New-York tribune., 1890-01-13


United States, and the establishment
of American commercial houses was
demanded by the export trade. These
houses, with Characteristic energy, began To H.
troduce American goods. The steamers which at
first carried rubber 10 New-York and brought
back nothing in return, are now taking freight
in each direction. Without those steamers Amer
lean enterprise on shore would have been disabled
and bafied With the American has frequently
seen in port that enterprise has made substantial
progress
SUBSIDIES FROM BRAZIL FOR NAIL SERVICE.
Here il is important to observe that the only
real aid secured by the steamship line which car
ries the American flag along the Brazilian coast,
has come from that quarter, and not from home.
The line has been receiving 100000 year
from the Brazilian Government for carrying the
mails from Santos, Rio. Pernambuco, Maranha'
and Para TO New-loIk. In addition TO this sub
sidy it secures a large share OF the way frcights
and passenger fares between the Brazilian ports
named, so that its most profitable trade lies
along the coast. The Government AT Rio, In lis
anxiety TO promote commercial intercourse with
the United States. has subsidized the line and
dealt with it on the most favorable terms, in IA
citating the development of its business along
the coast On the other hand, the United States
Government has persevered in discouragins and
cripping the line. / have been unable 10 obtain
from the agents of the company the latest figures
relating TO the mail service with Brazil. bat
recent report Of the House Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads illustrates the beCgarly
compensation offered for carrying the mails Dur
ing the fiscal year ending July !. 1855. S4,2l0 "A
paid TO the company for taking the American
mails 10 Brazil For this petty sum l,0i6606
grams of letters and II ,5l6,25s grams Of papers
were carried over an aggregate Of l34,O94 nautI-
cal miles The sea and inland postage on these
mails is estimated at $3.50 10. thus showing
actual profit for the Government Of S3,32j,9j on
the years transactions While the United States
was paving S4,2lo "a for the transportation Of
the foreign mails distance Of $500
miles 10 Brazil. il was contracting for mail
service at home between Lake Charles and Cameron
"a distance Of fifty-fyc miles for 81 900; from
Tampa 20 Key Wcst-2i6 mles-for S23.6O0;
from Tacoma 10 Port Townscnd-nineiy-ci-ht
miles-for $4,000; and from New-York tc Bllti-
moTe-200 milcS-for = : 600. Any reason ble
rates of compensation could he secured by inland
steamers or railways, but an American company
struggling 10 compel. witi' European lines in tie
foreign service and to open markets abroad for
our exports and manufactures could only obtain
S4.2l0 81 for carrying the mails 10 Para. Per
the intolerable meanness and amazing folly Of our
Government policy toward the struggling COM
mercial marine could hc given There has been
no material increase in the rates Of compensation
since ss5, and the line continues - conduct ~ q
loss the business of carrying American mails while
receiving from Brazil substantial rcmuncIat.,n
for taking the return mails
TIE OUTLOOK FOR COMMERCE WITH BRAZIL.
III the American line has opened IN Para Per
nambucO and Rio markets for brca,.stlfS ald
manufactures and has been the means Of dc-
vcloping trade between the two countries. l. l.
not because il has received encouragement from
the United States Government. II IS TO tie
Brazilian Government that il IS under ohlicatiois
for timely assistance and invaluable coaN'Ir-
privileges by which il has At last become secure.
established What tie United states. with q
Treasury oyerflowing with surplus reycuucs. h.
refused and neglected t. do, for the sake of -
couraging trade with South America Brazil. with
annual deficits has freely done. II the company
to-dav. with two fast steamers under
construction and third projected, j. in a position
To double Us transportation facilities, = quicken
mail communications and - compete cncr-ctlcllv
for the carrying trade between Ncwlor- and
Brazil. il is not because Congress and tie "
,ional Administrations have done aueht 20 pro
because the authorities at Rio were anxious 20
have rcgualr and frequent steamship Intercourse
with the United States Such Improvement in
trade as has been gained through tho successful
operation Of this line has been promoted hy en-
lichtened policy IN the southern-not in the north
ern hemisphere
American commerce in Brazil cannot 70 de-
velopcd without the faI in the southern Atlantic 4:
but neither can il thrive, prosper and make Ac4d-
way against European competition without tie aid
Of American energy and enterprise on shore. Al
Para tie TWO requisites have been combined. and
there has been progress. Al Maranhao and cl~'-
where on the northern coast there have hcer' no
American mercantile houses worthy of tie name.
and the English are IL urdispu'cd possess. ON
The remark has been made to me hy an Amer
can Of forty years standing our people are
too comfortable AT home ever - make thr % cc,
/ involved by prolonged residence here. Germans
/ who have LOT prosrerd al home aIc con'cl'cI
/ here. and are willing to end ticii days iu mer-
/ camille life in South America TIE English
merchants adapt themselves 10 the conditions OF
/ climate and social life in Brazil Bat how ln tie
world can you expect American merchants u
/ exile themselves from a country where everything
/ IS to tncir taste, ana 10 exhaust their cncT-leS
/ in establishing trade and breaking down com
1 petition here ,? snail nave I" OWN 'A"' N''''
4 no answer to thcse lncisiVe comments. Livery
/ American whom have met in Brazil has referred
/ ahcctionately t. the United states AS Hod =
| country and has expressed a ycarnln1 - e''
4 back 10 IT, Americans are not fitted on many
accounts for prolonged residence IN these southern
countries Yet So fierce is European competition
/ that they must be on the ground II they care ~
regain their commercial supremacy J. y. /.
THE FIRE RECORD.