New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-23

were threatened with grave disaster in the race Vi
Enropean competition. Now w the fare Of the severe
competition which today confronts the farmer J"
foreign markets. duty fairness. and in the long run
self interest demand that we should afford nm inc
benefits Of a home market for all that he may be
ahie to nro.rce on our own soil. This includes Al
t,, sugar and moasses. all animal products WOOL
silk Han and other hhres, al orr brcadSiuns nun.
hay hops rice tobacco, vegetables ana vines DUO
many Of these thing, will never can never be pro
duced on American soil in competition with the labor
Of Furopean nations especially when As in the ca'e
- ec, ,ho i,dnstrv abroad has been helped by
,i,e,al government bounes. II is worth while noting
that te pcc pcr pound OF the great bulk Of the sugar
imported was at the point Of shipment 2."l cents
II shouId also be borne in mind that while We csl
mate IN onr statistics the valuc Of imports at uc
nricc in the foreign port Of shipment the value Of
the export is on the other hand estimated at tie
price Al the port Of shipment in our country 80 that
10 The former must be added transportation. commits
sons exchange and dealers profits, which, without
the duty would add fully - TO 80 per cent more TO
arrive at lis value at the point 81 con~umption-ths
would bring up the cost, 10 the consumer oil our
agricultural imports to nearly $1ooooOono, or est
mating solely such as could be with proper encourage
ment crown ON our own soil we have value of NOT
mich less than $3.50 100000 81 the possible reward
Of diversified agriculture sum almost equal 10 orr
agricultural e,ports estimated AT farmers prccsthat
Is les. cost Of TRANSPORTATION and commissions other
shipping charges To puit VI s"P"'c""
COMPETITION on OUR owN SOIL.
BEFORE leaving this subject. glance at the compc
tton which onr farmers have hitherto been compelled
to meet even on our own soil! Will he found most in
torcsting OF the seven eight million dollars worth
Of live animals imported into this country the greater
PROPORTION were Of ordinarily marketable stock as
contrdisncushcd from pure bred stock imported for
breeding purposes and admitted free. OF all other
animal products. including WOOL there is not one that
cannot now that /, not now being raised upon our own
soil and yet including wool and hides the imports Of
these animal products amounted In the year referred
10 TO over 900: this add twenty millions for
frt, eight millions for barley. two millions for
hay and hons three and one-liaf millions for rice
eleven millions for tobacco. three million, for oils two
and one half millions worth Of vegetables. the same Of
eggs over million dollars worth Of cheese these rep
resent some Of the imports. aggrceating nearly SID
600 900 which, in spite Of the productiveness Of or
own soil are brought into this country and sold in
competition with onr farmers. The region Of the
United states where this competition Is doubtless most
severely felt is in New England. the seat Of manu
featuring enterprises which their existence Ia tho
fostering care Of protective tann law, and what j. the
result That year after wear farms In the New Eng
land States are abandoned and allowed 10 e. waste"
while in some Of them startling has this evil become
that legislators cud-cinr their brains 10 devil"
some method Of rpcpuatlns their abandoned aer
cultural lands.
One glance at the comparative rate ~ duiy levied
upon agricultural compared with other pr'"lu'ts.
one glance At the free st. the greater portion Of which
consists Of agricultural pro-iuct-, either gown or
which could be- grown upon our own soil. aud com
parson of these figures with the average rat" OF duiy
levied upon manufactured articles. ought 10 b. sur.
ccnt to silence forever ANY opposition 10 tie demand
have made on behalf Of the american flrmer in ms
Animal Report. namely that by wise Application If
our admirable protective ~ stem an the benefits %,
our home market be secured 20 him ior every thing
he may be able % produce.