The National tribune., 1880-10-01
Sections.

Thus the Atlantic proportion of the whole produc-
on has declined than one-halt that OF the central
belt onefth while that of the region beyond the Mis-
sssipp has trebled Twenty ago the product of
the Far West but twofths of the crop of the At
antic coast now is than double. In 1878 the
Western States and Territories alone produced upward of
332 600 GOO bushels of wheat, amount exceeding by
15 00 bushels the average annual wheat crop of the
country prior to 1865 In 1879 the wheat crop exceeded
chat OF 1865 by upward of 10000 000 bushels the
product greater by upward OF S40 900 bushels the
crop by upward of 1870 000 900 bushels the tobacco
crop by upward of 200 00 GOO pounds the hay crop up
ward o. u U5oOo tons and the potato crop by upward
TO- 000 900 bushels the harvest Of 1865 was good
for those times In eight years the oodproducs of
the Western states alone have increased as follows Corn,
800 000 GOO bushels wheat 64 s00 coo bushels And in
proportion to the increase ot production the cost of
poraOn has decreased that unparalleled agricultural
Development in the Western States is affecting other
on and threatens both the English and the Russian
trade During the year 1866 the average rate for the
age Of wheat frons Chicago to New York by lake and
Erie Canal was u cents per bushe but during the
year 1878 By the same route the average rate
cents and by all rail 12 and Il During 1879 the
average cost of transporting wheat from the Red River
region Ga region capable OF supplying the demand the
world for wheat) was only 26 cents per bushel.
If added to these encouraging signs the growing i'm
poItance OF the Western mining industries the picture
promising indeed Twenty-one years ago the total sill
yer product of the United States equaed 5000 600
sly The product ia 1878 eouaed SIG 726 314 Of which
SAL 67 from the States and Territories tributary
the Pacific Railroad III v Poor aptly observes that
the rapid increase III the silver mining industry of the
West is of the remarkable phenomena OF modern
times. Colorado in 1879 produced $50 worth OF
precious metals, an increase OF Sy llOoV0 the
cedng year, while the present rate of production over
So, 100000 per month. The syer production alone
Sl4 00 000 the Leadvie district eaping from IS t52
/ 925, in 1878 to over s11, ,000 o00 in 1872
French political economists aud especially Paul Leroy
B0aueu engaged III discussing the question of the
tinuty of economic progress This school OF political
economy shows that the characteristic features of the
present system of industry is the concentration Of pro-
duetion in large factories. Manufacturing industries
says NJ. Beaueu hardly existed the close Of the first
Empire to-day it furnishes direct employment Europe
10 more than twelve and half millions of human beings
The mills of the world alone employ one million
and half of workers From 1880 to 1873 the production
Of wool ia the civilized world has increased five told aud
the fact of this and similar increases in various manutac-
tured goods shows conclusiyey the immense power of
in consumption which the civilized countries OF
the world offer. ivetod increase in production must
increase the development of well being and industrial per
econ and the least decreaseof price develops consum
ton in corresponding proportions. If the world at large
produces and five times wool to-day than
IL did nifty years ago. it is very possible that the next halt
centuTy will witness another hvetod increase and par
alle development of consumption. The world hes made
even much greater progress in mining and metaurgy
According to H. coa0Ste EraaeaiS it is estimated tha
the total production of coal il the world sixty ago
aid not exceed nine million tons to-day is estimated a
@90 600 000 thirty times than at the begin
ming OF the ceatury Again. the development in the pro
ducton OF cedes nothing that of coal In the be
ginning OF the present century the entire world hardy
produced annually 450 600 tons of this metal to-day
reaches U0O 600 which represents 35 00O GOO tons
mineral tho proportion of the latter in iron being abou
40 per cent The production of iron and steel treb
or quadruple in the next half century and the consum
tion increase in equal proportion Notwithstanding pass
ing stationary periods
The construction of railroads is not yet at stoppin
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