New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13

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ment Of prompt and regular means of communication
with any district or country does not Of Itself promote
trade between the centres countries thus con-
nectcd. Why is it that every city in tlus country III
vests money in the construction Of railroads to 0thcr
districts Every knows that this IS done because
experience has taught them that prompt and regular
means of communication with any other district
promotes trade. And YET gentlemen who admit Tile
soundncss Of this view in its application to domestic
trade seem to forget that foreign trade Is controlled
by the same principles domestic trade ~ luhS d'
We are destitute regular steamship lines connecting
the pOrts OF the United States with the counties OF
south and Central America our trade with these c"h
rirs must be small 30 long a, orders for goods and
the goods themselves must be forwarded by way 81
England and subject to trnsshipmcnt and great deS
the American merchant will find 1t dlihcult 10 eA.e.u
trade with south American countries, ana our tidGe
with those countries will not be developed M tHc
means OF regular and rapid communication exist
We have conclusive demonstration OI the correct
establishment of American steamship lines between
san Francisco and the British colonies Of Australasia
and between New York and Venezuela. our trace WlVh
Australasia has increased from tour ana oheeiss ,
ana with Venezuela from three and Onc-haH millions
in 1850 to fifteen millions In 1880. The opening up
Mexico has increased trade with that country RON
i've ana third millions n lo6O to thlril hNc anu
America with which have had both water ana ran
commun cation, had risen to forty two millions IN laoo;
but Ia, iUcc~cd 10 seventy eight millions III l7OV' VI
which over Sixty five millions was with Cahddt alone
THE FRENCH SYSTEM SUCCESSFUL
cd
Inc fIc"'" p''''' - '-"' WOO ~ . .,, nnn
which time the French steam iohHdbc ""' '-''''O
TON. The increase Of steam tonnage the first i've
-. ,...,.,,..,,, va. u,cnouicraI the
years u"u,' U'' - .""''- w -. t 800 in
steam tonnage reaching ''o,oOO toh' !" i''
cor,eu,uc of thi, cnOrmO5 Increase oil tonnage III ~
t. lima md the abnormal dizziness Of ocean
''''' "'D ' - ,.,r, ,c,, steamer,
hc.EhlH III I07'- - ''rIO WIZ 49, . .t,
blilt in l-~1 and l--o, hardly enough 10 '"'V' NV
,.t,,i L.. fr., ,, and disaster. In loo9, however,
.ii. a.. ,.',,i.ut,r ,iut. nearly 5000 tons OF
I'm" Nv ,,er,. I'm II towering the natural los, and
, 49,, en-, French steam tonnage - 1J2,OOO tons,
'',, t,n,I man p,-~.-,ed IN I7-O, while the rcS~
,.ri team Tonnage. of the United state ~ 73U was
univ IJ1 900 tons. which only -" ION. NOR NOR
thau We mad In Isl. surely Tor hdu'h ~,
oi,lurliurd 10 maritime pur~uia UlN result 90 INC
it..,,n bounty y STEM l. REMARKABLE. Ad y" IL stem,
French statesmen The VI. KAY hii' piopao, w y
,.,''d uan i'm France IN maritime Iiials, for III ms
,.I, ia fin. French Chamber ol Dcputic-. December
- - fayori.. an extension OF the bounty period
,riir, 'op,Du WAS adopted. lie Il claIcd that ms
t,''', ti.u, ha. urtiutcd all tine useful results
WYNN WYNN H. '.,it.uortcl- a,.tiolp ated.~
I'm lt,ly :, similar bounty system wa adopted III
-. and in four years TIE italian steam tohIasr hL'
incr.,,-.d from l35.UoD tons Ia l~-1 To -74oOV
ION, IN l--- an increase oI ~ per cent
.,,.r ,-,,. -u>.<,GE Hill Provides
"iN' ~ 800. ,I''., ',..,.i.,ti,,, Lounty
FRANCO "' ''"'' h'' . I'll. a.,
II 30 cents per ton To al sill anu '''"' '''''' "
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