The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15

The census bureau has utilized the
man so thoroughly for illustrating all
the resources and conditions OF This
nation that the new census atlas, Is
sued few months ago, is compen-
dunn of information upon many SUD-
jects. The population. white and col
ored. native and foreign, the proper
ton and increase in each state, the
wealth and Industrial development,
are all upon the map. The distrfDu-
ton of the rural population to the
square mile, from the time OF the
first census in 1890 to the last in
1910, is clearly portrayed by ser
les of twelve beautifully co1ored maps.
They represent the country 81 Q
whole. but have been built up by
combining the results of the census
in the separate states and counties.
Shaded maps show the population
of live stock on the farms OF the
country, the shading being done by
carefully placed dots One dot is
equivalent to 1000 horses, mules OF
head of cattle, or to $500 swine.
Larger sized dots are used to show
poultry. A full black circular dot
indicates million fowls. II 1t mas
a quarter OF white the number repre-
scented ranges between full million
and $50 600 If it is half white the
given territory contains over nall a
million fowls, while an all white cir
Gle indicates that the poultry popu-
lation of state falls below the quar-
ter of a million mark, which happens
only In the state of Nevada. sim
gle glance at map will thus indl-
cate the chicken population OF iowa
to be 22,500.000, with Illinois ana
Missouri coming next
The number of mortgages that
threaten the farmer. the wool and
crop production, in amount and value,
as we'll as the extent and Increased
value OF all irrigated lands in every
state and county, are all to be found
upon the map. In manufactures, the
value of the plants for all the lead
ing products. their production, It's
quantity, value and the number OF per-
sons employed, find their place upon
the map. So does the amount OF
horse power for all classes of indus
tries, the hours of labor both by day
and by night, and many other condl-
tons which are shown for the sepa-
rate states to permit comparison.
Maps aid research in many branch
es of sociology. The number of mar
riages and divorces, their per cent
o increase and the localities in which
they are most numerous, are 1ndlcat-
ed by different shadings upon the
map, as are also the different rel1g-
ious denominations, their average OF
church attendance, value of church
property and other details. A very
unique map recently printed to illus
trate an article upon modern philan-
thropy indicated by pin heads the
source of the first 5000 appeals for
aid sent in to Mrs. e. H. Hartman,
OF New York. They came from every
state in the union, but were SO NUM-
erous in the vicinity of New York
that a larger space outside the map
had to be taken to represent that city.
Commercial Uses.
Commercial organizations utilize the
map to indicate the localities in
which their commodities are in the
greatest demand Automobile COM
panies have the number of their ma
chimes sold in each county in the
country in order to know in which
direction it is most desirable to exert
a special effort to promote business.
Patent medicine dealers know by the
map what regions have the greatest
demand for their special offerings,
and in most cases do not waste mucn
effort in other trritory-
The most important class of maps
prepared for commercial purposes,
tail contained, are those prepared for
the use of fire insurance companies.
Insurance maps have now been pre-
pared for every important city and
town in the country and for many
small villages. Nearly a quarter OF
a million sheets Of insurance maps
have now been assembled in the Con-
gressional library where they can be
consulted at any time by anyone
wishing to know the fire risks and
the valuation of property in any To-
cality. When a large fire breaks out
in any city the value of the property
destroyed can be ascertained by these
maps before any reports are In.
Newspapers rely absolutely upon
them, and their value is increasing
each year.
The publishers OF insurance maps
keep a force OF trained men constants
~ in the field collecting additional
material to be added to new editions.
The Insurance map craftsman will
make the first map upon base of
plot of the town secured through the
assessors office or some other relia
BILE source. He will go over that
town, block by block, marking upon
each lot upon the map the conditions
of the building occupying it accord
ing to their fire risks. Wooden roofs
are designated and note is taken il
their fire risk is increased by the
close proximity o. railroad or fac
tory likely to send sparks from its
chimney.
Factories and Industrial establish
ments are inspected and careful note
made upon the map regarding their
fire preventative precautions. A firm
that refused to permit the inspection
of its plant would be likely to have
its application for insurance refused,
as these maps are almost uniformly
used by the larger insurance COM
panies, which consult them carefully
before assuming insurance risks.
Manufacturers of different commod-
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