West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-28
GERMAN PROGRESS.
Como flattering Facts Concerning Ger
many's Industrial Growth.

tonlc flattering Facts Concerning Ger
many's Industrial Growth.
OF the great countries of Europe
mono can show as good financial con.
dition aS Germany, She Is practic ally
ont of debt with rather a sum i'm her
fNor The debts that actually exist
were incurred for productive invest
mcnt>, chiefly railroads canals and the
like. Her railroads furnish an import
ant part nf the revenue. so does the
postal service. I'm no country are the
finances more honestly and wisely
managed. 1t is not generally known
that Germany leads all European states
Gncludmg Great Brittany in the extent
of her railroads and electric telegraph
lines. Her telephone system is cNtcn-
sivc, and was So long before other
countries fairly entered on its use llcr.
PoStmaSter-GcnCra Dr Stephan. is "A
genius of the type of MoltkC and Bis
marck DIR. stephan is recognized ns
the originator of the Postal Union. -
one of the grandcSt of modern achieve
mcnts; of the postal cards. and of near
lN every one of the recent improve
mcnts i'm the postal service. I'm manu-
featuring industry Germany has made
trahitt pirjgrGss as 10 excite the most
lively fears of France and Great Brit
aim
Many people, Germans among them,
imagine that the French War ndcm-
nifty has done Germany no good. They
are very much mistaken. Germany
used that indemnity to a large extent
for the payment of her debts, the build
ing of railroads, fortresscs, etc. and
particularly for apcnsion fund (orhcrin-
valid soldiers. Several hundred mil
lions of the indemnity are still on hand,
either i'm cash or safely invested Ger
mans pay very much lower taxes than
Frcnchmcn or EngliShmcn 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-
tlon OF the laborcr 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 the United States. II
was at all times considered lower than
the emigration from the British realm
three times as low rs 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 a pro mile;
that of Great Britain has repeatedly
been AZ high as and "a pro mile of
inhabitants. At the present rate only
about pro mile emigratc from Ger
many.
A year ago a committee OF French
mayors, engineers, chemists and man
uiacturcrs visited Germany for pur-
poses of study. From the report of this
committee we will extract few items:
Our people harp ON the old string
that Germany is a poor country, de
void of resources. etc This is one of
the errors for which we may vet have
To pay dearly, and he who first spoke
OF Sedan OF industry, has made use
OF very correct expression. German
farmers can afford 10 pay 800 for
farm horses; their soil rises constantly
i'm value, a sure criterion OF increasing
wealth With us the contrary is true "
''ln our country the history OF Ger
many is written by wriicrsSpf romance.
but wealth increases i'm Germany at
such q rate that it is at last time TO de-
stroy the legend Of her poverty with
which ignorant people arc 'nIlIaf to
sleep. '--ProC g. 4. EggtrE H,th{cago
,Jgylry0I ~ - y ~ "