San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-07
HIS LAST LICK.
president HAHHISON MAKES
A LONG TALK 70 CONGRESS.
Says the Country is Prosperous
Praises the G. .. P.-FavOrs
Continued Pensions
r. concentrations, etc.

owing to its great length and lateneSs in
delivery twas not possible to publish in
full in an afternoon paper. The message
exceeded fifteen thousand words, and
would occupy about twenty columns
space If published in full in the LIGHT.
The following is a synopsis. lie
said:
Il have great satisfaction in being able
to say that the general conditions affect
ing the CONNER :ial and industrial inter-
ests of the United States are in the
highest degree favorable. A comparison
of the existing conditions with those OF the
most favored period in the history of the
country WILL | believe, show that so high
degree of prosperity and so general a
diffusion Of the comforts of life we're
never before enjnved by our peo'
pie. The total wealth Of the coun-
try in 1860 was Sic, 80, GIG O6S. In
1890 it amounted 10 S62, $4,000
GOD, an increase of psf per cent. The
TRIAL mileage of railways in the United
States in 1860 was 30,626; in 1890 it was
167, 74l. an increase of AS per cent, and IL
Is estimated that there will be about
The year 1892 The official returns of the
eleventh census and those of the tenth
census for Seventy-tive leading cities fur
niShed the basis for the following COM
parsons:
In 1880 the capital invested in nanufac
turing was 1929, S39,67O. In 1890 the
capital invested in manufacturing was
81, 900, 735, 1884.
In 1880 the number of employees was
1901 1888. In 1890 the number OF employees
was 2,251, l34.
In 1880 the wages earned was S6Nl ,965, =
IT'S. In 1890 the wages earned were Sl,22l,-
l70,454.
In 1880 the value of the products was
81, I'll, 579, 999. In 1890 the value of the pro-
ducts was "a, $50, $50, 237.
The census returns for 1890, from 70
cities show an increase in the capital en-
ployed OF l522, 745, GOA in the va ne of the
product of S2,204, 236, l66, in the wages
earned of S677, 9i3, 929, and in the number
of wage earners employed of S56.029. The
wage earnings noL.Only show an increased
aggregate, but an increase per capita
from 1886 in 1880 to S547 in 1890, or AIS
per cent. The new industrial plants eS'
tabliShed Siuce October 6, 1890, and uD to
October %, 1892, as partially. reported
number 345 and the extension OF existing
plants 1OS. The new capital invested
amounts to $40, 449,050 and the number OF
additional employees to 37,2S5.
During the first months of the present
year, 1875 new factories have been built,
Of the number, 81 are in southern states.
Estimated the number OF working Spind-
les in the u lifted States on September l,
1892, at 15.200000 an increase of O,OOC
over the year 1891. The consumption of
cotton by American mills in 1891 was
2,39S, 900 bales, and in 1892, 2,5S4,OOO bales,
an increase of 1SS.OO0 bales. In 1892, there
were thirty. two companies manufactur-
ing tin and terne plate in the United
States and fourteen companies are build =
ing new works for such manufacture.
The estimated investments in buildings
aud plants at the close OF the fiscal year
dune 80, 1888, If existing conditions were
TO be continued. would be $500O,000 and
the estimated rate of products 100000
pounds per annum.
During the last six months of the year
1879 and the first six months of 1892 the
total production of Dig.trOn was 9,7lO,S?9
tons, as against 900. FOB tons in the year
1890 which was the largest annual pro-
ductiOn ever obtained. For the same
twelve months of 1912, thei production
of beSSemer ingOtS was 3,S7S,S5l tons, an
increase of 1879 TO gross tons.
FOREIGN TRADE.
The total value of our foreign tradc Tex
ports and manufacturers during the last
fiscal year was 81, S57 ,6SO,6l0, an increase
of SITS, 2O3 604 over the previous fiscal
year. The average annual value of our
imports ard exports tOf merchandise for
the ten fiscal years prior to 1891 was 81
457, 322, Ol9 1t will be observed that our
foreign trade for 1892 exceeded this an
nual average value by AO, 39l, an In
crease of 27.47 per cent.
IMPORTS.
During the fiscal year of 1879? the value
of imports free OF duty amounted to $751;
999, 65S. the largest aggregate in the his
% hn Va II NJ
imports of merchandise entered free of
duty in 1892, was IS 35 Der cent. of the
total value of imports as compared with
43 IS per cent. in 1891 and 1866 per cent.
in 1890 The aggregate traffic on our
railroads for the year 1891 amounted to
7O4, sos, 900 tons of freight compared with
COL ,437 tons in $780, an increase
of l3,054,l72.
Another indication of the general pros
perity of the country is found in the fact
that the number of depOSitOrs in the saw
ings banks increased from 693,S7O in 1860
TO 425S, 1913 in 1890. an increase or BIB per
cent, and the amount of the deposits from
s149 277 5O4 in 1860 to 81. 524 ,S44 SOC in 1890,
an increase OF 92l per cent.
There never has been time In our MS
tory when work was so abundant or when
wages were as high, whether measured
by the currency i'm which they are paid or
by their power to supply the neceSSarieS
and comforts of life. The value of our
total farm products has increased from
81. 1853, 646, sec in 1860 to A,5OO.OOOOOO in
1891 as estimated by statiSticianS, an IN.
crease OF 230 per cent. The NUMBER OIL
hogs January 1, 1891, was 50,625, lO6, and
their value S2lO, 1913 925; on January /, 1892,
The number was 80, 39S,0l9, and the value
S541, 93l.4l5. On January 1881, the num-
Der of cattle was 1861, 239, and the value
$50, 749, 1856.
INDIAN BUREAU.
Makes quite lightly report on the Indian
Bureau. and recommends some necessary
legislation.
PENSIONS.
A deficiency amounting to tiO,O5S,62l
mnst be nrnYidad for at this session. The