Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

years g.
commod- Year ending Year ending In
Agriculturalim-
rlcmcnts ,e5s,ssl S2575lgs sl,eol,sl7
Animals living, 7jJ,S95 5,S44,G53 5,111,25s
sturs, Gs,gso997 1s1,77I,co7 112,79o,5lO
mauuiiarcs q, 1859 429 l2O8IOIs 5,s94,6i9
Coal l,5l6,22O 2,S5946I s43,247
Copper 4 brass
& nanufrs II gs9,250 3,O7S,J9 2,13q099
Cotton, manu-
facturcs Of 4,s7lOjl I,435,C2s G,jG4,5T4
Fruit, 40G512 1876 9G9 97O457
Leather msu-
ufactures uf 1.4l4,3I2 S,J77,Ga0 6,6632s7
OH cake. 2 2ql3.l4S Og5 1G3 2lsl 7l5
trocurn 2l.aOG7a 46,574s74 2l,7Ol 29s
Provisions, a0,27s2j3 123,J49036 g3,27I,73J
Total, $40 9s7 s4O3, 3,s26 cOl s26l Gii
The total increase in the value of agricul-
tural products exported from the United
States in the year 1873 over the exports Of
the year ending jung 30, 1865, amounts to
$50. III -. or 80 pcr cent. This is shown
o. follows: pomestic exports Of agricultural
products during the years ending June 30,
lSGs. S3l9.O0i. .531 1873, $50 47j, ,s13; in
cr-ast, @27$,i7l,2s2 percentage Of increase,
~ per cent. The balance of trade against
the United States in the five years next before
the panic vas hs follows 1863, Sl3l, ,3SS, ,GS2;
$50, So ,lSG,G4U; 1911, 81. iu3, SOC; 1872,
@iS2.4I7.49l 1873. SIl9,G5G, ,2Se-total in
five years SOD so. .GU1, or an average Of
over ! 80 millions year As we have already
seen, the balance of trade in the last three
years in favor of the United States is SiSS-
40 ,ao or m, ay,r,,,, of r,ore than 100 mill
ions wear. The Ialnuce of trade the last
y,o,. If cotp,or. A with that If tb. two years
nayt bofora H., manic shows n ,ai,, in favor
of tho limited St.t.. i'm o,,e va,Y NJ over ION
millions
II Is not necessary 'hat 'hon'd Gwen up
tbe Lalancr nf t,oJe RaIonces must he .et.
He'd in cosb in fine money of tbe world The
enterprises Of our L,sint ~ men reach ont to
Mi uorts of tbe World Opr agricultural and
roi,rf,cturod rrodurts moro and more seel,
and fnd t,cir market in f,raiCn countries
The commerce Of mi narts of the world
hound tope.ber more tbon ever Inv stponsbins
railroads aud tho t.lsproub * 90 connected
that il nust he conducted ON the same nrin.
cinles and nv tbe same ipstrutnan.nlities Lv
All who tals mart in II W. c,nnot If W.
woplj we would not If we could isolate our-
selves from the REST of the commercial world
Tn nil onr measures for tbe imnrovement of
our financial condition we sbonld remember
that our increasing trade With south America
aud y,itb thn old world rsonires tbat our finan-
ci,I sv.tsn, shall he based on ,rincinles whose
wisdom GnnHtlnnEd N
iversoI eyneriepce md the gcneraI indictment
of ALI mankind With diminished and still
diminishing public burdens Of debt, expendi-
tnrrs and interest with an irpnroyed rondi-
tiou of thr currency and foreipn trade we
NAV We'll hone flat we are ON the threshold of
be,ta,. ,in,,e Ert we must not foroet tbot
tho .,,r,,t foundation Of a res,ored 6narc;aI
pro.peritv is A sound constitutional currency
and unstained national credit.
THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF POPULATION.
Their. is another interesting subiect that is
worth uiyiur attention Ia. and think is en-
courapipp and full of hone. The surulus non
ulatio1s of the Atlantic slone of States are
finding their vay. MS they never have done
before to the beautiful States and Territories
at m, West lArulause) And what does that
mean = II means r, lief TO the Fast The slir-
rlus ropulation that goes of eives better
ouro+tupitv for tbe ernnlovnert of Labor and
industry thore. and here and in the new States
they are making their homes and tbey are
furnishing them a market for the supplies of
the old Stntos. But il has more than a double
ADVANTAGE There AR. three advantages II
relieves the States. il furnishes market Ia
the old States. and with their products in tbe
nov, states thov holm to s,yeII The tidn of ev-
ports to the old countries. That's what this
change of population means. You know
muc6 r,ore about il than do You have
lived here nnd seen if To-day in converso-
tion with n very younp Gentleman Gov Ram
sew of Minnesota GREAT laughter and an
pIause - tboucht some of the peonle would
be plensed 10 hear me call him so voung
Q.npbterl- he ro,neubered obnut 70 years
AGO when in This whole territory of Minnesota
and Dakotah tlcy managed. by counting mn
half-breeds and ali sorts of GOOD counting to
make in tbe census 1900 peonle Taupbter
In this town of st. Paul thew perbaps had
Iio Inhabitants Down Of NTinneanojis ner-
hans 30. The precise number i'm Minnesota
| do not know. and now if YOU are not n mil
lion Won soon will he (annlause) and 81 paul
we'll I can't venture mon that. am n lii
tla ofroid-bnt the trutb is NV friends tbat
81 Paul and the neirbboring tionrisbing citv
of Minneanolis whatever Won NAV think are
one in interest. one in the future. one great
CITY. in spite of present difficulties Great
and prolonped apnlausel They laugh Mt me
a Tttla Won lrnow az bain,, 6isno.ad to con-
ciliate. 6(ireat laughter may be mistaken.
but | think ten wears will show Won n CITY of
100 I5O 900 Thousand. embrnciiIp i'm its nre-
cious fold both the cities of St Paul and Min
he"pols' (Great applause And now TINS
Lrrng W.. see he orsot Stats ona in lie
distant sonth one in The centre and the other
here There is Texas an emnire in itself re-
ceiyipn n larger number of The population.
perba6s tLan we ever received in anv State
Whatever in the present decade. having smear
cotton and wheat and cattle Tbere is tbe
State of Kansas, the pioneer in the great
struggle which dedicated all America 10 free
dom and the stars and stripes forever bolster