The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

faith or belief OF any one; but It is quito
another thing, and the only safe thing SO 70
deal with the Territory OF Utah US that those
who believe polygamy to be rightful shall not
have the power TO mako II lawful.
The admission OF the States OF Wyoming and
Idaho 10 the Union are events full OF interest
and congratulation, not only to the people OF
those States now happily endowed with q full
participation In our privileges and responsi:
bilities but to oil our people, Another belt OF
ciAc.
The work of the Patent once has won from
| all sources very high oommendation. The
amount accomplished has been very largely In
| creased, and all the results have been such as
| 10 secure confidence and consideration for the
| suggestions OF the Commissioner.
| The enumeration OF the people OF the United
states has been completed and the result will
| be at once officially communicated to Congress
| Tho completion OF this decennial enumeration
deyolves upon Congress the duty. OF making O
| new apportionment OF representatives among
the several States according TO their respect
| i've numbers."
Al the last session had occasion to return
with my objections several bills making provis.
ions for the erection OF public buildings for the
reason that the expenditures contemplated
were In my opinion greatly In excess OF any
public need. No class OF legislation Is more liza
BILE to abuse or 10 degenerate into an unseemiy
scramble about the public treasury, than this.
There should be exercised In this matter wise
economy based upon some responsible and i'm
| partial examination and report as TO each case
under general law.
| AGRICULTURE.
The report Of the Secretary OF Agriculture dc.
serves especial attention In view OF the fact
that the year has been marked In very un.
usual degree by agitation and organization
among the farmers looking TO an Increase OF
the profits OF their business. II will be Sound
that the efforts OF the department have been In
telligently and zealously devoted TO the promo.
tion OF the interests intrusted TO its care.
Avery substantial improvement in the market
price OF the leading farm products during the
year Is noticed Price OF wheat advanced from 81
cents In October. 1882 TO ti00K in October
1870; corn from 81 cents 10 OA cents; oats from
isA cents TO 43 cents, and barley from 63 cents
TO rs cents. Meats showed substantial but
not so large an increase The export trade In
| live animals and fowls show very
large increase: the total value OF such exports
for the year ending juno 30 1890, was e33 000 900
and the increase over the preceding year was
over tlb,000000. Nearly 10000 more cattle and
over 1900 more hogs were exported than In the
preceding year. The export trade In beef and
pork products and In dairy products was very
largely increased, the increase in the article Of
butter alone being from l5,5O4,08 pounds TO
2o,74S,oi9 pounds, and the total increase In the
value OF meat and dairy products exported be.
to the farmer, Il is believed will be yet further
and very largely increased when the system OF
inspection and sanitary supervision now pro.
yided by law is brought fully into operation.
|
healthfulness Of our meats against the disparag.
ing imputations that have been put upon them
abroad have resulted In substantial progress
veterinary surgeons sent out by the depart
spection OF the live cattle from this country
landed ut the English docks, and during the
several months they have been on duty no case
OF CONTAGIOUS pleuro'pneumonia has been re.
ported This inspection abroad, and the do
mestio inspection OF live animals and pork prod.
ucts, provided for by the act OF August 30, 1890,
will AFFORD as perfect guaranty for the whole
someness OF our meats offered Tor foreign con;
product, and its non acceptance will quite
clearly reveal the real motive OF any continued
| restriction OF their use; and that having been
made clear, the duty OF the Executive will be
very plain.
The information given by the Secretary OF
| the progress and prospects OF the beet sugar
| industry Is full OF interest. II has already
passed the experimental stage and is q com.
mercial success. The area over which the sugar
beet can be successfully cultivated is very
| large, and another field crop OF great value Is
offered TO the choice OF the farmer.
The Secretary OF the Treasury conours In the
recommendation OF the Secretary OF Agriculture
| that the official supervision provided by the
tariff law for sugar OF domestic production shall
be transferred 10 the Department OF Agricul.
ture.
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS.
The general trade and Industrial conditions
throughout the country during the year have
| shown marked improvement. For many years
prior TO 1888 the merchandise balances OF for
| eign trade had been largely In our favor, but
during that year and the year following they
| turned against u.s. II Is very gratifying 10
know that the last fiscal year again shows
| balance In our favor OF over B8,001O00 The
| bank clearings, which furnish a good test OF
| the volume OF business transacted, Tor the first
| ten months OF the year 1890 show, as compared
with the same months OF 1882 an In.
crease for the. whole country Of about
1 ant
outside OF the city Of New York was over l3 per
cent During the month OF October the clear.
ings OF the whole country showed an increase
ofSi per cent over October, 1889, while outside
| OF New York the increase was ilh per cent.
These figures show that the increase In the
volume OF business was very general through.
/ out the country. That this lager business was
being conducted upon a,safo and profitable
basis is shown by the fact that there were
| three hundred less failures reported In October,
| 1880 than In the same month OF the preceding
| year. with liabilities diminished about 5000.
900.
The value OF our exports OF domestic mer.
ohandise during the last year was over siib000,.
| 900 greater than the preceding year and was
| only exceeded once In our history. About $780,
| 100000 OF this excess was In agricultural prod.
| ucts The production OF pig iron-always good
| gauge Of general prosperty-is shown by re.
| cent census bulletin 10 have been i53 per cent.
| greater In 1890 than In 1890. and the production
OF steel 800 per cent greater Mining In coal
| has had no Limitation except that resulting from
| deficient transportation The general testi.
| mony is that labor is everywhere fully EN-.
ployed, and the reports for the last year show
| o smaller number OF employees affected by
| strikes and lockouts than In any year since
| 1884 The depression In the prices OF agrlcul.
| tural products has been greatly relieved and
| buoyant and hopeful tone was beginning 10 be
| felt by all our people.
These promising influences have been in some
degree checked by tho surprising and very un.
favorable monetary events which have recently
| taken place in England. II is gratifying 10
know That these did not grow In any degree
out OF the financial relations Of London with
| our people or out OF any discredit attached TO
| our securities held In that market. The return
OF our bonds and stocks was caused by money
or credit in the securities themselves We
| could not however, wholly escape the III
effects OF n foreign monetary agitation ac.
companied by such extraordinary incidents
as characterized this II Is not believed, how.
ever that these evil Incidents which have for
| the time unfavorably affected values In this
| country oan long Withstand the strong. safe and
give 10 our people profitable returns in all
| branches OF legitimate trade and industry. The
apprehension that our tariff may again and at
once be subjected 10 important general changes
would undoubtedly add depressing Influence
| OF the most serious character
THE TARIFF.
The general tariff has only partially gone into
| operation. some OF its important provisions be.
future The general provisions OF the Law have
| been In force less than sixty days It's per
manent effects upon trade and prices still largely
stand In conjecture. II Is curious TO note that
| the advance In the prices OF articles wholly un.
| affected by the tarin act was by many hastily
ascribed 70 that act Notice was not taken OF the
| fact that the general tendency OF the markets
was upward from influences wholly apart from
the recent tarin legislation. Ths enlargement OF
| our currency by the silver bill undoubtedly gave
| an upward tendency 10 trade and had marked
effect on prices; but this natural and desired ei.
| feet OF the silver legislation was by many or.
| roneously attributed 70 the tarin act
| There is neither wisdom or justice In the sug.
| geBtion that the subject OF tarin discus sion
| shall be opened before this law has had o fair
trial II Is quite true that every tarin schedule
| IL aubiect 10 objections No bill WAS eyar