Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-10
The TiIlcrs OF Iii" Scil.

Germantown Telegraph.
1t is very evident from the :,.naZinr rN
hibit made 10y the national treasury dc
partment of the details of the exports of
the republic during the last fiscal year.
that the production of our agriculture
makes vastly more progress than all the
cOmb!Hed forces OF mining, manufactures
and other domestic arts. In brief, of all
the exports of domestic merchandise to
foreign countries durin" that yea, over
81 per cent. were the products OF agricul-
turc. And yc; the world has been ringing
for ten years past with the stupendous
magnitude of American manufactures and
the extraordinary increase OF their pro-
ducts. Now, while this contrast does not
IN any dcsic: diminish the high apprccia-
tion VIC entertain for the industrial arts
and our ardent desire to stimulate their
farther development. it is manifest to the
commoncst apprehension that the farmers
and planters are in reality what they have
always claimed to bc--the bone and sinsw
OF the nation. Soa:e !tncrican writer's a
few year. az" generated an idea that on;
domestic emigration had fairly reached the
Western ilmi; -! profitable cultivation, and
that all beyond must be regarded as q re-
gion OF mountains and deserts unavailable
Tor tlllagc. lhIS strange n.tian was eager
ly caught up ami repeated by the writer's
and statesmen of England, and they were
IN the midst OF :: happy driusion that now
there was 4 favorable opportunity for the
mighty development Of grain !armin. in the
Dominion OF Canada. when all OF a sudden
the short crops OF Europe caused an
avalanche OF American breadstuf;s and
provisions to pour nut ui,n.: the Old world
from this country. in such prc!iyious
quantities as toclicit general outbur.t of
wonder and aStonishmcEt from the aulcst
writer's for the English press.
Last season the agricultural interests of
England sent TO America some agents on
tour OF investigation as to the rea! ex
tent and character of our agriculture.
They We're practical farmers of the hest
kind, according to the EnyIi,l: typc. and
upon their return home this ryeport WAS
conclusive to tho English mind that the
resources of this republic for farming
purposes We're absolutely unparalleled and
hmltless. \ careful pcr,ls;;l of tie Jour
nallstic references t" these reports leads
us to call attention to the hitherto H.
noticed fact that notwithstanding
the enormous growth Of the
lnduStlaI arts iii the United States. o,r
agricultural development immcasur3blv
exceeds them all. 1t is far greater now
than il ever was before. and. what is most
important, it has become more excessive
with every sncc,e ling census. Vast as
the 4rrwt!, of our industrial arts has
been, their a"nsiaI production does not sup
ply much n".c than :wO-thirds OF tic
merchandise demanded for domestic CON
sumption OF the home markets. From this
the Tree traders argue that VIC need to cu
courage the importation Of foreign MGR
chaii'.'Sc IN orGcr to encourage the dcveI- |
opnc.t f foreign markets for our comes
tic pInducc. Bat our own iudpment is
very strong that The n.ziu., .fv. In,r,cnt
Of our a-,icu'tII' ias b"":. chiefly s,imu-
lated by the ..cr"A.;:y rcrnuu:r,.iycucs;
OF the home MAJ krts |