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Show 1 1920 Report U.S.A., Inc. 1776 1 T U ra C. Tichenor 7! ONE of the most novel and really interesting schemes adopted for the purpose of showing the material wealth and progress of the United States and its soundness in every particular was that ' of. the Investor and Trader, published by Jones & Baker of New York aa a Nsw Tear's feature. Th United State ! represented as an Incorporated concern, and in parallel columns ar two re porta, on for 1900 and the other for lt:o. or, a stated. The United States of America as ot January 1, These reports are reproduced as follows: 109 REPORT UNITED STATU OF AMERICA Incorporate' 177 Capital (eetlmated wealth). $88,517.3(.o00 Chares (persona) ....... .1. 74.UOU.Oot Far value .(per capita wealth) : 11,200 Annual business v(bank clearing-!) V..... J4.it'. 450 Ml Surplus (bank deposits) ;.IJ,i,460 ' Jltaerva (sold and allTer holdinn) 7;J.r..7 t Area (square miles) J.z,7 EQUIPMENT Railroad (mllae) 1M.M4 tihlppluc iKroaa tone) S,l4 Automobiles Karm animals . 138.4S.JL'l ANNUAL, PRODUCTION . Farm prod net a (value) f 1,74. 177.70 j Cotton (value) a4,0M).M Coal tona 217.k.(io !' Oil product! (gallone) l.72.i'..21 I Pl( Iron (tona) ll.M.Ui (' Copper (ton) I70.EM wool rrtoundu) m.tst.tn .'a Annual dlvldende (I'eraonal Ineome) The eatlmated annual Income, of the neo. 1 pla of (ha United States In 190 was 117.-J 117.-J 0().0v0ijorjpproxlnitelXJS3lJLSt. 120 REPORT . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Incorporate 177 Capital (eatlmated wealth) IjOO.Snt.OOO.ono Kharee (persona) 11(1,000,00 Par value (per capita wealth) .. Annual buaineaa (bank clearing) 417.51.3!1.IM Surplus (hank depoella) ... 41.tii.Cl.Ouo Reaerve (rold and allver holdlnra) J.OOO.OOO.OOO rrlvldenda Bee below Area (square miles) J,:,76 EQUIPMENT Railroad (mllea) :.tl Mhlppln (rroea tona) 12.000.000 Automobllea t.eoo.O-iO Karm animala tli,t0.0uo ANNUAL. PRODUCTION Farm products (value) lt.5.0.olw Colton (value) 2,I7I.?4.1k Coal (tona) UJ.4M0O0 on producta (sallona) .... lS.taHi.ooo too fig Iron (lona) lo.aot.oo Copper (tona) tl'.OOO Wool Tpdunda) rrr.73t.000 Annual dlvidanda personal Income) The estimated annual Income of the people peo-ple of the United Htatea la about 7t,- , oon.ooWO.jripiirginMtelvJj9AttJprr. mm. In addition, th 120 report shows, la part, "resource and reserves at follows: Oil reserves, 1,000. 000,000 barrels; coal reserves, 1, 500. 000. 000. 000 tons; Iron ore reserves, 7.000,000,000 tons; copper reserves. 30.000,000,000 pounds. ' While the figures are so treat that thty cannot be comprehended by th human mind, at least their significance a pertaining to th wealth and Industrial In-dustrial power of America, both present and future, readily can be appreciated. appre-ciated. ' |