The following table, based on the last census, summarizes the area, population, and taxable property of the states and territories of the Louisiana Purchase.

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE IN 1900

STATES AND TERRITORIES	AREA	POPULATION	WEALTH
Arkansas	53,850	1,311,564	$189,999,050
Colorado	103,645	539,700	430,000,000
Indian Territory	31,000	302,060	94,000,000
Iowa	55,475	2,231,853	2,106,615,620
Kansas	81,700	1,740,495	1,021,833,294
Louisiana	45,420	1,381,625	267,723,138
Minnesota	79,205	1,751,394	585,083,328
Missouri	68,735	3,106,665	1,093,091,264
Montana	145,310	243,329	153,441,154
Nebraska	76,840	1,066,300	171,747,593
North Dakota	70,195	319,146	143,000,000
South Dakota	76,850	401,570	172,225,085
Oklahoma	38,830	398,831	150,000,000
Wyoming	97,575	92,531	37,892,303
Total	1,024,630	14,887,063	$6,616,651,829

The Louisiana territory, once ridiculed as for the most part a barren wilderness, now contains as many inhabitants as there were dollars paid to make the purchase.

The figures of the table show that the wealth which is taxed is more than four times the amount of the original purchase money. More than this, the splendid courage and energy shown in the development of the territory, and the quality of the citizens whom its opportunities have added to our country, represent a value which is beyond price.