Colporteurs’ Summary for July, 1916
| UNIONS |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
BOOKS—VALUE 1916 |
VALUE 1915 |
PERIODICALS—NO. COP. |
VALUE 1916 |
VALUE 1915 |
|---|
| ATLANTIC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Maine |
9 |
819 |
$1514.35 |
$2202.00 |
2721 |
$272.10 |
$175.00 |
| N. New England |
19 |
1751 |
2570.75 |
853.20 |
2245 |
224.50 |
206.30 |
| Massachusetts |
16 |
796 |
1130.00 |
1071.25 |
5852 |
585.20 |
715.70 |
| S. New England |
11 |
718 |
827.20 |
516.75 |
2875 |
287.50 |
94.30 |
| E. New York |
17 |
1572 |
2568.85 |
3941.82 |
4113 |
411.30 |
135.20 |
| W. New York |
20 |
2165 |
2063.25 |
2768.70 |
3405 |
340.50 |
116.40 |
| Gr. New York |
10 |
977 |
955.35 |
656.55 |
6850 |
685.00 |
763.80 |
| Totals |
102 |
8798 |
11629.75 |
12010.27 |
28061 |
2806.10 |
2206.70 |
| COLUMBIA | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | 28 | 3514 | 3284.05 | 3843.30 | 4014 | 401.40 | 279.90 |
| Virginia | 10 | 1655 | 2587.50 | 2403.85 | 675 | 67.50 | 331.50 |
| Chesapeake | 15 | 1104 | 1183.05 | 1698.95 | 783 | 78.30 | 155.30 |
| E. Pennsylvania | 18 | 1155 | 1022.55 | 3091.60 | 4599 | 459.90 | 133.80 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 8 | 634 | 1146.10 | 262.65 | 2405 | 240.50 | 6.00 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 1593 | 2858.50 | 1976.78 | 1506 | 150.60 | 31.10 |
| W. Pennsylvania | 19 | 3141 | 3627.10 | 971.10 | 1760 | 176.00 | 49.80 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 104 | 79.50 | 939.50 | 2550 | 255.00 | 405.50 |
| Totals | 115 | 12900 | 15788.35 | 15127.73 | 18292 | 1829.20 | 1392.90 | | CENTRAL | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | 13 | 1379 | 1442.60 | 1747.75 | 580 | 58.00 | 98.30 |
| Kansas | 30 | 3701 | 3418.50 | 2401.60 | 821 | 82.10 | 118.00 |
| Missouri | 10 | 1729 | 2432.70 | 2137.35 | 2520 | 252.00 | 179.70 |
| Nebraska | 22 | 3325 | 4617.30 | 2331.45 | 125 | 12.50 | 14.10 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 782 | 1300.70 | 1805.10 | 20 | 2.00 | 21.00 |
| Totals | 80 | 10916 | 13211.80 | 10423.25 | 4066 | 406.60 | 431.10 | | EASTERN CANADIAN | | | | | | | |
| Ontario | 15 | | 6587.25 | 1737.04 | 1394 | 139.40 | 257.50 |
| Quebec | 4 | | 746.85 | 54.10 | 102 | 10.20 | 5.00 |
| Maritime | 2 | | 809.95 | 1057.00 | 1925 | 192.50 | 20.00 |
| Newfoundland | | | 1.10 | .25 | 25 | 2.50 | |
| Totals | 21 | | 8145.15 | 2848.39 | 3446 | 344.60 | 282.50 | | LAKE | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | 26 | 2366 | 3905.05 | 4175.30 | 237 | 23.70 | 36.20 |
| S. Illinois | 23 | 2427 | 2465.65 | 2560.15 | 885 | 88.50 | 251.30 |
| N. Illinois | 21 | 2219 | 2180.90 | 1762.25 | 1860 | 186.00 | 273.50 |
| S. Wisconsin | 41 | 4916 | 4684.90 | | | | |
| N. Wisconsin | 12 | 1271 | 1299.55 | 3312.25 | 2803 | 280.30 | 242.50 |
| N. Michigan | 13 | 1069 | 888.30 | 1265.25 | 1460 | 146.00 | 21.00 |
| W. Michigan | 12 | 834 | 691.40 | 1391.85 | 29 | 2.90 | 115.20 |
| E. Michigan | 19 | 1503 | 1192.60 | 1273.00 | 1676 | 167.60 | 285.00 |
| Totals | 167 | 16605 | 17308.35 | 15740.05 | 8950 | 895.00 | 1224.70 | | SOUTHERN | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | 25 | 1555 | 2666.20 | 2149.10 | 480 | 48.00 | 113.50 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 1495 | 2220.85 | 1709.60 | 476 | 47.60 | 131.00 |
| Alabama | | 1162 | 1174.60 | 1776.60 | 415 | 41.50 | 98.00 |
| Tennessee River | 8 | 879 | 1192.20 | 871.70 | 1230 | 123.00 | 138.50 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 335 | 744.60 | 1051.30 | 850 | 85.00 | 95.10 |
| Totals | 51 | 5426 | 7998.45 | 7558.30 | 3451 | 345.10 | 576.10 | | SOUTHEASTERN | | | | | | | |
| Cumberland | 10 | 1075 | 749.85 | 629.05 | 680 | 68.00 | 83.50 |
| Florida | 7 | 436 | 647.00 | 945.80 | 990 | 99.00 | 100.70 |
| Georgia | 16 | 1825 | 2573.92 | 2698.80 | 1185 | 118.50 | 56.00 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 1893 | 2676.80 | 1917.66 | 2045 | 204.50 | 295.00 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 904 | 2109.60 | 1337.10 | 335 | 33.50 | 32.00 |
| Totals | 58 | 6133 | 8757.17 | 7528.41 | 5235 | 523.50 | 567.20 | | SOUTHWESTERN | | | | | | | |
| S. Texas | 19 | 1957 | 4250.95 | 3112.10 | 2382 | 238.20 | 231.00 |
| N. Texas | 24 | 1966 | 4216.30 | 1080.35 | 872 | 87.20 | 105.60 |
| Oklahoma | 36 | 2691 | 3604.10 | 4548.83 | 2424 | 242.40 | 177.20 |
| Arkansas | 19 | 1946 | 2645.40 | 1570.45 | 912 | 91.20 | 21.50 |
| W. Texas | 18 | 1518 | 1492.80 | 1311.40 | 225 | 22.50 | 271.00 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 548 | 937.35 | 230.00 | 173 | 17.30 | 6.00 |
| Totals | 126 | 10626 | 17146.90 | 11853.13 | 6988 | 698.80 | 812.30 | | NORTHERN | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 27 | 5819 | 11392.75 | 7168.00 | 1582 | 158.20 | 116.60 |
| South Dakota | 20 | 3504 | 5001.15 | 2056.75 | 1875 | 187.50 | 23.00 |
| Iowa | 28 | 3937 | 6081.53 | 2654.90 | 6029 | 602.90 | 342.70 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 5655 | 6108.30 | 7427.62 | 5835 | 583.50 | 834.60 |
| Totals | 105 | 18915 | 28583.73 | 19307.27 | 15321 | 1532.10 | 1316.90 |21 | NORTH PACIFIC | | | | | | | |
| W. Washington | 7 | 869 | $1558.50 | $301.25 | 1450 | $145.00 | $258.40 |
| W. Oregon | 8 | 465 | 734.45 | 215.30 | 760 | 76.00 | 85.50 |
| Upper Columbia | 11 | 1385 | 1603.50 | 1385.40 | 180 | 18.00 | 55.00 |
| S. Idaho | 7 | 809 | 1229.85 | 1307.05 | 305 | 30.50 | 21.00 |
| S. Oregon | | | 537.85 | | 150 | 15.00 | 13.50 |
| Montana | 5 | 465 | 1126.25 | 3760.10 | 110 | 11.00 | 118.50 |
| Totals | 38 | 3993 | 6252.55 | 7506.95 | 2955 | 295.50 | 551.90 | | PACIFIC | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | 1 | 37 | 56.50 | | 550 | 55.00 | 2.00 |
| California | 5 | 393 | 368.35 | 1814.13 | 5829 | 582.90 | 276.10 |
| N. W. California | 2 | 160 | 241.20 | | | | |
| Cen. California | 9 | 545 | 1391.15 | 612.25 | 125 | 12.50 | 7.50 |
| N. California | 11 | 968 | 1873.92 | 985.36 | 415 | 41.50 | 10.00 |
| S. California | 4 | 581 | 698.10 | 2577.00 | 2050 | 205.00 | 146.50 |
| S. E. California | 4 | 263 | 294.35 | | | | |
| Inter-Mountain | 9 | 899 | 1360.90 | 455.70 | 350 | 35.00 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 45 | 3846 | 6032.47 | 6444.44 | 9319 | 931.90 | 447.10 | | WESTERN CANADIAN* | | | | | | | |
| Alberta | 14 | 2933 | 4117.08 | 1757.75 | 604 | 60.40 | 64.00 |
| Manitoba | 8 | 1793 | 2424.80 | 1957.10 | 1050 | 105.00 | 61.50 |
| British Columbia | 4 | 513 | 423.30 | 1213.40 | 480 | 48.00 | 80.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 18 | 2858 | 4541.75 | 5852.10 | 1042 | 104.20 | 101.00 |
| Totals | 44 | 8097 | 11506.93 | 10780.35 | 3176 | 317.60 | 306.50 |
| Foreign and Miscellaneous | | | | | 9958 | 995.80 | 610.10 |
| Mailing List | | | | | 32079 | 3207.90 | 4605.90 | | FOREIGN UNION CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS | | | | | | | |
| British | 22 | 2482 | 1449.19 | 6390.81 | 122998 | 2495.84 | 4101.86 |
| Australasian | 62 | 4073 | 5661.46 | 9653.60 | 55425 | 1944.14 | 2037.28 |
| South African | 12 | 600 | 1228.96 | 779.57 | 1643 | 62.16 | 288.22 |
| India | 5 | 239 | 312.10 | 336.92 | 4104 | 181.12 | |
| Scandinavian | 125 | 16763 | 12137.30 | 11901.73 | 13938 | 911.25 | 29.06 |
| E. German | 63 | 6117 | 2438.48 | 2328.00 | 78541 | 2044.73 | 1720.96 |
| W. German | 59 | 6310 | 2766.90 | 1882.02 | 83052 | 1942.87 | 1882.60 |
| Danube | 16 | 966 | 740.96 | 497.30 | 938 | | 26.69 |
| Gen. European | 57 | 5717 | 2858.50 | 2396.00 | 23936 | 808.44 | 802.95 |
| Latin | 13 | 1545 | 1045.89 | 1115.41 | 6856 | 190.33 | 210.78 |
| South American | 9 | 655 | 1306.96 | 898.40 | | 14.66 | 35.50 |
| Brazilian | 40 | 4706 | 2637.55 | 1809.04 | | | |
| Guatemala | 1 | 94 | 42.00 | | | 15.55 | |
| W. Caribbean | 4 | 161 | 560.50 | | | | |
| Canary Islands | 1 | 120 | 20.92 | 45.31 | | | .40 |
| Hawaiian | 2 | 306 | 655.35 | | 500 | 45.00 | |
| Japan | | | 42.08 | 9.83 | 4243 | 199.46 | 137.53 |
| Porto Rican | 7 | 686 | 868.20 | 442.46 | | | |
| Cuban | 10 | 594 | 1361.00 | 2615.35 | | | 5.15 |
| Philippine | 23 | 1250 | 1438.95 | 270.42 | | | |
| Korean | 45 | | 15.70 | 45.29 | 1398 | 34.95 | 375.31 |
| China | | | 73.60 | | 54009 | 2068.14 | |
| Totals, foreign | 576 | 53974 | 39671.55 | 43417.51 | 451581 | 12985.33 | 1627.60 |
| Totals, N. America | 952 | 106255 | 152361.60 | 127128.51 | 151297 | 15129.70 | 15331.90 |
| Grand Totals | 1528 | 160229 | $192033.15 | $170546.02 | 603878 | $28115.03 | $26959.50 | |
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
1916 |
|---|
| Jan. |
$44,495.65 |
$53,931.97 |
$64,262.88 |
$59,697.52 |
$46,778.58 |
$60,418.25 |
| Feb. |
53,923.57 |
53,525.18 |
62,813.12 |
67,149.45 |
47,943.61 |
74,298.80 |
| March |
73,015.56 |
73,374.99 |
66,640.42 |
75,962.31 |
73,414.23 |
92,431.51 |
| April |
73,548.31 |
73,027.32 |
73,520.45 |
85,585.35 |
78,094.66 |
94,066.35 |
| May |
81,923.78 |
94,166.15 |
101,640.05 |
87,024.10 |
107,987.69 |
106,602.30 |
| June |
135,888.76 |
137,838.38 |
137,373.06 |
153,480.96 |
151,199.10 |
174,415.86 |
| July |
127,256.86 |
156,166.90 |
140,576.24 |
199,116.62 |
170,546.02 |
192,033.15 |
| Aug. |
91,580.64 |
103,165.60 |
111,660.64 |
105,391.65 |
118,773.18 |
|
| Sept. |
86,801.72 |
67,551.70 |
73,732.14 |
74,359.96 |
78,364.70 |
|
| Oct. |
81,367.89 |
70,219.07 |
84,015.90 |
60,357.25 |
76,102.53 |
|
| Nov. |
67,600.00 |
77,424.87 |
73,949.68 |
57,388.95 |
69,660.16 |
|
| Dec. |
58,386.24 |
57,291.01 |
59,749.92 |
57,496.17 |
69,145.88 |
|
| Totals |
$976,218.80 |
$1,017,684.13 |
$1,049,943.46 |
$1,083,110.29 |
$1,088,890.64 |
|
Comparative Summary of American Periodicals
| 1913 |
1914 |
1915¹ |
1913 |
1914 |
1915¹ |
|---|
| Jan.* 177080 |
152971 |
170760 |
July 176772 |
211040 |
150880 |
| Feb. 201659 |
242627 |
134619 |
Aug. 153849 |
171451 |
152273 |
| Mar. 166499 |
224757 |
341095 |
Sept. 127017 |
164860 |
130465 |
| April 152088 |
162027 |
183280 |
Oct. 126557 |
174182 |
123027 |
| May 166465 |
168934 |
158114 |
Nov. 100351 |
142040 |
98174 |
| June 156550 |
189897 |
159635 |
Dec. 99504 |
143190 |
107229 |
| Totals |
|
|
1804391 |
2147976 |
1909515 |
Summary for July, 1916, 151,297; total, 1,075,728. *Book report for two months.