New-York tribune., 1876-10-14


ur THE IsLAND-EXmBrloS AT SYDNEY
AMERICAN TRADE INVITED.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
cTR: Having lived in the United States for
only a few months. l OF my inability to
form just opinion upon many subjects OF great interest
and importance affecting the weli-being OF the COM
nunty and il Is with difidence, therefore that ask
you to allow space Tor few remarks upon Australia as
field for American trade Partly the result of the
scal policy OF the United States Government, manu-
featuring industries appear TO me 70 have been stH
lated to the point of overpToducOn, and IL has become
necessary 20 consider whether production shall be
checked markets sought FOR the disposal Of the
surplus In this condition of affairs ask you to invite
the manufacturers OF this country to look to Australia
and ascertain for themselves whether that great Island
larger III area than the territory Of tie United States
does not offer a market for their goods neid
for the extension OF their manufacturing power
From various causes, but chiefly the possession
OF great mineral wealth end rich pasturage,
age the industry Of the people there Is wlrded by
larger proportOnate gains than flb the lot OF old ana
thcby-settlod communities Agriculture has not been
their forte and yet in 1874 TIC c0lJss had brought
nearly under cultivation and tEey owned
In round numbers 62,OO0OOO sheep, 100000 horned
cattle and nearly 900 900 horses They hid lot 800
miles OF railroad and $4,000 miles OF telegraph in work
ing order and had constructed many other large public
wura The value OF their import and export trade
for that year upon 2S8O00000 or t the rate
of ESQ l0s Sd for every woman and caild among
tIcm In 1874 New South Wales, tle colony OF when
know most had aggregate trade of nearly s24Ooo
OOO her imports being at tho rate sl9 6s 7d per head
OF the population aud her exports e2l 2s. I'd, whilo
the rate OF taxation was only &2 l.. 5d In South
Australa the taxation was even less The CROWN OF
Australian settlement has been natural ana p'acelu
ard for that. among other reasons The taxation under
each Of the separate governments is exceptionally light
Il In moi exist. Qud
ms tho people arc bctcr or also they spend more
freely Tho total OF their imports for 1879 was ga
O37,3l3 In TOunc plumbers cay SZ2o,OVOuvo. What
proportion OF this trade went tO tho iitcd states
cauuo; say but think comparatively httle.
have been led iEo these remarks upon recent of
letter from tho Agricultural Society Of New soutD nalts
which hls sent aI invitation lthOugh th- commissioner
OF New south Waes at PhaGshlp 20 tn"s patt a. & HS
exhibition to be opened at sydney on the iVlh o. AI @
1877. Tnc exhibition has been "cld yearly since looJ
been between GG0. 900 ana 900. It IS held park
OF 20 acres ana the tanGIla PfdIed m BIZ c,t 6
FIrmOunt The railway lines from tGo soaIaerh aho
western parts Of New south Wdo9 A'ye Their ternnas
adjoining the PARK, and nearly AL tho lncs Of Australian
steamships converge upon sydney Bi9D%le. !Ae Vag
ita OI Queensland. ana Nc"Onrhc, me cdrIu Qi &C.
south Australia, and al the chief cities OF New iaNd
are only weeks travel away. Ine mos GntDrp'SIIS
April and II You send them anything worth buynE
tey have spirit and money enough 20 maze the pn'-
prpd 10 meet them Some have tOd nio thrJ ARE going;
but tlec must bc many who could III iod 20 DC tAlce
vsniou on tne Fxnibiicn Grounds Ht fairmOunt Park
ana appoint Trustworthy American gentleman 10
rt for th IN sydney. aud suls la,uuy 10 Visit The
Otter large cities OF Austrnia Mn"n say large INC
word OF is roatyc, for beheYo the population o
MhbuIue docs not much cScccd 100000, and ~ Sydney
10000. Tnr cost preparing Tor thr AuStriiin cxul
buon would be u iOr exhibitors on sond tneir good,
direct from the Centennial Shipment 40 sydney would
lr "A mere trit and the tJHl cost uore 16 Gf as TIE
Exhibition IL concerned, would be an chIahce lge o
II % Tns appears TO me TO d. g0dtI opportunity -
establish wIat suppose you would ctl = "lole.Kh
trade. but do tHuk Australians gen rally NUiLo
care u admit the existence Oi Wldc u,lr. t" DE-
tween t.c great EnYis-sp spcaRmg comnuu'ts 'l lpiH
sides OF t- Athndt, ana let Ho add On OOtn Sides ot the
Pacific.
rear have cnCrOached too much on your valuable
snace but peInt say that au sure Sir "a siUs
htorrIs. tns Executive Commissioner IOf Ne" Soith
Wales at Pladrp would uc glad o. give information
any muy ur-ife %. ChAS' hohiNSoN'
IUii4faphta, Penn, Aug. = 1915.