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HOW TEXAS GROWS.
On April 21, 1830, the combined population
of Texas, Indians included, was
approximately 40,000. Of this number
not more than 25,000 were whites. In
1850 the population had increased nearly
six-fold, or to 212,592. In 1860 it
was 604,251, an Increase for the decade
of 184 per cent; in 1870, 818,579, an increase
of 35 per cent; in 1880, 1,591,749,
or 94 per cent; in 1890, to 2,235,523, or
40 per cent; in 1890, 3,896,542, or 28
per cent. A recent report of the United
States census bureau shows that in
Texas the negro race did not increase
proportionately as much as the white
and that the negro population of the
entire State represented a smaller percentage
in 1910 than in 1900.
ATLANTA'S OBSOLETE MAPS.
Atlanta's growth is such as to require
a new map every year. One has lust
been published containing street extensions
and the latest suburbs and parks.
Druid Hills and Edgewood are taken in
on the city map for the first thing.
Twelve hundred and seventy streets and
alleys appear on the index, of which
100 are new streets, extensions or
changes in old ones. The parks of the
city are shown for the first time, with
their drives indicated. No material
changes were found to have taken place
in railway lines, but several important
Q+ roof nor ? J
-u?e<. (.uuiiftco nave occurred since
the last map, notably the Hemphill Avenue
loop and the Simpson Street line
extension, which goes now out Simpson,
up Ashby Street to Bellwood.
IMPERIAL MISSOURI.
According to figures given out by
Missouri State Board of Agriculture, in
corn production last year Missouri was
excelled by but two of the 48 States?
Illinois and Iowa, Comparison of the
wheat crop of last year with one of 10
years ago shows loss of about 50 per
cent In Kansas and Iowa and a slight
loss In Nebraska, while Missouri has
gained 15 per cent.
WICKERSHAM TO THE RESCUE.
In view of the great importance of the
Supreme Court's decision favoring a
monopoly by a patentee, Attorney-General
"Wickersham has taken up the question
of a rehearing and a movement has
been started at the 'same time to offset
the effect of the ruling by legislation.
The government not being a party to the
suit, can act only through the defeated
parties. The rehearing would be asked
on the ground that a full bench had not
passed on the case, which was decided
four to three. Should an application
for a rehearing be made, it is said, the
attorney-general would ask for permission
to intervene and present the bearing
of the legalized monopoly of a patent
upon the Sherman anti-trust law.
The administration of that statute has
an important relation to the scope of
a patent monopoly. The decision of the
court was to the effect that a patentee
may maintain a monopoly of materials
required in operating a patented machine.
BUCKEYE STATE IS PROGRESSIVE.
Far-reaching changes In the organic
law of the state will he submitted to the
vo'ters of Ohio next fall for their adoption
or rejection. Delegates to tre
fourth constitutional convention In session
at Columbus estimate that probably
30 amendments to the charter of
the commonwealth will be submitted.
In the nine *eeks of deliberation by the
eonventjotf since January 9, four Important
propositions have been approved
for subnfilaslon. Chief among the amendments
so far prepared is one providing
for woman suffrage. The proposal pass
THE PRESBYTERIJ
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ed the convention by a large majority
vote The license proposal adopted will
limit the traffic to one saloon for 500
population, prohibit brewery-owned saloons
and preserve all existing local option
laws. The other two amendments
approved by the convention provide for
the constitution of a modern system of
uiguwafo mrougnout ine state and reform
of the Jury system.
BREAKFAST TABLE FREE LIST.
House Democrats propose a breakfast
table free list. After reporting the wool
bill the ways and means committee will
he asked by Chairman Underwood to
consider a bill to help the dwellers in
the cities and other "ultimate consumers."
This bill is Mr. Underwoods
own idea. The bill will place on the
free list dressed meats and fowls, potatoes,
eggs, butter and other commodities
used by the ordinary housewife on her
breakfast table. Mr. Underwood is not
8ure that he can get the approval of his
Democratic colleagues on the committee
for this nrnnnolHnn ol~ ' ""
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of the ways and means committee, as at
present constituted, is rather strong for
the farmer.
STANDARD OIL STILL RISING.
Appreciation in various Standard Oil
shares since the Supreme Court decree
is nearly $250,000,000. More than $60,000,000
is credited to John D. Rockefeller,
who owns more than 25 per cent
of the securities. Old Standard Oil
stock at $890 is the highest level ever
reached. The nearest approach was in
1901, at $842. This advance is in sympathy
with the rise in share of former
subsidiaries. Stocks of a number have
doubled in value, the most notable being
Vacuum Oil, California Oil, Prairie
Oil, Standard of Indiana, New York
Transit, Buckeye and National Transit.
A large part of the buying can be traced
to interests which seem in close touch
with the Standard Oil companies. Very
few share holders have any idea of intrinsic
value of their holdings."
THE CANADIAN GRANARY.
As each succeeding year in the past
has improved upon that which was
gone, so 1911 has established a record
in growth and development in every,
thing connected with agriculture, industry
and trade in Winnipeg and
western Canada. Both country and city
have shared equally In the growth that
has made such very substantial progress.
The farmers of western Canada
have produced by far the largest crops
in the history of the country during the
year 1911, in spite of the unfavorable
atmospheric conditions that prevailed.
Manitoba alone yielded 61,058,786
bushels of wheat, 73,786,683 bushels of
oats and 29,000,000 bushels of barley:
while the yield for the three provinces.
Including Saskatchewan and Alberta, Is
computed to be not less than 177,000,000
bushels of wheat, 182.000,000 buBhels
of oats. 34.000,000 bushels of barley and
6,000.000 bushels of flax. The purchasing:
power In money when the 1911 crop
has all been sold, will gtfve the
enormous cash return to the country of
approximately $260,000,000 f 52.000.000
pounds).
GERMAN MONOPOLIES.
That Germany Intends a state mo.
nopoly of trade In certain leading: commodities
produced within the Empire Is
Indicated by statements Is a leading:
publication, The Tageblafct, -which announces
that the government is considering
the nationalization of not: onlv
petroleum, hut also spirits, potash and
matches. The government's complete
plans hare lust eome to light 1n consequence
of a speech delivered In the
V.N OF THE SOUTH
it Events
Reichstag by I>r. Delbrueck, Secretary
of the Interior. The minister, speaking
on the trust or "syndicate" problem in
Germany, declared be did not think it
beyond the range of possibilities that
the state would be compelled to con
vert a number of private monopolies
into national monopolies. Germany's
syndicates for tbe moBt part, said Dr.
Delbrueck, were not Injurious to the
public interests, l>ut they might easily
become so. The Tageblatt asserts that
the true inwardness of Delbrueck's
cryptic allusions is that the Secretary
of the Treasury is actually conferring
with leading members of the Reichstag
with a view to creating a monopoly in
the four commodities named. It is believed
that a majority can be obtained
in the Reichstag for monopoly project
more easily than for tbe other revenue
measure? proposed for providing the
news for the forthcoming naval and
military expansion.
PRESIDENT YUAN SHI KAI.
Yuan Shi Kai was formerly inaugurated
provisional president of the Republic
of China on March 10 in the presence
of a great gathering of delegates,
provincial envoys, military and naval
officers and other prominent persons,
including foreigners. Yuan Shi Kai,
who was in military uniform, read a
declaration promising to develop the republic,
observe the constitutional laws
and retire when the National Assembly
appointed a permanent President.
WATCHING THE CANAL.
All the transcontinental railroad interests
are sharply watching the Panama
canal and the discussion as to tolls
that should he charged. The Union
Pacific people a year ago sent two engineers
down there to report concerning
the canal and its practicability, cost
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It has also made close Btudles of the
affect the canal will have on the transcontinental
railroad business. The
Canadian Pacific has also figured very
sharply concerning the Panama canal.
British Columbia people say that In a
few years they will he able to send
10,000,000 tons of wheat by the way of
the Panama canal. If the canal toll Is
ou cents a ton here Is $5,000,000 from
Canadian wheat alone, when northwestern
Canada is the wheat granary of
Europe which it now appears destined
to be and before very many years have
passed.
BRITISH INDUSTRIAL CRISIS.
The great British eoal strike involving
200,000 miners besides hundreds
of thousands in other branches of
industry is regarded as the most
serious in the history of the realm.
The government's efforts to arbitrate
have been in vain. Meanwhile the effects
of the strike are spreading In
every direction. Two thousand five
hundred trains have already been taken
off; the Great Western Locomotive
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stations around London, are being shut;
the docks at Cardiff are deserted; everywhere
the foundries are being closed
down and tens of thousands of workers
added every day to the army of the
unemployed.
BIG NAVY FOB JAPAN.
According to information received
from Tokio a proposal is being considered
by the ministry of marine to
demand an extraordinary credit of
about 40,000,000 pounds ($200,000,000),
from Parliament during the next session
for the purpose of increasing the
number of battleships in the Japanese
navy. The credit would be spread over
a period of seven years. The proposal
to demand a sum of money has eiven
rise to numerous comments in the news*
papers.
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