Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1908 — World's Wealthiest Country. [ARTICLE]

World's Wealthiest Country.

In the half century from 1850 to 1900, when the population of the United States increased from 28,000,000 to 76,000,000, or multiplied three and one-third times—a rate of increase far beyond that of any other great country—its wealth expanded from $7,000,000,000 to $94,000.000,000, being multiplied more than thirteen times. No other country closely approaches the United States in wealth. From the most trustworthy data obtainable, this is bow the principal countries stand in 1906 : Spain $11,000,000,000 Italy 18,000,000,000 Austria-Hungary... 80,000,000,000 Russia 86,000,000,000 France 46,000,000,000 Germany 50,000,000,000 United Kingdom.... 65,000,000,000 United States 110,000,000,000 Wealthier than the countries—the United Kingdom and the empire of Germany—which stand nearest to it, the United Btates is rapidly increasing Its lead over other nations.— Leslie’s Weekly.