Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-06-03
GERMAN PROGRESS.
Some Flattering Facts Concerning Ger
many's Industrial Growth.

OF the great countries of Europs
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
(including Great Britain) in the extent
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
Postmaster-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 ofnear-
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. 4F4 8H
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 apension fund for herin-
valid soldiers. Several hundred mil
Hons 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 o.
the United States. This is natural, an6
easily explained. Hence the desire fol
emigration. But it is noted that the
German emigration keeps pace witt
the prosperity of the United States. i
was at all times considered lower thar
the emigration from the British realm
three times as low as that of Norway
considerable lower than that of Sweden
Denmark and other states that have 8
high birth-rate. The emigration from
Germany never. exceeded AZ pro mile
that of Great Britain has repeatedly
been as high as 7 and p pro mile o
inhabitants. At the present rate only
about 2 pro mile emigrate from Ger
many.
A year ago committee OF Frencl
mayors, engineers, chemists and man
ufacturers visited Germany for pur
poses of study. From the report of thi
committee we will extract few items
"Our people harp on the old string
that Germany is poor country, de
void of resources, etc. This is one o
the errors for which we may yet hav,
to pay dearly, and he who first spok,
of a Sedan of industry, has made us
of very correct expression. German
farmers can afford to pay $400 TO
farm horses; their soil rises constant,
in value, sure criterion of increasin,
wealth. With us the contrary is true.
"In our country the history of Ger
many is written by writers of romance
but wealth increases in Germany a
such rate that it is at last time to de
stroy the legend of her poverty wit
which ignorant people are lulled t.
sleep. Prof c. A. Eggert, in Chicag
Journal.