New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-14


ia that than any other state in the Union-more
than your gTess state We did the when sailing
vessels had the commerce. but that daY is The
North Atlantic f. IN the hands OF the steam
ships to-day, ami the steamships which ply between
this country and Europe represent 900 sailing vessels
Of 900 tons each and II is ali the hands Of Euro
peans, every dollar Of H. An old ship captain who
mcrco 10 d country. he was one NJ those old fcleSs
N'u S 'ig III t1' Nrstl, au 20 ne ou i
commercial question" said he took q load coal
from Cardin to Valparaiso and got considerable more
my return took load ~ guanO. got for carry
ing tie guauo tnan the gnano was worth took more
chants mace on their nerehnndise." Lord Bca-
WITHIN the last few years the loss the
landed estates M Great Britain amounted 20 100000.
OOO Well that s easily accounted Tor Il is
the progress cheap transportation To-day
you can ship barrel Of -four bushc 81 wheat f0
this city 10 Liverpool al less rate before the
war you cond take IT from Buffalo to New
York. You can put 1t nom Chicago 70
Liverpool TO-DAY cheaper than you could PM IL from
Chicago to Buffalo 81 the close OF the late The
PLANTATION OF the losses on the great landed estates OF
England j. in TIE low rates OF transportation for pro-
raised lands the simple which is llf
80 mucn rs The full rental Of the English lands ZAP
plause.
Therefore this progress 90 We destined 70
feed the whole world because feed it cheaper
than any body else-aecase The merchant who eau sell
the cheapest goods the custom. We doing that
today. vet are losing the yasg wealth that with
been going forward with strides lumca,ur.be; Ii O.
carrying t'ade Ia been going back win strides i'm
measurable suppose there here VINO rCmem-
Der TIE time n Clintons Ditch Wcithere gentlemen
here whose granuiaihers can remember II. lLtGghter
Wen, tonnage from Se"- fork 10 buiAO was 800 TON
for merchandise before that ditch opened. and n FELL
20 - tie year aftorward. Applause That was con-
si1efeG marvel a1d yet rs nay ahlu thi "i7 more
than is to-day from me lar northwest OF Minneapolis
There ia nothing we have not done in this country to
encourage railroad building. We have gone Wild on
that We have Omt them IN all directions Whore they
we're needed, ana great many where tAey were not.
Laug iterl We have built those that paid with doubt
and dlstrst, and We nave rushed with blind confidence
those that W0uid not pay a penny and
we seem TO have contcnied ourselves win bring
ing the vast products Of the Continent
to the seaboard. and the rest would allow to foreign
hands. Ii d. continuous route from Chicago % lY-
erpoo right through Eew-Y0rk GAppmuse.i We are
dividing with the foreigner That ID precisely what
We are dong.
4 REVIVAL or AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Now II you intend the toast to be- declaration on the
part OF the Chamber OF Commerce Of NewYOr that It's
vast ana unlimited Influence Is to be exercised the
direction OF a revival OF American commerce,
you may consider the thing accomplished lAppause.l
II t possible It is done already II Is impossible
you VIII see that it is done. fIaughteEl You can
apply the Tallyrand motto To IT, You 10 1t,
other power can do il. lAppiause.l When you get
ready exert your influence let hear from you Dy
telegraph. [Laughterl When the old lady training
her sou ior me trapeze the boy made three OF Jour ~
rfiectua efforts, and dld not get over john Emery
those bars vour body VIII follow" uaughterl
l. rw-IOry viii throw heart into II, this result VIII
IL. "
c8I, che manufacturing and the agricultural interests
going forward they should forward, step bJ STEP
hand In hand. mutually supporting ana mutually Dehc
fitting eacn other.
YES nut say some Of NY friends near me. "tear
down your CATION laws and give us free snips As
long as / am taking this subject l am going 90
talk loud Laughter! I am opposed 10 that because
IL does not build up Americ commerce. 10 not be
ievo m flse trade marks; tncv are against public aud
nrivatc morality. | do not believe in taking an Eng
lish ship and calling IL American snip for 10 Is moi
l believe mat in this continent every single
article that goes into The construction Of ship can De
had as well as IN any spot in the world. Y0u take
100000 ship, representing about 5000 tons ;
- 600 represents the cost Oh tie original material
ana $4,000 VIII he for the labor nut on
hy American hands. / opposed 10
paving tat ont u ts country am in favor of keep
M t here. You Will get Jmmerce that cnriche9 IL
ON the land bv its achievements ON the sea just So
long tins country fails To- become great AMI trl-
umplant commcrcia nation II i. defeating tine hands OF
Provldencr. We have 1900 miles coast, fronting
The sea, looking 60 ASIA and Europe and AFRICA. We
have larger sea frontage than all OF Europe,
beginning at Arctic Asia anu running To the
Pillars Of Hercules and az the Back sea 70
TrrbZ0ud. We stand IN our relations ~ the world
to-day as 20 central point. Ralph Waldo Emerson once
said uat England had the pest business stand on the
globe That under the old dlsleusaLlou
but to-day bus stands OF the gone
have shifted and the United states rs prepared
10 take the stand, Your imperial city, Win Us
matchess position destined 20 be- under the guide Oi
us merchants what London has dreamed Of nut never
vel realized Long continued applause followed by
three cheers FOR senator Blaiuc.l