The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
FROM CLEVELAND
TO PRESENT DAY.
Figures in Astounding Array
Confirm Great Progress in
-. Last "a Years.

The bare figures of h last "a years
tell a story Of material progress that, inl
the 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 1873
to 1887, the astounding records from
1887 to 1851, 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 I
Population-From $4,000. 900 to co.,
600, 00G; urban population from one-,
quarter TO one-third; Chicago, 100000
to 2,500,000. d,
Weaith--From sos, ooo. OOO. 900 to s1s5,-'
&C., ssSS SG % sl4oB per capita wealth. from :,
Cotton-From 100000 bales to a.,
600, 900 bales; manufactures. $3.50, 000,-'
600 to $500, 000, 900; cotton spindles In
the South, from 1,000,000 to 10000. 000.i
Grain-Wheat, from SOC, 0o0,0 900 to-
700, 00o,o 0 bushels; corn, from 2,ooo,-,,
600, 900 to 5000, 000, 900 bushels. !
Iron-Pig iron output. from 1000, 900.
to 5000, 900 tons (1907); steel output,
from LOO, 900 to 25, 900, 900 tons C907) :
lake ore shipments, from $780, 900 to
A. 1000, 900 tons (1907). :.
Mining-Gold. from 100000 to-
$SS' ooo,O 900; copper. from o a6'o0o to 40
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100000 tons; oil, from 1000. 000, 900 to
5000, 000, 900 gallons. 1884,. (
Observation-Disclosures from $780,,
900 to 5000, 900; products, from T,500,-l
10000 to sic, 000, 000 5000. ;
Foreign Trade-From 1900, 900, 900
ufactures, from $3.50. 600, 900 to $74o. 000,-'
600. /
Railroads--Mileage, from $4,000 to-
240,0 900; capital, from $4,000, 000, 900 to-
ST, 600, 000, 900; earnings, from $780,
100000 to $4,000, 600, 900; freight, from
44O, 600, 900 to 1900. 600, 900 tons; passenI
gers, from 8So,O00,000 to SOC. 000, 00o%
900. !
Electric Railroads-from none to So
900 miles. ,
Telegraph-From A. {, 900 to 1OO,-'
100000 messages. :
Telephone-Ber stations. from $780,,
600 to 1000, 900. '
Banking-Bank clearings, from $780,
900, 600, 900 to $3.50, O0o, 900, 900 Q907) 4
New York c~learings, from $25, 600, 000,-
900 to 500, 600, 900, 900 (1907); National
banks, from 200 to 1000; National bank
capital. from $526, o00, 900 to $500, o00,-
OO0; total bank deposits. from $1,000.
600, 600 to $40, 600, 600, 900; savings bank
deposits, from 81, 900. 900, 900 to $780,
000, 900; savings bank depositors, from
5000, 600, to 9,000, 900.
Life 1nsurance-Policy holders, from,
$500. 900 to rs, 900, 900.
Government Finance-Receipts, from
1920, 000, 900 to $500, 900, 900; expendi-
lures, from $3.50, 000. 900 to 500, 900, 900!
Money-Money in circulation, from
1900, 000, 900 to $4,000, 000. 900; per cap
tia circulation, from $23 to $35.
Education-Books in public libraries,
from TO- 600, 900 to 70, ZOO, 900; college
students, from $4,000 to lac, 900; news
papers periodicals, from $4,000 to
| %, 900.
Shipping-Foreign trade american
bottoms), from 1900, 900 to 900, 900, 900
tons ~(decline): lake shipping, from
750, 600 to $500, 900 tons.
Mr.. Taft enters the White House at
a time when the country is recovering
from an industrial depression following
a severe money panic, n the high
records Of m and industry were
made in 1906 and 1907. But this Is only
a resting point, like many before in
the past 100 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 a still more wonderful period
than the n just closed.