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TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH ., 1882.

., ,,, o,n, ra,,r, made within few days past by the
Directors OF the Phiaje ha Board OF trade the o""ne
interesting passages occnrn regard 10 Inc oec' ae oe
tween that port and Europe shows that direct TRACE no'
merely sounds well in theory, but works well IN pfacuce
Fran the facts stated by the Board il s rendered certain
that PHILADELPHIA about make one oil those Astounding
leaps n wealth and population from the effect OF her dres
ssm line 10 Europe which have been made BY New fo!H
md Boston her successful rivals and her predecessors III
me establishment of direct steam communication WIN
Europe:
Ano,her indication of the prospecting condition Of our e.
~ i. found the large increase in the receipts ~ '
tom House, during 1882 compared SIN 'hoso
in 1851 The difference in the total sum OF uu''es p "
I'D 10 the 3st December in both years Named announced .
40 in Of 1852 while The aggregate 'aue VI "
durinu the latter period s6 455 an IN
crease Of nearly sixty per cent IN the au'
of phladephia since 1919 These very encouraging acs
e,,anIv attributable in large TO the single
line f ocean steamers city aud LverPoo anu
!, NAV be confidently affirmed that rs We extend snch Ia
cies we will augment our inpertatohs az VI" dc nc
sum of supplies shipped hence 10 lIanSasiah'ic hA'He
The entire success. % the line, settles The question OF 'e
adaptation of this pu. for maritime commerce. anu Is u
Of that sort of encouragement which ought 10 naucc caP
talsts 10 embark their IN similar enterprises -
should be added in this connection mat fhlaueipha i"
order 10 make the railways canals uninC her with the
foreign trade and ha. regards Tie necessity ol mmc'ae
action in this matter has been asceriained that II the nm
ooratious made On her through New urk were
made directly they would De sufficient to maintain
much larger marine tonnage than she employs al present.
recent cargo OF tho CITY OF Manchester reached nearly
million OF dollars value event that leaves no DOUBT
that enlarged means OF .ranspc: would meet al once Win
abundant employment While therefore, We are canvassnS
projects for % mag inland channeis a. lfnde e; rs 'n
our attention also steam communications ud "
uniting the Two interests Philadelphia will sssuieciy iui'
her commercial destiny.
"On whole it apparent that most suspicious ufn
in the fortune. has taken place within tho last
year two The signs of healthy and vigorous progress
are visible all is under such circumstances that
cordial home pride and spirit should be cu,lvated-that
the entire energies Of the community should be united In
promoting the general welfare II may also be remarked
that the same presented emineny favorable oppor
iun,y application of foreign capital at this point
L%e know OF persons abroad ~ regard
New York as the only metropolis Of the United Staes-the
centre 10 the entire wealth and trade of the
Aows-and 10 believe that there alone be realized tho
largest profits which physical development and improvement
besow upon enterprise and pecuniary investment But this
Is delusion and movements going on here that
will ere long, indicate this city, and It's neighborhood
Than any other the atlantic eeaboard"