Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-22
MARVELLOUS GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES

report issued by the bureau of foreign and domestic shows the growth of the United States during the last halt century While the report for the period of lSOO9A the meager statistics for the first h of the century makes them comparatively unmpoant After pointing that 1850 the population of the country has than quaduped being than 0O 100000, the report says:
 Tn the same period however, foreign has grown from s38OO0OOO 259OO0O00 and the per capita value of from S1696 to 27 National wealth has increased from OOO 100000 in 1870 approximately 40 OOOOOOOOO; claton from S279OOOOOO $3.4|90OO000 and New York bank earngs from approximately $5OOOOOOO0 to $9oOO 00OOO0 while for the entire country bank carngs have from $52OOO000OOO in 8S7 the earliest year for which figures available, to $l7400OOO00OO in 1913
 Evidences of improved social conditions among the people found the statistical record For example, 19OOOOOO children enrolled public schools and about 100000 students colleges and other higher institutions of earnng and the total expenditures be- half of education approximate $5OOOOOOOO the result being rapid general intelligence and marked decrease Ihteracy.
 Over 22OO0 newspapers and periodicals disseminating formation the people, and the reports show steady growth the number of libraries ln the country.
 Tn 1850 eposor in savings banks 25 900 number day the number 100000 with deposits exclusive of those other savings institutions aggegang S 7oooOCOO or more than 100 times as much a the middle of tEe last century.
 Increased activity the farms the factories and the great transportation industries has also developed during the last half Jury The value farms and farm property increased from $4OOO 100000 in 1850 S4 0O0OOOO0O in 1910; the value of actures from $0O0O0OOOO to $2OOCOOOOOOO and the number of miles of railway operation from 9OZ' in 1850 to Z5S O53 9Z In the last quarter century the number o passengers carried has increased from 49OOOOO0 OO4OCOG0O and the volume of freight handled from 632O00OO0 100000 short Nearly 20Q000OOOO0 pieces of outgoing mail matter han died annually by the poonce department which bursed this important public last year $262 0O0 per capita
 One of the smallest and most curious the world has gently fallen with Germany This the tiny republic of San Marno which exists independent state entirely surrounded by Italian territory London publication says Berlin has declared that the Monte ano being used for the purpose of espionage favor of France with the result that French warshp the Adrac have been sending Paris by of that station Germany demanded that permission should be for German mission the wireless plants San Marno The sentiment of the smallest republic the world fever heat against Ger many IS pointed that since 1870 San Marno has been state of war against Austria having refused sign the peace treaty following the joint with Italy, Ie population today declares that
 willing include also Germany necessary The government of San Mano has rejected the demand that German should examine the wireless insisting that the commission if any, should be an Italian one.'