Colporteurs’ Summary for May, 1914
| UNIONS |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
BOOKS—VALUE 1914 |
BOOKS—VALUE 1913 |
NO. COP. |
PERIODICALS—VALUE 1914 |
PERIODICALS—VALUE 1913 |
|---|
| ATLANTIC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Maine |
3 |
106 |
$74.05 |
$42.00 |
1165 |
$116.50 |
$95.50 |
| N. New England |
8 |
388 |
449.15 |
450.85 |
716 |
71.60 |
49.60 |
| Massachusetts |
11 |
291 |
253.15 |
194.25 |
2791 |
279.10 |
346.90 |
| S. New England |
6 |
327 |
366.00 |
428.50 |
1206 |
120.60 |
266.50 |
| New York |
12 |
554 |
702.50 |
1421.33 |
886 |
88.60 |
162.50 |
| W. New York |
7 |
317 |
165.25 |
400.75 |
425 |
42.50 |
236.20 |
| Gr. New York |
10 |
503 |
382.40 |
562.55 |
5878 |
587.80 |
344.00 |
| Totals |
57 |
2486 |
2392.50 |
3500.23 |
13067 |
1306.70 |
1501.20 |
| COLUMBIA | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | 22 | 2044 | 1643.60 | 1506.37 | 4904 | 490.40 | 671.20 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 466 | 497.60 | 213.50 | 227 | 22.70 | 36.70 |
| Virginia | 8 | 226 | 630.60 | 239.00 | 1025 | 102.50 | 220.10 |
| Chesapeake | 9 | 934 | 1288.95 | 295.50 | 1215 | 121.50 | 170.60 |
| E. Pennsylvania | 13 | 976 | 814.70 | 646.20 | 1239 | 123.90 | 531.80 |
| W. Pennsylvania | 6 | 233 | 317.37 | 275.35 | 1707 | 170.70 | 221.50 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 525 | 514.40 | 64.95 | 2597 | 259.70 | 286.80 |
| Dist. of Columbia | .. | .... | .... | 546.90 | 953 | 95.30 | 192.40 |
| Totals | 68 | 5404 | 5707.22 | 3787.77 | 13867 | 1386.70 | 2331.10 | | LAKE | | | | | | | |
| E. Michigan | 8 | 643 | 561.05 | 970.00 | 2854 | 285.40 | 222.50 |
| W. Michigan | 11 | 1028 | 849.80 | 747.60 | 1462 | 146.20 | 52.90 |
| N. Michigan | 7 | 631 | 367.85 | 442.35 | 510 | 51.00 | 50.00 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 482 | 460.40 | 782.25 | 1410 | 141.00 | 235.80 |
| N. Illinois | 15 | 526 | 574.23 | 761.70 | 3416 | 341.60 | 520.50 |
| S. Illinois | 23 | 2596 | 3207.15 | 3773.45 | 564 | 56.40 | 77.30 |
| Indiana | 18 | 1293 | 1257.40 | 732.10 | 1853 | 185.30 | 140.70 |
| Totals | 89 | 7199 | 7277.88 | 8209.45 | 12069 | 1206.90 | 1299.70 | | EASTERN CANADIAN | | | | | | | |
| Ontario | .. | .... | ...... | 329.15 | 4517 | 451.70 | 455.60 |
| Quebec | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | 894 | 89.40 | 10.10 |
| Maritime | .. | .... | ...... | 680.80 | 985 | 98.50 | 23.70 |
| Newfoundland | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | 80 | 8.00 | 12.00 |
| Totals | .. | .... | ...... | 1009.95 | 6476 | 647.60 | 501.40 | | SOUTHERN | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | 10 | 870 | 967.00 | 851.95 | 875 | 87.50 | 107.70 |
| Alabama | 20 | 1673 | 2056.05 | 788.55 | 902 | 90.20 | 193.40 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 1146 | 1653.35 | 809.75 | 660 | 66.00 | 91.50 |
| Mississippi | 17 | 2503 | 4999.05 | 1346.30 | 930 | 93.00 | 65.10 |
| Tennessee River | 6 | 1071 | 1026.65 | 1476.85 | 1860 | 186.00 | 212.90 |
| Totals | 65 | 7263 | 10702.10 | 5273.40 | 5227 | 522.70 | 670.60 | | SOUTHEASTERN | | | | | | | |
| Cumberland | 10 | 1526 | 948.50 | 787.98 | 1735 | 173.50 | 136.00 |
| Georgia | 13 | 1322 | 1172.95 | 1177.75 | 1305 | 130.50 | 177.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 1813 | 2297.85 | 1157.35 | 945 | 94.50 | 183.50 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 1639 | 1522.15 | 721.75 | 925 | 92.50 | 212.00 |
| Florida | 11 | 962 | 1309.30 | 443.05 | 883 | 88.30 | 59.00 |
| Totals | 65 | 7262 | 7250.75 | 4287.88 | 5793 | 579.30 | 767.50 | | SOUTHWESTERN | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | 21 | 1762 | 2149.50 | 1758.10 | 300 | 30.00 | 69.60 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 2250 | 3774.90 | 6422.59 | 1592 | 159.20 | 74.10 |
| W. Texas | 5 | 217 | 236.40 | 1491.15 | 125 | 12.50 | 5.00 |
| S. Texas | 16 | 992 | 1477.50 | 3327.20 | 890 | 89.00 | 22.20 |
| N. Texas | 27 | 2257 | 3581.90 | 8878.10 | 1409 | 140.90 | 103.10 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 913 | 983.80 | 946.55 | 220 | 22.00 | 96.50 |
| Totals | 102 | 8391 | 12204.00 | 22823.69 | 4536 | 453.60 | 370.50 | | CENTRAL | | | | | | | |
| N. Missouri | 4 | 499 | 715.05 | 946.55 | 302 | 30.20 | 122.90 |
| S. Missouri | 20 | 969 | 1134.55 | 640.09 | 1050 | 105.00 | 91.20 |
| E. Colorado | 4 | 478 | 923.00 | 857.75 | 4355 | 435.50 | 113.10 |
| W. Colorado | 2 | 89 | 101.60 | ...... | 362 | 36.20 | 23.50 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 945 | 1149.20 | 847.85 | 2140 | 214.00 | 97.30 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 326 | 218.75 | 498.30 | 275 | 27.50 | 39.10 |
| E. Kansas | .. | .... | ...... | 1060.10 | 214 | 21.40 | 155.90 |
| W. Kansas | 8 | 855 | 782.50 | 1255.05 | 1040 | 104.00 | 120.40 |
| Totals | 54 | 4161 | 5024.65 | 6105.69 | 9738 | 973.80 | 763.40 | | NORTHERN | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | .. | .... | ...... | 265.20 | 5013 | 501.30 | 551.40 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 573 | 898.45 | 1452.85 | 4565 | 456.50 | 500.30 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 381 | 690.25 | 793.95 | 306 | 30.60 | 18.00 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 218 | 584.65 | 494.45 | 372 | 37.20 | 172.30 |
| Totals | 17 | 1172 | 2173.35 | 3006.45 | 10256 | 1025.60 | 1242.00 |21 | UNIONS |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
BOOKS—VALUE 1914 |
BOOKS—VALUE 1913 |
NO. COP. |
PERIODICALS—VALUE 1914 |
PERIODICALS—VALUE 1913 |
|---|
| PACIFIC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| California |
4 |
477 |
$345.10 |
$55.45 |
2983 |
$298.30 |
$541.00 |
| N. California |
7 |
973 |
2236.80 |
163.20 |
2770 |
277.00 |
57.10 |
| Cen. California |
2 |
214 |
300.55 |
717.15 |
1006 |
100.60 |
60.50 |
| S. California |
6 |
639 |
688.75 |
1115.40 |
1950 |
195.00 |
443.10 |
| Arizona |
2 |
253 |
179.50 |
1280.05 |
50 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
| Utah |
.. |
.... |
...... |
639.00 |
15 |
1.50 |
40.50 |
| Totals |
21 |
2556 |
3750.70 |
3970.25 |
8774 |
877.40 |
1149.20 |
| NORTH PACIFIC | | | | | | | |
| W. Washington | 9 | 451 | 683.90 | 248.35 | 3970 | 397.00 | 351.40 |
| Upper Columbia | 9 | 393 | 670.05 | 1508.80 | 2040 | 204.00 | 100.10 |
| W. Oregon | .. | .... | ...... | 764.85 | 2300 | 230.00 | 539.70 |
| S. Oregon | .. | .... | ...... | 278.75 | 730 | 73.00 | 235.50 |
| S. Idaho | 6 | 253 | 276.75 | 346.55 | 526 | 52.60 | 70.30 |
| Montana | .. | .... | ...... | 684.45 | 944 | 94.40 | 172.80 |
| Totals | 24 | 1097 | 1630.70 | 3831.75 | 10510 | 1051.00 | 1469.80 | | WEST CANADIAN | | | | | | | |
| Alberta | 7 | 435 | 441.75 | 959.00 | 2980 | 298.00 | 67.50 |
| Manitoba | 6 | 126 | 193.85 | 1833.85 | 2005 | 200.50 | 80.00 |
| British Columbia | 5 | 374 | 446.50 | 509.35 | 7455 | 745.50 | 79.00 |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 1694 | 2744.15 | 1712.00 | 1922 | 192.20 | 140.50 |
| Totals | 26 | 2629 | 3826.25 | 5014.20 | 14362 | 1436.20 | 367.00 |
| Foreign and miscellaneous | | | | | 16010 | 1601.00 | 1306.00 |
| Subscription list | | | | | 38249 | 3824.90 | 2907.10 | | FOREIGN UNION CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS | | | | | | | |
| British | 47 | 3237 | 1573.56 | 1326.40 | 118143 | 2397.32 | 3074.51 |
| Australasian | .. | .... | ...... | 6055.19 | .... | ...... | 1904.79 |
| South African | 10 | 820 | 1146.28 | 893.56 | .... | ...... | 44.16 |
| Indian | 24 | 3373 | 521.27 | 415.74 | .... | ...... | ...... |
| Scandinavian | 73 | 8262 | 4243.17 | 4861.64 | 4497 | 255.98 | 581.30 |
| E. German | 99 | 10028 | 2753.77 | 6332.02 | 61863 | 1582.11 | 8293.31 |
| W. German | 106 | 9883 | 2784.58 | | 70804 | 1912.11 | |
| Danube | 42 | 4047 | 1180.23 | 389.40 | 4475 | ...... | 32.93 |
| Cen. European | 103 | 11338 | 3715.86 | 3638.41 | 22352 | 726.17 | 851.05 |
| Russian | 17 | .... | 1215.62 | 127.28 | .... | 69.95 | 34.34 |
| Siberian | .. | .... | ...... | 79.60 | .... | ...... | 1.50 |
| Latin | 17 | 2260 | 1551.47 | 890.64 | 7851 | 255.81 | 129.10 |
| Porto Rico | 6 | .... | 588.81 | 308.00 | .... | 400.26 | 238.12 |
| Cuba | 6 | 454 | 908.80 | 801.50 | 804 | 65.93 | ...... |
| Levant | .. | .... | ...... | 95.80 | .... | ...... | ...... |
| Korean | 17 | .... | 18.59 | 13.51 | 6168 | 154.20 | 74.92 |
| South American | 17 | 1071 | 1297.95 | 2728.81 | .... | 198.26 | 233.77 |
| Japan | 3 | 413 | .55 | 7.63 | 648 | 26.85 | 18.30 |
| Brazil | 23 | 2228 | 1266.40 | 1200.02 | .... | ...... | ...... |
| Philippine Islands | .. | .... | 246.89 | 754.15 | .... | ...... | 35.60 |
| Canary Islands | 1 | 107 | 70.20 | ...... | 272 | 4.95 | ...... |
| Totals, foreign | 611 | 57521 | 25084.00 | 30819.30 | 297877 | 8049.90 | 15547.70 |
| Totals, N. Am. | 588 | 49620 | 61940.10 | 70820.71 | 168934 | 16893.40 | 16646.50 |
| Grand totals | 1199 | 107141 | $87024.10 | $101640.01 | 466820 | $24943.30 | $32194.20 | |
1909 |
1910 |
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
|---|
| Jan. .... |
$40,677.06 |
$42,532.23 |
$44,495.65 |
$53,931.97 |
$64,262.88 |
$59,697.52 |
| Feb. .... |
48,748.21 |
50,990.34 |
53,923.57 |
53,525.18 |
62,813.12 |
67,149.45 |
| March ... |
52,703.85 |
55,711.55 |
73,015.56 |
73,374.99 |
66,640.42 |
75,962.31 |
| April ... |
55,109.54 |
64,042.39 |
73,548.31 |
73,027.32 |
73,520.45 |
85,685.35 |
| May .... |
82,971.94 |
86,333.58 |
81,023.78 |
94,166.15 |
101,640.01 |
87024.10 |
| June ... |
124,412.34 |
112,606.05 |
135,888.76 |
137,838.38 |
139,217.06 |
|
| July ... |
95,445.21 |
103,919.12 |
127,256.86 |
156,166.90 |
140,576.74 |
|
| Aug. .... |
71,652.97 |
91,145.11 |
91,810.46 |
103,165.69 |
111,660.64 |
|
| Sept. ... |
55,625.41 |
66,523.65 |
86,001.72 |
67,551.70 |
73,732.12 |
|
| Oct. .... |
52,669.93 |
62,461.13 |
81,367.89 |
70,219.07 |
84,013.90 |
|
| Nov. .... |
49,064.99 |
58,211.68 |
67,600.00 |
77,424.87 |
73,949.68 |
|
| Dec. .... |
45,759.73 |
54,663.93 |
58,386.24 |
57,291.91 |
59,739.92 |
|
| Totals |
$775,741.18 |
$849,140.76 |
$976,218.89 |
$1,017,684.13 |
$1,051,766.94 |
|
Comparative Summary of American Periodicals
|
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
|
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
|---|
| Jan.1 |
122202 |
121666 |
177980 |
152971 |
Aug. |
215773 |
183119 |
153849 |
|
| Feb. |
99234 |
144257 |
201659 |
242627 |
Sept. |
135179 |
173077 |
127017 |
|
| March |
244003 |
207529 |
166499 |
224757 |
Oct. |
164537 |
587830 |
126562 |
|
| April |
192757 |
189498 |
152088 |
162027 |
Nov. |
110326 |
108755 |
100351 |
|
| May |
141204 |
162220 |
166465 |
168934 |
Dec. |
98541 |
111199 |
99504 |
|
| June |
145025 |
163120 |
156550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| July |
197582 |
191937 |
176772 |
|
T’ls |
1866363 |
2344207 |
1804396 |
|
No reports received from the East Oregon and West Caribbean Conferences and from the Nevada, Mexican, East Caribbean, and China missions.