New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-30
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOX 1871


THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1874 was ready
at noon yesterday and advance orders for
some terthOusand or more copies have already
been filed. Its readers will find, we think,
that it contains u greater variety OF INSECT
lancous and statistical matter than any of its
Predecessors. Two pages of carefully prepared
tables are devoted to the Transportation
question, or rather to that phase OF IL more
especially relating to the competition for the
carriage of Western agricultural products be-
tween the Erie and Canadian canals and the
great trunk railroads. Full particulars are
given of the enlargement of the Welland
Canal now in progress Three pages are
devoted to the finances of the sew
eral State Governments, showing their
indebtedness, the assessed valuation OF prop
erty for purposes of taxation, the local IN
debtedncss of towns, cities. and counties, and
the net receipts and expenditures. This table
will be found to contain the latest and most
correct statement of the funded debts OF the
several States. The Almanac also gives table
of the capital stock. indebtedness. earnings,
expepses. and interest and dividends paid, for
eighty of the principal railroads of the United
States and Canada. The abstracts of the for
eign commerce of the United States and Great
Britain will be found interesting, i'll view Oh
the present financial condition OF the
country. The tables give the quantities
and values of the principal articles
exported and imported annually Tor
a period of five years. showing the recent I'M
precedented development of the trade OF the
two chief commercial nations of the world.
The careful analysis of all the appropriations
made at the last session Of the XLlld Con-
gress is worthy of attention. The sum OF these
apprOpriatiOnsis within fraction of two hundred
million dollars. They do not include perma-
nent appropriations, covering several millions
more. and are also exclusive of the interest on
the Public Debt, which is now about one
hundred millions year in gold. A page OF
the> Almanac ia given to statistics OF the Do
minion of Canada, the population OF which
country being so closely related to us by blood
and also carrying on an extensive trade WIN
all the States on our northern border, should
not be regarded with indifference as mere
outsiders. 1t has been the object to show
that both the rivalship and the trade OF
Canada are objects of sufficient magnl-
tude to require the attention OF our
statesmen. An interesting table of the
"Shippng of tho World" shows that the
United States is only second to Great Britain
in the amount of her tonnage, and that the
capacity of her shipping is greater than that
of the two nations combined which come
third and fourth on the list. There is an &C
curate table of the highest and lowest price of
gold in each month since specie went out OF
circulation.
In addition to the new features VIC have
briefly noticed there are full records OF the
deaths of distinguished persons, calamities,
disasters &c. of the year 1873, the Constitu-
ton of the United States with all the recent
amendments, the usual election returns,
lists of the Senate, House of Represen-
tatives, &c. We have endeavOred to
make the Almanac of 1874 of greater
value than any other of the series, and we
shall be happy if the labor bestowed on the
compilation of new matter and the accuracy
which has been aimed at throughout shall
receive the same appreciation that has hither-
to been accorded to The TRIBUNE ALMANAC.