, 1875-11-28


PAzIs Nov. In. Marteau- editor Of the
Journal du Harse has just published pam
phlet in which he contrasts the increasing pros
perity Of Antwerp, thanks to combined national
and local efforts Nth the comparative staSpa-
ton, il not actual decline, OF Havre, debarred
from helping itself and unable to pro-
cu1e help from tho Government. Just, he
sayu, - the French Revolution and the
WAITS made gu France BY Europe
(perhapa he ought rather to have eaid
the wars usde On Europe By France) first gave
great industrial and manufacturing impetus to
Glasgow, 50 the war OF 1870, showing that
France could not maintain the transit OF goods
foz Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and even
its own Northern and Eastern Provinces has
diverted the traffic To Antwerp. He wae much
impressed on visiting Glasgow ! few Years
ago, with the deepening Of the Clyde.
its extensive quaTe, and the increasing
population, aud he Is still moro struck by the
efforts being made bv Antwerp, which, unlike
Glasgow, Is not manufacturing "a well az CON-
meIcsl. He shows that, while the imports
md exports OF HAVE between 1860 aud 1874
only increased from 937. 800 to 1878, 900 sons,
those of Antwerp rose from $4,000 to 3,C448-
600 tons, and that, while the ships entering
OF leaving hav1e last year amounted
to 1900, 900 tons, those at Antwerp we're
4,0O, 900 tons Havra retains it's superiority in
1ne IMPORTATION OF cos1ou, OWING ~ 1Ia TeA-of'
9anized market, but Antwerp imports thrice tho
quantity OF wool, Hheims and the E1ench North
ern manufacturers heglnning to purchase there;
and in wood, oil. rice, and ealt meat it far sur
pasaea Ravre- Certain goods, moreover. from
Hasre, and even houen, sra conveyed
more cheaply via Antwerp and A!snce
to the East OF France than by the direct route.
At Antwerp the State has provided maritime
goods station. and is about to canallze the
Scheldt she whole length Of the town and % to
quay kilometres long, while the Municipality
sheds and other improvements, the for
mer expending 10000, ,00tf md tho latter
23 600, 000t. There Is also liberal outlay on
education, charity. fine M ats and ! sanitaEy
manager Of its maritime works, simply paying to
the State \ percentage on tne receipts OF the
quays, whereas in France these belong to the
S;sss n,1se.o the docks ,a ast qoass p.ss Sa
by aunetionazies With no iocal interest and
insufficient information. Hence the expendi-
ture OF 1000, ,000f on 3 maritime boulevard At
Ha7re, work OF security for tbs town. has
been ten years under consideration, and the
State. though pocket1ng all the port dues pleads
ments. II. Aarte,u dwells On the gse:t
superiority Of Antwerp "a regards the |
t1ansfer of merchandise from Bh,ptoard to |
the railway. and holds up as & model the new
largest be believes in Europe, He urges that, |
70 check the eVadeot tendency Of merchan itlse |
fur the East Of Fssnce to take the Antwerp
route, the Eastern COMPANY, which seems |
to have favored this movement b7 |
its concessions to the Belgian lInes.
oughs both from patriotism and self
interest to agree with the Western Railway On |
reduced rates. It wooid be much better, ho |
says, II 9:v1e eonld msnage its own Affairs but !
~ the aw intl uass them TO strangers, the mum.
cit 81 authorities mcst urge the necessary im-
On the Ministers Of Conmesce and |
Publ. Wo1ka- 1tia pamphlet is ID additional |
ptoof OF the evits Of centralixation 10 dear 10
srary Fzoaeh aoTssnusnt of whatsvef dJuaasy /
af taxt5.