New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-19
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OF the exports eightninths are wheat and -four and
sncIiIth salmon and sundres, which they cannot buy
from England.
The imports are COAL which they cannot sell to En-
gland Last year took little of their wheat for seed
giving them ofor This will not be repeated The
provisions doubtless pickles and canned goods from
England but allow is included call all Australian
Here is q whole year during which many vessels
searched her markets for anything to ill vacant space,
and less than 50 900 worth Of all possible sunries from
all possible Places could be found that would pay freight
to San Francisco of which not 500 worth Of their
production Coal only have they to sell and that tenn
porarily and Increasingly, while coal beds that
coast are being developed.
Australia exports raw materials, especially WOOL and
imports manufactures do Pacific States, which
therefore neither buy the wool supply the
features To draw that trade to San Francisco beyond
the power OF subsidies As to passengers and nails If
ever there should be any, the connection at Honolulu
lin which the protector receives from
company for carrying mails from San Francisco to
Honolulu mouth, on long contract, $4,000 per
annum with the British Australian line will suffice for
this century To substitute steamships which carry
little than their fuel for such voyage for sail ships
to carry wheat and coal nearly half round the world
will be heavy loss to somebody; If it ia true that the
this That the cheaper ought to yield to the earer mode
OF carrying those things between those places and the
ss G and q sr ns trade aan i've on II
without commodities that with adequate facilities
the same things and can have nothing to exchange
The report the Committee upon these propositions
will be with curious interest But whatever else it
may leave doubt these facts will be demonstrated that
Australia little longer will purchase bread that the
ships which carry 1t will little longer load back with
coal instead of rock for ballast and therefore, San Fran
CISCO with the aid OF million, possibly with half
million annual subsidy. hold her for the present
against the rivalry of England swapping bread for coal
the bread and coal barter Is not the only interest
involved; II ia quite subordinate indeed forif all the
articles exchanged given bodily to the contractor
wheat, -four, aud coal salmon brooms, and dogs they
would not support the line, the subsidy Is to cover
wider range of interests
New Zealand and the Fecee Islands included in the
bill True, these indispensable coaling stations for
the voyage and subsidy ~ induce them to stop for coal
might seem superfuous but that Is narrow view here
dim and distant isles Of the ocean, with few inhab
tnts, but plenty OF and squashes, where faithful
missionaries Oilig hopefully to induce the people to
other clothes than breech rnges, and eat
other food than meat, and whose commerce must
be saved to San Francisco from ail-grdspng England
aud at any sacr6ce The statistics of that commerce.
according official records for the year ending June
so, 1862 Imports none; passengers, none CORE
spOndence, none.
The report Of the Committee is expected to demonstrate
that liberal subsidy will enable San Francisco to hold
her own In that trade In spite OF England.
Brilliant and tempting as the project Is, II seems hardly
fair that the nation should avail itself Of its .ppy free
dom from debt and taxes TO invest In the specu alton and
dwarf the fame Of its protector, who Is ~ cut
figure by doing IL himself X. X.
Nee- York, May II. 1870.