Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-06
THE MESSAGE
President HaTTiS0l'S RlVtW
Of the Year.
THE NATIONS PROSPERITY
He Describes the Condition Of
the Country.
THE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.
HG Advises Against a Change Of
Policy.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
An Exhibit Of The Financial Condition Of
The Government
The Pension system-capitai. labor and
Tariff Legislation-Our Foreign Commerc.
and Reciprocity--The District. Lisuos
Law-Other Matters Discussed.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
An Exhibit Of The Financial Condition Of
The Government
Following is the full text Of the annual mes-
sage sent to Congress today by President Har-

Following is the full text Of the annual mes-
sage sent to Congress today by President Har-
rison:
To the Senate and House of Representatives;
In submitting my annual message TO Con-
gress. have great satisfaction in being able 90
say that the general conditions affecting the
commercial and industrial interests Of the
United States are in the highest degree favor
able. A comparison of the existing conditions
with those OF the most favored period In the
history Of the country will, l believe, show that
SO high degree Of prosperity aud so general
diffusion Of the comforts Of life were never be-
fore enjoyed by our people.
The total wealth Of the country in 1860 wss
sl6, l5e, ,6l6.06s. In 1880 il amounted to sea-
610 O00. 900, an increase of 2s7 per cent.
The total mileage of railways in the United
States in 1860 was 80 626; in 1880 il l67. .7si.
an increase OF 4is per cent; and ii is estimated
that there will be about 1000 miles of track
added by the close of the year 1892
The official returns Of the Eleventh Census
and those Of the Tenth Census for IS Leading
cities furnish the basis for the following COM
parisons:
In 1850 the capital invested in manufacturing
was 81, ,2S2, 1896
| In 1880 the capital invested in manufacturing
was 81 800. 1856 SS4
In 1850 the number Of employees whs SOL
Sss.
In 1890 the number of employees wns 2. .25I.-
| 1874
In 1880 the wages earned were s50i, ,9sS, ,77s
In 1880 the wages earned we're Sl,22I, ,i7o,-
asa
In 1850 the value Of the product was s2,7li.-
57ss99
In 1890 the value of the product wa 81. .sco.-
2s6. .sS7.
lam informed by the SUPERINTENDENT Of tie
Census that the omission Of certain industries
in 1880 which were included m 1890. accounts
in part for the remarkable increase thus shown
But after making full allowance for differences
Of method and deducting the returns for all
industries not included in the Census of 1850.
there remains in the reports from these seventy
five cities an increase in the capital employed
Of 81 522 745. .604: in the value OF the product
Of S2024 236. l66: in wages earned OF s671,-
943. .929. and in the number OF wage-earners
employed of s56.029. The wage earnings not
only show an increased aggregate. but an in
crease per capita from s3S6 in 1850 to Ss4l In
1890, or ALI per cent.
NEW INDUSTRIAL PLANTS.
The new industrial plants established since
October 6. 1880, and up to October 22, 1892. as
partially reported in the American Economist,
number 945. and the extension ct existing
plants los; the new capital invested amounts TO
$40 449 050, and the number OF ADDITIONAL en-
ployees to 37.2s5.
The Textile World" for July. 1892, states
that during the first six months OF the present
calendar year l35 new factories were built, OF
which 40 are cotton mills. IS knitting mile, Is
WOODEN mills Is silk mills, plush mills. and
linen mills. OF the 40 cotton mills Il have been
built in the Southern States. Mr.. A. B Shep-
person, of the New York Cotton Exchange.
estimates the number Of working spindles an
the United States September i. 1872, at H.
200 600. an increase of 1000 over the year
1891 The consumption Of cotton by American
mills in 1891 was 1885 600 bales, and IN ls8
2 25s4 900 bales, an increase OF 1ss,o00 baics-
From the year 1863 TO 1892, inclusive. there has
been an increase in the consumption OF cotton
in Europe Of 92 per cent. while during the same
period the increased consumption IN the United
States has been about $50 per cent
The report of Ira Aver. special agent OF ths
Treasury Department shows that at the das
of September 10. 1882. there were thIrty-two
companies manufacturing tan and terne plate
in the United States and fourteen companies
building new works for such manufacture. The
estimated investment in buildings aud plants
at the close Of the fiscal year. June 30, lssS. AZ
existing conditions were 20 be continued. was
SIS 600 O00 and the estimated rate Of prcduc-
ton 200. 600 900 pounds per hnnum. Jhe
actual production for the quarter ending sep
tember 80, 1892. was 20, $50, 725 pounds.
The report of Labor Commissioner Peck, cf
New York, shows that during the year 1881, in
about six thousand manufacturing establish
ments in that State embraced within the special
inquiry made by him, aud representing 81 dh-
ferent industries. there was net increase over
the year 1880 OF 3l.Sl5.13o6 IS in the value Of
the prodact. and Of &C, ,S77. .o9 in the amouue
of wages paid. The report of the commissions
of labor for the State Of Massachusetts shows
that 3745 industries in that State paa4
ti2s. .4i6. .a4s In wages during the wear IsS1r
against sl26. .030 sos in 1880, an increase q
s3 1885, e45 and that there was increase q
So 932 4yO in the amount Of capital and Of 50
in the number Of persons employed In the s.ms
period.
During the last six months Of the yesr ieoa
and the first six months of 1892 the tofal pre-
duction of pig iron WAS e,7i0,els tons, -
against s,202 70s tons in the year 1850, vhtcA
was the largest annual production ever az
sained For the same twelve months Of 1se1,o
the production Of Bcssener ingots was I, ,s7e, ,oo1
tons, an increase Of lss,710 groS tons ovse
the previously unprecedented yearly produc-
tiou of 3,6ss, ,S7l gross tons In 1850. 1he pro-
duction Of Bessemer steel rnils Tor IL nrst s1x
months Of 1891 wss 772. .s9s gron tons, - sgnfnse
702, ,oso gross tons during Ne last stx mouehs -
the year 1891.
ouR FonxI0H rnADE
The total value Of our foesign sEsAs (szpsgo
and imports Of nsrchandiss) dnring ~ -
ascsi year vss el l.ss7 - ,s1e, - insssrss =
el9e. -, 90 ovs IL prsviess 1ssaI ysar. ~
average annual salns q our inper0 - -
por>s a Dsrchanaiss for ~ IN 1noa
(os.si..sssa - esss~A RsoA