WHAT WAR COSTS.
o " UNCLE SAM'S " LITTLE BILL. Now that the figures relating to the expenditure of the United States in the late conflict with Spain are to hand, the most patriotic American will realise that war is a costly luxury. During many months it cost the United States three guineas for every " tick of the clock," and every revolution of the hour hand found the country nearly ,C 107,000 the poorer. Roughly, it cost America as much to wreak her vengeance on Spain as it costs the British Government to rule the Empire. More exactly, the war absorbed money (to say nothing of blood) at the rate of £100,01)0,000 a year, or as much gold as her entire army could carry with comfort, or as would outweigh an army of 10,-ISO men. Sonic of the items of this stupendous bill ure full of interest. For instance, every time a 13m gun was discharged £500 vanished in smoke, wliile to lire the smaller { guns cost from .C-10 to .C'JOO a shot.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8413, 12 January 1899, Page 4
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