, 1880-08-11
The difference Between the
Two Sections Of the
.:-. United States, :.
As Regards : Their, Industrial,
Commercial, and, Finan-
=. ciai Status:
Proportion Of Southern Exports
and Imports as Compared.
with Northern.
Internal Revenues, Bank Deposits,
md Railroad Business Of the
Two Sections,
Together with tho Causes for tho Great
Change In tho Course Of
Trade.

AVhNtA0A NAAN lAV Nk&NpV9 AVE- AA0 VAEAAk
Change In tho Course Of
Trade.
Strong Contrasts, as Drawn by the
National Bureau Of Statistics. i
spttta, DE,pateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 10.-rhe follow
ing correspondence explnins itself: j
HEADQUARTERS or THE ttEruDL1cA1 CoN-l
oHEssloNA1. COMMITTEE, WAsriIxuroH, D. O.,
AnK. :, 1880. .-The lion. J0H,, Sherman, Secretary
9f the Tfcax4ru, Washington, D. C.-SIR: hive
thc honor to request that you will dtrcct tho.
Chief of tho Duroau Of Stntistlos TO furnish in-
formation asked for In tho following Inquiries!
Wrs.-WhAt rolntlon docs tho informal com
Ut the United Statos boar 10 It's foreign
commerce, aud what proportion OF tho internal
commerce OF tho United States ls carried on
over ralronts?
Stcohd-Whnt proportion Of tho internal COM
mcrco Of tho country On railroads is carridl On
Beorsia. Nioraa, AIatama, MlssIsstprt. Louisi,
I'll Taini~What % PROPORTION Il tho W Vessels ei,.
gagged In tho informal commerce OF tho country
ars .wacd iii tho Southern states abovo mea-
.FDnrth-What proportion Of exports Of tho
unitod Statea to foreign countries Tas exported
.t atut4 p,t. pusao s.a - ~ t s nsut' Fr ta VIZ
so1tnssn ,t,3sg sates aeoso nondoned eonaias9a Ut
FVth-What: proportion Of cotton, shtrpod
and what proportion by Southern capltal2
n3o IL n ssts ,ns u rno tni ~ ors
south of,the Potomao ll!yer7
~ te Mnio,,a u tqn F1
collected at ports Of tho states herolnhoforo
EiahihSWhat proportion of tho Internal reyo-
nnu T.. w - n.an 'seoleese" III aaooI"lca
~, , .sft,,t =, ,,a,,. A.
rniIrmns n tho @ finc ,cs u whnt nrt,nnrton M
i1%ad cnfr,1a y inc eoasnefn etates noFo'aoo1oFo
S$ss;SSt the . to.al va,qo % Of tho manufactures g
sa!leIn s.Stss hote|6siere M & ensnt!oacd7
of tso mintng In M !ho uHitoasta u tho product
Oh 9no s.cs y, n,ot mentioncaf
49,. la. ,,a,'it Tuas ~ ~ "insI ffssT. "
w%s 9aea By enas in tho Southern
81 r. total nn9nt St of hanss 3
p m IL Ro,thar Waf ny ps%p1oa was issn.G
% ESsrtst,!iAIDi M the t9tai dsposit II SAVINGS
3MmKa ~ tG '<s s1n,cs "has ETop2suon IL
% ssSs sp"'aata
o 9o soaqsn sa ND wha
IIS
s rsa z @ t. at"ts s0 ns ssas
rna5v IL XIII n r. tia Northnrn stMtes a'"'t" '"'
Strt:snhIWhot ii lie Incnm" of tho nubl,o
schools q tho Southern stascs, and whnt pro.
portion docs th2 income bonr tnthe totnl lnromo
ScssHttcntIl--1 should bo Kiul to hayo il brief
| stntc,nent showing thp rosntvo magnitude ot
tho East mud West tr1ldn ourrcns oynr railroads
| north, ,nf tho Ohio h!vht+ And pr tho conilnoroe
u lAu fl5oSHaspPl AfTfs 4A1 nut anEAA ia tae st~
a. M y, .M9 ,, ~ eao oafeau VI o'a
Etgitssa&S1 sho!id So x|ad to hnye . state.
ment q e the eeangs n tlo Sa,lrse q the trado
Of tno Il g. s9fes y s ss9rpea 6y M
eommeroo: ySsy rs;pssG9tt'',!iy ysarf a.s.s~.,
"0"Ai'D e.ot,''s''soS' s''so'ats'
dNEMh1Hh IT. tErAnII} i I..,s} 4ss.I Wn4hshanu1oN =; -.
~ y. fsnnh'ica1 fns1rtss.,,uI t;ssfiH.
B1i: ilioioso to you herowith tho anawor oi The
! Chiof OF tho DnrcA, Of Stnt!stcs to tho sovor1li
'nst very fe'pes'tS%''y; So'ls snr1,1As scorotary.
r.rAsrnv prpAnr,,rsr, nunpau oy sr.7,s.
r1c. WAsIitycTy,3. D e., Aux. ID. IBso,-1Hc iion.
p|s,s Sherman, Stcrefaru u The Ireds,.r1t-B1n
hav1 to ionor 70 70 aoHnotSdRG 10y t no rS;oeni 9t
g %s il 1seIy. sespsstf,y@ @ saSa,is ~ ia 81.
ISs1nk peaoa a'o''ne IN o'a'' u 'no aaesu0ha pro
nsn IG 9ics - a e. m cSa @
S"s se 1t ae s?s yiras sy Wost Il yrsn IT. @
hns'h @ ,a a s1n Gfo s ,HS ueorSa SxS. Ext. n
The tnternni commerce ] se Of tits Country vastly
;ro o !s2aas oaS y sot sy
Ct @Ss.Ss aaa'
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