The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-12-10

has been transacted not only with fidelity
but progressively, and with a view to giving to
the people III the fullest possible degree the
benefits OF II service established Ind maintained
tor their protection and comfort. our relations
with other nations are now undisturbei by any
serious controversy. The complicated and
threatening differences with Germany and En-
gland relating 10 samoan affairs, with England
IN relation 10 the seal fisheries in the Benging
sea. and with Chin growing out OF the BaltI-
more affair. have been adjusted. There have
been negotiated and concluded, under section
OF the tarlf law commercial agreements re-
latlng 10 reciprocal trade with the following
countries: Brazil, Dominican Republic Spain
Tor cuba and Porto Rico, Guatemala, saliva
dor, the German Empire. Great Britain for GER
Nicaragua, Honduras and Austria. Hun
gary. OF these, those with Guate-
mh!a, salvador. the German Empire,
Great Britain, Nicaragua, Honduras and Aus
trla-Hungary have been concluded since my
last annual message Under these trade ar
ranEementS, a free favored admission has been
secured IN every case for an important list OF
American products. Especial care has been
taken 10 secure markets for farm products in
order to relieve that great underlying industry
OF Inc depression which the lack OF an adequate
foreign market for our Surplus often brings.
An opening has also been made for manutac-
tured products that Will undoubtedly, if this
policy Is maintained, greatly augment our ey-
port trade. The full benefits of these arrange
ments cannot be realized instantly. New lines
OF trade must be opened, The commercial
traveller must survey the field. The manutac-
turer must adapt his goods to the new markets,
ana facilities Tor exchange must be established,
1 his work mas been begun: our merchants and
manufacturers have entered the Few fields
with courage and enterprise. In the
case of food products and special articles
with Cuba, the trade did not need to wait and
the immediate results have been most grstifv-
Ing. IL this policy and these trade arrange
ments can be continued in force. and aided by
the establls hment OF American steamship lines,
l do not doubt that we shall, within IL short
period, secure fully one-third OF the total trade
OF the countries OF Central and South America.
which now amounts to about 5000, 900 100 an
nually. In 1855 we had only per cent of this
trade. The following statistics show the in
crease In our trade with the countries with
which we have reciprocal trade agreements
from the date when such agreements went into
effect. up 10 September 50, 1892, the increase be-
important degree the result of these agree
ments The domestic exports to Germany
aud Austria Hungary have increased in
value from Si5.67S756 to 57.993,o6i. an
increase of Sl0Sl9,S0S or 2l.6S per
cent. With American countries the value
SS4tl3, 5yS, an increase of $40 453.3lS, 1857
per cent. The total increase in the value of
exports to all the countries with which we
have reciprocity agreements has been SO, 49,,
62l. the increase IS chiefly in wheat. -four,
meat and dairy products and manu- factureS of
iron and steel and lumber. There has been
large increase in the value of imports from all
ments went into effect, amounting to S74 ,294 525
but IL has been entirely in imports from the
American countries consisting mostly of sugar
coffee, india rubber and crude drugs. The
alarmed attention of our European competitors
for the South American market has been At
traC.ed to this new American policy and to our
acquisition and their loss OF South American
trade,