Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

| progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out by
| the department are now allowed to particle
| pate in the cattle from this country landed az
English docks, and during the several months
they have been on duty no case of contagious
pleuro- pneumonia has been reported.
The information given by the SECRETARY OF
the progress and prospects OF the beet sugar
industry is full of interest. 1t has already
passed the experimental stage and is a COM
mercial success. The area over which the
sugar beet can be successfully cultivated 10
| very large. and another field crop of great
value is offered to the choice of the farmer.
| The Secretary of the Treasury concurs in the
recommendation 0f the Secretary of Agri-
culture that the official supervision provided
| by the tariff law for sugar Of domestic pro-
duction shall be transferred to the Depart
ment of Agriculture
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The report of the Postmaster General
Shove the most gratifying progress in the
! important work committed to his direction.
proved. A large economy I'M expenditure
and increase of ~, 10000 receipts have been
| realized The deficiency this year 10
e,ie8,oOO, as against sS,S5O,1s3 lass
largement of the service. Mail routes
have been extended and quickened
and greater accuracy and dispatch in diStri-
button and delivery have been obtained. The
suggestions, not only to Congress, but to
| those citizens who may be interested TO know
what business methods can do for chat de-
partment of public administration which
UOSt nearly touches all our people.
The passage OF the act to amend certain
sections of the Revised Statutes relating to
lotteries, approved September 10, 1890, has
been received with great and deserved popu-
lar favor. The Post Office Department and
the Department Of Justice at once entered
upon the enforcement OF the law with SYM
pathetic VigOr, and already the public mails
have been largely freed from the fraudulent
and demoralizing appeals and literature en-
anating from the lottery companies.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
Yhe disability pension act, which was ap-
proved on the 9th of June last, has been put
The increased clerical force, as provided, was
selected and assigned to work, and a consid.
cradle part of the force engaged in examna.
tiOns in the field was recalled and added to
nation and adjudication OF claims
have, by reason of improved meth
DDS, been more rapid than ever
before. There is no economy TO the Govern
ment in delay, while there is much hardship
and injustice to the soldier. The anticipated
expenditure, while very large, will rot, it is
believed, be in excess of the estimate made
before the enactment of the law. This liber.
al enlargement of the general law should
suggest more careful scrutiny of bills for
special relief, both as to the cases where re-
lief is granted and as to the amount allowed.
THE NEW CENSUS.
The enumeration of the people un-
der the provision Of the act of March
7, 1890, has been completed and the re-
| suit will be at once officially communicated
| 60 Congress. The completion OF this deem
NAL enumeration devolVes upon Congress the
duty OF making. a new appOrtiOnment of Rep
resentatives of the several States, according
TO their respective numbers
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The law relating 60 The Civil Service has, SO
far as can learn, been executed by those
having the power OF appointment in the
classified service with fidelity and impartial
ity, and the service has been increasingly
| satisfactory. The report of the Commission
er shows large amount of good work done
during the year with very limited appropri-
atoms.
Tho COuntry's Trade.
Congratulate the Congress and the coun-
try upon the passage at the first session OF
the Fifty first Congress of unusal number
of laws of very high importance That the
result of this legislation will be the quicken
ing and enlargement OF our manufacturing
Industries, larger and better markets for our
breadstuffs and provisions, both az home and
abroad, more constant employment and bet
ter wages for our working people and an in
creased supply of safe currency for the
transaction of business, I do not doubt. Some
Of these measures were enacted at SO late
period that che beneficial effects upon com
merce which were in the contemplation OF
Congress have as yet but partially manifest
ed themselves.
The general trade and Industrial conditions
throughout the country during the year
have shown q marked Improvements. For
many years prior to 1888 the merchandise
balances OF foreign trade had been largely in
our favor, but during the year and the year
following they turned against US. il is very
gratifying to know that the last fiscal
year again shows balance in our
favor Of over sSs,Ooo,OOO. The bank
clearings, which furnish q good test
of the volume of business transacted
for the first ten months of the year 1890 show,
as compared with the same months of 1859,
an increase for the whole country OF about
| 81 per cent, while the increase outside OF the
City OF New York was over ID per cent. Du-
ring the month of October the clearings of
the whole country showed an increase of 81
per cent. over October, 1889, while outside OF
New York the increase was 1112 percent.
The value Of our exports of domestic mer-
chandise during the last year was over $ll5,-
900, 900 greater than the preceding year and
was only exceeded once in our history.
About 500, 100000 of this excess vas in agri-
cultural products. The production OF pig
| iron-always a good gauge OF general pros
| perity-is shown by q recent census bulletin
| 60 have been 153 per cent. greater in 1890 than
in 1880 and the production OF steel 200 per
cent. greater.
Jhe Mckinley Tariff Ein.
The apprehension that our tariff may again
| and at once be subject to important general
changes would undoubtedly add q depress-
ing influence of the most serious character.
The general tariff act has only partially
gone into operation, some of its important
| provisions being limited to take effect at
| future dates. The general provisions of the
| law have been in force less than sixty days.
Its permanent effect on trade and prices still
| largely stand ia conjecture. 1t 10 curious to
| note that the advance in prices of articles
| wholly unaffected ny the act was by many
| hastily ascribed to that act. Notice was not
| taken of the fact that the general tendency
of the markets was upward from influences
wholly apart from the late tariff Legislation.
The enlargement of our currency by the
| silver'bill undoubtedly gave an upward ten
| dency to trade and had marked effect on
| prices, but this natural effect of the silver
| legislation vas by many attributed to the
| tariff act There is neither wisdom nor sug-
gestion that the subject of tariff revision
| shall be opened before this law has had a fair
| trial. It is quite true that every tariff sched-
ule is subject to objections. No bill was ever
framed, 1 suppose, that in all of its rates and
| classifications had the full approval even OF
| a party caucus. Such legislation is always
| and necessarily the product of compromise
as to details and the present law is no excep-
ton, but in its general scope and effect L