The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
FROM CLEVELAND
TO PRESENT DAY
Figures in Astounding Array
Confirm Great Progress in
Last "a Years.

The bare figures of the last "a years
tell a story of material progress that, I'M
the opinion of many students of the.
worlds history, may not again soon be,
eQualed. Keening in mind the enorS
nous growth of the country from 1873
to 1897, h astounding records from
1887 to 1861. and the hitherto unpar-i
slleled achievements from 1861 to 1885
these bare figures of the since
Cleveland became president read like
an Aladdin's lamp tale i
Population-Erom $4,000, 900 to 90
600, 900; urban population from one
quarter to one-third; Chicago, 100000
Wealth-From $50, 600. 600. 900 to sl25,-,
600, 600, 900; per capita wealth. from
! $500 to S1.4O0. /.
Cotton-From 5000, 900 bales to III,
100000 bales; manufactures, $4,000
eSe 70 $4,000, trnn ,o'G 9Too cotton "oo 80 sp 3n' doe od N
700, GOO, 600 bushels; corn, from 2,000,-
100000 to 5000, 0oo, 900 bushels.
1ron-Pig iron output. from 10000 600,
to &c, 100000 tons $500; steel output,
from 100000 to 25,0oo,ooo o n 1907):'
lake ore shipments. from 100000 to
So, 900, 900 o $500. :.
Mining-Gold, from s31,000,000 to.
$50, o0o, 900: copper, from $4,000 to 49,
600 tons; coal. from 100, 600, 900 to AGO.
0Nu,uUV loIlS. on, lIOll l,UUU, UUV,VUU ~
ZOO. 0O0, 900 gallons. :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, from $780,
600 to 100000; products, from $780,,
100000 to SIG, 00o, 0o0, 600.
Foreign Trade-From $1,000, 600, 900
to $500, 000, 900 G907): exports of man..
coo. 4,
Observation-Disclosures, from 12S,oo0 to-
100000; capital, from $4,000, 100000 to
$4,000, 600, 600; earnings, from $780,
100000 to 81, 500. 100000; freight, from
$4,000, 900 to 1,S00. 900, 600 tons; passen-
gers, from $50, 000, 900 to 900, 000, 000;'
dividends, from SIS, 000, 600 to $500, 000,-
coo.
Electric Railroads-from none to So
600 miles.
Telegraph-From 45,ooo,oco to 1oo,-.
600, 600 messages. F,
Telephone-Bell stations, from $780,.
900 to 1000, 600.
Banking-Bank clearings. from $780,.
j o0o,ooo.o0o to $780, 600, 600, 900 G907)I
New York clearings, from s25, 900, 00G,-
: 600 to $780, 600, 000, 600 $500; National
banks, from 1900 to 1000: National bank
capital, from $500, 900, 900 to $500, 0OO.-
600; total bank deposits, from $1,000
000,o 900 to $13, 600 600. 900; savings bank
deposits, from 81, 000,0 600, 900 to $780,
o00, 600; savings bank depositors, from
5000. 900. to 5000, 600.
Life 1nsurance-Policy holders, from
$500. 600 to $4,000, 900.
Government Finance-Reccipts, from
$500, 100000 to $500 900, 900: expendi-
lures, from $3.50, 100000 to $500, 600, 600.
Money.Money in circulation. from
81 0 1000, 600 to $4,000, 600, 900; per cap
ita circulation, from s23 to s35.
Education-Books in public libraries,
from 2o,000,o00 to 10000. 900: college
students, from $4,000 to 100000; news
papers and periodicals, from a. 600 to
70. COO.
shipptng-Foreign trade american
bottoms), from 10000 to soc. 600. 600
tons decline: lake shipping, from
10000 to 100000 tons.
Mr.. Taft enters the White House at
a time when the country is recovering
from an industrial depression following
"a severe money panic. and the high
records of and industry were
made in 1906 and 1907. But this is only
a resting point, like many before III
the past l20 years. The country is still
young. The advance in wealth and
power will continue. and "a years from
now the incoming president, who is
now just starting out in the world TO
make a name for himself, will look
back on q still more wonderful period
than the one just closed.