Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-07-22 | Page 13 | Our Daily Progress

I I I OUR DAILY PROGRESS r Mr Michael G Mullmll the noted I statistician has been analyzing the 1 lalest figures representIng the condl Ito I lion of the UntIed States with a view i r to determining how matters stand in the Republic at the end of the nIne leenth century and ho presents the result re-sult of his estImates in the shape of a Forecast of tHe Twelfth Census which Is published In the July number num-ber of the North American Review He finds that In population which he cs Umaies at 76200000 wealth education mining manufactures and railroads i I the country has made vast strides I whereas tho advance In agriculture has somewhat lagged Says Mr Mullmll I I The dally progress of the United States during the current decade is briefly thus An Increase of 1000 in 1 population of 800 school children of 29000 acres under farms of 7500000 In wealth of 1100030In I manufactures I These figures are really stupendous but I there Is motive for serious reflection In the fact that agriculture does not I keep pace either with any other branch I I of Industry or with population I