The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-10

ness of the United .States-tn the extent
of it's territory, the great volume of
its business and the wealth of its
peoples the lesson in a 700-page
volume of statistics of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
The book is the statistical abstract
of the United States. 1t covers ev-
cry phase of human activity.
This mass of information regard
ing conditions in the United States,
drawn in part from official publka-
tions and official records of the va
rious departments and bureaus of the
government in part compiled by the
bureau OF statistics, and other parts
obtained from authoritative sources
state and in a few cases individual
presents a picture of conditions in
the United States, past and present,
extremely interesting not merely to
the economist and student, but to
those Interested in the condition
and growth of the country and its
industries.
II is interesting to observe, for ex-
ample, from the figures of the areas
of the various states and territories
with which the volume opens, that
the total continental area, including
Alaska, is about equal to that o all
I.urope; that, while the area con-
ceded to the thirteen original states
by the peace treaty of 1888 was S2S-
600 square miles. their present area
is but $4,000 square miles, the 9TH
er SOC 900 square miles forming in
whole or In part thirteen other states
while the remaining twenty-four
states and territories were created
from territory added by purchase or
annexation. OF the SS,OOO,00O of
population occupying this area prac-
tically one-third, speaking in round
terms, are found in the thirteen or
iginal states, another third in the
states created from the territory ced-
ed to the common Union by those
states and the remaining third in
the area added by purchase or an
nexation.
The figures OF the population OF the
United States at the decennial CEN
suses as sUpplied by the census bu-
reau show the total number OF Ne
groes in the year 1900 as 100000
speaking in round terms and in 1900,
S.41 600. The egroes formed in
1900 1855 per cent of the popula-
ton; in 1910, 9.03 per cent in 1880
no Ia,
cent; in 1880. 1911 per cent; in 1890,
n 80 per cent, and in 1900, II 80 per
cent.
While a large share of the terri
tory OF the United States has come
under cultivation or individual own
ership, the figures quoted in this vol
ume show the amount of land areas
still unappropriated and unreserved
In 1908 as S54 ,S95 600 acres, Of which
1868 ,O22 600 acres were in Alaska. Gl,-
177,0O0 in Nevada, 1862 900 in Mon
tana, H,77S 600 in New Mexico and
42,769,000 in Arizona. Swamp and
overflow lands are shown to aggre-
gate In round terms 5000. 900 acres,
of which 1880 900 are in Florida,
0.5OO,000 in Louisiana, 100000 in
Mississippi and 575OOOO Arkansas.
The developed water power in the
United States is reported at 5,S57 900
horse power, and the number OF
wheels which It turns at 52,827. The
estimated coal supply of the United
States is put down at 3Y135 7OS ,OOO,-
00n tone ubila tha c,,tp,,A ero,,, .b,.
mines OF the United States in 1907,
the year of the largest production,
was 429 100000 tons. The available
iron ore supply of the United States
Is estimated at 4,7S5 100000 long
tons and the production of iron ore
from the mines OF the United States
in the year 1907 was 52O00,000 tons.
the largest total ever produced in a
single year. The pig iron produced
in the country in the same year or
1907 is shown to have been 257S1,-
900 long tons, while the worlds pro-
duction of pig iron in that year is
given by accepted authorizes at co.
100000 long tons.
Figures Of population and immigra4
tion show that the total number OF
migrants coming into the United
States SINE 1920, the year of earli-
est record, exceeds 2G,OOO,OOO; during
the fiscal years 1905, 1906 and 1907
the number averaged more than L.
100000 per annum. The total num-
Der of persons OF foreign birth living
in the nUited States at the last CEN
sus, 1900, was 10,46O,OOO forming 1877
per cent of the total population, while
in 1890 the persons of foreign birth
formed 14.S per cent of the total
population; in 1880, 1873 per cent;
in 1860, 1872 per cent and I'M 1850,
81 per cent.
The business activities OF the busy
people OF the United States are IL
lustrated by the figures of the POST
office Department, which show a
growth i'm receipts, chiefly OF course
from the sale of postage stamps from
practically $l.OOOOOO in 1920 and So
100000 in 1850. to $40 900 In 1870
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