New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-02

uptii what the farmers could obtain for their crops
was Insufficient to cover t.e nv fhis decline in
many Instances. that where the farms were ~ t in
lance from navignhc waters. wheat rcinhlneu u,u ~
he fields and corn was used for fuel. The owner, o
such farms therefore c0mptlltu 10 lr,tittg
their fields uncuvnied. that lands OF gi,i -
berame wellugh valucess To remedy thls Yer. u.
toward condition OF their agriculture ~ IN
states In 1884 and 1888 commenced large N plhe Ia
ternaI Improvement. but before Their com w.
financial crisis Of -31 occurred Whch '""'. ,,f,,
and left most OF the states that had en gngeu III I
overloaded with debt and without Alt"n.- ,e work
large expenditures The wabash ana III t ' and
on which had been commenced Two Ycais - ,ic VA.
was designed 20 unite the navieabie az, he Vr.trrn
bash wta Lake Erie was tle ols " ., and its
enterprises OF that day which was cuhp'cteV CON
completion owing 10 lana grant mue IA hlfbonch
sructiOn by the United state, 'oNtIhl'ut ,aI vs.
the country benefited by the opening Oh uIs Si With
Of considerable extent " Wa s S navigaLle waters
the region, far distant from nall-,pi. ~ and
which was rapidly being occupied by entefprislns anu
,as market ana facilities FOR reaching
IT, with both Of which IL soon supplied IL j NV
ransnrtation ha- been chcap,ncd that farming iH
far west ia. Mississippi have ecOng nearly dS IL
rane of lands resulting from the construction 81 ran
roads the wonderful increase OF the national "'n =
The condition Of the manufacturing interest Of the
United states is similar ia some feSPe''s 10 a'
"a Which have referred What the western farmers
I, nelej wa. a market for their crops What manu-
facturers need is market foI ther surplus "u"
rI foundation Of our great manufacturing indus
~ ,ros id i'm New Gland under the first tariff OF
nrofccfve character which diverted part OF its cata
Rom shipping INTO ottonfactories. Those hrst con
strnred having been fairly rcmuncratiVe, more were
constructed and other branches 81 manufacture 80
nndertakcn until Ncv-Engand was converted from
maritime and commercial pursuits into manufacturing
n viii be rccocctcd that New England was opposed 10
the first protective tatin-ihat . one oi ME- "cos'e'
II was not many years after the first cotton mus were
erected in New England that the great IRON interests
the country began be developed. and Pennsy wanna
soon became the great iron nannlacturng Ss, ., n
Union. Nor was 1t long before various kl- Vi maui
features came into existence In most OF the Northern anu
Western states The demands Of the Government during
the late civil war for nearly al KIM. oi ~,
goods and the high tariff greatly stimulated produguh
After the war. stimulus was found In railroad pnllnS
and In cXtravagant expenditures huuceu ny IL
abundant currency and the time has now come W eh lc
manufacturing industry " the Inled Stsles ~ I" u
distress from plethora OF ihahulsctui,u a., ,,arg
manufacturing companies have been forced INC nnns
rurtcv. others have closed their mills to escape II Few
mills running on fun tine' and ~ = oon,el i ~
very large number ~ operatives are eiih'r o
employment or arc working for wages hardly slhccnt
10 enable them to h'e com .il9nl -, t '.,n h ,ly
Nor are manufacturers and their employees me onll
sufferers hy the present depression ~ our manufacturing
Industry ~ large and widespread has this Industry 10"
come. interviewer N IL win ohol lnhu7il'" ~ ~,
cannot loo seriously pressed without urously affect
Ing huaiuosH throughout the Union =, . .--..
Tho ell important question ther'fotc' tht pi'Asos
u.slf upon tho public attention n. how shall tho country
bc relieved from the plethora 9i mnnui,.,',' hD' ,
,ou that our power to produce II much n oNcc's" ho
prsacnl OF an, probable future demand for homo cen
humpun Tho rAlAiing non, cotton hhd wnvl'u h4ln'
II employed their full capacity coud meet ~ ~
months perhaps Ia a shottof ho the homo a'i'nss
fnr year IL In certain therefore that unioHa hA'ArH
." r I'm nd, which 4, nonopoll4ed by European
nations, depression now So severely lot VIII con
tlnue, aud may become moro disastrous -, ,,
Tho question how shall our I"t'lLn ih'o 10 ih'lrsH,"
/, tho ec,on which now comes 10 the front Hnd de
mands prompt and careful consideration Manufacturers
ARE primarily iuterchtrd. but the whole country has u
al e I'm s solution ia it, Investigation the tarin VIII
necessarily be- involved ins-much a. the t'lhtiuhs p.
tween N and our foreign trade close that they can.
not be considered separately but need no be involved
except far IL stands IN the way or international
trade II upon materials are an obstruction
those duties should be removed. II the duties upon
articles are obstruction they should be modified nat
may be required To increase our lYIesh
whether IL he repeal or modification OF existing uue7
should be- demanded by the manuacturers themseiIes'
How, them shall the Information rtlI'u Ioi li III
derstandg ~ what stands IN the way OF an ihcrea@e
expectation OF our manufactured goods be obtained IL
may not be proper for me 70 onef ADVICE on tls P"'
hut forhear that can see no better means
than by the appointment OF commission composer OF
men not welded 20 lhc dOct fhe- oi itee Ia4e "'
-fair-minded men, who would prosecute The ~.
0uiry thoroughly. compreheusiby, and lmpartaly II
such commission should be created II should DC uohe
without unnecessary delay.
IL l. that previous commissions nave not accom-
pllshed al that was expected Oh lne' rue 'S "a ~
partial failure 10 il not necessary 10 inquire mo- but m
failure should prevent the appointment 81 such
commission as has been suggested unless something bet
devised II Is very clear That what l. needed
mittee on WAYS aud Means 80 vast IN It's comprcnon
syc reach the question to be investigated ana 50 com
that committee would lack The time required Tor It's
Ways and Mean, l,Asually appointed 10 sustain meas
urr, o. which the party In control IN tho h9u,o !
ncrl rather than ~ give 10 subjects referred 10
hal iuprti con alteration which is needed Tor cor
rt ourl.ion. Nor Is te fact To bee overlooked tina
even constituted 20. this committee has been. and able
mean N. fnrin,r- there ha, rarely. II ever beet
% committee which SD reelected the sentiments OF 'ulu
nt- tl, respect oi the House a. bo able 90 carr
tlrni-A without Important changes tho bills when /
n D., tirrrorc op,ou. that some other agency tnai
iIr Committee ou Ways aud Means must Ice ir7ort'h u
n uulct lh ihc House mHl have the Information "'V
u.l, needed lur correct conclusions 10 irfWu l 'u
m r. ui thr obstruction. 300 tho way of an extension %
uuf foreign trade. uud thr best nrah' "i irn'Ft lu'
Vouii be- ,,ry erct Arp.r tnc therefore. should Doe
' I,,..'.,af in, Whole world has been revolution
t, I,. -fru.p power uud Gee substitution "i machinery
iur Aaed N",A u DID,. Ia, iH.'i' 90, ,'' no,9r
r.. and .hc tuu. became tur great workshop "I tl'
....,r d.. r,,. l..l..li. frum nearly all nations
wore taken boo hcf own sps to hcr ports ANA tr n'' 20
/ nu1Non uI haiui 'i't'- i.li ''l''''' " @ 49,,
I.l tIr richest and uu-l powerful ui nations nl
t f home and FOO encourage ami sustain fhFrinn
u.pcnIc. hy protective duties. the effect oi wien no
/ I-lu..,. Ell revolution caused by sf'ampoFor an
/ utrInrr, and choir general use tha. VII maze i"
i ..n- o. e wort aro now engaged in m'nuiac. ntins
.ul aI '1l Great Britain are fcn. In- lh,Iu ''
| been conspicuous ui. not the I'm" como when hr'
departure. b. d.mluirli tohion, one OF ihr s',e-. 81"
| I.l' ",., ,. t,, ,,..,,lI l.,,,.i. "a ,nolpefi boo
rcoll-r o. .om. r.uAt upon iue condition 'l hli'''
ap I,nb'l' of the House of Commons and others or
constantly fgiu- uuf fiI Ihrfe - f'ff gf'h ut-'
threatening Dl'. country iI'm hi'-ih. ana in5 p" I'M
,ountf, suot n lu.s.' n9i 900 the competition oil I'D
rl. l.i... r1ri. ti.0l aHn.l Through vhah 'he fro
fl.l. s.n.u.u.. t..u' Britain hut express h 'h
tc..1f Hr.n.It m..u"- of lhe 'IHn in' ~ .'''N- M
luI.I 10y OFF fNt prominent members OF lhIiiin'
,r,, u.. o.,. l..m b., tlnt tho oH,ot of tno t,in
,nau. d, fooi tl, ru'cd -t1ta. vfh our urodu, t"n
Iura Shout tln. probably BE- v.ul e,e stil lus FOO o