Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-13

has paid since then, IN the aggregate, 10 sus-
tain Ii, the sum Of 900, TO, 90
Large as this outlay has becu, tho wisdom
which inauguraied and continued the policy
has been demonstrated By its wonderful sue.
cess. When her manufacturing policy CON.
menccd In 1Tol her to.ai commerce vas but
s205, so, $50. i had been increased ~ The
tlmo steamships assumed an important
feature In It's further proqroaa In 1888 70
the amount Of ems, as, So7, and BY the
succcssful subdivisions Of labor IN manufan.
turos and the extension Of commercial
markets made BY thcee steamship lines Il has
reached, II the close Of and for the last fiscal
year, the sum OF nearly 5000, O00,O 900. 4 i.
The career OF England u thus briefly
alluded 70, because TO q certain extent, ours
must NECESSARILY be similar In 10 progress.
We Manufacture the same description Of cot.
ton and wooden fabrics the same kinds and
many additional kinds Of laborsaying ma
chinery. We nave lnexhhutlble supplies Of
superior coal and Of metallic ores, each and
all q which can be brought 70 The prepared
condition for sale at a cost regularly lessen
Ing a. the price Of labor IL becoming nearer
equalizod 70 the two countries. There Is now
rapid tendency to this equality. The price
OF labor Is augmentlng In Europe while II Il
somewhat docreaslng with US, and will con-
tnue 10 tecrease ~ new railroads bring new
lands Into profitable production, and cheap
and safe transportation on our interior waters
shall reduce and equallze the cost Of the
neecssaries OF life. 70. ~ '--..--I.
The aggregate Of our forelR6 commerce
for the year 1870 was s962, 409, 40; the agi
gregate Of that Of England In 1883, the period
Of commencing steam enterprise, was STD6, :
i3,80f. At that period England had all her
clemens OF commerce ready, but required
more rapid means Of reaching and creating
markets, 70 make them source Of national
wealth. Such Is now our position.
We are more than elds, 0O0, 900 by devel-
oped commerce In advance Of what England
was In 1888.
We are proportioually much more In sd-
vance OF what abe was at that period In man
ufactures and arts, but we are 10 her position
at that time In regard 70 markets and the
means Of reaching them. ErH. = T
She had recourse TO the building OF sleam-
ships and 70 the encouragement Of her peo-
pie In the formation Of lines Of steamers 10
distant foreign portsi but her coordinate
departments OF tho government, the Admi-
rally, the Post Ofice, and tho Board OF Trade,
laid out and formed such routes and AIRED
upon such ports a. seemed adapted 10 tho
objects sought. Parliament would not DO
confused by nor have It's time wasted upon
the discussion Of frultless schemes, but
the well-digested plans Of tho departments
were approved, and government aid TO tho
extent OF, as already stated, eos 40, $40, has
been paid, In the complete establishment Of
her commercial and mall lines Of steamships,
not from single port, but FROM the main oat-
ports OF the country.
ROUTES SHOULD m sELEoTED WITH REFHR-
ESoB TO our PRODUCTIONS AND THEIR
APPROPRIATE MARKETS. ~.
In view OF these reflections Il Is respectfully
suggested whether We may not by come we'll
considered plan establish, In aid Of our In
dustries, lines Of ocean steam communica-
tlon, which will place American built steam
ships upon leading commercial routes, making
our Atlantic and our main Pacific ports the
termini OF such Hines as shall be best adapted
10 develop the trade Of the country which lies
behind thsm. -
In the formation Of ocean steamship routes
Of commerce sho1ld be well considered.
Great steaming distance on any route should
DO guarded against by providing places Of
supply and coaling stations. Where favor
ably located such stations might become cen
tres Of exchange from which commerce would
extend to our advantage. =
Other steamshlp lines could there connect
10 Interchange their mails. passenrers and
cargoes. thus shorteuing The Iength Of run,
and making, with fewer steamsrs and lea
costly outlay, more perfect circle and mors
frequent and profitable Voyages. By guci
facilities the manufacturer and products
gathered al each Of our home ports could
reach diyerslhed and greater markets.
should free ports be selected as the inter
changing depots or Gtations, q concentration
thereat Of our products and Of the foreign
products 10 be received In exchange would
naturally result.
What we had sent and that which was u
come thence 10 rs would BE- borne bya single
and cheaper means, The profits Of The car.
rlage In each case resulting 70 ne, and the
duties 10 be collected on the imports or re-
turn cargoes would help TO repay Inc amount
OF outlay by the Government In any schems
which may DO adopted.
In this manner commerce, Invested of many
Of It's burdens, would Weld none The less d
the revenues OF The country. while ia les.
sened cost would rapidly increase the ma.
tlonal wealth. ~
BY this plan, for illustration, a single dopo
In the Mediterranean might place any one O
the Atlantic cities In direct connection and
szeheaes v-i,h tilo puts OF epain, the soutI
Of France, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Morocco
Tunls Trpoli EKyp5 Arabia, Persia, ant
nearly all the East indies.
Another fayorably located depot In th,
West Indies would serve as receiving ant
distributing point for exchanges with each o
the Islands OF the Caribbean sea, Tor West
Indies, as well as for Colombia, Yenezuela
Guiana, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine
Republic. .H ID ara
10 this one central depot any or all of on
Atlantic cities could establish steam line
which, besides placing any one or more 0
these eities In connection VIII ne others II
coast line voyages, would enable onch 70 par
tlclpate In the direct commerce. OF the IVES
India islands, and the whole east coast o
South America.
Another depot properly located on III