Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-17


dep; that the prNjsiou oE rS,g,sr steam postal
communication, IN amt teNm government hes
btV,N the t0rnraUacr nj the yOaNNeNial nvNslOmi-
Napee u Great Britain ~ Nli these coaStS and
seas il Grsagcr share lN whose TRADE Is NOW the ic
,ire apA the ipttpt IT oNr Ncolic, Il is alsn man
lies, chat the efforts Nt Nther RUrrs,n nations te
eNulond With GWRr Britain tNr Sharc at this
c,0nNcNN have hccN S,,cN, >f0l IN proportion With
their NIOptteN ~ regular steam postal coNmNNl
t8tioN with she markets whoSc trade they Sought,
McNco and thc states vt South AmcriCN atN an.
Nous to r'esiVe such postal communications With
this country ap) Ia aid IN their Development,
Similar co.apCratlIa may hc looked tor, w SluC
time trNm the eastern nations and tINm Australia.
II i dlNcul, to $40 how the lead IN this movement
can he cNpectcd in,m private Interests, In ~
Spcct " thStgN CAMucN,c, quite as much rs IN IN
tcrual trade, postal communication scemS uec,S-
SlrN matter ut common and public atbulniStrN-
tlan, AMI Thus pertaining u gVNCrnmcNt, NJ
SpettMlly pcNmmend o. NoNr prtMpt attention
such just and c,Acien mCaSuNS as may ceNl0ce
70 thr Development oi our tnNcn oeNtncrVlal ~
chan.rs ami the building M oi Nur carrying
uaAc,
III this conpr,t,n dcSirc also tosuelCSt tAeNclN
great ScrN iee which mght he rNpcctCd in cnlarg-
ing aud facilitating eur ccNlmep'e IN the naCnC
| neean Wrrr - tr,nSnarIue cahlr laid from san
Francisco 10 the Sandwich islands and thence t.
Japan ut tlc north aud Australia at the south,
| The great mAucnct, ~ such means Vt vaMmunica
| ton on these N,NtcN " navigation in developing
and scruring the due sha,V ni Nur Pacific c0NSt IN
the c0umcNr ot the wnrld, ncclS M illustration
nr eNtoNSment Il may he that such an enter
prsc, useful and IN the cnd profitable as It WOULD
preNc 60 private investment, may necd to he az
tolerated. by prt,dcnt legislation by enngrsS in its
aid, and submit the matter q Your careful r,n-
! sjiemt,ou.
! An additional and not W0jmportaut although
sceanda,N rVasun Tor fostering and eplarG,ng thc
NtN "A NJ. n
! 10 the expansion of our colNmcwc Whiya would
he rcpdcWl by the aN0uelt circulation -, naval
/ ,hips IN thu sras mud rnr' % all quarters at the
globe, SHIPS ii Il, rrapcr construction and
equipment t. Nv ct the gratcs efficiency IN case
vt maritime war might ee made constant aud
active agrnts IN umr ~ peace ~ the advance
ment aud protection 81 nur to,v,ga tradr, am u,
| the NURTURE md discipline ot Young scanlcu who
MOuld, naturally, III >0wc Wmhcis, nlN With And
lunruNC the otVwS vi ulr mCNhNnt shlpS, NUt
merchants AZ home t,t abroad recognize the val.
ne 10 tilcilsn c"mmrNc II an active movement
vi aur naval Vessels, and the Intelligence and IVA
| trinnt tral OF our naval ohicor III rr"motMg
every interest ot their coUntrNm,n. is a Just sub
iVt at national Vrdc,
Tie yundiJtoa 81 tic tp,,nGNl altar ut
! the government " shown 10y the report ct
| the secretary vt the treasury, Is very salts
factory Il \ hcie,rd TINT the present financial
situation uf the United States, whether considered
with respect tu tra,lc CURRENCY credit gruWiny
Wcalth " IA, ,Nteut and Variety ot our resources,
ismorc IA, amhlc thnN that at amy other country
ot our time, anl hnsucNcr hern surpassed 10y that
OF amy country NJ any pcwad vt its history, MI
uul industry are triN ing, the rate ~ interest Is
loW, new railroads are being constructed, ~ vast
Immigration /. increasing eur population, capital
and NhoT nnM enterprises IN gnai nWnhcr ARE
IN progress and or commercial Relations with
ntarr Vutntlir. Nrt improving,
The ordinary revenues from all sources tan the
t,ru wear ended June SO 1850, we've
lrnn, yttstpms .a...... ...,.#sa- slstAaauGi a.
ltum uc,uaj revenue a.,,.. ....s.a. iaW',gl ~
| from smiles ot FNltc land, ..s... ldluhh t0
nedonl i@nk, 800 H. " '' o,lpa 4
i@iweS Go%r"n,s. 80 .o;aO, is
| Fam sinknp fund u Pacific lHilWra ....
ltam customs lccs, tno- lcntit,s, ctt. iwsos N
| From iets consulate l,''cts, lmloil Wd - .
From roctgds Of s,lo. 81 ro,unmcU
Ftoui rtiuts Il couage, ID ssu...# s,a.lsa n
tolu revenues of Tho hsltt't nt tNluubiA lWlNM ~
fnn nWt'l,u, ou~ sautcts. lWhlVN ~
totai ordinary mttll. ...a sluhaealo "
fotol ordinary expenditure for the Same period
| we've
loe,iI expenses. s,.@3aa, q,
Yer Foreign intercourse s.ae. ....eaa# WI lh M
rcas Of rensons.a' 1 ,..ss.g,.s. ot,;,;t3, u
| loT the military establishment. including
| river and huhOr improvements nnd Hrs
scnnl, l. ....,.s.s........s.5 .s,ndalt ~
Eor tie mnai c.tahli,nncnt. me'plmg
mua,l yords ,,.,"','.., '...a."'.a., lan.an,l 4
! For miscellaneous rNpcno liufpp, htlr
| ng public buildings, lisht houses, hhd - .
| collecting the revenue. il,&A.u M
| Idr expenditures on account ut thn MS
| tr,t ~ Columbia . .,..,.....ss g.2,a,a4 ~
Far interest the public lot ...s,st na,ipihtb u
| For premium IN bonds lurthnscd, a...l.s s,,h,9u "
| 49,.
| Total ordinary Expenditure. 5sss5 ~, 0i2pai -
leaving surpu. rcypuu, ot.... .Glssa.e,3 %
| Which. with hmnuut drawn nom tho
cash bll6ner in liz irrnsiry of -" s.0alN II
Making ...,4..o4.. ....o..=. e,baUs,osi a
NHs applied to the redemption
III bends fnt Tho sinking nnd-....5t. s,adtaim1 ~
Offfaalnnni currency ..r5s.# shli7
OEthc lnnn ~ lNiS ...als. 8s,w.m9@8# hOIp
nftrmr1fnfS lnnn .at55li.s.. .tsas.sIlt.... lWl
Ofbuunly- lnnd scrip. ..,..-..s-- 20 ~
IUftumIulnd Interest nutpr- .=58fs#....sta54 lhbh ~
uff,U notes Of 1904 III ss $3.50 WI
81 nur mud two year notes. s44.ts.o ,,s#s diW NV
az tti ,lrmfud i,npp. ini M
| t53ubs,1Ai n
The nmouut due the sinking fund for this year
was S37 gal Gl3 D.. There wns applied thereto
The rum Of Sl3.DOi ,6llll hring sa5pi2 1870
IN eNcc-- u tho actual requirements for the
ytnr.
The aggregate If the revenues from nll sources