Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-16

AhOAt Ds~SN ee''.e-J -N o"HS'''''' A1AV'V ~'o'"NA
Lamps,......'.. ...-i. :. .!....-.,. 1,O35 1855
Leather goods .....!... .,... 2,075 1850
Marble and stone. e........... ... 800 1880
Flanos. os............-....- .-.-..,.-..- S1O $3.50
Mineral oil 21 1888 52,OOS
Paper and stationery,.,..,..... S,6s8 1880
Provisions. ..,...,...- 1883 A63,260
Sewing machines s...............m 6,993 6S,2O8
Soap .............",,.... S,SH 1924
Our exports to this country after her
coffee and hides were admitted free into
our ports, increased in six, years from
81, ,037 ,312 in 1870 to $5, ,875, ,715 in 1875.
and our export of tanned leather alone
from 50, 1850, 900 in 1872 when hides were
admitted free, to 81, $40, 900 in re.
A little more of such libefality to-
wards other nations. and our commerce
would not only revive, but increased
life would be given to all departments
Of industry, An. increased foreign de-
mand for our products would make an
increased demand for labor and insure
better wages. Let us look little furth-
er: a,.e a.as-g3ss
We have another Repubiicin Ameri-
ca, one which promise soon to be q
rival of our own. It is the Argentine
Republic of South America. It de-
clared its Independence of Spain and
was emancipated on the 9th of July,
1928. 1t is not as old as its Northern
brother, but will soon prove o danger
GUS rival. Little, is known ofit.at pres
ent; but. as we are likely to hear more
of it as the years go by, it is a. country
will worth studying. ,a.rsa-, ~
While in the United States we have
$40 in bank for every man, woman and
child, the Southern Republic has $64.
The banks there are the richest in the
world. The Bank of the Province has
| a paid up capital of $37 900, 900, and de-
Iposits to the amount of $67, ,000, 900. ''r
II There are 4, 200 miles of railroads and
Ievery one Of them pays dividends av-
eraging six per cent; $50, 1000, 900 were
spent in railroads this year and last.
There is a transcontinental line run
ming Pullman cars pulled by the best
locomotives that can be had.
Buenos Ayres is said to be as fine o
city as Paris; $40 ,000, ,000 are now being
spent to. make its harbor one of the
best in thesworld. In 1885 the imports
We're $64, ,000, 900. ,'5ag 1ghe 81 "a
4 The United States cuts a very poor
figure in that country because our pro-
tective system makes il impossible for
us to trade with the Argentine Repub-
lic., Our trade is about equal to that of
Sweden. While our imports to the
Argentine Republic increased So, 900, 900
Increased $22 100000. In 1886, 300
steam vessels owned BY En- England ran to
the Southern Republic, while not one
owned in the United States touched
herlpoEts. Twenty+onel lines of'steam-
ers run to Europe rbut none to the
United States.
This is something r,those who be-
lieve in protection ioponder on.
| MANUFACTURE ANDLABoR.
the manufacturer is the sole bene-
ficiaryof protection. Sf a.o4e< ,,.
| my figures are taken from the CEN
sus of 1880, it being the most reliable
authority, and proportions and relative
values the same as of later date.
Tubulatingt from page s., vol. 2, of the
census report / find that in 1880 there
were in the United States: q
mo. offsctorIes h. :. ............... 25s,s52
Capital invested ~. $2,T90, .S6Ot
Persons employed. .....c! ,...,... no 2.74l64!
Wages paid......... $s47,s5S 79'
Paid for material. $s,39s sS235!
Value Of product ). ~. q i$6 s6s, ,57s isl
stproat $1,024.sol s2
Paid oflaborer per year ......".".... &
] Profit to capital. .. ....!.. S6per cent
For illustration let us take iron, ar
article more OF Jess used by every indns-
u fTih tofaJ y,rip,,har NJ ,n,aranns an.ulov.