Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09
Years. Imported. Produced.
Total.
. Estimated.

From this that the whole supply of coal furnished TO
meet the demands Of the consumers had reached in 1887 the
quantity of l,03926 tons. The Compromise bill of 1882
had then become fairly operative, and lis effects being
and ie!t from year year. the consequence Of
which was that in s42 five year; afterwards, the whole
quantity furnished 10 supply the wants of the greatly ncreas
ed population scarcely than it had been rst and
less of course per head From that year forwards
rapid change and in five years find 1t exceeding
three millions with every TO suppose that in the pre-
year it would attain four millions. Instead of this
that Spreading among the prosperous producers of
coal and Of food because OF the want of market
for the products heir labor, and The home supply likely
scarcely to exceed that OF last year. while the foreign supply
is not increased, tcase Of tie inability TO Pug Jr it, The
capital and the labor that have been employed
would have given almost four millions, whereas it will yield
but little three and thus the comforts Of the people
diminished by the working of he present system the
of some hundreds thousands of COAL with the absolute
tanty THAT the effect viii be produced year still
greater extent Had the tariff of 1912 remained untouched,
four millions and hall Of tons of coal would have been needed
in 1919, whereas is unlikely that the demand will
coed three mou and all the foreign coal to take the place
Of the remaining million will probably exced hundred
and fifty housan TONS The convenience and comfort 81 the
community thgeore diminished, by adopted
der the mistaken idea that the farmer and planter to
grow rich by Substituting the nomiaaRg cheap commodities
produced abroad Tor the reilly cheap produced at home.
If we LOOK the cotton trade shall find tie results
We close old mills aud prevent the building of dozens Of
Ones each OF which would produce million of yards
cloth, and thus diminish the supply OF clothing 10 the
tent OF thirty, forty fifty millions of yards to supply the
place of which import extra haidozen millions, the
payment for whcl exhausts resources and the import be-
diminished because OF inability pay for this
small quantity.
We close furnaces and rolling mills and pre-
vent the building of furnaces and mills that would produce
iron by hundreds thousands tons and supply the place
OF these hundreds Of thousands import OF thousands,
the payment of which exhausts the land and owners and
the power Of consumption dminsaes when would increase
al constantly eraing rate this policy OF the nation
that would all the ard the planter in thei. efforts
educe loon and the anvil aud take their places
Ivy the side Of the plough aud the harrow
Were tho farmer offered plough, he would inquire IL
il would nsbe him do less work in the time
and he found it would DO less lie would decline take it.
We're be advised TO change his Of cultivation, he would
desire 10 know IL the would yield less food
cotton the labor, and il nc found would
I've less he would adhere the old Let him weigh the
systems Of SIC and $40 in the maune and il he find
that the latter enables him obtain food clothing, and
fuel than he had before lei him adhere il hut il he find
that under The power OF consuming ol and clothing and
coal has diminished, and that The market gutted with the
quantity that in the preceding year readily absorbed
let him determine TO have nothing do with il. Let him.
after having satisfied himself that such have been and such
continue he the results determine unite with his friends
and neghbos in The endeavo the adoption OF the
required enable the OF looms and
wis to aud take their places by The side Of the plough
and the harrow.