World’s Development of Carrying Power, Production, and Commerce, 1800-1907.
[From “Transportation Systems of the World,” issued by the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.]
| Year. | Population. | Commerce. | Carrying Power. | |||
| Total. | Per capita. | Sail. | Steam. | Total. | ||
| Millions. | Millions of dollars. | Dollars. | Thousand tons.[JJ] | Thousand tons.[JJ] | Thousand tons.[JJ][KK] | |
| 1800[MM] | 640 | 1,479 | 2.31 | 4,026 | … | 4,026 |
| 1820[NN] | 780 | 1,659 | 2.13 | 5,814 | 0.023 | 5,894 |
| 1830[NN] | 847 | 1,981 | 2.34 | 7,100 | .111 | 7,528 |
| 1840[OO] | 950 | 2,789 | 2.93 | 9,012 | .372 | 10,482 |
| 1850[OO] | 1,075 | 4,049 | 3.76 | 11,470 | .864 | 14,902 |
| 1860[OO] | 1,205 | 7,246 | 6.01 | 14,890 | 1.723 | 21,730 |
| 1870[PP] | 1,310 | 10,663 | 8.14 | 12,900 | 3.012 | 25,100 |
| 1880[QQ] | 1,439 | 14,761 | 10.26 | 14,400 | 5.901 | 37,900 |
| 1890[RR] | 1,488 | 17,519 | 11.80 | 12,640 | 8.295 | 47,800 |
| 1900 | 1,543 | 20,105 | 13.02 | 8,119 | 13.856 | 63,543 |
| 1906 | 1,600 | 26,500 | 16.50 | 5,469 | 21.094 | 89,845 |
| 1907 | … | … | … | 5,200 | 22.140 | 93,760 |
| Year. | Railways. | Telegraphs. | Cables. | Production of Cotton, Coal, and Pig iron. | ||
| Cotton. | Coal. | Pig iron. | ||||
| Thousand miles.[JJ] | Thousand miles. | Thousand miles. | Million pounds.[JJ] | Million tons. | Million tons.[JJ] | |
| 1800[MM] | … | … | … | 520 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
| 1820[NN] | … | … | … | 630 | 17.2 | 1.0 |
| 1830[NN] | 0.2 | … | … | 820 | 25.1 | 1.6 |
| 1840[OO] | 5.4 | … | … | 1,310 | 44.8 | 2.7 |
| 1850[OO] | 24.0 | 5 | 1⁄40 | 1,435 | 81.4 | 4.4 |
| 1860[OO] | 67.4 | 100 | 1½ | 2,551 | 142.3 | 7.2 |
| 1870[PP] | 139.9 | 281 | 151½ | 2,775 | 213.4 | 11.9 |
| 1880[QQ] | 224.9 | 440 | 491½ | 3,601 | 340.0 | 18.1 |
| 1890[RR] | 390.0 | 768 | 1321½ | 5,600 | 466.0 | 25.2 |
| 1900 | 500.0 | 1,180 | 2001½ | 6,247 | 800.0 | 41.4 |
| 1906 | [SS]562.8 | 1,200 | 2001½ | [TT]9,971 | [12]987.9 | [13]58.1 |
| 1907 | 595.8 | … | … | [TT]8,256 | [UU]1,079.6 | [VV]59.7 |
| Year. | Population. | Commerce. | |
| Total. | Per capita. | ||
| Millions. | Millions of dollars. | Dollars. | |
| 1800[MM] | 640 | 1,479 | 2.31 |
| 1820[NN] | 780 | 1,659 | 2.13 |
| 1830[NN] | 847 | 1,981 | 2.34 |
| 1840[OO] | 950 | 2,789 | 2.93 |
| 1850[OO] | 1,075 | 4,049 | 3.76 |
| 1860[OO] | 1,205 | 7,246 | 6.01 |
| 1870[PP] | 1,310 | 10,663 | 8.14 |
| 1880[QQ] | 1,439 | 14,761 | 10.26 |
| 1890[RR] | 1,488 | 17,519 | 11.80 |
| 1900 | 1,543 | 20,105 | 13.02 |
| 1906 | 1,600 | 26,500 | 16.50 |
| 1907 | … | … | … |
| Year. | Carrying Power. | ||
| Sail. | Steam. | Total. | |
| Thousand tons.[JJ] | Thousand tons.[JJ] | Thousand tons.[JJ][KK] | |
| 1800[MM] | 4,026 | … | 4,026 |
| 1820[NN] | 5,814 | 0.023 | 5,894 |
| 1830[NN] | 7,100 | .111 | 7,528 |
| 1840[OO] | 9,012 | .372 | 10,482 |
| 1850[OO] | 11,470 | .864 | 14,902 |
| 1860[OO] | 14,890 | 1.723 | 21,730 |
| 1870[PP] | 12,900 | 3.012 | 25,100 |
| 1880[QQ] | 14,400 | 5.901 | 37,900 |
| 1890[RR] | 12,640 | 8.295 | 47,800 |
| 1900 | 8,119 | 13.856 | 63,543 |
| 1906 | 5,469 | 21.094 | 89,845 |
| 1907 | 5,200 | 22.140 | 93,760 |
| Year. | Railways. | Telegraphs. | Cables. |
| Thousand miles.[JJ] | Thousand miles. | Thousand miles. | |
| 1800[MM] | … | … | … |
| 1820[NN] | … | … | … |
| 1830[NN] | 0.2 | … | … |
| 1840[OO] | 5.4 | … | … |
| 1850[OO] | 24.0 | 5 | 1⁄40 |
| 1860[OO] | 67.4 | 100 | 1½ |
| 1870[PP] | 139.9 | 281 | 15.0 |
| 1880[QQ] | 224.9 | 440 | 49.0 |
| 1890[RR] | 390.0 | 768 | 132.0 |
| 1900 | 500.0 | 1,180 | 200.0 |
| 1906 | [SS]562.8 | 1,200 | 200.0 |
| 1907 | 595.8 | … | … |
| Year. | Production of Cotton, Coal, and Pig iron. | ||
| Cotton. | Coal. | Pig iron. | |
| Million pounds.[JJ] | Million tons. | Million tons.[JJ] | |
| 1800[MM] | 520 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
| 1820[NN] | 630 | 17.2 | 1.0 |
| 1830[NN] | 820 | 25.1 | 1.6 |
| 1840[OO] | 1,310 | 44.8 | 2.7 |
| 1850[OO] | 1,435 | 81.4 | 4.4 |
| 1860[OO] | 2,551 | 142.3 | 7.2 |
| 1870[PP] | 2,775 | 213.4 | 11.9 |
| 1880[QQ] | 3,601 | 340.0 | 18.1 |
| 1890[RR] | 5,600 | 466.0 | 25.2 |
| 1900 | 6,247 | 800.0 | 41.4 |
| 1906 | [TT]9,971 | [12]987.9 | [13]58.1 |
| 1907 | [TT]8,256 | [UU]1,079.6 | [VV]59.7 |
| Year. | Area cultivated. | Gold production, decade ending year named. |
| Million acres.[JJ] | Million dollars.[LL] | |
| 1800[MM] | 360 | 128.5 |
| 1820[NN] | 402 | 76.1 |
| 1830[NN] | … | 94.5 |
| 1840[OO] | 492 | 134.8 |
| 1850[OO] | … | 363.9 |
| 1860[OO] | 583 | 1,334.0 |
| 1870[PP] | … | 1,263.0 |
| 1880[QQ] | 749 | 1,150.8 |
| 1890[RR] | 807 | 1,060.1 |
| 1900 | 875 | 2,100.0 |
| 1906 | 900 | 3,095.0 |
| 1907 | … | 3,259.5 |