Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1906 — HIGH TIDE OF PROSPERITY. [ARTICLE]

HIGH TIDE OF PROSPERITY.

The Country Never Before Jfo Prosperous as It Is To-day. Never before in all the country* history has,it been so prosperous as it is at the opening of 1906, says Leslie’s Weekly. The products of its farms for 1905 amounted to over $G,000,000,000. This is not only several times larger than the products of any other country, but it marks a gain of $250,000,00 over the highest previous record iu the United” States, which was' for 1904. The yield of the country’s farms in 1905 Equaled the country's aggregate wealth of alf sorts for 1845. Tlie country’s gold mines furnished $90,000,000 for 1905, which was $10,000,000 in excess of the largest previous year, and double the output of 1895. Its mineral products sorts for the year aggregated $1,800,000,000, which is twice- that of 1899 and four times that of 1886. In gold production in 190 p we ltd the world, except the Rand, in South Africa. In mineral output in the aggregate we exceed that of Great Britain. Germany and France. For 1905 the country’s foreign trade passed the $2,500,000,000 mark for the first time, but our domestic, trade was immeasurably in excess of this, being far above $20,000,000,000. VTe produced 22,500,000 tons of pig iron in the year, or as much as our three nearest competitors combined —Great Britain, Germany and France. In manufactures, in which we have had a precedence over England since 1880, and have Keen increasing our lead ever since, the country has been particularly active iu the year. The country’s railroads, which exceed those of all Europe in mileage by about 25 per cent, have been scoring new records in enrnings and activity. More than $3,500,000,000 has been added to the wealth of the United States since Jan. 1, 1905. bringing the total up to $112,000,000,000, which exceeds that of any other two countries in the world put together.