Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-04
GERMAN PROGRESS.
Some Flattering Facts Concerning &c
many's Industrial Growth

Some Flattering Facts Concerning Ger
many's Industrial Growth.
Of the great countries of Europe
none can show as good financial con-
dition as Germany. She is practic ally
out of debt with rather a sum in her
favor. The debts that actually exist
were incurred for productive invest
ments, chiefly railroads, canals and the
like. Her railroads furnish an import
ant part of the revenue, so does the
postal service In no country are the
finances more honestly and wisely
managed. 1t is not generally known
that Germany leads all European states
Cncluding Great Brittany in the extcn.
Of her railroads and electric telegraph
lines Her telephone system is extern
sive. and was so long before other
countries fairly entered on its use Her
fostmaster-General. DR.. Stephan, is a
genius of the type Of Moltke and Bis
marck. DR.. Stephan is recognized as
the originator Of the Postal Union"
one of the grandest of modern achieve
ments; of the postal cards. and Of near
ly every one Of the recent improve
ments in the postal service. In manu-
featuring industry Germany has made
such progress as to excite the most
lively fears of France and Great Brit
ain.
Many people, Germans among them.
imagine that the French War indem-
nifty has done Germany no good They
are very much mistaken. Germany
used that indemnity to large extent
for the payment Of her debts. the build
ing Of railroads, fortresses, etc, and
particularly for pension fund for herin-
valid soldiers. Several hundred mil
lions of the indemnity are still on hand.
either in cash or safely invested. Ger
mans pay very much lower taxes than
Frenchmen or Englishmen. The
wages of her laboring class have stead
lily increased. The amount of money
invested in savings banks has almost
doubled In fifteen years.
In all European countries the condi-
ton of the laborer is inferior TO that Of
the United States. This is natural. and
easily explained. Hence the desire for
emigration. But il is noted that the
German emigration keeps pace with
the prosperity of tn. United States IL
was at all times considered lower than
the emigration from the British realm;
three times a. low as that Of Norway;
considerable lower than that of Sweden.
Denmark and other states that have a
high birth-rate. The emigration from
Germany never exceeded II pro mile;
that Of Great Britain has repeatedly
been as high as and z! pro mile Of
inhabitants. At the present rate only
shout pro mile emigrate from Ger
many
A year ago a committee OF French
MAYORS. engineers. chemists and man.
ufacturers visited Germany for pur-
poses of study. From the report Of this
committee we viii extract few items:
.-Our people harp on the old string
that Germany Is poor country, de-
void of resources. etc. This IS one OF
the errors for which we NAV vet have
TO paw dearly. and he who first spoke
OF Sedan of industry, has made use
OF a very correct expression German
farmers can afford 10 pay 800 for
farm horses: their soil rises constantly
in value. a sure criterion Of increasing
wealth. With as the contrary Is true "
I'm our country the history Of Ger
many is written BY writers Of romance
bu; wealth increases IN Germany Il
such rate that il is At last time 70 de-
s,roy the legend Of her poverty with
which ignorsE; people are lulied 70
sleep Pref c. 4 Eg2ert ~ Chicago
yozr-sal