The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-12-14
THE MESSAGE.
President Harrison on the State
Of the Nation.
THE WORK OF FOUR YEARS.
Parting Discussion Of Important
Public Questions.
THE WORK OF FOUR YEARS.

Pensions, Elections and the Treas.
ury-New Mail Subsidies Urged
Also Continued Work on the New
Navy-Ohiet Accomplishments of
the Departments.
Jothe Senate and House o Representa- Cues.
In submitting my annual message to Con-
gress have great satisfaction In being able
TO say that the general conditions affecting
the commercial and industrial interests OF
the United States are in the highest degres
favorable. A comparison of ths existin ?
conditions with those OF the most favore |
period in the history of the country will. |
believe show that so high degree of pros
perity and so general diffusion of the CON
forts of life were never before enjoyed by
our people.
The total wealth OF the country in 1869
was SIG, l59. Gle, ,06S. In 1890 il amounted to
t62, 6i0, ,O00. 600 an increase of 2s7 per cent.
Tue total mileage Of railways in the
United States in 1859 was 30 626; in 1899 il
was l6I, 14l, an increase of AS per ceut. ;
and II Is estimated that there will be about
aUOO miles Of track added by the close of the
year 1892
CENSUS FIGURES
The official returns OF the Eleventh Cen
sus and those of the Tenth Census for 75
leading cities furnish the basis for tho FOL
lowing comparisons:
In 1880 the capital invested In manufac-
turing was 81 232 S39, go
In 1890 the capital invested in manufac-
tnring was 81 900 i35 ,Ss4.
la 1850 the number OF employees was
.a0i. 38s.
Ia 1880 the wages earnel were s5Ol g65,
II 1890 the wages earned were 81, 2sl, I7O, :
~ 1850 the value of the product was So
81 r. 57o. 800
In 1890 the value of the product was ga
SOC, $50, 6a7.
The report Of Labor Commissioner Peck.
r oI New York, shows that during the year
tp3le in about six thousand manufacturing
tsfabl'shments in that State embraced
, within the special inquiry made by him, and
representing 90 different Industries there
VAS a net Increase over the year 1899 OF
= n, ,3i6, l30 6Sin the va.us Of the product,
5'll<i ot ~. 51f, vs.. 90 in the amount of wages
rni1 The report OF the commissioner OF
: n pof Tor the State of Massachusetts shows
tnnt Sf45 industries in that State pai |
<I&A 70, 24s In wages during tho year 1891
against ki26 039, BOB Ia ls91 an increase of
AZ tb5, 9f6, and that there was an increase
~ ~ s32, 400 In the amount OF capital aud OF
73a5 In the number OF persons employed in
She same periol.
During the last six months of the yeSr
1891 and the first six months OF 1892 the to-
sal production of pig iron was 9, no $40 tons,
ns AGAINST ., 202 703 tons In the wear 1895
which was the largest annual produ ,tion
eyes attained. For the same twelve months
OF lovlla2 the production of Bessemer ingots
WAS Q, sc, oai tons, an increase OF lS9. 40
Ffees tons over the previous unprecedented
yearly production OF 3, 6SS. s7l gross tons in
I1N The productian of Bessemer steel
te4a tcr the first six months os 1892 was
i&fot gross tons as against 7O3 0S1 gross
tons durins the last six months OF tle year
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The total value Of our foreign trade lex
ports and imports OF merchandse) during
the last fiscal year was 81, ,S5T, ,6SO, ,6tO an in
freese OF SIPS, 2SS, ,6O4 over the previous fis-
cal year.
The value OF our exports during the fiscal
year 1892 reached the highest figure in tho
history OF the government amounting TO
~, u50 3dS, las, exceeding by Slii, T91, 33S the
exports OF 1891 and exceeding the value Of
the imports by s212 s75, $50.
coAsTwIsE AND INTERNAL TRADE.
10 our coastwise ira 10 a most encourar.
IpR development is in progress there having
Been IN the last four years an increase of 10
Per cent In internal commerce the statistics
( FthoW that no such period o. prosperity has
HtFer before existed. The freight clrriel in
PC eoastwise trade o the Great Lakes in
tfO aggregate 2S, 295, $50 tons. On the
IlltAiksippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers and
|tntariss in the same year the traffic ag-
ffHated 80, 4O5, 045 tons, AMI the total yes.
14nnage passing throu IN the Detroit
~ aprlng that year was q, Il T. 900 tons.
n vessel tonnage enterel an cleared in
~ foreign trade of Lon lon during 1SD
Iu1ted to IL, 4SO ibf tons aud OF Liver
.p 1891, 800 tons a total for thes, two
<.+st shipping ports OF ~ 49!. IS tons, only
NHtiy In excess OF toe vessel tonnage pass
tk bhrough the Detroit River
SAVINGS OF THE PEoPLE.
Another indication of thu general pros
Eellty of the country is founl in the facr
hat tho number OF depositors in savings
banks increased from COS, $40 in 1861 to s.
81 6as ln 1890, an increase of 5l3 per cent.
sd the amount of deposits from Sl49 2TI
ia 1850 to 81, ,52i, S44,5l6 in 1872, an IA
fease OF g21 per cent In 1891 the am lunt
~ lSposits in savings banks was s., ,62} J, 01J,-
N is estimated that 30 PER cent. OF
9He deposits represent the savings of wage
rn4re. The bank clearauceS for nine
QHthA ending Septe nber 80 1891 amounted
+. ~ .oda, 8e0, sos. For the same months in
IheY Amounted to S45 1s9, 60l ,94G, an eN-
.. for the nine months OF a, l40,2ll, 13J.
ere has never been time in our his
when work was so abundant or when
Hfe5 were as high, whether measured by
RI currency In which they are paid or by
'r power to supply the necsssares aul
||uforts Of life. 1t is true that the market
sIfes of cotton and wheat have been low
one of the unfavorable incidents OF ag.
4Nturo that the farmer cannot produce
t|0u orders. He must SOW AMI reap in IL
rance OF the aggregate production OF the
||r, and is peculiarly subject to the depr,-
1tlon which follows overproluctiOn.
VALUE or FARM PRODUCTS.
Jha value of our total farm prolu9t' has
afeased from 81, 1888 GAG, SBj in 1860 to 81
Q00, 900 in 1891, as estimated by Stats
|nns. an increase OF 23O Der cent. rhe
ibar OF hogs Janulry ], 1891, was 81, 627 %
Rnd thesr value S2l0, 1893 J25; ON January
l the number was 50, 39S 0l9 AMI the
he <2fl, ,O8l, as. On January T., 1891 the
.thtr uf cattle was 3dSi5,6iS and the
1e t54i, l27. 90S; on January l, 1892 the
hor was 81 65l, 239 and the value 500, :
io6
any are discontented with this state
IN any believe that wages or prices,
alnrns for honest toll, are inadequate
ahouid not fail TO remember that there
it1er country iu this world where the
.t.t| Toms that seem 70 them hard would
fa accented as highly prosperous. The
||sh nnficuiturist would be gla % eX-
y. tiie returns OK his labor for those Of
An,crican farmer, and the Man
Horkmen thoir wages for those OF
|s,|oui az Fall River.