The total population of the Dependencies in 1910, according to the Census Office, was 9,774,013, giving a population of the United States and its possessions in 1910 of 101,748,269. The estimated population of the Dependencies in 1917 was 10,482,976. POPULATION OF CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF OVER 50,000 INHABITANTS. ACCORDING TO CENSUS ESTIMATES AS OF JULY 1, 1910, AND JULY 1, 1916. Gross Loans and *Individual Specie and Le gal Tenders. 7,907,460,818 6,168,555,526 5,761,338,731 899,163,374 869,098,737 7,674,204,631 5,659,109,827 5,536,042,281 862,794,197 7,259,570,526 5,450,644,385 5,304,788,306 816,070,660 7,055,771,246 5,148,787,594 5,120,442,963 804,860,734 4,840,367,677 4,720,284,640 844,759,516 5,709,489,977 4,585,337,094 4,176,873,717 660,784,736 6,030,119,285 4,366,045,295 4,289,773,899 634,550,158 4,016,735,497 3,989,522,834 622,092,079 3,772,638,941 3,707,706,530 642,130,784 4,503,734,292 3,425,085,581 3,176,201,572 520,615,778 4,455,615,710 3,303,148,091 3,152,878,796 532,591,770 4,243,782,067 3,038,255,447 2,989,417,965 520,770,856 Date. 1916-Dec. 27.... 7,584 1915-Nov. 10.... 7,619 1914-Sep. 12.... 7,538 1913-Aug. 9.... 7,488 1912-Nov. 26.... 7,420 1911-Dec. 5.... 7,328 1910-Nov. 10.... 7,204 1909-Nov. 16.... 7,006 1908-Nov. 27.... 6,865 1907-Dec. 3.... 6,625 1906-Nov. 12.... 6,199 1905-Nov. 9.... 5,757 1904-Nov. 10.... 5,412 1903-Nov. 17.... 5,042 1902-Nov. 25.... 4,601 1901-Dec. 10.... 4,221 The Insurance Almanac is indebted to Assistant Manager W. J. Gilpin of the New York Clearing House for the returns of 1915. *Since September 2, 1915, "Demand Deposits." TELEGRAPH RATES. Western Union Telegraph Company Rates. NIGHT LETTERS of 50 words or less, address and signature free, filed up to 2 A.M, are transmitted during the night and delivered the next morning at the same rate as that shown for "Day telegrams of 10 words." DAY LETTERS of 50 words or less, address and signature free, filed at any hour during the day, are transmitted and delivered subject to the priority of Day telegrams. Rates for Day Letters are one-half higher than rates for Night Letters. Words above 50 in Night Letters or Day Letters are one-fifth the 50-word rate for each additional 10 or fraction of 10 words. These rates are from New York City. The address and signature are included in the chargeable matter and the length of words is limited to 15 letters. When a word is composed of more than 15 letters every additional 15 or the fraction of 15 letters will be counted as a word. Special rates for deferred, cable letter and week-end cablegrams. Avoidupois Weight (short ton)-27 11-32 grains equal i dram; 16 drams equal i ounce; 16 ounces equal 1 pound; 25 pounds equal 1 quarter; 4 quarters equal i hundredweight; 20 hundredweight equals 1 ton. Avoirdupois Weight (long ton)-27 11-32 grains equal I dram; 16 drams equal 1 ounce; 16 ounces equal 1 pound; 112 pounds equal 1 hundredweight; 20 hundredweight equal i ton. Apothecaries' Weight-20 grains equal 1 scruple; 3 scruples equal i dram; 8 drams equal 1 ounce; 12 ounces equal 1 pound. Troy Weight-24 grains equal 1 pennyweight; 20 pennyweights equal 1 ounce; 12 ounces equal i pound. Circular Measure-60 seconds equal 1 minute; 60 minutes equal 1 degree; 30 degrees equal 1 sign; 12 signs equal 1 circle or circumference. Cubic Measure-1,728 cubic inches equal 1 cubic foot; 27 cubic feet equal 1 cubic yard. Dry Measure-1,728 cubic inches equal 1 cubic foot; 27 cubic feet equal 1 cubic yard. Dry Measure-2 pints equal 1 quart; 8 quarts equal 1 peck; 4 pecks equal bushel. Liquid Measure-4 gills equal 1 pint; 2 pints equal 1 quart; 4 quarts equal 1 gallon; 311⁄2 gallons equal barrel; 2 barrels equal hogshead. Long Measure-12 inches equal 1 foot; 3 feet equal 1 yard; 5% yards equal i rod or pole; 40 rods equal 1 furlong; 8 furlongs equal i statute mile (1,760 yards or 5,280 feet); 3 miles equal i league. Mariner's Measure-6 feet equal 1 fathom; 120 fathoms equal cable length; 7% cable lengths equal 1 mile; 5,280 feet equal statute mile; 6,085 feet equal 1 nautical mile. Paper Measure-24 sheets equal quire; 20 quires equal I ream (480 sheets); 2 reams equal bundle; 5 bundles equal i bale. Square Measure-144 square inches equal 1 square foot; 9 square feet equal 1 square yard; 30 square yards equal 1 square rod or perch; 40 square rods equal 1 rood; 4 roods equal acre; 640 acres equal 1 square mile; 36 square miles (6 miles square) equal i township. Time Measure-60 seconds equal 1 minute; 60 minutes equal 1 hour; 24 hours equal I day; 7 days equal 1 week; 365 days equal 1 year, 366 days equal i leap year. NON-RESIDENT AGENTS HAWAII. Fire insurance can be placed in Hawaii only by resident agents. UTAH. Utah law makes it unlawful for any person, company or corporation to transact any insurance business without first having obtained a license. There would be, however, nothing illegal for a non-resident agent to place fire insurance, provided that his company was authorized to do business in the State, and the agent himself also. Section 21 of the insurance law follows: "The insurance commissioner may issue a license to any regularly licensed fire insurance agent of this State, subject to revocation at any time, permitting the person named therein to procure policies of insurance on risks located in this State for companies not authorized to transact business in this State, and for such license the commissioner of insurance shall collect a fee of fifty dollars for each such license and renewal thereof, and each such license and renewal shall expire on the first day of March unless revoked sooner. "Before the person named in such license shall procure any insurance in such company he shall in every case execute and file with the commissioner of insurance an affidavit that he is unable to procure, for a specified person, firm or corporation, in a majority of the companies authorized to do business in this State, the amount of insurance necessary." 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