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 Even M Wisconsin
Minister Reid has gone to Egypt for n yaca-
ton OF two months and this fact is bciac ac-
ceptcd 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
OF American pork, but il is now stated that
DEFINITE action upon the importation question
VIII be taken IN the latter part of January next.
Ii viii be remembered that in a long ,iiplo-
matte letter to the French minister Of FOREIGN
affairs Minister Reid talked business, 4, his
regular newspaper style. He defended the
American hog against the trumped-u p CHARGE
that II Is diseased and showed that utpn The
line Of policy that France has adoptcl in rcl,-
ton 10 our pork the United States coaii con-
sistently bar ont the product 81 the French
wine presses. There wodld be little difficulty
IN 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
cur pork as diseased. and tor that reason unfit
for food, II might please the United States gov
ernment TO say that French wines are adul-
terated, and for that reason not fit for con-
sumption in America. This Was blum and dim
Iom2cy at the same time. because diplomacy is
simply official bufiing and cajolery.
Minister Eeid = play Was q winning hand il
seems, for Immediately after ne hal shown
how consistently the United States could retail
ate upon France there was a disposition IN
French governmental circles e. recall the m
rounded 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
piicaaon that France will in January next re-
move the restriction upon American hog pro-
ducts Ii undoubtedly well founded
The French people are not blind TO the fact
that there Is an immense wine industry i'm the
country, and that IL is growing at a remsrka-
ole rate. They have heard from the Lake Erie
"Ine district and from California as the demo
Gratis OF the United States have fr.uuen,ly
heard from Maine. But il il probable that
There are figures in regard TO the win, industry
which II brought 10 their ears would very
quickly dis~ipRte all animosity 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 liars in
the nlted State: the fact that there are
4WtOo acres planted in VINEYARDS i'm this
country. of which acreage 100000 were in
bearing this year: the fact that there was an
increase of 10000 in the acreage during the
last ten wears and an increase in the cali al in
vested of over -I0.0t0.O9O during the same
time: that California alone row has 40 600
acres of bearing vines. including 25 600 acres of
raisin grapes: that California has ncarlr s7s.-
ZOO invested in the grape industry. and will
produce more than half OF the 40. coo 90 gal
Ions OF wine which will be made i'm the United
States this year.
These figures are from statistics gathered bv
n special agent of the census bureau They
viii surprise not few Americans, let alone Ia.
Freachman who has been short-sighted enough
to bar out our pork.