The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-07
Vol. 10.
MiITo.E3L INDUSTRY.
Ertract from The address qfMe Peansy'vg
MIA .Societu
To the Citizens Of the United States.

To the Citizens Of the United States.
"The Pennsylvania Society for the Pro.
motion of Manufactures and the Mechanic
! arts, beg leave respectfully 10 offer for the
candid reflection of their fellow citizens,
sonie views 81 national policy. on which
there appcarst present To exist differences
OF Cp'nion. Net II ~ believed these views
VIII be motid raronclleable with the inter-
a es's o. evesy section OF the union, and cmi,
nenty calculatea - encourage natIOna
industry aud promote national prosperity.
"lhe objects of this society, il is true.
are more Immediately connected with tho
Interests of manufactures and artists-~thc
mutual dependence, however, of the sources
of national industry upon each other, and
the tendency which an increase of the pros-
perity of one branch naturally has To pro.
mote the welfare Of al, is too evident TO be
denied.
"fhe great extent Of our territory,
and the general fertility of the soil, have
attracted the industry of by far the larger
portion of the nation, above 80 per cent. of
the whole, 10 the pursuits OF agriculture
and it has not been until within these few
years that attention has becnin any consid-
cradle degree directed TO manufactures.
In every well regulated community,
the cultivation of the soil III the best man
ner, must always be subject OF the high
est consideration and whne the attention
of the society has been called 10 view of
the existing state ofthc agriculture OF lhe
! country, il has been led 10 the belief tlat
| the depression of that important interest,
| Which has arisen from the want ofduc pro-
! portion between the consumers and pro-
aucefs, might have been prevented, by
| fostering aud protecting these branch hes OF
manufactures, (which make domestic
market, The best Of markets, for The rude pro-
| duce Of be Soli."
awhile the necessities Of Europe oblig-
! ed her to receive the grain aud flour of tho
middle and western states, the farming IN
| tercst of those states were highly prosper
Gus but these necessities having long
ceased to exist, the ports OF that quarter Of
he globe, tor the last nine years, with the
| exception OF about three months, have
been closed against those important pro-
ductions so that while those states con-
sumo from 10 to l2,G0p, GOO dollars of the
manufactures of Europe, annually, they
| produce scarcely any important article
/ Hhicls viii bcsoceiyeJ in rsturn display
ing more ruinous wOnt of reciprocity IN
| The intercourse between those portions of
! the United States and Europe, than per-
| haps has ever occurred IN the history Of
commerce.
"The whole export Of -four from the u
nitcd States in 1925, to Great Britain and
Ireland, was - ,272 barrels, and to France
l02.
"Of the injury resulting to the nation
from the closing of the European ports n
gainst our bread stuils, some idea may be
formed from the following facts. In The
year 1897, the exports ot flour from the u
nited States was l,419,I9s barrels valued,
according TO the Treasury Returns, at
I,75l ,376. AT ihcclose of the year, the
ports of Great Britain were shut agoinat
our bread stuhs, and have so remained ever
since, except for three months IN 1918.
The export OF the latter year wa. reduced
$40, 600 bbls. and amounted only TO I,l57,-
697 barrels, value Sli ,576,9l7 The ex-
port of 1919, was reduced to 7J0.GOO bar
rels, value S,i,005.2e0. IN the yeur le25,
it was Sl3,J06 barrels, value S4,2I2 l27,
although in that year We exported 1927
barrels 10 South America, from which in
the year 1927, we were excluded Tic
population Of the United States, which. In
1892, WIS about a,2OO,00O, IL now about
~, 5OOOOO Yet tho export Of flour in IL
90, was s2i ,56l barrels, 10000 baIrelg
more than in 1925.
"T'he dmlnutIon Of the export Of Wheat
and Indian Corn, has also been great. The
export ofthose articles in 1890 and 1925,
was as follows.
1900 ls25. Dimi-