Show LIGHTING THE WORLD this country continues to be the greatest producer of petroleum the worlds output ip 1804 was over nine billion gallons of which five billion gallons were produced jin the united states and three billion in russia the united states may be gald to light the world our illuminating reaching far in to the interior of even africa and asia of the million callona 0 i lined oil of all clashes including naph thas and lubricating oil exported from tho united states in the calendar year 1304 million gallons went to the united kingdom millions to germany US millions to netherlands 41 millions to belgium 21 millions to prance and 71 millions to other countries of europe in eastern asia 70 million gallons went to china 59 millions to japan and 21 millions to Hoag kons while 25 million gallons went also to southern asia under the general title of british east indies and 2 million gallons to british aus tr alasia in america the distribution was to Brazil 20 million gallons argentina 16 millions british north america 19 million chile 6 millions central america 2 millions cuba 2 all libas and mexico petroleum has floed of late years a very important factor in the exportation of the united states prior to 1905 it was the largest single item la the statement of exports of manufactures but in that year copper for the first exceeded petroleum la value of exports the total value of all classes of iron and steel manufactures exported of coure exceeds by far the total of petroleum but no ng lelle m in the group entitled iron and steel manufactures Is as large as the item of illuminating oil under the general head of refined mineral oil ox ported the total value of lion and steel manufactures of all classes exported JB the decade ending with wa of refined mineral oil and copper and kanui fractures fac tures thereof while the next largest item Is leather and cotton |