The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-27
National Facts and Figures


Unh=a states has II Il years Rad
All unPunkshsd Iy1chszgS
FIoo5s II 1915 cz1s@i lcszsz in IL
Cns.as States aggregates s1lesss ssI-
United states hzs lss dynamite fAc-
tories
Anae-scan suDaay srhoel unsoa Is lss
years obi
United states has sssss former ei.S
Ieas in allied armies
Drug a6diets In the United States ars
estimated 10 number 1s9s.sss-
There are $50 varssties Q. pears
grown In Amersez. and iFa kinds o.
grapes
There we're sSss murders and deaths
b. violence in the United States IN
1915. .
United States in 1916 mined 44ss5:
tons of aluminium ore. valued at 81
zs7s25.
The game laws in tWenty-eight states
including Alaska. Do not protect ;As
rabbits
America now has about 1890 mIas
Of good roads. or ssos more than
France.
/, Is estimated that there are mos
than 500.0oo trapsbOotsrs in the Unitsl
States
The 5.45o.Go9 pairs Of army and nav-
shoes contracted for b. the government
viii cost s1s,75z.o00.
This country IA selling 70 Brazil an
Argentina 5000 barrels Of apples ant
5000 boxes Of pears annually.
The annual loss in this country di
rectly caused By disease In cattle slaugh
tered for food amounts TO t25 900. 900.
! The national wealth Of the Unit4i
States is s2Z0.O00. 900 900. and the annu
al aggregate income Of the people +
13s 900 600 900.
United States spends $1,000 900. 900 Z
year TO educate 2s,50O.OO public scho1
pupils
United States produced l.ss2.3s5 ton
Of phosphate rock in 1916. Valued a
s5sss.sss.
American Sugar Refining Companl
last year paid 100000 in pensions an.
sick benefits TO employees.
Protestant churches in the Unite,
States last year received 100000 ney
members.
The standard bushel measure Of ~
United States. technically known as n,
Winchester bushel. contains 2.l5O cubl
inches.
In the first five months Of this yea
iss national banks with capital Of s13
000.0O0 were chartered. and the capit.i
Of old banks increased $4,000 900.
More than 100000 children unde
sixteen years Of age are earning a liy
ing when they should be al school
building up a physique for later life.
Nearly 100000 pieces Of mail mai
ter posted in this country last year wen
80 blindly addressed that they were sen
10 the dead letter office.
Two billion dollars in the Unite.
States means only $40 from each Of tn
people. The per capita income OF eacl
person In this country averages f3ss
the per capita wealth. $4,000.
The wealth Of the United States IA.
been estimated as In the neighborhoos
Of 5000 900. 900 900. or. roughly speaking
thirty times the amount Of the liberil
loan.
One hundred and fifty million bushe.
Of wheat could be added 10 the Unite,
States supply 10 the entente allies /
the American people would eat oni3
oornbread for breakfast.
Outstanding 4 per cent government
bonds are payable after April !. 1890
The per cents issued In 1855 are pay
able any time. and mature Aug. /. 1915
The Hr cent Panama bonds are "a
able Juhe /. 1861.
The thirteen original states were Della
ware, Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Geor
gia. Connecticut. Massachusetts. Mary
land. South Carolina. New Hampshire
Virginia. New York. North Carolina an
Rhode Island.
National banks Of the United States
about half Of our banking power. ~
May reported that their reposits cz
coeded $4,000 900 900. Since March
Of this year deposits have Increase,
siisO000 900. and since Stay !. last year
1884 100000.
The government estimates. In add