Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-12

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The South with about SO per cent OF
the country's farm acreage produced
over Al per cent of the country's
j crop values in 1920. The value OF
Southern farm property in 1920 wa:
s21 ,699, 100000, or 81, 100000
more than the value of all farm prop
erty in the United States in 1880.
The South in 1920 spent S224,-
10000 on commercial fertilizers, OF
nearly twice as much as the whole
| country in 1910.
The South's 91,169 miles of rail-
road nearly equals the railroad mile
age reported for the entire country
in 1880.
The South spent on highway i'm
p1ovements through State highway
departments sI5O,0OO,O0O in 1921,
and it is estimated that over $780,
/ 100000 win be spent in 1922.
The value Of exports through
Southern. ports last year was over
S2,294 100000 or more than a third
Ct the value of the exports Of the
United States, and $4,000, 900
more than the total value of the eX-
ports of the United States in 1910.
National bank resources in the
South in 1920 We're S4,678, 900, 900
and deposits s2,666, 100000, which
about equalled the resources and de-
posts Of all National banks in the
country in 1900 Other bank deposits
in the South in 1920 were s3,447,-
100000, compared with s4,400,00O,-
600, the amount of deposits in all
banks, excepting National banks, in
the rest Of the country in 1900.
The South is spending on public
schools over $2O4,225, 900, which is
about 5 per cent less than the en-
tire country spent in 1900, and $24,-
100000 more than the rest of the
country spent at that time.
The estimated true wealth Of the
United States in 1880 was about
SAB. 642, 100000, while the estimated
true wealth of the South in 1920 was
approximately s7O,O0O,OOO, 900 or
probably double the wealth Of the
entire country forty years ago.
Among a long list of items cover
ing practically everything produced
in the United States, the South is
now producing:
About 100 per cent of the coun-
try's bauxite.
About 100 per cent of the coun-
try's fuller's earth.
About 100 per cent of the coun-
try's turpentine and rosin, which is
about So per cent of the worlds out
put
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's sulphur, or more than three
fourths of the worlds output.
About SO per cent of the coun-
try's phosphate rock.
About 90 per cent of the coun-
try's crude barytes.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's aluminium.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's carbon black from natural gas.
About IS per cent of the coun-
try's natural gas gasoline.
About G6 per cent of the coun-
try's commercial fertilizers.
About go per cent Of the coun-
try's natural gas.
About so per cent Of the coun-
try's graphite.
About 81 per cent Of the coun-
try's petroleum, or about 80 per cent
Of the worlds production.
About 81 per cent of the coun-
try's mica.
About so per cent of the coun-
tly's quartz.
About so per cent of the coun-
try's lumber.
About AZ per cent of the coun-
try's asbestos.
About As per cent of the coun-
try's lead.
About AZ per cent Of the coun-
try's zinc.
About 40 per cent Of the coun-
try's asphalt.
About 40 per cent Of the coun-
try's feldspar.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's pyrites.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's tale and soapstone.
About 100 per cent of the coun-
tvs cotton crop Oess a few thous-
and bales raised in Arizona and Cali
formal which is about so per cent
OF the worlds cotton crop.
About 100 per cent of the coun-
try's cottonseed oil and peanut oil,
which add annually several hundred
million dollars of food supply to the
North and West.