The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-25
THE ROMANCE CT DRY FIGURES
IS PROVEN IN AMERICAN
STATISTICS.
COMPARISONS fROM.IsOO TO 1871
The Increase In Area, In Population,
In Bank Deposits-Decrease In Per
Capita Debt, In Interest Charges and
Other interesting Facts Revealed.

Statistical Record of the Progress
of the United States, 1S00-1911' is the
title of a small document just issued
by the Bureau of Statistics, Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor 1t pic
lures in statistical form conditions in
the commercial, financial, industrial
and transportation systems of the
United States at brief intervals since
the year 1900, down to, and in many
instances including the year 1911. In
those cases in which the subjects con-
sidered are measured by Government
tai fiscal year periods, the figures for
the fiscal year 1911 are included; in
those in which calendar year periods
are used, of course, statements can
only terminate with the calendar year
1910.
Among the interesting facts shown
are that the area of continental Uni
ted States was S43,255 square miles
in 1900, advancing to 1,734,630 square
miles in 1910! to 2,995,536 square
miles in 1850; and 3,O26,7S9 square
miles in 1853. since which date no
change in area is shown. The popu-
lation, which was 1-3 million in 1900,
: was SO ga million in 1911. Public
debt, which was SO million dollars in
1900, reached 2,675 million dollars less
cash in treasury in 1865, the figures of
1911 being 1,015 million less cash in
treasury in 1865, the figures of 1911
being LOIS million dollars. The per
! capita debt, which was $15.69 in 1900,
and in 1865 $76.9s, is in 1911 $10.S3
The interest charge per capita, which
amounted to 64c in 1900, and s4.12 In
3 1866, was in 1911, 23c, and the, tota
annual interest charge, which was il
1866, 146 million dollars, was in 1911
81 1-3 million dollars. Money in cir
u culation, stated as 26 1-2 million dol
= lars in 1900, was in 1911, $S,22S 627,
- 002 and the per capita circulation
e which was in 1900 $4.y9, was in 1911
$3435. Deposits in all banks in tn
country cannot be shown earlier thal
~ 1875, at which date they are set dow
," as little over billion dollars. an
'e in 1910, over is billion dollars. TIL
'e number of depositors in saving bank
Is in 1920. the earliest year for whic
. the figures can be shown, was littl
~ less than 8 thousand; and in 1911
over million. Government receipt
which amounted to $2O4 per capita
1900, were in 1866, s14.65, and in 191
$7.45, or about one-half what the
were in 1866. Exports of domest
- merchandise which amounted to
- million dollars in value in 1900, we
over billion dollars in 1911; and il
ports. which amounted to 81 milliC
U.s. dollas in 1900, were l 1-2 billion
re- 1911.
CT Many other subjects of this chara
H. ter stated by the document in qut
-nu tion, include details of imports al
its exports by great groups and graz
u' divisions, and principal ports throu
oi'' whcih shipped; the production of pr
us cial articles, such as wheat, corn, C
w ton, coal, sugar, eoppsr, retc.s tr<
'" 1900 to 1919; DE attendance IL p
,'s' NV, lie schools, and snnz expended
mas that work; postal receipts sne =
. penditures; and few pages devot
-, to monetary and commercial con
-, tions in the principal countries of {
world.
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