The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-15

- OOLuuiAoOVc Oh LedlWdyS anu
anals, to whom was referred the Bill
III. r. 1862 to aid the Great South
ern Railway Company (consolidated)
to construct a line Of railway in the
So pf Georgia and Florida, having
cred the same, report
the Great Southern Railway
kdated) is corporation duly
led under the laws of the States
fgia and Florida. The propos-
y of their railway begins at Mil
/ the Georgia Central Railroad,
sthe Macon q Brunswick Rail-
and the Atlantic & Gulf Bail
at Jesup, and runs almost due
u the entire length of the PENN
( of Florida to Key West, the
Hernmost point in the United
IS. tits designed, by connecting.
/ the entire railroad system of the
ted States, to form the shortest
most direct line Communication
the West Indies, Central and
1America.
represented that the construct
I Il this line of railway will be of
commercial, postal and military
We, and that it will relieve MANY
the causes of the existing depres-
min the business and industries of
country. 1t is undoubtedly true
At we have reached point at which
Tnatural northumberland products
ave far exceeded the demands of
lone consumption, that the necessity
of seeking foreign markets and enter
ing into competition with the world
ded upon US until we can find
soutlets for our surplus product
our industries must remain par
4 zzed and our people unemployed
Whatever, therefore, promises speedy
(nelp, partial relief, demands our Sc
fious consideration. With this view
be have deemed it our duty to exam
pc carefully into the representation
Jade by the promoters Of this rail
ay, especially as to our commercial
Nations with the countries with
hich tits designed to bring us into
bse contact.
Our people now point with nation
a pride to the fact that in our com
Herce with Europe we have overcome
He balance of trade which has been
long against us, and now export
pore than we import The examin-
'n which we have made of our com
'e with the West Indies, Central
aSouth America, reveals facts both
ing and humiliating, which de-
4 careful attention. We find
uring THEY'VE years ending June
-, al1ae en- m aAc'ee was as;foiiioms
be West India Islands
4erage imports from. sS9, e t, 5s5
, Vac exports uo------ So, 944.S06
XGanrral America and Eastern
tN(merica--
s NTerace. exports to.---- 2L114,s54
81 commerce averaging 1918
ii al>5a Year which is nearly half of
a10 mr. commerce with the world,
a6o, yqf shows an average balance Of
| o. S9SOO0,O00, a year against us.
HHaR.H.4e other hand we find that the
e of England with these same
during the period of five
inc Dec. 81, 1874, was
! rage imports from 191, 596,O5s
+ rage exports to-. 117,237, $50
nmerce averaging $248, 3d.
ar, which is greater than ours,
her imports were only $4, 000,-
ore than her exports. We find
l3razil imports annually about
100000 and Of that amount we
sell her about$T 100000 The
rentine Confederation imports
sr S5O9d0,000 year Of which less
An S2,0O0,000 is furnished by U.s.
Enba, distantonly ninety miles from
our coast, purchases of us only Sl4,-
100000 Of her annual importation of
nAe4y s1O0,0 100000. Without extend
these comparisons further. it is
Acient to say that the same humili-
and disastrous condition of
will be found to exist with all
lest India Islands and South
an States. Naturally we
xpect to control the trade of
smisphere; it is therefore, as
ing and worthy Of inquiry into
4 nuses why England alone should
Il annually to the countries stu
~ our very doors nearly $780,
"a %S in value more than we do, OF
S ~ twice as much We are more
,;sbed at this fact, and it makes it
worthy of our serious attention,
W.. consider the character Of
10 ~ Id hv the countries