Good government, public order, and trade have made of Palestine again a flourishing state, unparalleled in speed of progress, The increase in population is the first significant index. From 1922 to this day, the population of the entire country increased from 653,851 to 1,357,000 of all classes. This astonishing achievement has been made possible because of the wealth produced by the country being greatly increased.
Large-scale factories and works have been erected, equipped with machinery driven by electrical power. Potash, soap, oils, cement, canned goods and food products of various kinds are produced.
In an economic survey of the country, one learns that the latest form of developing electrical power through harnessing the waters of the Jordan have been applied, as well as by using the Diesel engine. An efficient grid system distributes electricity to every corner of the country. There is large-scale industry in magnesium chloride, magnesium bromide and other chemical deposits of the Dead Sea. Soap, salt and other heavy chemicals are manufactured. Electricity is generated from oil and from hydro-electric plants, with excellent results.
Wthin four years the value of exports rose from £2,227,000 (1931) to £4,983,000 (1935), an increase of 124 per cent, constituting a world record.
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