The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
President Harrison's Last Com
m~unication to Congress.
A comprehensive Document Presenting
IL. Economic Questions Vow he
tore the Country IA Com
else Form.


rison's message reads rs follows:
To rpE SENATE AND HOUSE, or REPRESENTA-
rtvss-In subm ting my annual message 70
congress | hsve great satisfaction IN "r.ne Ause
to saw that tins general conditions affecting the
~ommerrisl aud industrial interests ot the
United States are in the highest degree iavor-
able. A comparison OF tne Existing ~ ,hs
history ~ the country will. ] believe. show tnat
50 high a degree OF prosperity ana so genera =
diffusion OF the comforts OF hts were hsNef 10
Tore enjoyed by our people.
rue coUNrRy's WEALTH
The total wealth Of the country Ia ise, MAS
sl8. l5a. el6.Vs In lseo i amounted 10 so-'oV.'
oO00. an increase 81 p, per cent.
RAILWAY MILEAGE.
The total mileage ~ rail saws in the lnisei
States in 1862 was 3l,6s6. in 1880 u was lo'.iti;
that Their. will b. about 400 miles OF TRACK
ADDED by the close OF the year lsz
INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.
The official returns Of the eleventh CENSUS
"a ,bo.. ~ the tenth census for seventh fvc
leading cities furnish the basis Tor the iolo"-
II lso Inc capital invested in manufacturing
= In In iseo thu capital invested in manufacturing
WAS S.eJO, Is .sst T., q
In 1897 the number OF employees was 2sol,l5s.
In 1880 the wages earned were ssli soo.'s
In 1897 the wages earned were slz-l.l'.sr
In 1850 the valus OF the product was A,Hi'-
In 100 the value Of the product was A,s6o,
am Informed by tho superintendent OF the
~.rsus that the omission OF certsin industries
in lssu which were included in is'O accounts IN
mart for the remarkable increase thus shown
6ur after making full allowances FOR diner
ences 81 method and deductiny the returns LOT
all industries not included mine csnsus . = .oo',
tTsnye cities an increase in the capital
Employed Of 1880 y j e the valq !.
" %.s.s the oarSPs sGadHS 8 ss1155,e.s'ss. and 4 the
nnmber ~ wage esrners employed q 5000
The wage earnings not only show An inersasea
Ssss In Iss0 10 s54T in 1870. or N7l per cent.
The new industrial plants established since
October 9 1890; and up 70 October Eronomt. y
number 3s5. aud the extension OF exl.tlne
pIants l0s; the new capital invested amounts %
$40 sa. 06o. and the number OF aaiit'o"ai em-
ouE FOREIGN TRADE
The total value Of our foreign trade lexports
and manufactures during the last nseas yea
u.x 81 S5- Gao, 60. an increase or Sl2c.-Us o.
over the previous fiscal year. The average an
nusl value OF our imports anu exports oil her
.chandise for n. ten nsesl years rre s5 ,b no on :,
sore,yn trade for lsq2 exceeded this annual av
erags value ty sivD. 81. sol. an Increase o. "a
per cent. The significance an value OF thisin
rrease are shown by the fact that the excess II
chs trade 81 1892 over 1891 was wholly IN IN
value of exports. for there was a decrease IN IN
value OF exports or ss.6i3,.6i The value Q
.our exports during the fiscal year lss
reached the highest figure in tn
s,ss9,y sI.s exeesding by sii5. nj. 35s the cI
norris OF sol. and exceeding the value OF "a
Imports by SIR. s75.6s6. A comparison OF IN
value OF our exports for 1892 with the ~nnua
sverar, for tina ten years prior to 1891 show
an .xc.ss Of Ses5. i1.e7I. or Of "a. IS per cent
The value Of our import. OF merchanfiss e
Isgs which was Ss29. ~. s62 also exceeded IN
annual average valne Of tn. ton years prior I
1891 by sl35. 2l5.e s0 During the nscs
yeM isos the , ,o a5- 90 900 , sTs ,se large.
aggregate in the history Of our commerce
The value o. the imports Of merehnndise er
che total value Of the imports, As compare
with A.. IS per cent in 1921 and - % per cent.
1890
coAsTwisR TRADE AND INTERNAL coaMERc
In our coastwise trade = most encouragin
aeyelopmsnt IN in progress. there having bes
in the last four years an increase OF 10 per cen
In internal the statistics snow w
no such period OF prosperity has ever Defo
oxisted. The freight carried In the coastwi
trade 81 the great lakes in 1850 aggregated =
On the Mississippi. Missouri and Ohio rive
and tributaries, in the same year the traffic a
gregatsd -. sOs .se6 tons. and the total ves'
ing that year was 81 .0iOco tons. Ths vess
tonnage entered and cleared In the foreii
trade OF London during lsso amounted TO !
400. tons. and OF Liverpool lO,stl.2O tons
rotsi for these two great shipping points OF =
az %. tons. only slightly ia excess OF the Yes
Tonnage, passing through me Ds,r%,r ,hs bo, =
river was but 81 days. while. OF course,
LONDON and Liverpool the season was Tor
through the st. Mary canal FOR tbs fiscal "
Is9s amounted 70 9. s2s.s so tons. aud the freit
tonnage Of the Detroit river Is estimated
that year at : .0OnlO0) tons. against BID,
tons Ia 1891. Ths aggregate traffic on our q
roads for the year 1891 amounted 70 .Ot 80.
tons 81 freight. compared. WITH oll,3ii,fI U
In 1890. an increase Of l3.O5i.ls2 tons.
ANOTHER rSpicArtoS on PROSPERITY.
Another indication OF the general prosper
of the country is found in the fact tpat
number ~ depositOfs in savings banks
creased from fa3.s,O in 1869 TO ass, 1913 in J
An increase OF 81 per cent, and the amount
deposits from slta.s77.5oi IN 1850 to u 52is
the amount Of deposits in savings, "a
was si.c~z3,079,'ie. 1t Is estimated
20 per cent ot.,virI nss 81 wa
earpers. rhe bank Of clcaranccs for
mouths enfing September ~. 1921, amour
10 Sal. Ogq. sAD. bs. For the same months IN
tbev amounted to si5 ~ oUl ,sts. an ex
FOR tho nine months % si.lB2ll.lV.
WORK ASD WAGES.
There never has been a time in our his
when work was 80 abundant or when WI
were a. high. whether msasured by inc
rcncy IN which they are paid or by, their p
10 supply the necesssrieS AMI comforts OF
II - true that tho market prices OF 60
ana wheat have been low. 1t is one OF
unfavorable incidents OF agriculture ,na'
farmer can not produc. uron ofa ,hn re
production Of the year. and T. peculiarly
feet 10 the depreciation which follows 2
nrDturftOu. but Win ~ t'et y =
n true ns 10 the crops ! have mentioned,
general average 81 prices has been SUE
10 give To- agriculture a FAIR paruciii
IN iha general prosperity. The value 81
total farm products has increased from VI,
sac ssB 90 in 1891 to 81 .Jp,Vp in 1891 q sestin
by statisticians, an increase o. zp per {
Tn. number o. hogs January ], ltpi, was ~
In. and their value 500, ig}.T2,: on Janua
1872 the number was 2.Sgs.Ole, and the
xtl o3l. as. on January !. 1901, the NUM-
cattle wa. 36.s .s4s. and the valu- Sn. u.
ON January |, lso2. the number was 3'.oo
and IN, value SCOTS LAB.
" any are discontented with their state
n any believe that tho wages or prices. u
turns FOR honest toll are inadequate.
should not fail 10 remember that there
other country In the world where the 6
lions that seem to them hari would not
cspted as highly prospstous. Inc ~
aQrirulturist would be glad tc excnanR, !
tnrns OF his labor for those OF the Am
fsrnar. and the Manchester workmen
wages for those OF their fellows NJ FAN
rmE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.
Ibelievc that the protective system,
now for something like thirty years ma
vailed in our legislation. has been = mig
strument for the Development OF our ~
wealth.. and a most powerful agency IN y,
inc the homes ~ our workingnlsn from
va-,on 81 want. have felt a f"'st sol
interest to preserve 10 our working
rates ~ wages that would not only CIV
bread. but supply a coinforiapie marH
those home attractions ana ism,ls
forts and enjovments WITHOUT wn'