The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-17
EXPORTS AND RAILROADS.


Before the Crfmean and Russian wars
Turkey furnished raw silk to France and
Switzerland, and rice, olive oil and cereals
to Europe. In the absence of AUTHENTIC re-
turns our consul cannot give other than
disiecta membra; but it is seen that in the
European provinces since the Russian war
ended, over $40 200, 900 worth of grains were
sent to England, mostly via this port, while
Asia Minor gave maize and wheat amount
ing to 100000. Out OF this abandoned
land, however, the Sesame" has signih-
canoe hardly up to the returns of Aladdin
with his magic wand; but n quarter of
million of this seed came to the world from
the Asiatic provinces. Wool, when not
used by government, has had an export,
but the fine, silky mohair has been taxed
out of existence. | saw some few OF these
goats going out of the Cape, OF Good
Hope; for where they have not been sold
their owners for food. Such is the blind
cupidity of this miserably managed
Phubarb, dye-stuns, oil of roses from
the 10O-leafed roses of Roumania,
hemp, tobacco, opium, emery,
copper and chrome, as well as dry fir uits like
the fig and fresh ones like the orange
might, under decent system here, thrive
with trade more abundantly. Coal, too.
h IS been found on the Black sea shore, $50
miles from the mouth Of the Bosphorus,
but since the finding in 1854, and some
practical mining during the Crimean war
by the British, there has been no enterprise
These $50 square miles of coal, holding
90, 000, 900 of tons may yet figure in some
Turkish census, if ever the country can get
rid of its bribery and give honest conces-
SONS TO work the mines and for railroad COM
panies to transport the coal when mined. 1t
Is 80 with iron, copper and silver. No one
can get frmau to work these mines OF
wealth without giving backsheesh to the
law Turks who hold the interior power.
True, Turkey has in Europe 9SS miles of
railway running west to Adrlanopole, and
from Adrisnopole southwark to Max
to- on the Egesn; but the shares when
sold at $50 francs are now quoted at %. In
hsi, there are $50 miles, running out from
Smyrna, under English control and capi-
tai There is also a road from Sentari to Is
mid following the north shore OF Msrmora.
The great need, however, here 10 co mmu-
nication. In Asia Minor this is indispensa-
bic. Ii is mountainous. II has no river
transportation except the Euphrstes. The
exactions upon that river and elsewhere by
the tribes and local sheiks require an armed
escort. lie who trades or travels risks goods
and life No one has any desire 70 produce
more than enough for bare living. In
these lands, where millions once lived,
where cities of wonderful size and opu-
lence on seashore and inland existed, where
now the archeologists are deiying under safe
conduct from the relics of ancient power:
glory and prosperity, there is nothing OF
transport TO or from except the esthusiasms
Of genius. The local wants and taxes take
all. Ifyou should stay here for years and
pay out your fortune in bribing the under
iings and eunushs Of these offices, you
would go away moneyless, and with no
CONCESSION to employ either your capital
skill OF labor to develop these rich possibili-
ties in these ancient empires. Therefore,
, the best advice 10 be given to those whom l
haunts Of history, Is from the Psalm OF
David.
Gather not thy soul with sinners nor
tlv life with bloody men. in whose hands
"a mischief. and their righS hand Is fah Of
bribes. New York sun.