New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-02


since Si9 while the receipts for passenger trade have
increased only in proportion to the length OF road
The amount of merchandise transported has, on the
contrary incres,ed three AID half fold; and, while
in 1919 the receipts on merchandise did not equal tho
receipts frem passengers they amounted in 1850 to
more than double the receipts from passenger trans
mort In l8i9 1884 1873 55 hundred pounds were trans-
poted over every mile of road in 1855, were traas'
no,ted 742 O66 452 hundred pounds. While the roads
have scarcely increased third in aggregate length
the transport of merchandise has decreased fvefoh.
Tho lengths above attributed to Prussiau roads
extend in some beyond the Prussan bo:deiS.
At the end Of 1854 there were 2,23O miles o! raul
road in Prussia. At the end of 1850 there were
23l3 mes. During the year 1856 about 27o naies OF
road we opened in Prussia go that at preseat IN the
whole Prussisn state there is mile OF railroad to
every nine aud two thirds square miles. This, how
ever varies in different prOvnces-amountipg IN
Rhneland and Wes.phaa to 3D.; 10 Silesa to ~; IN
BranderbuIg and Saxony to rs; in PomeIania, Pfus-
ala and Poland to 225 square miles for every mile OF
railroad There already commenced and to be
completed in u years, $50 miles, so that Ia l. years
Prussia will contain at least ,23o miles OF ra'road,
~ ore mile for every 43 square miles. There will then
be one mile Of railroad to every 23 square miles IN
Rbin.land and Westphala, to every square miles in
lA.
| Saxopy. and to every 10 square miles III Pomerana,
Posen and Prussia The cost Of building these new
roads is estimated at about $l6S GOO 900, 100000
| yearly.
| The development of the Hamburg commerce
| has been moot speedy aud energetic. The
| commercial feet of that city comprised in 1917,
223 ships of 949i tuns and in 1856, 46S vessels OF
90 500 tuns burden. 1t has, therefore, according to
| the number Of vessels, more than doubled IN that
tme-aceordDg to the tunrage it has Increased more
than threefod. The average tuunage of vessel IN
| lS47 was 42l tuns; in 1856, Gll tuOs.
| These calculations show that the vessels built for
crossing the Atlantic have especially increased Among
these are now included II steamships. At the end
| OF 1856 the Bremen commercial fleet comprised al
sea vessels of $3.50 tuns and the Baltic fleet OF Prus
sa comprised at the end Of 1916 $50 vessels of o62
tuns and at the close of 1856, 933 vessels, OF 7O02
urs burden. Various unfavorabe circumstances, such
as the Danish blockade Of the Baltic ports in 1913 and
lSi9 the Sound Dues and the high tariff of the Zol
| yerein have prevented this increase from being
greater.
A still more cheering prospect is offered in the
springing up of mining and smelling operations. lac
great changes wrought by these remiLd one OF the
| New World ard the gold districts. 1u Westphsha as
in Upper Sesia the population in many districts has
doubled Cities have sprung up from the ground, aud
where few years ago scanty harvest could scarcely
be produced from the reluctant soil, the smoke Of
countless chmneys is seen, while the earth has
been forced to yield up her riches OF ore and metal
Discoveries of subeiauean treasures continually &C.
cur and rapidly accumulated fortunes reward the on
deavOrs of the spirit of enterprise. Numbers OF JOINT
stock comp al les have been rmed whose ggregate
capital has increased in ten years from S7,OOoOoO to
| $40 Geo.
The aggregate value of the productions of mining
smelling and salt works amounted in Prussia, n 1892
to 90 is millions dollars; III 1915 only 30 millions
dollars 1t has thus than doubled in FIVE years.
In 1910, 1854 jSS tubs of coal were Produced 1850,
29GOO eco uns 1855 81 500 O10 uns. Iron ore, 1850,
500 eco tuns; 1855, 22S liz tuns. Zinc ore 1850
2,956,79l hundred pounds 1850, i2S7, 2293 hundred
pounds The value of mining products amounted, ia
1850, TO s. 1891; in 1855, to Sls,97s, il6 The
value Of smeltrs products amounted, in 1850, to
Sl9, SO, 727; in 1855 to 81, ll3,6OO.
A, already stated, the association Of capital iu the
| form of Joint stock companies has had powerful
fleet in this develOpm,n Of mineral resources Three
| xears ago such companies were still undreamed OF.
Until then they bad been confined to bank, railroad
and steamship enterprises. Now, they comprehend
nearly every branch Of commerce. There are no"
| sbopt 40 in Germany al d Austria. We have about
SO railroad companies, So banks, AZ insurance COM
pa, e. stock conce,rs), 100 mining and % sPinn'as
associations, &C. Since there are difficulties 10 the
way Of obtaining Governmen. privileges Tor STOCK
companies, they have adopted the plan OF havio.
sleeping partners. The capital Of such associations
already amounts in Prussia to many millions, aud d.
though they not US yet fully recognized 10 com
mercis Jurisprudence legislation for this purpose Is
at present in progress.
Since the production Of paper money in Prus' ia vas
very slight, banks established in the little border
provinces which distributed their notes in their Inter
course with Prussia sought to protect herself b!
ioibddipg the circulation of email bills in strange
paper mouey cad her example followed BY A. .hs