be
equaled. Keeping in mind the enor-
nous growth of the country from 1913
to 1887. the astounding records from
1887 to 1861, and the hitherto unpar-
alleled achievements from 1851 to 1885,
these bare figures of the advance since
Cleveland became president read like
an Aladdin's lamp tale
Population-From 56,000,00 to 90,-
100000; urban population from one
quarter to one-third; Chicago, 100000
to 2.500,000.
Wealth-From s55, ,Ooo. 900 600 to s125,-
000000,000; per capita wealth, from
5000 to $l,400.
Cotton-From 5000 900 bales to a.
100000 bales; manufactures, $780, 000,-
600 to $500 600 900; cotton spindles in
the South. from 100000 to 10000 900
Grain-Wheat, from 50O.O00,OOO to
700,000,000 bushels; corn, from 2,0O0.-
600, 600 to 5000, ,0OO,Ooo bushels.
Iron--Pig iron output, from 1000, 900
to 100000 tons G907); steel output,
from 100000 to 25,000.000 tons G907):
lake ore shipments, from 100000 to
100000 tons u907.
Mining-Gold, from $3l,O00,o00 to
600 tons: coal, from 100, 900, 900 TO 400,-
100000 tons: oil, from 1000, 600, 900 to
,000,000.000 gallons.
Manufactures-W from $780,
600 to 5000, 900; products, from $780,
100000 to $l6,000,0o0,000.
Foreign Trade-From $1,000, ,0oO, 900
to $4,000, 100000 G907); exports OF man.
900
Railroads-Mileage, from 12S,000 to
100000; capital, from $4,000, 100000 to
SIT 100000 900: earnings, from $780,
100000 to $2,500,0O0, 900: freight, from
440,000,000 to 1900. 900 tons: passen-
gers, from $4,000, 900 to 800 600, 900 {;
dividends, from $75,000,000 to $300,000,-
000
Electric Railroads--from none to so,
900 miles.
Telegraph-From 100000 to 1OO,-
/ 100000 messages.
Telephone--Bell stations. from 150,-
! 600 to 100000.
| 000000,000 TO $160,O0O, 100000 Q9O7)
New York clearings. from $25, 200, 900,
| 600 to 100000, 600, 900 G90O; National
| banks, from 200 to 1000: National bank
capital, from $526,000,000 to $500, 900,
! 900; total bank deposits, from $1,000
| 900, 900 to $4,000, 900 600; savings bank
deposits, from $1,000, ,000, 900 to $3,50O.-
|
! 100000, to 100000.
Life Insurance-Polcy holders, from
/ $4,000 600 to $4,000, 900
! Government Finance-Receipts from
1920, 100000 to $6OO,OO0,O 900: expendi-
lures, from $260000,000 to $500, 900, 900
Money-Money in circulation, from
$1,000, 100000 to $3,000,0 600, 900; per cap
ita circulation, from $23 to $35.
| Education-BOoks in public Libraries
from 20O00,000 to 70,000,000: college
students. from $4,000 to 100000 news
papers and periodicals., from $4,000 tc
| $4,000.
Shipping Foreign trade Americar
bottoms), from 100000 to 10000, 00(
tons (decline); lake shipping, from
100000 to 100000 tons.
Mr.. Taft enters the White House a.
a time when the country is recoVerinl
from an industrial depression following
a severe money panic, and the higl
records of commerce and industry wer,
made in 1906 and 1907. But this is only
a resting point, like many before II
the past 120 years. The country Is still
young. The advance i'm wealth an,
power will continue, and "a years from
now the incoming president, who Il
now just starting out in the world I,
make a name for himself, will lool
back on a still more wonderful perioC
than the one just closed