Growth of the United States by Dudley Marvin Canright

California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Dec 17, 1874

Growth of the United States.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

THE following is from the Phrenological Journal, Nov. 1874.

“Postal Statistics.”

“THE growth of our postal system is simply an index to the growth of other interests. In 1790 the number of post-offices in the United States was 75, the length of post-roads in miles was 1,875 miles, the postal revenues amounted to $37,935 and the expenditures to $32,140. That was the day of small things in our postal system. . . .

“In 1873 the number of post-offices was 33,244, the length of the post-roads was 256,210 miles, the postal revenues were $22,996,741.57, and the expenditures were $29,084,945.67.”

This item alone indicates the rapid growth of our government since it was first noticed in prophecy. Truly could John describe it as “coming up.” Rev. 13 : 11. No other nation has grown so rapidly.

D. M. C.