Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-03-13
oERMANY's GROWTH.


L
I,aIne's Recent Report
Consul-Gcncral Raine, at Berlin,
embodies in his annual report series
of tables from which he dcduces inter
esling facts. The population OF tue
area now comprised in the German
cmpirc. which was 1881 900 in 1916,
had increased to Il. 23i 900 in lsso,aha
at It's present rate Of increase II doubles
once in forty-sevcn years. This is IN
excess of the growth of population oil
any Of the neighborng powers. nreal
Britain. Mr.. Raine says, doubled her
incubation in ffty-one wears, the Meth
erlands IN lifty-two wears, Austria ~
sixty and one-half years. Denmark III
ff,v-four years, Belgium IN siNty-one
wears. while France requires Two
hundred vcars TO double her population
nj present rates The emigration from
The empire shows steady and marked
decrease since 1881, from which iaci
Mir. Raine argues that either the eco
nomica condition of Germany mas I'M
proved the attractive force OF Anerlea
has decreased, or Bismarck ; colonial
policy is proving successful ms POI,
lev is meeting with universal approNal
throughout the empire.
The German Colonial Association,
formed two years ago, spread with
Great rapidity The first acquisition
Was made by 4 Bremen firm OF traders
The area being one hundred German
square miles in South Africa. The
traders applied for and received reeos,
milton from the home Government, ana
other traders speedily followed the
example. possessions being thus ac-
onired in East Africa, CAMERON,
Anqra, peuuena and other South sea
Islands. Ii is proposed that all associ-
ations and companies which are en-
deavoring TO promote Gernah coloh,ai
interests shall be federated, and the
question, Mr.. Rainc says, viii be con,
sidered at meeting shortly to be hcld
IN Berlin The Government had re-
GENTLY subsidized two lines OF steam
sbips TO run between the parent country
and the colonies. and a third line has
lust been established by private enter
prise between Hamburg and the Congo,
MIR Raine describes another colonial
enterprise of a novel character when
now is in successful operation, Three
or four years ago, he says, several nun
dred thousand tramps infested Ger
many and drew from the people many
millions annually bestowed IN charity
A CLERGYMAN first suggested the plat
of colonIZing these people, and VIII
the aid of men of wealth secured ttact
of waste or partly-cultiyaied lanu II
Westphnlia, whore he organized
.Workmcn' S Colony
Local committees were everywher'
formed to counsel the Withholding o
aims and the bestowal of an cqulvalen
: sum TO the new colonial enterprise
The plan worked we'll, and tramp
, were compelled To cmigrate TO the col
ony in large numbers. There the,
were washed, provided with cloihln'
and furnished with employment u
farm laborers. Gradually in the pro
prcss of colonization they found wor
nj their respective trades, and many q
them became useful members OF society
The rest found their way 10 the work
! bousrs The Emperor and many lnllu
cntia men of the empire took ace
interest in the matter, and at presei
such colonies are established IN All I'll
colonies and States of Germany
Mr.. Rainc discusses cxhaustiveiy IN
N condition of German trade ana indt'
70 tries and the influences, including tn
% % new political policyo thee oyernmen
o which are affecting them lie ilno
No that manufacturers are complalhih
" more of low prices than of want ot ol
% portunity 10 dispose Of their good
% The prices obtained do not yield u
70 desired profits, but nearly all oraheh,
70 of manufacture have plenty OF worI
W and new industrial establishments q
% being erected Boston ll"chndh