Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-10-17
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The most striking fact which pre-
sents itself is, that Great Britain, whose
free-trade dog mas have been sucked
in as mothers milk by a very large
portion Of American farmers, has sys-
tematically sought to become entirely
independent Off the United States, by
her most extraordinary exer,ions to de-
velop wheat culture in all her colo.
MES.
THE EAST INDIAN RECORD,
Thus Great Britain has expended
$37o.ooo,o 900 in the construction of
railroads in India. ofwhich 5000, ooo,-
900, was raised in England. There
have been constructed HOPS miles of
railroads, and projected 1915 miles
more. These railroads employ in
their operation 10000 natives and
1905 Europeans. please observe
that fact.)
A much larger amount has been ex.
pended in canals for navigation and
irrigation. One Of the canals is 500
miles long, and will irrigate 10000
acres, through $500 miles OF minor
channels. BY these means and the
introduction of the most improved agri-
cultural implements, the productive
capacity of India has beer raised, and
its exports have increased from 2,ooo,.
900 bushels in 1870, 1000 900 in 1881
$4,000, ooo,o 900 bushels in 1882 to so,.
ooo, 900 bushels in 1883.
Was there such an array of alarm.
ing increase every before presented tc
American farmers The East India
area for the production of wheat is
new 10000, 900 acres, and there are
56,oeo, 900 acres of jungle now in pro.
cess of clearing, which when cleared
becomes good wheat and cotton land
1ndia's capacity for wheat or cotton
growing is only one-third developed
How about Australia and the otne,
neignboring colonies and the island.
In the adjacent seas? How will it bt
when the same race goes into the wild:
OF Africa, as they are now doing, ane
on the fertile lands described by Liv
ingston, place the best agricultural i'm
plements into the hands of the native.
and give to them British overseers
Now the agricultural laborers o
Egypt and the Indies receive wages Of
between one-fifth and one tenth O
that which We pay TO our laborers, ane
they are supplied with as good farming
implements as can be made in Grea
Britain. British India has a popula.
ton Of 200 700, 900, and is about a!
large as would make thirty States of TIT
size OF New York.
FREE TRADE COSTUME.
John F. Swift, who has recently re-
turned from India. says: "a native
woman's dress consists of the 'serree.
This is five yards OF cloth without {
stitch in it. Is the woman is married
there is red stripe about half an incl
wide around the edge of the 'seree.
The cloth is first wound around the
waist, and falls to the ankle. Then i
is thrown up over the shoulder, apc
The same garment makes head.dress
The men are dressed on as simple a
plan.'
As naked a condition exists II
Egypt Cheap labor and the wonderful
fertility of the Indian sold apply to the
wheat promblem. Two crops viii
grow in a year. Famine occurs ii
such country only because the people
are so poor, not because there is no
enough to eat. If the British Govern
ment should issue the command tc
raise wheat England is at once indie
pendent of the American CROP
Now, with labor so far below thai
which we pay, what is the future out
look in the direction of the East Indie.
Australia. Van Dieman's Land, Africa
Russia, Austria, Roumannia, Chill, etc
Must we come down to the wearing o
the Democratic 'serree,' or must WI
protect ourselves
THE NEW CONDITION.
A new state of things ha
suddenly been opened before US
Eight hundred millions of frugal indus
trious and cheap. working laborers ar,
being brought into the competitor
with our laborers. Heretofore we onl,
had to protect ourselye against the Low
priced laborers of Europe or less thai
hall that number. But now China
Japan, the British Indies and all til,
Islands of the Pacific are entering the
fields OF agriculture and manufacture
"A competition In the province 2
labor of more than twice the entire
white race In present existence.
We feel already the increased
amount of Wheat from the British col
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