New-York tribune., 1878-12-26

pertinent of sending coal to Italy may be the De-
ginning of a most important business The exporter
British coal is worth 5000 900 annually. and the
United States is equally rich in that article. Her
export of iron and steel is decreasing, while ours is
| steadily increasing
OF petroleum our production is immense, ana we
almost supply the markets Of the world. There are
yet no signs of failure in the constancy OF It's pro-
ducton and at present there would be no advantage
in increasing it.
OF precious metals we produce fabulous guam
tity, which is measurably settling into regular
| and healthy business. while each year develops
new regions of wealth, displaying great extent OF
veins of comparatively even richness Although the
| surface mines of the country seem TO he pretty
nearly exhausted, there has passed away with
| them much that was demorallAng but IN
| their place has appeared better phase OF
the business, and generally the interest may
be considered as steadily growing-notwlthstanding
the falling off of the two best Nevada mines-and
the extent it may attain no one can safely predct
II is already a well and permanently established
industry of the country, producing in round
numbers a hundred millions of treasure annually,
and will continue at its present product OF
probably increase, for great number of years.
In going West all the States and Territories be-
ginning with the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains,
not fairly mapped out yet.
EXPORTS AND MANUFACTURES.
Our exports are increasing rapidly, It's is also the
manufacture of such articles as bear expectation.
The excess of our exports imports for the past
and present year are $400 000 900, and is ncreas-
ing at q remarkable ratio, while the causes OF tils
are more hatterng than the fact itself.
The Swiss Congress called to investigate the causes
of the decline of domestic industries said their peo-
pie could not compete with American Industry
The English press says: The story that American
cottons are sent loss no Longer be urged
They are everywhere in the shops and they are
better cheaper aud please our customers better than
any other;" ana of locks and housebuiidng hard
ware" unless better forms are adopted III
our manufactures with better finish, the
American article will certainly supplant them"
In Germany it Is said generally and particularly of
mechanics tools and machines, "the American
ticle is so practical tasty, good and cheap it rst
come into general use" And in all European
tres the remarkable adaptabity of our labor-sav-
ing machines performing their work perfectly and
rapidly, is recognized and commended and when
ever practicable they are being INTRO uccd, doubt
if it is realized in America how successful pco
pie have been in their manufactures. am informed
from the most respectable sources, that with the
ceptions of kid gloves, hosiery, FANS fine porcelain
mantels and class of hand work. such as laces and
embroideries. the United States already compete
with all European manufactures; only requiring
now the establishing of their markets for
limited production of an immense variety OF manu-
featured articles.
Our locomotives already go to Russia Brazil and
Australia and fer the reason given by the latter
country that they are cheaper, better and more du
rabe than those of British manufacture. Our
street railroad cars sent 10 Europe, becausc-as
the buyers say-they are twice as enduring AZ
those of home make. And our steam frc-engines go
TO Europe because while much lighter than their
own they can be got ready for action in one-third
the time, and then do twice the work. Our cutlery
is coming into use all the world over ac-
count of its cheapness and good quality, while
American moving machines are finding
their way into every civilized neighborhood.
Even the American windmill, cheap and tasteful.
may be seen in every country. Already the annual
export of butter and cheese amounts TO $50 O00
and that of fresh meat, trade just upon the hres
old of its existence has become large Tho export
of salted meats has been an interest of immense
proportions for very many years. but recently
canned meats and Others Of delicate variety of
preparation have found large foreign sale, with
reasons for expecting the export to greatly increase
The sending abroad of live animals is also new
departure, but 1t has been proved practicable and
remunerative. Horses are exported for foreign
cavalry for street railroads. and better grades for
carriage horses In view of our facilities for raising
them on our Western plains, the possibilities of this
trade are immense.
The demand for our agricultural implements is
slowly increasing and amounts to about one million
annually American electro-plated ware is superior
to any other in the world. Our hardware of all
kinds is IN great demand, and is of acknowledged
periority while our stoves hOllOwware and pressed
glass are coming into use in Europe. We have an
increasing trade in carriages furniture. car-whees
and fixtures, paints, dyes and chemicals Our ore
crushers are considered the best in the world,
and our small weapons and cartridges are sent
to supply foreign armies of the first magnitude.
The respect all men have for labor in America has
induced good men TO work, while nearly every one
personally manages his own affairs This has raised
up a large class of learned inventors. who have
adapted methods and machines of very superior
kind for doing almost everything. In fact machines
do the work of hands, and do il better. This has
given us an advantage which for q long time must,
III many things, put us practically beyond cOmpet-
ton.
There are indications which lead to the hope that
we shall regain our mercantile marine. Although
il would make little difference whether we
growers of wheat carriers of it, yet the restOra-
ton OF our carrying trade would greatly enlarge the
area of industry, and give employment TO much en-
terprse that otherwise goes to waste Next akin to
this and giving promise of great advantages to the
Northwest is the using of barges to carry the grain
of that region to tidewater by the Mississippi This
with the successful management of the mouth of
that river, will be grand step in the commercial
advancement of the Northwest, as it will materially
increase the value of every bushel of grain raised
there
on A SOUND BASIS.
With all this material prosperity, of the existence
of .uhinh thnrn cnI ha No lisnn fe chances haze