Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-07

..,f Nbe number Of free delivery
basil Zen nearly doubled in the
hrs. aud the number of
Vices more than double
ln the three years
Isae,b 9 pes al reve uO
.l4r,559 which was a4
16Hl5O over the revenue
ais ending June 30, 1855,
.uriug the last three
.e than three and a half
.. che increase during the
dina June 80 1855. No
us that shown for these
ever previously appeared
SO. the department. The
neral has extended to the
.e arger cities the merit
motion introduced by my
.-.. a-1 -lo department here, and
.'-.....i there as To- the depart
---..I-1 larger volume Of work and
1.tss-- done.
SHIPPING INTERESTS.
r-- since our merchant marine was
--.u the sea 0y the rebel cruisers
-...,-.s war OF the rebellion, the
~...5 states has been paying an enor-
rrr.al tribute TO foreign countries
u freight and passage money.
... --..- and meats have been taken at
..e docks and our large imports
..-. down oy foreign Shipmasters.
Az Increasing torrent of American
-,-. .. Europe has contributed a vast
10y annually TO The dividends OF the
,,-s.-u su'p0wners. The balance OF
-..fs shown by the books OF our Gus
IN. Fr.,as has been very largely re-
and in many years altogether ex-
--r.,rai by this constant drain. In
YEAR 1892 only 1913 per cent. Of our
--.-., we're brought in American yes
These great foreign steamships,
l,nurei by our cratic, are, many or
lam. under contract with their re-
.r..va governments, by which, Ia time
4 Tsr. they would become a part OF
sr armed naval establishments.
f-rf-rg by our commerce In peace,
.v will become the now formidable
sJr.rers of Our commerce in time OF
.- Ihave felt, and have before eX-
.-,,sI tde feeling, that this condition
\ things was both iut0lerable and dis
-ealI. A wholesome change OF pol
p and one having 10 10 much promise,
r. seems t0 be-, was begun by the law
. March 8. 1891. Under this law con-
r,c., have been made by the Postmas-
srGe1eral for eleven mail routes. The
,usaIlture involved by these contracts
n. the next fiscal year approximate
t5lIg3.33. As one of the results al
3r reached sixteen American steam
,tcs Of an aggregate tonnage
,' 5-.40O tons, costing S4,4OO,OOO,
lave been built or contracted %
{. built in American ship yards.
be estimated tonnage of all steamships
ruired under existing contracts Is
+. SOP. and when the full service re-
-.raJ bv these contracts is established
ARA will no Al mail steamers under
utther necessary additions Ia the
r.L.jan and Argentine service. The
, .tracts recently left for transatlantic
sy.es win result Ia the construction
olive ships Of 10000 tons each, costing
-ls Or tan million dollars, and wi add,
s.l the City OF New York ard City of
2rs. tr which Sc Treasury Depart
l.1twas author zed by legislation at
lsast session TO give American regis
-7 seven of the sWiittst vessels
.-l the sea 90 our naval service.
le contracts made with the lines sail
90 Central and South American
...s have increased the frequency aud
shortened the time Of the trips, added
av ports OF call and sustained some
tlat otherwise would almost GER
41.y have been withdrawn. The serv-
it1 Buen0s Ayrcs is the first TO the
igasti1e Republic under the American
.I Tie service TO Southampton,
.0gue and Antwerp is also new and
SEQ be begun with the steamships City
@ Sew York and City of Paris, iu Feb
Hry next. ] earnestly urge cOntln-
uCs OF the policy inaUgurated by this
.,.4t0n and that the @pprOpria-
1ls required 90 meet the obligations
the government under the contracts
ay be made promptly, so that the lines
lac have entered into these engage
ents may not be embarrassed. We
we had, by reason Of connection with
q trans-cOntinental railway lines,
through our own territory
me advantages i'm the ocean trade
the Pacific that we did not possess
the Atlantic. The construction or
q Canadian Pacific railway and the
.abljsbmenJ under large subsidies
jm Canada and England Of fast steam
10 service from Vancouver with Ja-
D and China seriously threaten our
.pping interests In the Pacific. This
II English steamers receives,
stated by the Commits
of Navigation, 3 subsidy
100 or $50, 767 per trip for thir-
ages, in addition 10 some fur
from the admiralty In cOnnec-
fth contracts under which the
may be used for naval purposes.
.omDeting American Pacific mail
dnder the act OF March 8, 1891, re-
only S6,3S9 per round trip.
orts have been making within the
rear, as am informed, to establish
similar conditions line between
1uver and some Australian port,
q view Of Selling there a trade In
b we have had a large interest.
Commissioner Of Navigation states
a very large per cent Of our
lrts from Asia are now brought
us by English steamships
their connecting railways
snada, with a view OF promoting
trade. especially I'm tea, Canada has
lsed a discriminating duty OF 10 per
upon tea and coffee brought into
Dominion from the United states
without subsidy or with diminish
bsidies. and the English Canadian
o which have referred is to con-
/ think we should at least see
ne facilities for customs entry ana
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