Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-15

i, gshesd,, and the profits ffom tha fnonoPoS -
tlaf qnsnuty at about Sl4DODO.
/, Parma The American Tobacco Is employer ~
making what is there called the hrst class oil saui'
aud the consumption "f American tobacco nay DC
estimated at l30 bogsheads. In is34 the h9se. ~
inent ohioed gfoss amount oil apou' 2ioo's'V
from al qualities nf tobacco
la NAMES T. - fimed out; the consumption ol
4 merican tobacco may be estimated 1T ABOUT sVo
lagsheads. panty snuggied. and tile revenue ne
,isrd therelfom through the Fam at about s'oo'-
600.
As respects Germany, would, frs Of all. men
lion thai II is divided INTO over thny independent
Governments. see memorandum at bottom "i topd0
90 fepofi y all Of which have TO be cnnclllaed aud
rendered favorable 10 MIR views. visited an thei
Governments except Austria. And as rc-pecis tie
measures which, iound II necessary 10 pursue du-
tinp NV lac mission 10 Germany, haye prepared
detailed statement Of Them, whirh s1anld he very
bppy 10 communicate TO the Convention. nut as II
cnnains many lhiggs which. II made public. ml2hl
irlufe efforts ia Ger any, would respectfully
request lliat the Contention should appoint com
mlilee TO whom | could submit the said detailed
report.
/ will however now make short remark respcc-
ting Germany In the Austrian domlnIons ("Ith the
exception Of Hungary Rege is established.
The consumption Of American tobacco may be
estimated II about 4 600 hogshcads, which IS partly
,mported ITO Trieste direct from the United States,
bn the greatest proportion IS obtained from the en-
tfrpnfs Of / Holland aud the iitnse Towns. As my
late mission did not extend to Austria | have no
Cortec data from which could tofm an idea
of the nrufis derived 10 the Government through the
2eeic but there Is no doubt Of their beng very
considerable.
Ia the rest Of Germany, where a large proportion
Of our tobacco Is consumed, The revenue derived
from the same my be estimated AT about 81 ,2Oo,-
600.
As resnfc.s our tobacco trade with Germany IN
general. aad The afeuments have used Mr.. P,esi-
dent In defea,e OF the rgls Of tie tobacco planters
Of rur county 10 mste liberal course OF policy on
the pan OF great maJafy OF The various States II
Germany. beg leave 10 refer The members OF tins
Convention 10 my report Of lie 3lst August, 1899,
which viii soon be published. by order of the
lrct committee oil tic House on the tobacco
ifaie.
Respecting our commerce in general with Europe,
vii merely mention that, on examining tie state
mcnt already referred TO- II will be seen Iha the
verage inspirations the United States from the
various countries OF Europe from II Orfohef. 1856,
10 Bob Septembrr 1898. amounted Ia S07 25l .334.
Of which $40 GS1 SOY equal 10 ID per cent, on the
total aYcuge Inporatons, were admitted free OF dn
II; aud rs explorations 10 the same countries
DUNG the sane period amounted to $40. POI $50,
wall be seen that we hav" admitted from Europe,
free Of d.ty, an amount Of Its produce more than
equal 10 one half Of the ex4orrs Of our domestic
produce the same countries. The averaged.
mount imported into ills country from Europe.
subject 10 dnty, was $50 597.477, aud the total
average amount Of duty obfalocd by the Amerl-
can Government for the Two years ending 31,t De
cembcr 1898 was $l6sG6,0I7; this WAS obaiued by
the mponafinns lrom all parts OF The world; aud as
a large portion Of the articles coming from Europe
we've ADMITTED nee uf duty tiuk il may safely be
estimated that the revenue 10 The United States
nom the nponatlous from Europe may be consider
ed equal To about 8 o coo 600 that, ii tins rerc-
nue. should be equaz Il on the total mportatlons
from Europe say $97, PSI ,:}34 II uld amount 10
about 10 per cent whist Europe obtains over $40
900 revenue from 100 600 hogsheats Of oar To-
b,cen; Tor by what have already NJ d. hink have
successfully shown tn At really does levy that ruar-
nous 49,, costs ~ -" :. '-ates % a.
bont S7,00O,00o Tins may be both lheralny aad rc.
eproci'y the European aceepia'on f III s. words
bur was brought up the old-tashIoned Amer can
schnn whcfe were taught 10 understand" ords ac-
clrlnI the strlcl sense 10 b. convey ed,&
II appears M that this hind oi beralIy Is ali on
one SIDE aud Tor the RECIPROCITY, cannot make 1t
out.
b rfo,c finishing will make one other obscrva-
unn. Tins, gentlemen, is 10 party question, bur
one on which all parties will unite. The obtaining
repeal of Tie mouopolies. aud dimin luton IN the
enormous duties which bear heavily onour tobacco
IN Eufope,mc questions IN which the whole interests
al The American Union concerned. IL IS the IN
rfest OF onr merchant that there should be great
aud increasing consumption OF our produce in Eu-
rope, one among the many other inevitable
sequences and advantages arising from II would be
the bringing oil the exchanges down IN our lavnr. l.
is also the interest OF shp-owners Tor the greater
the consumption is IN Europe, The greater would be
~ qnantuy they would have whelcmuh 10 load
Ihen vessels; and, gentlemen, ! presume 1t would
req ne no Solomon TO tell YOU that II would clearly
be ior your But it's also the interest 4
The oouon planters, for you cannot sell your 10.
bar co you " III have to plant cotton.
NorE-In the foregoing calculations the hog sead of
baccols considered weighing 200 lbs. American The
weights and curfencles enoned those OF the United
States.