The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-09-21
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The July numbsr of the NORTH 1An,eIi-
can Revieto, has an article from the pen Of
Mr.. David A. Wells, on Revenue Reform.
which is full Of pertinent illustrations and
telling facts. A very effective point is
made at the outset, by -''sment Of the
condition Of the United-s'- - immediate
ly preceding the war, IS to say, st
the close of the era of Free-Trade which
was terminated by the disastrous reintro-
duction Of the protective policy in 1861.
In the last three years Of the Free Trade
policy, [1s5S. 1889, 1860, more substan-
tial progress was made than in any equal
period IN the history OF the country, either
before or since. It was in that series of
years that the commercial tonnage Of the
United States rose for the first and last
time to upward of five and half millions
of tons, IS. .35S, sos in 1880. and s. $780,
813 IN l660-6l y that the annual crop of
cotton exceeded five millions Of bales (5,-
196, ,944 bales of 400 pounds each-United
States census 1860,) that the value Of the
exports ofmanufactured cotton approxim-
ated eleven millions per annum. $l0,-
934, ,796 in 1880; SIS, ,527, ,736 in 1870 j
while the country at large purchased and
censunled the largest per capita quantities
of sugar, coffee, and cotton cloth. The
number Of miles of railway constructed.
and the number of cotton spindles put in
operation during those years was also far
greater than tor any former equal period
while the number of pounds of cotton
which the manufacturers OF the United
States converted into yarn, cloth, or other
products for the year 1S59-A60, exceeded
/ the quantity consumed for the same pur-
pose for the year $50 by over fifteen mil
lions of pounds ,lor forty-six thousand bales
of 46l pounds each :;
During the same time our purchases
| and imports from foreign countries greatly
increased, but our exports and sales of
domestic products and merchandise IN
creased in an equal or greater proportion
so that, during each Of the years under
consideration, the balance Of Indebtedness
remained uniformly in favor Of the United
States; our. imports Tor the wears 1853.
1859 and 1850. being &aeeOOO 900. S33s3
000, 600, and $S62, ,000, 600, while the ex-
ports for the same periods were 1923, ,OOO.-
600, 1856, 900, 900, 1896, ,000, 900, respect,
lively, gold valuations.
Turning now, to compare the present
condition of thefcountry With this. picture
OF what 1t was ten. or twelve yesIp ago,
We hnd now an almost universal com
plant among the producing or laboring
classes, that the receipts from income or
wages are entirely disproportionate to the
eHpenses of living. - = We find en-
forced idleness, ships unemployed, com
mercs departing from its old and legitimate
channels. producers Of great staple articles
complaining that they are working 10 no
profit Imports Increasing and aexports of
domestic manufactures relatively decress-
ing, trade dull. collections difficult
SThe consumption Of cotton, North and South
for the year 1859 go Is returned st 6s0i3 bales, OF
| The average bet weight Of f5I pounds per bale.
| The total Consumption OF the United States for
the year lsss-To ssI ssst hsies ofspProximste-
| ly the same weight. - s.r. -.--.