The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-27
Another German Polar Expe-
dition. -
The North German Gagett5 says

Ihe NOrtn German U0SeCtS Sd 8
"Since last Autumn preparations
have been made for the second Ger
man Polar Expedition, and the belief
is that tt will leave Bremerhafen ear
" in June. It is to consist of two
vessels, the Germania and the Green
land. The first is a screw steamer
of 1910 tons, and 80 horsepower, and
the latter sailing yacht of 80 tons,
which is to serve as a transport and
to keep up the communication with
Europe. She is to return before next
b winter, and bring home the records
of the expedition down to that date,
while the oGermania is to push on
northwards, and to winter at as high
a latitude as possible. The purpose
of the EXPEDITION is the exploration Of
the Artic central region from Is deg.
3 North latitude, on the basis of the
East Greenland cost, and particular
attention will be directed to meas
urement of the degrees of latitude aY
far North as possible. The expedi-
ton is to be commanded by Captain
Holloway, whose services were found
so valuable last year. 1t will be at
tended in a scientific capacity by|
MN. Bergen and Copeland, of the
Royal Observatory in Gottingen, for |
astronomy and natural philosophy |
by Lieutenant Payer, of the Austrian
! army, for geology and observations
in the glaciers; and doctor. not
yet chosen, who is to be good sur
geon, and capable of representing 20
ology. These gentlemen, with the
crew, in all seventeen men, will sail
on board the Germania. The ar
rangements with respect to the other
vessel are not definitely concluded. 81
The best results may be expected
from this expedition, as the appara-
tus have been most carefully con-
Structed. e;..s....l5a lrf
aHa WHAT We PAY FOR SALT,--Du !.
70 ring the nine months ending Sept.30,
1858, there were imported into the
United States 406, 4O3,7S9 pounds
of salt. The value of this salt was
70 1910, 500, or about "a cents per hun,
dred pounds. The duty on this salt
is about Is cents per hundred pounds
81 imported in bulk, and "a cents when
do in bags. The average is about II
cents per hundred, and the duty
amounted to S853,51O in gold, Re
d duced to paper the duty amounted to
20 over 81, 140, 600, being, in fact, near.
+ " 10 per cent. There is a bill pen
ding before Congressman it has
strong support--lurging the increase
of this duty to uniform rate Of "a
cents per hundred pounds, or an av-
erage advance Of three cents per hun
Hdred pounds in gold. o.'ata
2l9 That the amount of salt produced
in this country is wholly inadequate
uo to the supply is shown by this i'm
3 mense Importation. The salt manu-
:. features Of this country are principal
: " in New York and Michigan. The
Is latter interest has declaredmtha the
"a tariff is Of no benefit to it, but the
e2 New York interest has obtained the
present enormous tax, and is clamor-
no Gus for the addition. The amount Of
money invested in the New York
Salt Company was less than $780,
1000. It has during nine years in
creased its stock from its own profits
to three times that amount; has pur-
chased and owned property worth
81, 100000, and has divided in cash
dividends among its proprietors 49,.
z 100000, It is owned by perhaps
less than fifty individuals, all capital
lists. For the exclusive benefit of
{. that company Congress has imposed
and retains on imported salt fax of
over 100 per cent, and that too,
when to meet the absolute wants of
9ie the country it is necessary to import
foreign salt. Every man is a con-
9d sumner of salt, and he should remem-
Der that more than half the cost of
the salt he uses is tax levied by
the government, tor the exclusive ben
5 eft of a close corporation il the State