Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
OUR TRADE RECORD
is A PROUD ONE
Railroads of United States Make
Those of Other Nations
Look Like Toys.

New York, Jan. 3.--B. G. Forbes in
to-ddY's American shows how this coun
try IS outstrippine the world in the fol-
lowing article:
The tltantic. unaucnchable energy
everywhere manifest to the Traveller
through the tinted States is missed when
the same Traveller goes through the con-
iincnt of Europe So few new houses are
being built ia the European countries.
There are not so many signs of fresh in
dustrial enterprises. Agriculture is car
ried on quietly and faithfully, but for
days not one Of the most modern labor
saving implements is to be seen. and no
virgin soil is being fructilied.
The two pictures, if seen in close success
sion. make "a deep impression upon the
Americans mind. He returns home re-
joicng in his country's initiative. vriity,
courage and industry. proud that in more
than one field it has outstripped the rest
of the world.
Some Of Americas achievements may
well inspire thrill of patriotic pride,
and though statistics 1Drovcrbially are dry
things. the temptation to put on record
a few notable ones cannot he resisted.
Our total wealth was si3. Coz. 900 in
. 1850, il had risen to So. Ir,.No0 900 in 1904
and is now rapidly Approaching the stu
Iendous sum of $4,000. ocp00, one hun
dred and fifty billions. or, say. not far
short OF $1,000 for every man. woman and
child under the stars and stripes.
RANKS GROW 100 PER CENT
IN, .,f tie
500, 0o,,o oo and total resources of 81. $50 =
obr,0oO, in l9o0 there were fewer than 14.V0C
| banks and they had deposits of less than
10000, a growth Of fully 100 per
| cent
| We have more than $500 pn,0O in our
| savings banks. a showing not equalled t.
| any other nation.
Americas stock of gold IL approx.
| mately l,1J0 100000 | ga billions. or up
wards of a billion dollars more than the
| United Kingdom and much larger than
the holdings of France or Russia.
Our stock of silver $3.50 Ooo. 900. is nearly
twice the amount owned by any other
country.
| We have 1920, oo0.C0O money in circula
| ton. nearly equal to sS5 per head.
OF the worlds annual output Of $40
| OD.OOO gold. the United States contribute s
almost 500. 0O,000.
Immigration into this country has aver
aged 1,OoOOO souls annually for the las
! seven years. IA staggering record.
Our population has increased from &c,
700 In 1900 to 100000, gain of u.s.,
0O0.0p0. which IL about half the presen
population of England.
MANUFACTURES TWENTY Bill
LIONS.
The value of our manufacturers ros
from below Sl5,OOO0O,OOO in 1904 to vel
above $1,000 900 in 1863, gain of bette
than 40 per cent. in five years. though
during the same period the increase /,
population was only about 10 per cent
Our foreign trade for the calendar Yea
Just completed passed the $500. oOO ,0O
mark: exports exceeded seen. 40 90, an
Imports $1,000. 100000. our sales out
balanced our purchases by $4,000, Cst
: Very shortly our foreign trade will be a
the rate of sl0,OOo.OO every day OF tn
, year. Sundays included.
The port of New York handles NOR
goods than London.
Cotton exports alone reached $3.50, 900
900 last year. The value OF a years Gro
! has approached $l.OO.O0.nW.
i, Manufacturers are now exported to tn
tune OF 1900, ND,6O0 annually.
Every week we produce about half
million tons of pig iron and almost a
much steel. The value of the 1911 sur
py of pig iron was several millions in es
cess of $500, Ooo,o0O while steel ingot
alone brought siiO,ON,0Oo
, The gross value of our iron and ste,
manufacturers Is comfortably above 81
N.000 600
n Copper TO the quantity OF 143O ODO o,
q pounds was brought from the bowels {
. the earth in 1911. the total price realize
. being above Sl1O.U00O. We exported $50
OO,W or half our production, in consi,
"A GRAFTON of payments aggregat!ng 90,0Nl
/. coo,
d Minerals marketed for $2O00. 00O. 900 ha,
Y been yielded up within the space OF or
year,
!. HOW FARMERS GROW RICH.
q Farm products represented In 1910 Il
u fabulous value of ss,a26 100000. but tn
II item contains little comfort for the IN
q jority Of consumers. since II represen
not so much heavier crops as radio
Z rise in prices. Though In 1901 the Vie
Z Of wheat was greater than in 1910, the a
T. greeate value of farm products was on
" S.3l1 $4,000 or S3.Gn.0O0O0) below l9
There has been only a slight increase
the number of cattle and a moderate ga
% in horses but a decrease in sheep al
n swine during the same period. Neverth
y less the value OF farm animals has go
II up from s3,Ol1 ,O000 to Sb,l3S, 900 .. 81
10 light on tho MULTIPLICATION OF veal