The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 6.-Following ia tho
text OF President Harrisoas message read ha.
fore asress today:
70 the >et'dss aud House Of Representatives.,
~ sbDilitt!ag nay annual message to congress
great atlsiHctlon III being able 10 say thsr
'he general conditions affecting the co,nuIarciai
anu inaastrial interests of the United ~tstas -.
IN the highest degree favorable A cornuaris,,,
OF thc existing conditions with those nj ira
most favored period III the history OF lie conn.
tfy WIZ ltseIi show that such degree OF nrns-
peiity aad SO general diffusion OF the coynIorts
ot lie were never before On loved by orr ,,,,ia
Inc total wealth OF the country in fs'D wss
s".ia9,eioOtS' IN 1880 It amounted to s62 6lp 005
tuo, an increase oi 81 per: cent The total miIa
age OF the railways in the United states In IsGo
was o,t-6; III l59l 1t was ls7-JI nm tnerens, -
3lo per cent. anu it Is estimated that there xsiIi
oi the year 1892 ''o ''oSo
ine official returns of the eleventh census
h3d those OF the teath for seyentv.fire Iaadiny
cities furnished the basis for the foijoyyt,'s
comparlsoa: In INo0 the CAPITAL inyested ~
ihaHut"ctoFlng was Sl,253, Njy670; in 1890 the
Sap.Snl invested III manufacturing was s. g0O-
.o1.S>A In $50 the number of eTupoves xyts
l'"tVtsSN>i.l IN l@9j the number of cnnoyes was
g. 60 Ito l.i"t III 1851 the wages earned were s5ol,-
5o'.tfo, In 1880 the wages earued were 81 2aI' :
l.j,i3. In 1880 tho value OF the proinct wax
s-,d.,o.9,I9' III 1880 tho value OF the product
wa, Si,soJ,2s6 81. | am informed bv tna .unar
IhLeh'ens of tae census that the omission of
certain iudust tries III lsSO which were included
III III I'Jo accounts IN part for the remarkable iu-
crease mus SHOWN. but after making tuIf slIox-
aace Tor the difference OF method and Deduct
ing the returns for all industries NOT ineluda.
In the census OF 1850 there remain in tbo ra,Irrs
from these seventyfive cities an increase in the
capital employed OF 81 ID 60t in the yaIue ~
the product ol s20H, 80, loo in the wages earned
er a. fo' $50 ana ~ the number OF wage-earn-
eis employed so0,523. The wage earnings
hot only show all increased aggregate.
in nu' an an increase INC per capita from 1885
cent. The new industrial plauts established
since october b. 1890, aud up To october - 1897,
as partially reported in the dnertcdn Economist.
.ts,H n y-..,,
plants luo The new capital invested amounts
TO W., o,i4s,oo, and the number Of additional en-
pioyes TO 5I,-oa Tho Terrific World for July,
loJ@' states that during the first hye-sixteenths
OF the present calendar year, l35 new tactories
We're built, OF which forty were cotton mills,
foTty-eight knitting mills, twenty-six WOODEN
mills, fifteen silk mills, lorty plush mills and
two linen mills. OF the forty c0tton mills.
twenty-oue have been built in the Southern
states. Mr. 4. r. sheppertson, of the New York
totton Exchange, estimates the number of
worklng spindles in the United States on sep.
telneer l. 1872 at lS5,o0o,e0 all increase oi 66j,-
tto over the year 1891. The consumption OF cot
ton by American mills in 1901 was 2 500 900
htes. aud i'll Is. 2oSi, 900 bales, an increase of
$4,000 bales. From the year 1859 to lS01 in
elusive. there has been au increase in the con.
SUMPTION oi cotton In Europe of g. per cent,
while during the same period the increase OF
cons umption i'll the United States has been
aoout 10 per cent The report of Ira Aver. special
agent of the treasury department, shows that
on september %, 1892, there were thirty.two
companies manufacturing tin aud tin plate ia
the United states and fourteen com panies build
ing new works for such Manufacture. The es-
tlmate OF Investments in buildings at the cloea
OF the fiscal year, ended june 80, ls92 1t existing
were to be counted, was s500)0J0
and the estimated rate of production 2oJ,t000C0
pounds per annum. The actual production tor
lhe quarter ended september 80 1892, was TO-
)52.T4o pounds.
The report of the labor commissioner of New
\ Crk shows that during the year 1891 IN about
900 manufacturing establishments in that
state embraced withiG the special inquiry made
by him aud representing sixty seven different
xg.sA "A mar gVn r..r thxN
'ear lSfJ al Tjl.SiJ i3l. bs ia the value OF the
product and OF S6.i97. .92aG9 in the amount of
Euscs i'hld me report OF the commissioner OF
ahor for the state OF Massachusetts shows that
10 industries III that state paid sI29.i1G ~ IN
sages during the year 1901. against l26,0o313
Ii 1890, an increase OF Si,a:.1 gi} and that there
vas AN increase of s9,995,9ib ia the amount OF
apitat aud OF 1896 III the number OF persons
nDloved in the same period.
During the last six months OF the year 1891
nd the first six mouths OF ls9l the total pro-
ucsion of pig iron was 9.7i9,si9 tons, as against
.227 Jo3 tons iii the year 1890, which was tho
Arrest annual production ever obtained For
he same months oi 1891 and ls9s the production
/ Resscmer ingots was 3s7a,55i tons, an in
rease oi ls9,I0 gross tons over the previously
unprecedented years production Of 3,fSSsU
ross tons IN 1890 The production oi Besseiaer
Zee! rails for the first six months of 80 was
-, f5G gross tons, against 50I,0sJ gross tons
uriug the last six months OF the year ls2L
The total value of foreign trade exports
nd impoFts) during the last h.eal year
as 81, ,s57 ,6s0,6i0, an increase OF sl38,253.t0i
yer the previous fiscal year. The average an
uai value OF our imports and exports of
icrchandise for the ten fiscal years prior 20
al foreign trade for iS19 exceeded this annual
Fcrasc value by slo9,3o5,3yi, an increase
, @ II Rfs een hs hwn fsa1hfsf9 ~ the na aes
int the excess in the trade OF 1sg2 over 1891 was
holly in the value OF exports. for there was
acrcase in the value of imports OF slT.3l3.15s
he value OF our exports during the fiscal year
% reached the highest figure In the history OF
10 government amounting to $I,0J0,I7s las, ex-
n,sfp bsy 4 "a
tceedlng the value OF the imports BY S@V1rsh1,-
g. comparison OF the values of our exporis
T iS92 with the annual average for the ten
.ars prior to 1891 shows an excess oi s2oo,ia4.'
j, or 81 65 per cent The value ot our imports
merchandise Tor 1892, which was fs-''RI'aaZ,
SO exceeded the annual average value OF me
n wears prior to 1891 by sl3a,2l5,9N. During
C fiscal wear 1892 the value of imports free OF
.ty amounted to sll7 gJsG sos, the largest aggre-
re in the history OF our commerce. Inc Eatus
imports OF merchandise entered 1fes Oh Huty
1852 was 5535 per cent of the total value OF
lpnrts, compared with a3.ao per e@as. III 195A
ii . Is per cens. i'll 1890
Iopfucat is In progress, there having been IN
{ last four years an increase oi 10 per cent IN
terual commerce The statistics show that 40
ch period Of prosperity has ever before ea-
cd Tie freight carried in the coastwise trafe
the Great LaEes in 1890 aggregated -o-5h&1
~. on the Mississippi, Missouri and OAlo
.erx ana tributaries in the same year the tfat-
aggregated - t4 100 tons, and the total yes
t0f.g,uge passing through tho Detroit river
ring that wear aas 2il,boi.oo9 tons me yes.
de of foadou during ls3J amounted 10 la.
@e7 fous aud Of Liverpool i0,9ifsb, total
taesa two great ships ports of@f IL ,5ho TONS,
ly sIightIy in excess of the vessel tonnage
sssiYg through the Detroit rlyer. and " should
ssfd that the season for the Detroit river was
|. - DAYS while oil course, III London ana
,erI4ooI the season was for tae entrs yeaI.
9 vessel tonnage passing thtohgh Tue ~
rvs canal Tor the fiscal year lSe- afnotiitsd 70
= s72 :oas and the freight tonnage OF tbe re-
n river ia est mated FOR that year - -3,5t3So
= against o. ~ SD tons IN ISL. Ihe a9SFe.
: traffic GA ngr IA roads tor the year Issi
onrtea 10 0sEJ>a3 tons OF freight. com"
90 tyT.h col IA ~ tons in 1890. an increase
+. .frf,fT@ tous. .-.,-
n'otser indication Of the general prosperity
tna country is found IA The iact thai tho
abar of tleroslsofs IN savings banks hHs Ia
"a from 6gs4s0 in i.41 70 3,Sss}j ia is.s9, an
~aeE. Of s9 per cent, ami the amount ol -.
its trory1 xl9i 1915 IN is59 10 Sl,0-4 7al,gs
aeg an Increase of 81 per eeaf, IN isal 20
3.,r,t ri DEPOSITS IN savings BANKS was si.o%s
-ES III estimated guat % per eenS ot less
n.jts rspre.cs!s the saving OF wage eafhsEs.
hank rfesranees TOR Ehe aiue rnohths sAaes
tar1F,ar ID fSgi. amounted 10 9i,es3S33Ds
rbe same months III is5i tbey a1ao.I a1aoa!4tTha -
1s9 slf af7, an excess iof the nine AAoatH@ "A
iJ.2Il. .l5s. = n~x hfxsoyv
f.re never has been time In our hlsSos
N work was so abundant or Wnsa "sss'
q "A aIgh. whether measured ~ As cur