The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-20
OUR GROWING COUNTRY.
Its Industrial. Commercial. Railroad,
and Agricultural Development.
FINANCE AND TRADE
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Business CenterS.

Representative Charles sumner, Of California,
w has prepared great amount Of statistics
and information Oh the question OF the Gov
ssg1ment assuming the telegraph business by
the adoption hy Congress of the postal tele-
graph SAYS Il now costs tie telegraph compa-
mics hrt one nili and half PEI word 70 send
and deliver felecraphic messages. lie thinks
thas IN less than FIVE years after ITS adoption
The postal telegraph would pay almost enough
IA one year TO pay the ordinary expenses Of the
Government is a tariff OF five cents for each
ter words IN messages.
sle chief OF tire bureau of Statistics reports
that during the Hinfth Of November there ar
rived IN the customs districts OF Baltimore,
Boston Detroit Huron Minnesota, New Or
leans New York. Passamae H0ddY, Philadel-
phia and San Francisco f2.99l passengers, Of
which 5.S93 a5ere Immigrants. s.160 citizens OF
tho tnited States returned from abroad, and
a7ss aliens not Intending 10 remain in the
Instod States. The total number Of ialnai-
gsan.s Cor the ciersa moatbs ended with No
MEMBER WAS 536-43
United states Consul Baker. at Dueuos Ayrcs,
reports 10 the State Department. under date Of
October !. lSs3, the condition of trade between
the Gnifed States and the sTgcatine Republic
csring 5ae preceding year. Aceor3ing to this
repsri there has been falling oG 10 the total
trade Of S253d72 since 1881. although the IN
ports from the United States during the year
fSaN3a.8E-9 exceeded ly $50 995 the Imports
CT 1881. Si.i3342l.) Tie vaiae of the imports
1rgm the Unit,d States 3nTing the past year
exceeded that of the exports By s2059 POS.
The Pine Level Fla Tissee says: Sir Ed
ward Jas Reed Of Heztahic. in the county Of
Kent. x. & E. Il. j.. and ISaF Rosetta, his
EiEe. have made Deed 10 tae Florida Land
snd 9lertEa-e Company 10 2ss.os5.GS acres OF
land, living and being situated IN Msnatce
county. ia The deed is DOW fled in the
clelRs Office fer record. THIS makes abSut
s93.0,9 acres Of land IN round numbers. re-
Gently decided in tAis country 10 large corpora
lions"
Colonel /. A. Harsee Of the Honeymoon
Nurseries. Jacksonville Ila., recently sold
$4,000 worth Of 9r9nge trees, 5000 trees IL
all, to GA Envlisi company who wi.l set them
our Oh tlf5 aeEes Of land recently purchased ca
Lake Batter. n Orange county Colonel haT-
dee sold le.Q99 oigit-s-oaT-oid bearing trees for
SleG3e. 1a.090 Younger flees for : go; leGeY
1or S. ,09a. AID 1880 for $500.
1dgices from Yokohama state that the Jap
aneSe government is indignant at an imposi-
zion pE-ic.lcod 1t the Boston exposition. The
exhibits described By the Boston journals IS q
rare collection oT ancient historical works Of
art were modern, and were manufactured OK
prcssiy for sale. The japanese government
had nothing 10 do with the exhibit.
Work Is TO be begun this week on the great
canal that is to irrigaie the San Luis Valley, n
Southern Colorado. The canal is to be seven
miles long, and al The bottom sixty feet wide,
and there are 10 be many lateral canals from it
AL to irrigate 100000 acres Of land now
almost worthless. Several colonies are TO be
organixed to oecupy this land.
The business failures Ia the United States
nalnhel fsr the last seven days $50.