| Show Did You Ever Stop to Think o W. W R. R Orchard editor of the Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil Bluffs Nonpareil says Bays THAT the greatest wonder in the tha world today is America Amelica We have six per cent of the earths earth's population population while outside outside outside out out- side our territorial dominions there lives on the earth peo peo- pie The U. U S. S A. A contains five percent per percent percent cent of the earths earth's land era Our people consume one fourth of the sugar produced in the world world world- pounds per capita annually If the balance were divided equally among people outside America the allowance would be five lve pounds per per capita Our people consume 30 per cent of the shoes produced in the world 50 per cent of the print paper 53 percent percent per percent cent of the iron 57 per cent of the steel teel We have ha one third of the r l road mileage in the world and two thirds of the telegraph and telephone lines We Wo have motor cars operating in this country as us against operating on the earth outside outside outside out out- side of America We require 75 per percent percent percent cent of the worlds world's rubber supply to take care of our demands We have accumulated nearly one half of the visible supply of gold in the world The only aristocracy we have in America is that of merit Our manifold blessings are arc due di directly directly directly di- di I to divine providence and t to the fundamental law of our our country makes all men free to develop I their talents to the limits of their I j respective capacities I Our income last year ear was It was in 1921 1021 If a man fails falls in America to achieve achieve a- a chieve chievo in a worth while manner on any line of useful endeavor he will most certainly find the fault is Internal Internal internal inter Inter- nal and in n no wise due to frailties in his fellowmen or his government Copyright 1927 |
