The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-27
TALK WITH COLONEL cAaIrDE11

VIII Adopt Free Trndc aud Lot In Their
Products-A Dcmocrat Who breaches
tho True Doctrine nt III, Party Abroad. 2
Adtiaht tAmtnl'id, Adrutiser Of Dc o..
II Australia is not fully represented
at tho Chicago Exposition which Is to
BIO opened on October 70, lSO2-thc
four hundrcdth anniversary Of tho day
which Christopher Columbus dis
covered Amerca--it will not DO tho
fault OF Colonel Campbell, tho genial
representative OF the executive. During
tho few months which have elapsed
since ho landed hc has visited every
colony in Australia, rs well rs New Xca.
land, and he will leave BY tho Orient
steamer 0rotava next Wednesday with
the consciousness OF having efficiently
done the duty he was commissioned to
perform. Colonel Campbell has do.
laycd his departure fora week so that
he may travel with Mr.. ]. II. Symon, Q.
o., who il about 10 take holiday tour
in India. On Tuesday u representative
OF the AdrTtiser had M interview with
tho colonel, whose iorbcars fought on
the Confederate side and who Is In poll
tics an enthusiastic Democrat, with u
great faith in the good work likely to
be accomplished by reciprocal customs
agreements. Ie is u straightforward,
homcly man, as becomes tho represent
tatiyc OF q great republic, and puts on
no irills eithcrin garb or manner.
We'll, I'm off back to Chicago" he
said, "having visited all the colonies OF
Australia and having done all | couId,in
every one OF them. i was very glad to
find that intelligent intcrcs. was every
whcrcinaniicsted in the success OF the
exhibition, and j believe TINT there Is
us much sympathy with us here rs in
any other country in tho world. Still
the people don't appreciate tho magni-
tudc OF the exhibition, which will gath
or together al that is new in art, science.
manufacture, and invention, bringing
everything up to the very last moment
OF time. All We want is two years of
universal peace and good crops to &C.
cure the entire success OF tho show"
"All tho Australian governments but
South Australia and Victoria have
| promised to be represented at Chicago,
and It's 4 peculiar fact that have never
met any persons i'll those two colonies,
but the Premier. who object to my re.
quest. Mr.. Munro claims that he hasn't
got any money to spare. SirS. W. Grit
fifth promises that tho ministers oil
mines and lands will both prepare tro-
phics, and Now,Zealand will send flax,
minerals, kauri gum and other pro-
| duets. Sir Walter Butler, who is n
man OF large and liberal ideas, will ut
his own cost exhibit collection OF Ma
| orr paintings and curios, said to be
worth 100000. You see the American
farmers insisted upon New Zealand flax
being admitted free OF duty, and 4 large
trade is done in that article. Mr.. J.
ii. Angas has promised, ii tho quar.
antlEe rcstrlctins are removed. as | be-
lieve they will be, to send number OF
cattle, and il they are OF the quality
l saw recently at Hill River they will
take the premium, for they arc the
finest in the world. Queensland with
her 100000 cattle, when the refrigcr-
ating appliances are perfected, will be
able to kill the American meat trade
with Europe, and she is naturally anx-
ious to show her resources at Chicago,
which during the exhibition will be Wis.
tied by influential people from all parts
OF the world. l hope Australia rs n
whole will do its best in this matter to
help the party in American politics
which believes in q moderate tariff for
revenue purposes only. Tasmania has
enough tin 10 supply the world for d
century, and there ia no mine in the
United States which has produced 900
tons. Yet there is a duty OF . 2-lO cents
| per barrel on that article. There arc
canneries in America which employ a
million men and there is not miner
who when, he goes to work does not
carrya tin receptacle with lamp I'M
1erneath to keep his food warm. The
tariff which touches the milkpan and
the dinner bucket has got to be re-
moved.
I'VE take an immense deal OF trouble
to cultivate commercial relations with
South America which might be devoted
with lar greater advantage in opening
up trade with Australia and other En-
glish-speaking peoples. Look Mt the
wool you could send us and the timber!
New South Wales is going to lay down
q street pavement in connection with
the exhibition to show how valuable
the hardwood is for that purpose, and
she intends to make a big feature OF her
minerals.
| "Mr. Cleveland will be thcnext Presi
dent OF the United States, for he is sure
to BIO nominated by the Democratic
convention in June, and that party will
win Mt the polls. at last election he
was beaten on the question OF free wool,
and, therefore, Australia has distinct
interest in his return. Three weeks
ago the Monowai left Sydney Tor San
Francisco with 1000 bales OF wool on
board, while GOO bales had to be lett be-
hind, and two shiploads were recently
sent from Melbourne. Ii this export
takes place under. tho present heavy
tariff what will be the result when it is
removed? There arc only 45,00O,OOO
sheep in the United States, and a.eeSt
i'll California, Texas and New Mexico
they have to be hand fed from four, to
six months in the year. Even Massa.
chusetts, usually u Republican state.
has gone for free wool in this election.
| When returned from tho Melbourne
exhibition l distributed 1000 samples
OF excellent wool, including many whole
| ileeCes, throughout America, and New
South Wales will send hundreds OF bales
OF her grandest wool to Chicago"
What l want to see.is all the Austria.
lasian colonies side BY side in onegrand
court, and I.have written asking that
100000 square feet, equal to So acres,
shall be reserved orAustralia, Polynesia
and the Sandwich Islands. OF this area
New South Wales applies Tor 100000