CHAPTER I.
MATERIAL RESOURCES OF THE NATION Sec.1.

Politico-economic problems.Sec.2.American economic problems in the past.Sec.3.

Present-day problems: main subjects.Sec.4.

Attempts to summarize the nation's wealth.Sec.5.Average wealth and the problem of distribution.Sec.6.Changes in the price-standard.

Sec.7.A sum of capital, not of wealth.Sec.8.Sources of food supply.Sec.9.The sources of heat, light, and power.Sec.10.Transportation agencies.Sec.11.