Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
ON THAT DAY.

: ON THAT DAY.
When Liberty bell rang out 1S:
years ago It told the world that I
nation was born, born to struggle ant
! endeavor, born TO hope and purpose
born to toll and suffering and horn
to accomplishments the equal of which
the world has never before seen. says
the New York Sun.
On that day we were a nation OF
less than 100000 people; now we
number over S5.000,00O, with nearly
100000 more in our possessions
across the seas.
On that day our western boundary
or occupation was barely 500 miles
from the Atlantic coast: now that
boundary is the Pacific ocean, with
Hawaii. Guam and the Philippine,
marking our way across that ocean to
| the far east.
On that day it took days and some.
times weeks to send message only
few hundred miles; now In single
hour We can send message to Ma
nila and receive It's answer.
On that day our exports did not ex.
coed value of s2o,0OO.oOO yearly;
new their value is $4,000 600, 900.
On that day our imports were GOV.
cred by s25.o00,0O0: now they ap-
proach s1,5Oo.O0o 900.
On that day school houses were few
and far between; now nearly 260 1000
common schools are centers for the
creation OF good American citizens,
besides several thousand universities,
| colleges, special schools and other
institutions of American educational
advancement, with more than 20 900.
900 pupils and students therein.
On that day the few factories in
our country barely supplied the wants
of our few people; now more than
half a million factories supply The
wants of S5,000,O00 people at home
and help TO meet the needs of other
peoples by yearly export contribl
tion of manufactures worth SS0O.00O
900 and have total yearly. output of
about $4,000, 900 900 in value.
On that day the deposits In our
| savings banks did not total 81 900 000 !;
now those deposits total SO 500 900,
goo, besides S4,i00.000. 900 on deposit
in our national banks and almost n,
much In our state banks.
On that day our total money cir.
culation was about 10000 900; now II
exceeds $4,000 900 900.
On that day our yearly postal re
ceipts were less than s250,00; now
they are over s2OO,000,OO0 year
On that day not mile OF steam
railway existed in our country; now
our steam road mileage In operation
Is over 100000 miles, besides our enor
nous electric railway mileage
On that day l3 stars glimmered
feebly on our flag: now 4G stars shine
forth, each representing strong and
Independent American commonwealth.
On that day our annual production
of cotton was less than 10000 bales /;
now the yearly output exceeds II 0OO.-
0G0,000 bales.
On that day our national wealth
was considerably less than 81 i,000,-
100000: now 1t is fully s12O.OOO, ,O0O.-
| 900.
On that day very few millions
of dollars covered the yearly value of
our farm products; now their yearly
! value exceeds $500 100000
On that day our annual government
ordinary receipts and ordinary expen.
ditures We're much less than 81 ,00O,-
600; now they are each more than
$500. 900 900.
| On that day our chief national as
sets were faith, hope, courage and pa
triotism; now they are the same, plus
accomplished effort, strengthened na-
tional union, a firmer grasp on the
principles and practice of freedom, q
stronger hope for the future, diffcul
| ties overcome as an incentive toward
overcoming difficulties yet to be faced
a spirit which enables us TO dare and
do because we have dared and done
and the confidence born of the fact
that we are Americans-ci citizens of the
stronger and most hopeful nation o.
the family of nations.
Every day brings new evidence o