The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April 6.

causing more alarm in European
countries. The competition was first
felt in England where, after years of
futile opposition, it is now acknowl-
edged that it is cheaper to depend up
on supplies from this country than
upon the native farmers. Germany
next commenced to growl, but farm
ers could procure only ruinOuS prices
for their products and the parliament
was loudly called upon to do some
thing to check the influx of
YANKEE GRUB.
But parliament refused to do more
than place restrictions upon the i'm
portation of pork, on the ground that
it introduced disease into the country
Russia was next to Squeal. Ameri-
can flour is now sold all over Europe
cheaper than the farmers in the
Black sea districts can produce it, and
thousands of them are emigrating to
the United States. France is now
making a fuss. Consul Wilson, of
Nantes, in a communication to the
state department, which has just been
made public, asserts that inter-
eSted influence was brought
to bear to secure the
prohibition of American pork into
that country. Wilson says he finds
extending through the business COM
munity a general and widespread dis
like for and opposition to the Ameri-
can tariff, so far as it may effect any
article exported from France, and a
strong disposition to retaliate, and
that this feeling of dislike and oppo-
sition is intensified by the situation
in regard to American pork where, he
adds, is shown the willingness to re-
taliate. He gives a resume of the his
tory Of the efforts made by interested
persons to secure legislative
interposition between the fail
ing French pork trade
and American competition from 1877
to date, and strongly intimates that
the representations made to the min
lister of agriculture and commerce by
the French pork manufacturers,
rather than to the any objection to
the quality of any American pork,
caused the issuance of the decree of
prohibition. Efforts are being made
in swine European countries to check
the importation of cattle and canned
beef from this country. But the mass
of the people in any of the countries
where prohibitOry measures were
tried promptly showed their opposi-
tion, for never until the in
PRODUCTION of beef from this
country were they accustomed
to a daily supply of meat on their
tables. Beef canning bids fair to
become one of the
LEADING INDUSTRIES OF TEXAS
in the near future, her broad plains
annually grow countless thousands of
,cattle. which can be killed and manu-
factured at at prices that bid defiance to
any European nation and to any state
in the union. The canned beef can be
placed in vessels at her seap ortS and
at New Orleans, and Skipped with
very little railroad expense, an ad
vantage not enjoyed by any of the
small cotton-grow wing states in the in
terror. The beef already sent in this
way from Texas to the London mar
ket was pronounced of excellent
quality, as also the live cattle sent.
The cattle were subjected to very lit
tie railroad travel, and when they
reached the Liverpool and London
markets they were found to be fat
and healthy, while those shipped from
Kansas and Colorado by rail to New
Y York and from there to England were
found to be lean and diseased.
THE PRESIDENT
Had all of his fishing tackles packed,
preparatory to making his south
ern trip. He goes di-
rect to Jacksonville, where
he will take steamboat to Sanford.
Then, if the weather is hot, he will
go further up the St. Johns to an
Island where there is reported to be
good fishing, but if it is not too warm
he will go on the South Florida rail
road to Kissime city, at the head of
Lake Tohopokatiga, beautiful sheet
of clear spring water, eleven miles
long and from four to six miles wide,
and full of channel bass often weigh
ing dozen pounds each.
Mr.. Arthur has been suffering of
late from Sciatica. and the clear air,
pure water and warm climate of the
land of flowers can but be beneficial
to him especially if he can locate him
self where delegations of citizens and
office-seekers cannot dis
turb him. He is very fond of fishing,
and throws a fly with very creditable
deXterity, rather preferring to fish for
sea bass or other large game
to casting his line for trout.
HOW PROTECTION HAS PROTECTED.
It is understood that the steel-faced
iron turrets of the ironclad Chianto-
which are to be fourteen
inches in thickness, are to be manu-
factured abroad, and sent here to be
placed on the vessel. The
steel tubes of the 1O-inch
guns of the same vessel and
the S-inch guns for the cruisers are
also to be ordered from England.
This importation of portions of our
new men-of-war is probably neceSsa-
ry, but it is rather humiliating to
think that with all of our vast iron
works and boundless mineral resour-
ces we cannot make our own vessels
of defense. The secretary of thenavy
is anxious, however, to have some
men-of-war afloat at the
earliest possible moment, and if we
have not the appliances for the con-
struction of any part of them here to
import them.
CATTLE DISEASES.
LII. VI IL
culture, has rented an estate in the
far east part of the city, which he is
putting up as station for the inves-
tigation of the diseases of cattle.
The board of health has given its
and the Investigations
will be conducted by an educated and
veterinary surgeon.
YELLOWSTONE LEASES.
Additional applications have been
received at the interior department
from persons to lease sites in the Vel
lowstone Park. The interior depart
:nent will not entertain these
until it is ascer-
tanned whether or not the
applicants are responsible. Assistant
Secretary Joslyn says that it is eX-
pected the company which has re-
ceived leases will have hotels ready
for summer tourists this year. A
plan of one building has been re-
ceited. Many distinguished persons
will visit the park this year and it is
President Arthur will be
among the number. He has already
stated his intention to go west during
the summer and the collector of Gus
toms at Chicago has extended to him
an invation from the Union League
club for a reception. Next to Grant,
Arthur is the greatest junketing
president the country has ever had.