The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-07

As the South enters the year l9l
tt presents these facts to the world
facts largely the record Of thirty years'
development. VIVA, is yet to come is
in the exhibit of Southern factors upon
which achievement is TO depend The
capabilities Of the South in this respect
are clearly shown ia the following sum
mary Of advance made between 1891
and 1919:
Population, from 16,3G0.9oA to -1.52g,-
SOC. or by Hiss, 800, equal to Gs,l per
cent,
Capital invested In manufacturing
from $685., 1000, zoe 10 120.ooo,ooo, or by
$1,Ss3 00e, 600, equal To 7249 per cent.
Value OF prodQcTs OF manufacturing,
from s451 900 o1 &C. $3.50, Voe,t 600, OF by
S4.2$3. 000 oV6 equal to 4SS5 per cent.
Capital Invested 10 cotton mills, from
So 600 000 t. 500. 10000. or by 3-6s,-
100000, equal to t2sos per cent
Number Of active spindles in cotton
mills, from $4,000 to i1,lo0.0O0, or by
l0.4S2 zoe equal ~ 1876 per cent
Number OF active looms in cotton
mills. from 1890 10 236.600. or by 221,-
500. equal to l54b.4 per cent. -
Pounds OF cotton used In mills. from
los, $500 To 1851. 7s6 900. or by 49,
f01, 600 equal to sos per cent.
Number OF cotton-olI mills. from As
10 $40, or by 1876, equal to 1865 per
cent.
Capital invested in cotton seed oil
mills, from IS 10 sac, or by 7t6, equal
10 1865 per cent
Capital invested IA cnttouseed oil
mills. from IS, 10000 10 $s6.-o0,0od or
by So. 100000. equa! to s4s1s per cent.
irav
tons to 3.2o6. 600 long tons, or by 2.s0S, =
600 long tons. equal to T06 per cent.
Coke made. from 372 900 short tons to
5000. 600 short toa1, or 10y s.62S.00e short
tons. equal TO 2Sls.S per cent
Value OF lunahe.' products, from $2e,-
100000 70 $440,o9n. 900 or by s40i ,00o.-
900 equal 10 102s.2 per cent.
Lumber cut. rom $4,000, GOO feet to
e3,574. o00,G 600 fe~7, or by 20,l64 900. 900
feet, equal TO 1916 per cent.
Nalue OF agricultural products, from
s660,o0o, 600 TO $4,000, 900. 600, or by s1,-
s4o.o0e,ooa equal to 2s2.s per cent.
Baies Of cotton marketed. from g.
724,o0o TO 100000 or ny 4.27S,000 hales.
equal TO 7&.9 per cent.
Value Of cotton crop. not including
seed. from s3t20n000e to s1s4.08o, 900,
OF by sA22. 100000. equal 70 1852 per
cent
corn. wheat and oats raised, from
677,32S.00 bushels TO ! .0T6. 926, 0e0 bush
els, or by 4eg,69S,o0 bushels, equal to
86.5 per cent
Value Of mineral products. from u.s.
s00s000 TO S&&n, DlQ, coo OF. ,fy, S26g. 800. =
300, equal to 12o4.5 per cent
Coal mined, from 5000. 900 short tons
to l00,06o.0oe snort tors. or by $4,000
GOO short tons, equal To 1866 per cent
fTtstt orr trfs3fe2, = ON Z ~ 066 long tons
to 100000 long tons, or by S.5bS, 900
long tons. equal To 50 per cent
Petroleum produced. from $4,000
barrels to 2s.8gs.oo0 barrels, or by 10
Tss,oo0 barrels, equal to 1885 per
cent, -.--
Phosphate rock marketed. from 1ai.-
600 long tons TO s,STaaee0 Tong tons. or
by 2.ls4.G0o long tons. equal to l143.4
per cent.
Aggregate length OF railroads. from
s0.6oo miles TO 71.so7 miles or by 6i.-
500 miles. equal 10 34e per cent
Value Of exports OF merchandise. from
Southern ports ses5. 900 GOO to 362S. ooO.-
Q00, or by ss6s. o0o 600, equal to 1853
per &c nt-----
Aggregate resources OF national
banks, from s1T1.5o0,00o TO 1871. 800
eco. or by s1,2al. 400, 600. equal TO 7ooS
per cent.
100000 to s1zs.T0o,o 600. or by s13s. ooe.-
geo. equal 10 ss4.s per cent
Individual deposits In national banks,
from ss4,7o0,ooo 20 s7oa. 700, 600, or by
seas, oe0,o0o. equal 10 99e.s per cent.
Deposits In State. savings and pri-
waite banks and in loan and trust COM
panies, from ssS.0o0.o Gee to s6aS. coo 900.
or by s6f5,ooe,od. equal to 1897 per
cent.
Expenditures FOR common schools.
from s9.so0,o0o ia sb3,oo0.ooo. or by
$4,000. 600. equal 10 44o.s per cent,
True value OF property, from $685.
eoo. 600 to s2l EGO 0oo, 600 or by s13,-
145,oo0, 000, equal 20 1891 per cent
Some of the figures upon which
these calculations are based are for the
year 1909, ana some are conservative
estimates Their true perspective de-
velops in comparison with the ad-
vance made by the country AS whole
In the past thirty years, sketched as
follows:
Formulation from s0i5s.ooo to s1,s7a.-
600, or by Al,s1e,ooO, equal TO s5.s per
cent.
Capital invested In manufacturing
from $2,7e0,000.100 to SIS so 100000. or
by $Is.366, 600. 600. equal To 4TS.s per
cent.
Value OF products of manufacturing
from $3.50 oct, pt0. zoo to $50. $50. 600, =
900, or by sia.sSo.ooe,oo0. equal to 2T7
per cent,
Capital invested in cotton mills, from
sees.oo0.oo to $72s,o0e. 600, or by $751;
t00, 900, equal to s4S.5 per cent
Number of active spfndles in cotton
mills. from l0.e5s,00e to 2S,lf3, 600, or by
1860 600, equal to 1873 per cent.
Number of active looms I'm cotton
mills, from 226,o0a TO $4,000. or by
$4,000, equal to 20i.7 per cent.
Pounds of cott,n used IN mills, from
10000, goo to 1,sas,0ao,o 900. or by 1905
00o, 700, equal m las per cent
Pig iron proSu Ell, from 1855. aDa long
tons to s,a5a,oda Ing tans, or BY as,,