Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-20
From the New York Sun.
THE COMMERCIAL STRENGTH OF RUS

r., II
SlA
The las, number Of Hunts Merchants Maga-
zine contains an article upon this SUBJECT which
deyeopes the amazing power Of Russia, and
l,om which we publish bre abstract that Will
he found highly interesting. II shows that there
i abun,ant reason for tie jeaIousies existing IN
othet parts Of Europe against that great ana
growing nation.
The entire Russian empire is nearly twice and
half times as large as all Europe--I,s population
3 abou, one fourth Of that OF Europe though lis
A.,a,,c ooase4sions contribute bu about one sixth
Of who . population. ot the whole extent Of
o( oysr Two billions of acrss, less than one sixth
the soil is nnder Improvement The mines
! are great source OF wealth the annual produce
heinz estimated IN 1885 to be thirty, eight mil
| hons oil dollars.
In manufactures Russia has rapidly advanced
snes their tir5 establishment by Peter hs
Great. From the'retulns Of ISIS II Is lound
that OF linen nine millions Of yards are annual
" produce; Of wool.u cloths Of all kinds, about
| 60n. 900 wards; Of cotton 100000 Of yards;
ol silk 10 the vaIue OF 100000 OF Pfuss'an
dollafs. Of leather three and and half millions
Of the sane CON; Of potash, 2,0On,000 pounds
OF soap, S0,000,000 pounds; and oil 'aao" 10
5000, 900 Of pounds are annually used by me
candle manufactures, Thirty NINE millions OF
hound, Of sugar are annually teiucd-and, The
various dlsiilrtos IN the empire employ over Sc
ven hundred thousand workmen.
In 1884 he total value OF hussian exports
was sbOl33,75s, and OF imports. S53,652,-
56s. la 1892 1920 vessels entered, and
572l vessels left the Russian potts. Eng
land d,aws oil one hlf and the United Sta'ss,
one .twel,h Of the exports The amount re-
al,zed by the government from duties on both
exports and imports, Is about - per cent OF Inc
whole value, OF IN ls3A about fourteen nlhiIohs
oC dollars. or the ARTICLES oil import, sueat
forms one sixth Of the whole lnportai'on col
fec, one thirty sixth cotton, one snh eo'9nng
,tuii., one tcLlh; silE goods, one twtnue'h
wooens one thnttlh, wtae one t"ente'hi lea'
one lorueh and tobacco, one hundftth' VI eA'
pott, flax and hemp make one ihlTd oil the whole
,allow one sixth; com aud meal about one SKIN
bdstes, hdss and 5eah I, one twentieth.
We're We so Disposed, pIleous tale might be
told Of tho ridiculous nnpolcy Of the popular pro
nct,ye sys,e,r. a, exhibited IL Russia Tor II
no country is ihl, su luty developed: II Is JON
ed, we admit, wl.n lae most ,tehenio6 despo's'
and The most rr8e monopoly ever invented .
man. 70, more than enough OF evil exists, "h'cI
NAV Be laid directly Of the loot OF system u
country where for every dollar admitted to II
ootts one. third acctues to the government bu
our oily object, st present IS to present Icy
f,cls Glowing the tremendous commercial p'We
Of Russia ,s; in its infancy and growing N dt
snis Of al the chains with VITA which the proiec
i've system bnds the energies OF The country
For. i 50 happens, that while We can plainly se
how much more rapid mlg1i have been ana SUI
G. be Inc course. under more favorable laws II II
D. ,onallv true tina, within the last century NJ
at rides have been like the gants OF iMry !
ny osrd. Russia, in the east, and America IN U
". ssst. seem destined to be the nations Tor Inc =
Of ,ure and Their only bu! glorious dtietence IN u
be nast seem, to be, that while IN America prosper
to has made happy the PEorLE, IN Russia
he ~ adJed 10 The wealth and power Of the ma
ed LII, and flung new letters on the souls ana %
a es Of the slaves.
nd From the few facts We have presented may
IN naaiaed the great and yet infant rivals OF In
icy land IN the councils OF Europe.