The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-04
Our MANrFACrrREs ABROAD.


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General W. B. Hazen has written long
letter from Vienna on America as seen by
citizen abroad, in which he finds much
in our mineral, agricultural, and mechani-
cal resources TO encourage faith in great
and prosperous future for the country. He
says, referring TO the rapid increase Of our
exports and imports, the Swiss College
called to investigate the causes Of the de-
cline Of domestic industries said their peo-
pie could not compete with American in.
dustry." The English press says:
"The story that American cottons are
sent out at loss can no longer be urged.
They are seen everywhere in the shops,
and they are better, cheaper, and please
our customers better than any other" and
Of locks and house-building hardware,
unless better forms are adopted in our
manufactures with better finish the
American article will certainly supplant
them"
In Germany, it is said generally, and
| particularly OF mechanics tools and ma
Chimes "the American article is so practi-
cal, tasty, good and cheap, It must come
into general use." And in all European
countries, the remarkable adaptability Of
our labor.saving machines performing
their work perfectly and rapidly, is recog-
nized and commended, and wherever
practicable they arc being introduced. l
doubt il it is realized in America how sue
cessful our people have been in their man.
ufactures. ! am informed. from the most
respectable sources that with the excep.
tons Of kid gloves, hosiery, fans, fine por-
Celain nantes, and class OF hand.work,
such as laCes and embroideries. the United
States can already compete with all Euro.
pean manufactures, only requiring now
establishing OF their markets for an un-
limited production OF an immense variety
Of manufactured articles.
Our locomotives already go to Russia,
Brazil, and Australia, and for the reason,
as given by the latter country, that they
are cheaper, better, and more durable
than those OF British manufacture. Our
street railroad cars are sent to Europe, be.
cause-as the buyers say-they are twice
as enduring as those OF home make. And
our steam fre-engines go to Europe be-
cause, while muck 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 on account OF its cheapness
and good quality, while American now
ing.machines are finding their way into
every civilized neighborhood.
Even the American windmill, cheap
and tasteful, may be seen in every coun.
try. Already the annual export Of butter
and cheese amounts to SS5, 100000, and
that OF fresh meat, trade Just upon the
threshold Of its existence, has been large.
The export OF sailed meats has been an in.
terest OF immense proportions for very
many years, but recently canned meats
and others OF delicate variety OF prepare.
ton have found large foreign sale, with
reasons for expecting the export to great
| ly increase. The sending abroad OF live
animals is also new departure, but il
has been proved practicable and remune'
rative. Horses are exported for foreign
cavalry, for street railroads, and better
grades for carriage horses In view OF al
our facilities for raising them on our West
ern plains, the possibilities OF this trade
arc immense.
The demand for our agricultural nipple
ments is slowly increasing, and amounts
to about s., 100000 annually. American
electro-p plated ware is superior to any othel
in the world. Our hardware OF all kind
il in great demand, and is OF acknowledg
ed superiority, while our stoves, hollow
ware, and pressed glass are coming into
use in Europe. We have an increasing
trade in carriages, furniture, car.wheeli
and fixtures, paints, dyes, and chemicals
Our ore CrusherS are considered the bes
in tho world, and our small weapons ant
cartridges are sent TO supply foreign armie
Of the first magnitude. The respect al
men have for labor in America has Undue
cd good men to work, while nearly ever,
one personally manages his own affairs
This has raised up a large class Of learnet
inventors, who have adopted methods AMI
machines OF very superior kind for doinl
: almost everything. In fact, machines d
the work ofhands, and do it better. Thi
, has given us an advantage which for
! long time must, in many things, put Il
practically beyond competition,