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POSTAL  SAVINGS

would  appear  to  be  a  particularly  important  field
for  it  to  cultivate.
Geographic  Distribution  of  Deposits
and  Depositors
Closely  related  to  the  subject  of  the  character
of  the  depositors  is  that  of  their  geographic  distribution. ­
  In  fact,  when  one  says  that  the  bulk
of  the  depositors  are  foreign  born,  names  the
nationalities  that  preponderate,  and  says  there
are  few  negro  depositors,  he  has  to  a  large  extent
answered  the  question  of  their  geographic  distribution, ­
  and  has  said  that  they  come  largely  from
the  cities  of  the  industrial  communities.  A  further ­
  analysis  of  this  situation,  however,  is  justified ­
  by  its  importance.  Table  3  on  pages  68
and  69  and  Map  I  on  page  67  show  the  distribution ­
  by  States.  Briefly  summarized  the  facts  are
as  follows:

Distribution  of  Depositors
Taking  the  country  as  a  whole  there  was  one
depositor  on  June  30,  1916,  to  every  172  of  the
population;  but  the  proportion  of  depositors  to
the  total  population  showed  wide  differences  in
different  sections,  varying  from  one  depositor  to
every  47  of  the  population  in  Nevada  to  one  to
every  5,953  in  South  Carolina.  There  are  10