61. O. P. Austin, “Africa: Present and Future,” Forum (December 1899): 427-41.


Appraisal of Africa’s future as it enters the twentieth century. A map of the continent showing railroad and telegraph lines is printed on page 428. A table at the end of the article provides data on those parts of Africa under colonial rule as well as five independent states. The data include land area, total population, foreign [European] population, population per square mile, and the dollar amount of imports and exports.