Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-09
THE cuRA Excu .ssaoN.
Return OF Scveraa Of the Nashville
aFasf CEarsKsVk4Ee Delegation
Valuable Facts aud Fig
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Nashville Americana
Nessns. w. w. Knox and Jane
G.. Warner of Nashville, and ME
Drane of Clarksville, members {
the Cuba excursion party, returnel
home yesterday morning, and tn
following named ladies and gentle
men last evening: Mr.. A. G. vii
kinson, DR.. G. n. Ordway, Mis-
/ Annie Ordway, Miss Fannie Bran
| lette, Mr.. Van MeIver and wife
Mrs. J. p. Johnson, Mr.. Vol Davis
Mr.. 10. Gibson, all of Nashville
Messrs. T. L. Ellis end r. NJ. Baker
of HopkinsviIle, KY.
The subcommittee, of which Mr.
McIver was chairman and Mr.
lsWiikerson secretary, prepared tn.
following report as a part of thei
general report to the Cuba delega,
tor, while en- route home:
JAN. 26, 1878.-COl. Jno. G
Burch. Chairman Cuban Delegation
Dear sir: AS a committee ap
pointed by you to investigate the
Hour and meal trade of Havana, We
respectfully submit the following:
The population Of the Island OF
Cuba, according to the last census,
! in 1851, was I.500, 600; the city oi
| Havana, 250, ,O00-at present, how.
ever, it is claimed to be 2SC, 900.
The total importation from the
United States averages annually 3 81
466, l39 of various merchandise.
The total exportion to the United
/ States averages annually for the
past five years $74, ,364, ,327 average
annual balance against the United
States, $55, 1893, 1873.
The total importation Of flour for
1877 was 266, ,0l0 barrels, of which
$40 came from America and
24l 1854 from Spain. The flour from
Spain we find as a general thing
much inferior to that from the
States. In fact they are almost
compelled to have a certain amount
Of our flour to mix with the Spanish
-four to make merchantable bread.
We also find the great barriers to
more extended trade between
the United States and Cuba TO be
the discrimination duties, govern
meut and war taxes, of which spe-
cial mention is herein made below.
American -four in Americal vessels
is made 9 special object of discrimi-
nation and taxation, as the follow
ing will show:
DUTIES.
American fl0ur in American vessels.....-.S5 81
War tax, p per cant. o. S. 5l............. 81
Making total duty and war tax....,.........s6 IS
Spanish flour in Spanish yessels 81
In favor OF Spanish importation. ...s4 O7
We also find the duty on Ameri-
can -four in Spanish vessels to be
$4,622 per bbl., and Spanish -four in
American vessels to be $50 per
Dbl.
The tendency of the whole we
find to be in favor Of Spanish i'm
portatiOn, and decidedly against the
States in every particular.
BY referring to our statement
above, giving the number OF bar
rels per annum exported from the
States to Cuba, and the number re-
ceived by Cuba from Spain, you
will see that only about one-tenth is
furnished by us, and all owing to
duty discrimination.
In other words, equalize the duty
system, and instead of $159, ,876
worth of flour, we would, in all
probability furnish the bulk of the
consumption, or $1,474, 900 worth,
making an increased demand upon
our States for about 81 ,314, 124 worth
of the one article, -four alone.
Here are the facts. There can be
no mistake, if so, they have made
it themselves, as we go by
their published statements and
it is the sense and feeling of
our committee that some action be
taken with your approval, or
through your suggestion, that will
tend to rectify as far as possible the
great discrimination.
Upon a close examination OF the
records, it can scarcely be realized
the great difference between the
small exports of the United States
to Cuba and the enormous amount
comparatively we receive from the
Island. 1t may not be out of place
here to state that out of the entire
expectation of sugar and mOlasses
from Cuba, the United States get
so per cent. Europe, S per cent.
Spain, per cent.
For information to those who may
propose 10 make trial shipments to
HnVana on con~ignments, we give
belON Il copy Ul account -ale- OF 700
bbis ,i0uF, ieO"i New orleans. from
tho looks q. = rDi,.,bte corn mPr-