Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-12
TRIBUNE.


The effect of the war salready com
menced between Russia and Turkey,
and which promises to be one of the
most gigantic ofmodefn times, upon Am
erican tradeand commerce, is beinglgen-
orally discussed, and the prevailing opln,
ion seems to be that It Milf be largely
conducive to the prosperity OF this coun-
try. Already has the price of breadstuffs
and provisions been greatly increased,
and while just at the present. time With
the low price of wages paid to laboring
men, it may seem to increase their hard
ships by advancing the cost of living,
we are of the general opinion that in the
end the result win be beneficial to all
classes. Let usilook at what there is in
promise for our own interests: As is
well known at present, the main interest
here is that of lumber, which. owing to
the limited demand for that commodity
forssome years past, has been greatly de-
Dressed. This limited demand has arisen
to great extent from the fact that the
farmers throughout the land have not
been making money rs rapidly as in
former times, and as consequence stop
ped making all improvements, except
those that were actually NECESSARY; but
with the increase in value Of their pro-
ducts the probabilities are that the long
deferred improvements viii be COM
menced and carried forward. thus Great
ing a demand for our lumber. and with
this Increased lenand comes an Increase
ofprices, and accordingly more prosper
Gus times for our manufacturers, and
with their prosperity comes better times
for, the laborihg classes. Not only will
the war effect the price of the pro-
duct of the farms of the country, but al
so the great manufacturing interests, and
as a consequence labor of all kinds will
be in greater demand, and as it is the de
mand that regulates the price of wages
the greater the, demand the greater the
wages. Hoibf ~ ifAii'I@l' t'IH =
A deputation of American ship Duild
ers waited upon President Hayes a few
days since in behalf of that interest, and
asked that he should recommend to Con
gress, at the approaching extra session
some legislation to revive American ship
building, as in consequence OF the wal
there is expected to be an increased de-
maud for shipping, and as there is pos
sibiIity of the European powers gener
ally becoming involved in the war
should they do so, it will afford the
United States the opportunity to regail
her supremacy in the ship building, ant
carrying trade of the world, and the vast
amount of capital in vessel interest:
which has been for some years in a meas
IRE unproduetive, will bring9in return
and become productive, and this grea
branch of American industry will be re
vived and become prosperous. 1t ha
generally been the case that when thu
eprodGcts of the farm were in demand
that then all other industries were in
prosperous condition., The fact that the
large armies of the contestants must nee
essarily take largely from those wh'
have been producers, AMI make then
consumers, will naturally increase th'
demand for grain, provisions, &C.. ant
for the supply they will have to depend
largely upon this country, and we thinl
that our years of depression are abou
past. and the dawn of better times is Il
hand. 9a' hsti tt-t@ t9-iia ~ q ~