The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-09

ern contem porary, The Two Republics and
Spanish American Merchant, publishes
list of those articles which we annually i'm
port and mostly pay for in gold, which list
we reproduce: :.
Gochineai .................... 65O, OOl
Co0aa ...... 5j GOO J0t
NO woods ~ 500, 00C
I,'jio ,unhar .. s 900, 00l
In,I,go '....... 2, 600 00l
Tron c,I f,uit, ... 3 800, 0JC
Hahn " 2 $50, 00(
TrTa and rasses 300 COZ
su"ora and mnia,ses - 90 ON0, 0U(
trnIa cco Ind cigars $500, OW
Cahin.N wv cd ~ $40 ,00C
Paper maerlss ...,.......''''.'''' -o''Vo WV
Total .Sl7S, eco, OOC
Our principal supply Of sugar and tobacco
comes from Cuba Each year the cost OF
the raw material increases, for annually The
exsctions of the Spanish government and
the reslr ctiors it places On the agricultural
interests of the "Queen Of the Antilles are
becoming greater and more ana more IN :
besrable But IN the eastern portion otethe
state OF Yucstsn, on the f0rts!c fields If Jos
besco, and in Central America, in Guatemala,
in CostsRies and il Nicaragua the sugar cane
sttains size and quality TAR superior to the
cane of Cuba and Jamaica, ald is equalled
only by that produced IN the favored valley
of Cuernavaca. Cocoa from which is made
chocolate and An hundred Other different ar:
ticles of table CONSUL ,'.i5n, is produced IN
small quantities in the Mexican state OF
Tobacco; yet each little republic OF Central
America produces this article to perfection.
In San Salvador, little state bordering on
the PGcfc ocean, cocoa ia one OF tho prlnci-
pal agri, ,lltural interests, and Its export Is
becoming annually more and more impor-
tant. On the wide z AXIS of OsXsca. lap.
as and Gratom4lA, where ages ago 1oods OF
lava rolled down the adj AGENT mountaiR
sides and covered for many feet in depth
The surrounding valleys, the wild hg or
prickly pear--a species OF the cac!l, known
amony tho Me1ic4ns aud Central American
Indians as sci nopa"-drives It's slender root
down amcng the interstices of the lava, and
,hrives luxuriantly without water. In the
dry season it's psle green leaves and its red
dish fruit are thicky covered with little
dark purple insect, which quickly dies
when ii is removed from the plant. This in
sect is the celebrated cochineal, from which,
is made An exquisite purple dye, that rivals
the ancient tint of Tyre. OF this
material we annually Import to the value Of
$3.50 600; yet strange to say, vessels from
Liverpool and London discharge in our esst'
ern ports the cochineal of southern Mexico
snd central America. The principal por>
ton of the rubber used in our northern fac
tories comes from India, from Brazil and
from Columbis, yet the forests of Vera
Cruz, Of Yucstan, of Honduras and of
Guatemala TEEN with millions Of broad
leaved rubber trees, which are rosting in
their native soil, and live and die without
Welding up their rich tribute Of csoutchouc
for American enterprise has never invaded
those forests to teach the simple Iudian the
wealth he might extract from the exubersut
tropi cvegetaton surrounding him. The
steep slopes of the lnouHtains of the interior
of Mexico and the primevsl forests of Vera
Cruz, of Tobssco, of Yucstan and OF central
America are rich IN different kinds oil
precious woods, wnica might be utilized by
cabinet makers in the manufacture OF furnlE
ture. Annually we import $500 900 worth
of this cabinet wood, while there Is con-
stuntly increasing demand for moro. But we
have few vessels, while English subsidized
steamers touch often at the little out -of-the>
woy ports on the Caribbean sea and Mos
quito gull. buy the wood The toiling Indians
hsye brought % the coast, carry IL 10
TO these United States.
The New Orleans Picayune has The fol-
towing TO say on cotton culture:
president Morehesd in bis address TO the
Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters Associa.
ton st Memphis dwelt at length upon the
policy Of cultivatirg cotton ia the South as
40 exclusive staple. Ills arguments were
good and bic facts true. TIE economist csn
easily demonstrste thst rs production ex-
p.nds prices decline. The South received ss
much for 00n, 600 % she does G.500 600.
ANY event or combination Of circumstances
thai deprestes the cotton trade pfostrates
every branch of business throughout the
South. Il can be shown on pape- that the
Southern States can with tso-thir3s Of their
labor produce all the cotton that tho world
Will buy Al price very remunerstive 70 The
producer. and that with the other third che
can supply the food 10 sustain her whole
populsiion.
All these arguments have been made time
and again, ana there Is probably not an intel
ligeut plsntor in tie South who has not given
them ful consideration. Whistler they ere
general truths or not they do not present
tbemsslves forcibiy 70 the individual Year
sfler year The msn VITO bsve given most con-
siderstion 10 The mater, aad uh1 have their
capital Fl stake, 20 on enisrgirg their cotton
planting. Il 10 csrtaiuly rare 70 assume that
% many thousands Of Intelligent men do not
understand tbeir orn interest, nor IL Il wise
b. sssuns that what d5es not benefit the m
5fvi51al viii bsneht the country.
The s. Louis fos.-Dispsieb. commenting
upon ths prevalent suicidal mania, szyE
The suicidal nauis hiss broken out rsibsr
early this season. A tiuid tailor Who ne
sby1t 10 be rnsrrisi. = dsbesri-ned cypriHr
srd. bssr. sirk Gsrnsa blsIksrnith Al ap-
pesf IN the locsi lst Of tb0ss vbo rs.
sO-tsd 70 the unsupported bsrs bcokin &c q
nss.s Of procuring quiftus ara surcssss
from care. I. iss litils p-cu'is- thst people
.-s mt irciIust 4 susei1s n - sea,te-.
We t.ik sbcut 'suicd 81 6sys- - tboss flisc
80 rlarn. l0ss-i-r ticuis. sttbrlz r-ifs
~ siEtirg viods tui - = tra-is- ~ -
sIr Sest-ur on rerer teco.rrs ept1euie.
s-se uter ti.s 80 s,ilff ans b blfc- .
o . -o1id rs.u--l' . -ti' tsstsrr1rs ~,
~ rs1isrt ~ sd riingsss 81 grser tr--s