Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
AMERICAN PORK AND WINE.
Some Figures Showing the Money Invested
I'm the Latter Industry.

From the Milwaukee Iycn NJ Wisconsin
Minister Reid has gone 90 Egypt for vaca-
ton OF two months. and this fact il being nc
cepted as evidence that his labor in the interest
of the American hog is 20 be crowned with
success. IL has heretofore been limited that
the French government has about concluded
to remove the restriction upon the importation
o' American pork. but il IL now stated that
definite action upon the importation question
will be taken in the latter part of january neat
Ii will be remembered that in a long diplo-
matte letter Co the French minister Of foreign
affairs Minister Reid talked business" in his
regular newspaper style. He defended the
American hog against the trumped-up charge
mat II Is diseased and showed that upon the
line OF policy that France has adopted in rela-
non TO our pork the United States could con-
As'ehtig har ont the product OF the French
wine presses. There would be little difficulty
II showing that of the wine imported into the
United STATES from France and other countries
the greater portion is adulterated. And IL
II pleased the French government to hold that
our pork ls diseased. and for that reason unfit
Tor food, n might please the United States gov
ernment 70 say that French wines are adul-
~rated, ana Tor that reason not az for con-
sumption IN America. This was bluff and dip
lomacy at the same time. because diplomacy 10
simply official hufiing and cajolery.
Minister Reds play q winning hand, 10
tef AAtitoSsAassN Rfkff lie had SHOWN
how consistently the United States could retail
ate upon France there was a disposition in
French governmental circles T. recall the un-
founded charge against the American hog as
gracefully as possible. and let our pork go TO
the homes OF the poor in France. And the i'm
plicatlon that France viii in January next re-
move the restriction upon American hog pro-
ducts Is undoubtedly well founded
The French people are not blind TO the fact
lhat there Is an Immense wine industry in the
country, and that u lis growing at a remarka-
ple rate. They have heard from the Lake Erie
WINE district and from California as the demo-
Gratis of the United States have frequently
heard from Maine. But NJ is probable that
there are hgures in regard TO the wine industry
which N brought to their ears would very
quickly dlssipate all anmosity toward the
American hog and keep il forever down. For
instance, the fact that there is SI55 600 600 in
vested in vineyards and wine cellars in
the nlted States; the fact that there are
4OO.O0O acres planted in vineyards in this
bearing this wear; the fact that there was an
increase of 10000 i'm the acreage during the
last ten years and an increase in the capital in
vested of over $4,000. QUO during the same
time: that California alone now has 10000
acres of bearing wines. including Is 900 acres Of
rai IN grapes; that California has nearly S7s.-
o0O.oO0 invested i'm the grape industry. and will
produce more than half Of the 40 geo 900 gal
Ions Of wine which viii be made in the United
States this year.
These figures are from statistics gathered bv
a special agent of the census bureau. They
will surprise not few Americana let alone the
Frenchman who has been sbort-sighted enough
to bar out our pork.