The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-30

be worth Is the estimation Of What is
known as the per capita wealth
According TO the bureau Of stats
tics reckoning, you and ! are worth
a good deal more than We were in the
days whea the country was young. In
1900. or az the time when they have
the hrst record OF per capita wealth.
the citizens Of the United States we're
only worth s. apiece. The gain IN per
capita wealth has not always been
steady during the decades. Certain
census years showed US poorer than
during the previous ten years. but
most Of the time we have been getting
along nicely. thank you. In 1910 we
were worth 1873 a head. 1920 had fall
en- to 1884; In 1880 we we're even a
little poorer AZ 1919. but in 1890 had
Jumped to 1904.
In the middle Of the century we had
advanced to il2.02 apiece, and from
that time on thsre were no more bar.
gain drops or reductions whatever. But
while We are talking Of what we are
worth per capita, Il might not be
amiSs TO mention the fact that every
n Of US here In the United States
has also a debt per capita In 1900
the per capita debt was si562. or
more than three times as much as the
wealth per capita Now. thank good.
ness and the statisueians. we seem 10
be well out OF the financial woods. for
each and all OF US has a per capita
debt OF only Si0.T6. or considerably
less than one-third Of what we own.
With q showing like that we may be
pardoned II We take the day OF and
30 celebrate.
The biggest figures hat the govern
meat has complied this year are prob
ably found IN the freight records.
They are so colossal that they really
meal nothing to any one outside Of
the railroad business, and perhaps not
20 very much 10 the railway expert
except BY way OF comparison. Last
year the railroads hauled 236.60l. 800.
i03 ton OF freight one mile We can
not easily compare that showing with
the amount OF freight hauled during
colonial DAYS. for during colonial days
railroad freight was not known. Pos
sibly there were figures compiled
showing how many pounds OF freight
were carried by the coastwise vessels
OF the ships that Piled between Amer.
lean and English. Dutch. French. and
Portuguese ports. II these figures
were prepared, however. they have
been lost IN the dust Of time and the
world has been TOO busy TO hunt for
them.
In the year 1900 the United States
coined all Of $4,000 worth 81 gold
That wss going quite a BIT one must
Acknowledge, Last year We converted
$751;, CsS.632; the silver coinage record
was t22i.2st; last year Il Was fl2.ssI..
III.
More than $4,000 900 worth Of gold
was taken from our territory last
year In 1910 when the sold mining
business Was IN ifs cradle, the produo.
tion was s2t63. and even that amount
Is o vOuched for as absolutely ae.
curate.
In 1890 the pig iron production OF
the entire country was estimated AZ
10000 tons. last year q was about l6..
10000
In the year 1910 there were said 70
be $50 newspapers In the country. IS
compared with 1880 al the present
time. The records do not attempt 20
tell what Kind OF newspapers the edi.
tors printed 100 years ago, nor do they
give any sworn statements Of %eircula.
ton.
The Wal department spent g.. $50. 900
IN 1900 as against more than sI76.00O-
900 last year.
The navy expended s2SsS.00o In
1899, as compared with sIlS0O0OO0 last
year, while the pension roll Of the two
years was S6t.lSl and tiS8.Ssi.s 6T
Cotton consumed IN 1900 amounted
20 iS.S29 bales; now We usa 100000
We are consuming more than 5000.
100000 pounds Of sugar a year just
now IN 1850, the frst recorded year.
the consumption for the w months
was 6sl,o0Q.o 900 poundS Almost equal
~ enormous and untathomahlc figures
are produced to show The annual value
OF the Stock ppodQcta of The country