The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

lures and economic loss,y was SUM-
cicnt to build n two-thousaud dollar
homo for the total present population
of ninety million people in the United
States. estimating six to family;
that II would pay all the salaries OF
twenty-five thousand school teachers
at $685. year from tho birth OF the
Christian era to the present year, ant,
leave Il sum sufficient 10 establish nity
universities. each provided Win t.n-
million dollars worth of buildings arr
equipment, and each with q sen-mi,-
iion-dollar endowment FUND for run
ming expenses.
Price Pnid for War Would Relieve All
Poverty.
This statistIcian furth.r states that
at per cent. interest IL would keep
three million boys and girls in AmerI-
can universities each year at an ex-
pcnse OF 1900 eacn; that Il is nearly
three times more than all tn. money
in all the banks in the United States
or ncariy twice as much as all the
banks In the world. This Is what the
American people paid for their Civi,
War--this Is the price.
The aggregate loss Of If. In all the
wars which have occurred since the
beginning of authentic history ma,
been not less ihan fifteen billions.
which is equal probably TO all the p,l-
pie VINO hav. inhabited the g.ube ior
the last six hundred years, aiiowiuG
tnree generations to the century. ana
$4,000, 900 the cstma ted population
of the world at the opening Of the
nineteenth century. as the average
population per generation for the six
centuries.
Citizenship and the Trade of War.
The American people surely paid
their full toll to the war gods a han
century ago. Every NTH person
men, women and chiidren-of the state
of Kansas went TO the front and seryeo
as regularly enlisted soidieru on the
battle-iinc. The District OF columbus
also gave every nth citizen Of its to-
tai population to the trade Of war
Illinois. Minnesota, and Rhode Island
sent seventh of their entire popuiGt
ton into the ranks OF the Federal ar
mics. OF these volunteers Illinois lost
a seventh of her 25..U1o citizen so-
diers. M!nncBo;as were reduced a
ninth by death. while Rhode Is.anu
lost an cightAen of its contribution
OF citizen- soldiers.
Seven States sent every eighth cit.
izen 10 the front-Connecticu;. Indiana.
Michigan. New Jersey, New York Oht,
and Wisconsin Michigan gave a sixth
OF her troops on the battle-line, Wis
cons!n and Indiana gave seventh OF
all their troops; Ohio lost ninth:
New York and Connecticut mourneu
The loss of tenth OF their quota;
New Jersey lost but tw,lfth of her
soldiers.
New York Holds the Record In the
North.
The largest number Of soldiers gu
the battie-linc under the Stars ana
Strip IS were given by New York She
sent $4,000 men, and of this number
IL. Il,
their lives. Pennsylvania ranks sec
ond In the number OF troops furnished.
Her contribution during the four y ears
was 33S,000 and her loss was over 49,
600.
Tennessee holds a remnrkab BILE record
This state was divided in It's sympathy.
While She sent i2o reEim ents TO the
front under the Stars and Bars, more
than 3l,0o9 Tennesscans fought under
the Stars and Stripes. a larger per-
centagc of Tanncsseans lost their lives
in the ranks OF the Union than any
other State in the North or South
nearly 1000 of her men dying-or more
than ifth of the entire number.
The absenc. of complete muster rolls
In the government records makes il
difficult to arrive at an accurate com
parison of the contributions of South
ern States. An eminent Southern his
torian has conscientiously search I'd the
various state records and these figures
are based on his results.
Virginia Holds the Record in the
South.
Virginia holds the honor on this semi
centennial OF having sent the largest
citizen army into the ranks of inc Con
fedcracy. $4,000 soldiers; Georgia
stands second. with 10000; Tennessee
is third. with 10000,
The honor OF sending the greatest
percentage OF states white popula-
lion seems to rest between Florida.
mississippi and South Carolina Flor
ida's white population was about u.s.