Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-02

IRON n u ann S accomplished has been yerv
;i no ~ Increased. and all the results have
Ill., ,,nh "a Ia secure confidence and con-
a Del for the suggestions of the Com
missioner. 1900,
IT. enumeration of tho people of tho
rr.i;ssd states under the provisions of the
ant y, March /, 1889, has been completed
anl fbe result will be at once officially
Communicated 20 Congress. The compile
t,on Of this decennial enumeration de-
voIyes upon Congress the duty Of making
y na,v apportionment Of Representatives
q nv" Ike several States according TO
their respective numbers.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Az the last session had occasion to re-
tnrn with my objections several bills
making provision for the erection of public
buildings for the reason that the expendi-
tnras contemplated were in my opinion
sreatly in excess of any public need. No
Lose ~ legislation is more liable to abuse
or 70 degenerate into an unseemly
scramble abOu. tho public treasury than
this. There should be exercised IN this
matter a wise economy based upon some
resnonsible and impartial examination and
report as to each case under q general law.
AGRICULTURE.
The report Of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture deserves especial attention, in view Of
the fact that the year has been marked in
n very unusual degree by agitation and or
oaniZation among the farmers looking 20
IN increase in the profits OF their business.
n will be found that the efforts of the de-
partment have been intelligently AMI
zealously devoted TO the promotion of the
interests intrusted TO its care. \ very sub
stantial improvement in the market prices
of the leading farm products during the
wear il noticed. The price of wheat ad-
yanced from 81 cents IN October. 1889. 10
S1.OO3I in October, 1880; corn from II
cents to sou cents; oats from ly1l cents 20
43 cents. and barley from GO cents 10 rs
cents. The meats showed a substantial
but not so large an increase.
ANIMALS AND FOWLS EXPORTED.
The export tradein live animals and fowls
shows q very large increase. The total
value of such exports for the year ending
July 80. 1890, was S33,000.000. aud the in
crease over the preceding year was over
$4,000. 600. Nearly two hundred thousand
more cattle and over forty-fiye thousand
more hogs were exported than in the pre-
ceding year.
The export trade in beef aud products
and in dairy products was very largely III
creased, theincrease in the article of but
ter alone being from 1854, g7S pounds to
29.7ls,0i2 pounds, the total increase IN
the value of meat and dairy products eX-
ported being SA,00O,0 600. This trade, SO
directly helpful 10 the farmer, il is be.
lieyed will be yet further and very largely
increased when the system ef inspection
and sanitary supervision now provided by
law is brought fully into operation.
The efforts of the Secretary 10 establish
the healthfulness OF our meats against the
disparaglng imputatiOns that have been
put upon them abroad have resulted in
substantial progress. The veterinary sur
geons sent out by the department are now
allowed 20 participate in the inspection OF
the live cattle from this country landed nc
the English docks. but during the several
months they have been on duty no case OF
contagious pluero- pneumonia has been re-
ported. This inspection abroad aud the
domestic inspection of live ANIMALS auC
pork products. provided for by the act O'
August 80, 1890 will afford as perfect Z
guaranty for the whOlesOmeness of on
meats offered for foreign consumption a
Il anywhere given 20 food product, and 1t.
non-acceptance willquite clearly reveal thu
real motive of any continued restriction
of their use. and that having been made
clear, the duty OF the Executive Will b'
very PLAIN.
sACCARINE SUBSTANCE.
The information given by the Secretar,
Of the progress, and prospects OF the bee
sugar industry is full interest. 1t has al
ready passed the experimental stage and
n commercial success. The area over whlcI
the sugar beet can be successfully cultiva
ted is very large. and another field crop o
great value Is offered % the choice of tn
farmer.
The Secretary of the Treasury concCrs il
the recommendation of the Secretary o
Agriculture that the official supervision
provided by the tariff law for sugar Of do
nestle production shall be transferred t
the Department of Agriculture.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The law relating to the civil service has
so far as ! can learn, been executed b
those having the power of appointment j
the classified service with fidelity and I'm
rartiaiity, and these services have been ~
creasingly satisfactory. The report OF til
commission shows large amount OF goo'
work done during the year with very Inn
tied appropriations.
country upon the passage at the first se'
| sion of the Fifty-tirst Congress OF an III
usual number OF laws of very high in
portauce. That the results Of this legisl,
| ton will be the quickening and enlarge
meut of our manufacturing lndustr,e.
| larger and better markets tor our bread
stuls and provisions both at home an
| abroad. more constant employment an
| better wages for our working people, an
an increased supply OF safe currency to
| the transaction of business / do not doub
| Some of the measures were enacted NJ
| late q period that the Beneficial effect
upon commerce which were in the couten
piation of Congress have rs yet but pa
| italy manifested themselves.
TRADE AND INDUSTRIES.
The general trade and industrial cond
tions throughout the country during IN
year have shown a marked improvement
For many years prior TO 1888 the merchar
disc balances OF foreign trade had bee
| LARGELY in our favor, but during that ye.
and the year following they turned agalni
us. IL is very gratifying 90 know that a.
last fiscal year again shows balance
| our favor of over S6S, OOO,OOO. The ban
| clearings, which furnish good test OF "a
| volume Of business transacted. tor the mr.
ten months of the year 1890 show, a con
pared with the same months or 1889, an II
| crease for the whole country OF about )
per cent, while the increase outside OF u
city of New York was over Is p'
| cent. DQllNe the ulbutu VI ObbpD'
the clearings Of the whole country Shove
an increase of 81 per cent. over Octobe
1889. while outside OF New York the Il
crease was Ill per cent. These. hgur'
show that the increase in the volume {
business was very general throughout II
country.
That this larger business was being col
Quoted upon u safe and profitable basis
| shown by the fact that there were 800 lie
failures reported in October, 1890, than
the same months of the preceding yea
with liabilities diminished by about $1,000
600. The value of our exports OF domest
merchandise during the last year was oy
S1l5,0OO,O0O greater than the precedlI
year, and was only exceeded once IN OF
history. About 300 100000 Of this exec
was in agricultural products.
The production of pig-iron, always
good gauge of general prosperity, IS SHOW
by recent census bulletin TO have be,
1853 per cent. greater in 1880 than IN lse
and the production of steel 2yO per cen
greater.
Mining in coal has had no limitation
cept that resulting from detcJens tran
portation.
The general testimony is that labor
everywhere fully employed, and the
ports for the last year show a smaller nui
Der of employees affected by strikes al
lockouts than IN any year since 1881.