The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-05

1920 ,......... 10000 1913. ........... $40, %
1 1s2S ooo isss
1880. .165 900 l849. 600,
....19l 900 lS5l.... ......o6s,'
1910 $4,000 1885. .........1 l, 100,
From this in appears that the Of production in
The United States from iSio 70 100 was ue s%en
pounds per head the present being "a pounds
per head in 1910 IL was about ~ pounds per head
is very difcuh natter owing To the continual nuctu
atoms in the make of iron, 70 predict even proximasey,
what the amount Of production will be at any given time
hence by reference 70 Us increase i3r any aumoSr
more regular being subject 70 fewer disturbing causes
It win be safe, therefore, 10 say that the amount,
keep pace with the increase Of population.
With the view of approxmatng the increase in the pro
ducton and consumption OF ron Deg leave refer 70
compendium VI the census by calculation prepared on
principles laid down in work Of Professor Tucker, VINO
estimates the average increase at about twenty nine per
for every ten years until 1900 the population would
then amour. to IA 900 SOULS But this calculation has
so far fallen much below the actual increase that IS
quite certain his computation will be largely exceeded
There another calculation, based on the estimate OF
certain per cent Of increase for each decade until 1902
that gives population at that period OF 100 0S souls
This calculation based actual tests in the past. and
near, The truth Assuming that the increase In the pro
ducton OF will be in the same ratio from 1880 TO 1900
from 1910 TO 1855, the amount OF production will
be les pounds per head by the first OF the next century
Adopting this estimate the production OF the United States
at the last mentioned period viii be 100000 tons But
this undoubtedly far short OF the truth, being
based upon the actual increase during period when the
amount OF production instead OF constantly increasing,
frequently eceded IN ratio greater than advanced during
any corr espopdng period OF time Thus from 1910 to lS20
the annual production fell from 81 600 70 20 900 TONS and
from 1913 TO 1858 from 800 GOO TO 100000 tons more
reliable estimate will be arrived at by calculation based
on the increase for een years. from 1910 70 1855 In 1910
the amount OF production was $4,000 tons; IN 1905
was 10000 Thus IL appears that during TINS pc
Rod the production little than doubled in ten
years. Adopting this as the basis the production Of the
United Staesn 1900 will exceed "a 900 900 Of tons TINS
Ne
adopted as IT'S basis having embraced m them AT least Two
periods Of depression in the iron trade Of the country
basis Of past production, though il ~oud perhaps be
another made by the gentleman by assuming
twenty years instead of ten the time in which the pro
ducon will be doubled for the future This gentleman,
from whom quote estimates hat from 1T40 TO 1865 the
rate of should prevail for one hundred and fifteen
wears TO come the annual make would reach 400 900 900
Of tons and il is 70 be we'd that the ratio of increase
has been an one for Zach period of ten wears
since 1910 and not decreasing one Commencing with
lso6 il required Tin lsa4a period of eighteen years
IN donhe IN. nrodncrion in Great BRITAIN nv 1S36
II was again douhled reopir,nr n neri,j al only
twelve years In lsl7 Il was again doubled requiring ee-
ven wears In 1855 period of eight years il had
oo0 Ooo m 400 oOd tons M which rate !, would double
IN ton Years mi yyheber anv of these approxi
mate the truth or not one thing is certain thai The in
crease in the prodcton IF iron for the future will be i'm
n,ense In 1s5s there were already in oneraon in the
United States l7Sl7 miles of railroad Constructed at
cost of $3.50 % In Europe there were in operation
at the same time AZ 5s9 kilomeers or about 90 400 miles,
the cost of which was not less than 5000 900 900 third
of ~ninrv since RAILROADS trayersed by steam were
things unknown Now more than n third of the whole
iron nrodncon If The world is consumed in their con
strucon: that is TO saw more than 1888 tons annu
ally and vet railroads have not reached and will
for many wears to come the medium point in the history
of their progress In Russia the Austrian dominions
Turkey Eevpt the Fast Indies and South America
railroad IMPROVEMENTS have scarcely commenced.
How vast q 6eid for the consumntiop of iron is
here opened and how worthy the ambition of
American manufacturers the effort TO supply it,,
after thew have once conquered the right to supply
demand of their own country And why should thew not
succeed in both in view of the means they possess for
entering into the contest and the mighty stake at issue
This stake involves not only the prosperity of our own
country but the commercial supremacy of the WORLD for
it to be doubted that the nation which shall ut
maely control the international iron trade to speak
of monopozng it, will have attained the heghth OF COM
merca supremacy amongst the nations In the progress
Of Improvement and civilization, when the nations which
at present but from to fifteen pounds per head
shall have attained an amount oil consumption equal 10
Great Britain and the United states the iormer OF wnch
consumes one hundred ana loryIour ana Ine aer one
hundred ana pounus per heau wat otneI
cie Vi coIniheIce VIII oeei q eomp',son WIN nIs IN
amoun' anu value! me "inu s'as .. .ne nsures
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YET the 9ay Is last "PpIoouink wuvn wnat
ID now the suUJect Oh sPeCuia"on VIII u9
S ng,oe ~ r1 Us VI oIs III, o, S s,o ~ ue
the means OF ATTAINING unequacd power ana greatness
anu .ne souace ~ esna'ess wea Sn a We oope 70
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tne lu.ure 70 rea1e ~ anu .nus oc W enu ies anu
70 those VINO are 10 nsns tne valc ioI oonerciai su
preihacy anu oomhouf VII ~, ny sys'eh VI "ouefae,
protection by duties Judciously Disseminated and the
employ men OF IRON Tor Tue various opeces 70 wnc ~ Is
adapted ana IN wnch may pe USED W auVa.ise, an
our man',ac,uIes 70 s. airy u ;, ~
tohr Nt puo us houses anu sups w. " n'iioases M
narracks, custom nouses anu ~ Uu,
can DE done WIN advantage 70 tne pupnI s . %
we VIII oe 40 ore 'i 80 Ia . %
nor our industry supJectee 70 oslseo' anu l uy
shipping our specie 10 maxi tei soou' aie o -
surmountao'e opsutces III .e way VI %'s'ns una
supremacy-none, az least, winch e sn, iesy ,, h
en.erPrlse oi our people, eu anu , Nv ny I
government, canhot SUI ~ mus. VIC
o a aos,e drsc ne bo, Of e
70 wnch oesIre W ueo. .e , uoi VI Va.
ment ana manulac.uIers. Una. wie .e ee,ens wn .
en'er lnto .e Pfouuo.on VI vh II, vi Cav q s,
tney are neVe,.neess peoos h annuiy
not only exhauste in quantity but convenient of
and easy be procured This will ultimately give us the
aavantage N ,he suugge, ana enaoie US 70 eonpe@ Sln
for the future trade Of the world in ron Has anv one
trade? When regard had to the progress Of
on the Woflu. Wneh We sec iNusslt