The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-02
THEY Want COOPERATION.
American Australian Trade
Is Threatened.
The British Withdrawal of the Mail Subsidy
Win Affect an Annual Fifty
Million Exchange.

"Here is something to call attention to,"
said A. Ii. Neale, a prominent Australian
Government official, to CALL reporter at
the Palace Hotel yesterday.
1.-THE steamship service between Austria
liza and the United States Is threatening to
come TO an end.
"At present the line Is subsidized by the
British and Australian Governments.
1.-THE first-named Government derives no
benefit whatever from the service. and has
issued official notice to the Australian Gov
eminent that it will discontinue its pecu-
mary aid after December next.
Australia cannot afford to bear the
whole expense and we are anxiousy looking
to the United States for cooperation.
Just see what the collapse of the mail
service will mean. Taking New South
Wales alone, our trade with You in 1891
amounted to SO, 797. 3S5. Now multiply
that by five and You will get pretty close
estimate of the total Australian American
trade for 1891.
al have only the actual figures of my own
colony with me. but have Jumped Queens
land, Victoria, South Australia. West and
North Australia. tasmania and New
Zealand into four colonies equalIng Us in
trade value. That is more under than over
estimated.
I'VE have been steadily increasing our
American orders every year. In 1891 the N:
S. w. Railway Department, with which /
am connected. were in want of powerful
locomotive engines. We promptly ordered
thrty-two from the United States at a cost
of SIS. 700 each. We ordered them from you
because we could get them delivered quick
er than from England. The engines have
done excellent work and given every salts
ton to the department.
But, of course, some one Lad to make
yrs
members of our Legislature rose in the
House aud attacked the department.
They alleged that these engines should
not have been purchased in the United
States. and gave a variety OF imaginary
reasons.
"An official inquiry was held and we
demonstrated two very important facts.
First, that such material could be procured
quicker from the United States than from
England; second, that they could be pro-
cured al similar rates.
II am giving you facts from official
knowledge. | can't account for tho fact
that the engines could be procured at as
cheap rate from you as from England
taking wage rates into view, except by say
ing that American worknlen work quicker
and have better mechanical appliances.
Our trade with Canada in 1891 was only
S93,o70. Figures talk. Our trade with you
equals our trade with all countries of the
earth added together. | have made careful
calculations from official statistics.
Let me show you another important
point When an Australian miner wants
some kind of improved machinery he will
pay any price to get ii. He must have 1t.
With existing machnerles he has dozen
drumneTs competing and lowering prices.
Now yours Is the inventive country of the
world, where improvements and inventions
occur every week.
''That is why we turn to you more and
more every year In all branches Of manu-
featured machinery. And now as great
trade Is solidly established and growing
yearly the whole thing threatens to fab to
the ground.
1.-THE steamers don'tcarry the goods, that
Is true. They come around the Horn. adj
NIT. But that has nothing to do with 1t.
The steamers carry the men who sell the
goods. Don't omit that important fact.
Without those men no goods would be sold.
This is most important question to San
Francisco. II she is not careful some other
coast port will catch up and develop the
Australian trade"