The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-09
RUSk'S BUREAU.
What Uncle Jerry's Department Has Done
for the Farmer,


Tie report of the secretary of agriculture
contains not only a most Interesting state
ment of the progressive and valuable work
done under the administration of Secretary
Rusk, but many for the enlarged usefulness of
this important department. In the successful
effort to break down the restrictions to the
free introduction Of our meat products in the
countries OF Europe, the secretary has been
untiring from the first, stimulating and aid
ing all other government officers, at home and
abroad, whose officia. duties caused them to
participate in the work. The total trade in
home products with Europe in May, 1892,
amounted to 81, OOO,OUO pounds, against 40 49,
OOO pounds In the same month of 1891. in June.
1872, the exports aggregated 1919 40 pOu uds
against 6,5OO,OOU pounds in the same month of
the previous year; in July there was an in
crease of Al per cent, and in August of IS per
cent over the corresponding week of 1871.
over 4O,OOO,OO pounds of inspected pork have
been exported since tn law was put into OPP
GRAFTON, and a comparison of the four months
OF May, June. July and A ugust 1892 with the
same months of 1891 shows an increase in the
number of pounds of our export of pork prod
ucts of q! per cent, and an increase in value of
6619. The exports of dressed beef increased
from 137 5000 w pounds in 1889 to 20 800, 90
pounds in 1892 or about 81 per cent. During
the past year there has been exported 394U07
head of live stock cattle as against J5,786
exported in 1889. This increased expectation
has been largely promoted by the inspection
authorized y law and the faithful efforts Of
the secretary and his efficient subordinates to
make that inspection thorough and to care
fully exclude from all cargoes diseased or
suspected cattle.
Enormous Agricultural Exports.
Agricultural products constitute ISL per
cent. of our unprecedented exports for the
fiscal year which closed June 30 49,! the total
0rko hot, II nd Of
the agricultural produces $7y3,7l7,676, which
exceeds by more than $15O,O, GOO the shipment
of agricultural p.odut is in any previous year.
Rusk's Suggestions Commended.
The suggestions of the secretary for an en-
largement of the work of the department are
recommended to your favorable considers
ton. 1t may be, l think, said without chal-
lenge that in no co responding period has 10
much been done as during the last four yeas
for the benefit of American agriculture.
Quarantine Inspection.
The subjects of quarantine regulations, in
spection and control were brou hit suddenly
to my attention by the arrival at our ports in
August last of vessels infected with cholera.
Quarantine regulations should be uniform at
al our ports. Under the constitution they are
plainly within the exclusive federal jurisdic-
ton, when and so far as congress shall legis-
late.
In my opinion the whole su ject should be
taken into national control, aud adequate
power given t. the executive to protect the
people against plague invasiOns. There is dan
ger that with the coming OF spring cholera
will again appear. an a liberal appropriation
should be made at this session to enable our
quarantine and port officials to exclude the
deadly plague.
For Restricted Immigration.
We are pecu arly subject in our great porta
to the spread of infectious diseases by reason
of the fact that unrestricted immigration
brings to us out of European cities in the over
crowded steerages OF great steamships large
number of persons whose surroundings u AXE
them the easy victims of the Prague. This
consideration, as well as those affecting the
political, moral and Industrial interests of our
country lead me to renew the suggestion that
admission to our country and to tn. high privi-
lepes of it's citizenship should be more re-
stricted and more careful. We have, think.
q right and owe duty to our own people, end
especially to our working people, not only to
keep out the vicious, the ignorant, the civil
disturbers, the pa"per and the contract Ia
borer. but the too great flow of immigration
ton now coming by further limitations.
The president renews his recommendation
for legislation Tor the protection of railroad
employees and also for an election law which
will insure free ballot and fair count.
This exhibit of the work of the executive
departments is submitted 10 congress and to
the public in the hope that there will be found
in il a due sense of responsibility and an
earnest purpose TO maintain the national
honor and to promote the happiness and pros
perity of all our people, And this brief ex-
hibit of the growth and prosperity Of the
country will give US level from which to
note the increase or decrease that new legis-
lative policies may bring TO u.s. There is no
reason why the national influence, power and
prosperity should not observe the same rates
of increase that have characterized the past
thirty years.
We carry the great impulse and increase Of
these years into the iiture. There Is no
reason why in many lees of the production
we should not surpass all other nations as We
have already done IN some. There are no near
frontiers to our possible development. Retie-
gression would be crime.
lSignedl BENJAMIN HARRISON.