The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-19
Marvellous Record
Of Prosperity
How the Country has Crown Since
Cleveland Became It's President.

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The bare figures Of the past twenty
four years tell a story Of material pro-
gress that, in the opinion Of many stud
ents Of the worlds history, may not
again soon be equalled Keeping In
mind the enormous growth Of the eoUn-
try from 1918 10 1897, the astounding
records from 1897 TO 1861, and the hith-
ertO unparalleled achievements from
1861 10 1885, these bare figures Of the
advance since Cleveland became Presi-
dent read like an Aladdin's lamp tale /:
Population-From 56, 700, 900 TO 90
600, 900; urban population from one
quarter to One-third; Chicago, 800, 600
70 2, 500, 900.
Wealth From $55, 600, 600, 900 to $685.
OOO, 100000; per capita wealth from
| $500 % 81 400.
Cotton Prom 900, 600 bales to H.
600, 900 bales manufactures, $3.50, O00,-
coo 70 $500, 600, 900; cotton spindles In
the South, from 100000 to 10000
600.
Grain Wheat, from 10000, 900 to
400, 900, 100 bushels corn, from 2,000,-
600, 600 to 5000, 600, 900 bushels,
Iron-Pig iron output, from 1900, 900
to 26, 900, coo tons (l90D steel output,
from LOO, 600 to %, 600, 600 tons $500;
lake ore shipments, from 100000 20
AZ, 900, 600 tons (l90O.
Mining-Gold, from S3l, OO0,000 TO
SOC. 600, 600 copper, from 10000 TO
$50. 600 tons coal, from 100000, 600 70
400, 600, 0O0 tons oil from 1000, 600, 600
70 5, 900. 0O0, 100 gallons.
Manufactures-W Workers, from g. 60O,-
600 TO 5000, 900 products, from 81, $780,
600 to SIC, 900, OO0,OOO.
Foreign trade-From 81, 800, 600, 600
20 81, 800, COO. 900 $500 exports Of
manufactures, from Sl5O,OOO,OOO to
S740, 900. 600.
Railroads Mileage, from $4,000 to
24O, 600 capital, from $4,000. 900, 600 TO
Sl7, 900, 0O0, 900; earnings. from $780,
900, 600 70 81, 500 600, 600 freight, from
440, 900, 600 10 800. 900. 600 tons pas
sengsr, from 3S0, 000. 600 10 800. 900, 600
dividends from S75, 900, 600 10 $500, OOO,-
! 600.
Electric railroads From none 70
/ 90, 600 miles.
Teiegraph-FrO IS, 900, 900 to lOO,-
600, 900 messages.
Telephone Bell stations, from $780,
600 90 1000 CO.,
Banking Bank elearings, from $780,
900, 600, 900 10 $3.50, 600, 900, 900 $500
New York clearings, from S25, 900, ooO,-
600 TO SlOO, 600, 900 (l90) national
banks, from 300 70 1000 national
bank capital, from $526, Ooo, 900 70 $780,
900. 900 total bank depOsits, from
| So, 600, 600, 900 10 SIS, 600, 600, 900 saw
ings bank deposits, from 81, 600, 600, 900
% So, 800, 600. 900 savings bank depoa-
its, from 5000, 900 20 1000, 600.
Life insurance-POlicy holders, from
2, BOO, 600 TO 25. 600, 600.
Government finance Receipts from
1920, 600. o o 10 500, 900. 900 Pxpendi-
lures, from $3.50, 900, 600 20 100000
600.
Money Money in circulation, from
81. 300. OoO, 900 20 50, oOo. 600. 900 per
capita circulation from S23 10 S25.
Education Books in pu0lic4lbfaFies,
from %. 600 600 20 20, 900, 900 college
students, from 20 QUO 20 lao. oOo neNa-
papers and periodicals, from 1900 70
q, 200.
Shipping Foreign trade american
bottOmsl, from / $40, 900 % 800, 900, 900
tons (deeline) lake ehippings, from
750.o 900 10 2. 500, 900 tons.
Mr. Taft enters the White House at
a time when the country is recovering
from an Industrial depression following
q severe money panic and the high rec
ords OF cOmmsrre and industry we're
made IN 1906 and 1907 Bat this is only
4 resting Do NJ, like many before in the
past 30 years. The country Is still
young. The advance In wealth and
power will continue, and twenty.fOur
years from now the incoming President.
who is now just starting out IN the
world % make q name for himself, and
will look back on a still more wonderful
period than the one just clpsed.
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