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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have been posting newspaper articles about
the N&W and Virginian railways in 1909, so to put this time period in
perspective I am reproducing below some 1909 facts and figures that I received
in a recent email, although I cannot attest for any of them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5 face=Script>Gordon Hamilton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=5 face=Script></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><STRONG>The
average life expectancy was 47 years.</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Only 14 percent of
the homes had a bathtub.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Only 8 percent of
the homes had a telephone.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">There were only
8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The maximum speed
limit in most cities was 10 mph.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The tallest
structure in the world was the</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </SPAN><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: teal; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Eiffel
Tower</SPAN></U></B><SPAN> <BR><STRONG>The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per
hour </STRONG>[<EM>This means that an hour's work would only buy an
eleven-mile train ticket even at the 2-cent fare that many legislatures required
as a reduction from the prevailing 3-cent
fare.</EM>]<EM> </EM></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The average worker
made between $200 and $400 per year .</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">A competent
accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,<BR>A dentist $2,500 per year, a
veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about
$5,000 per year.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">More than 95
percent of all births took place at </SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #dd0000; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">HOME</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Ninety percent of
all doctors had </SPAN></B><B><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #c60000; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">NO
COLLEGE EDUCATION!</SPAN></U></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Instead, they
attended so-called medical schools, many of which</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Were condemned in
the press <U>AND </U>the government as 'substandard. '</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Sugar cost four
cents a pound.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Eggs were fourteen
cents a dozen.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Coffee was fifteen
cents a pound.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Most women only
washed their hair once a month, and used</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Borax or egg yolks
for shampoo. <BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR></SPAN><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: teal; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Canada
</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">passed a law that
prohibited poor people from</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
e</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">ntering into their
country for any reason.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Five leading
causes of death were:</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">1. Pneumonia and
influenza <BR>2. Tuberculosis<BR>3. Diarrhea<BR>4. Heart disease <BR>5.
Stroke</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The American flag
had 45 stars.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The population of
<U><SPAN style="COLOR: teal">Las Vegas, Nevada</SPAN></U></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: teal; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">was
only 30!!!!</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Crossword puzzles,
canned beer, and ice tea</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Hadn't been
invented yet.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">There was no
Mother's Day or Father's Day.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Two out of every
10 adults couldn't read or write.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Only 6 percent of
all Americans had graduated from high school.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Heroin, and
morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.
Back then pharmacists said, "<I>Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to
the mind,regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian
of health."</I></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">( Shocking? HUH!
)<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN><BR><FONT size=3><STRONG>Eighteen percent of households
had at least</STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN><STRONG><FONT size=3> o</FONT>ne
full-time servant or domestic help.</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">
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