Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07
TRUE TO TIE CORE
IN HIS LAST GREAT nEssAoe


WAszIxsrcx. Dec s.-Ths GslInuono
b the full text of President HosS1nGo0
message 10 congress:
To guK SxxATg ASp Horns o. nxpnunnuRnr
s1vEs In soanstt1lg my annual nennnGe -
eo0greaA 1--we grest usts1scslol n on1pG -
an sss ssd oss sssisss sss.s ssssss
unitoa States aFs u NE h1gkaos doeree fos1ror
ble 4 oompar1soa ~ tie exist>nl coodioo1o
ss,o,2 q 8 8. s ssuss es' v i'f ss!ss ssss 49,
80 kfeh degree Of prosperity aod - Eenor1i
dlnssioa q she oo1foris e lie vcss nepos -
lore enjoyed ~ or l,sopaa
wealth - ths Csuptry.
1Ae total wealth Of t1e country IN - -
o., sidoa In isso 4 amounted - r4e14-
No.0oo "a increase of ~ per cat
Railway ssAsastscs.
The total mileage 81 raa~sys IA ths ul414
ssstss in isp was scssss IN ieso Il vas - -
81 isersssr Of 80 PER osat: enc n 70 esemo>1|
that there VII be about Aon1 n,los - Uork
sddea ~ the close OF ths yesr ieE =
rks Censss-
The oiAciai returns ef sh< eievsstA canl
enc those of the teufH oeusus for seseoty4vo
leading eiuss furnish sas basis fsr che feaasu1nG
u Isss :hs capita, INVESTED in nsssfsesurssl
in manufacturing was q ~. .7sA6k< In -. ~
number OF employees wsa ni IA In 1coo. -
nuznsr o. sn;pioyes .ss Z L. ~ A lA Ia - -
wagss earned were q IA is1. 50 In -. -
value Of the prodncs was G.slis7s.s< IN -
the value q The producer wAx y so ssA sH
am informed BY the superintendent ~ tne
census that the omission at certain industries
tn 1857 which were included IN ssco acooEnts u
,sr s,s1 1s ssns a ,dq %
Of method ano ocduc<lAR- the returns for al ~
dustries not included II ne census af ie34
s ss IN ss Fs ~ s s
IN .sses sas s.rnss ss Of Of @ ana i sss num-
"axs ss q esrnass mos al9 ss~ an .nssssssd -
gIeeate, but al increase ler capita nom - u
issp 20 81 in issa. or 81 u per os,nL
October & isse, And W up 70 October q isss - rss
tally reported In The America Ecooe1!at
number x5, aud the eKfensson Of existing
10 sss.oso ana the number Of addiusasi enr
pioyes 70 ~ rs
The Cesses Inaustry.
The Textile World for July. Isoe stairs -
during the i1rst six months 81 the preeent on1r
encar year is new factories Were buf;l q
which % are cotton mflls. - knitting nil,s. q
wooien mills. ls silk mflls. plueh mills en1 3
linen mills OF the % cotton mills q l,sve beea
built In the southern states- Mr. A a. 8bep-
person. Of the New YORK cottoa esohauec eoi%
mates the number OF working epipdles - -
as. snion s. Ssgss%ssr ss s .sss 3. = iss'oe e, S ss
sumption q cotton b. Aner:cea mills y -
VAS : - so ha,es and In lsss xse1 80 baIez -
ssesss s q Sses r.. rros n:
the consumption Of cotton In EuruDe q . ~
cent. while during the same period The tncrooso
IN the consumptioa IN ~ unascd States -
been about 10 par cent
r1n P1aae.
TIE report Of IrA Aysr. epecia1 aGeoe = -
treasury department., shows that ~ ~ Gnoo1k
sepssmosr % - sssFs g, vsrs ere s,s ssS 49, sss =
| United States and 8urseen ccnpanise buf111Gg
| nsw works ior ouch nAnufacbafa Too -
ssss q sss ysss = 5ss. ss
and shs estimated rsle of producslsa sD'S1H66
e ssss essss ss sss 4 sss
oo& rs pounds.
ss~s rASsr ssassussss.
rhe report Of Labor ocanassscar ~,
Sr.r Sfs Ss s1s Il asoss ssSs sss sSss
within the special inquiry made b -.
aussrsss @ sssre .s. net nrs sscrss.e ~ OVER sse yssc
leoo Of e31 SIS 10 - IN the vaine of TIE prodoCo
and Of oats7 e2s ~ 10 the amount Of waeee ~
state 81 nsssachusstss shc~s thss S.fG is115.
tries in that state paid ei1.elasM g weRel
during the year lsel. sfsinss olss nns in -
incrrsse 81 Sssss. go 10 the amount q oepl11l
and OF 7.ssd In the number Of persons enpaoy~l
IN the same period.
PIG Iroa.
ppns ss sss i les; s ossAs y % 8 &c 80
cuction Of pig iron was e.7IosIe tons, ~ eea11cl
e.0R 7Ua tons Ia fhesyear 1Heo. which we -
s.ss. t Ss
| ton of Bessemer inspts was 4s6.t 81 tona, g
increase OF no gross tons over t11e pro4oD
on Of bssssner 's sses ssns rails isr ss 1sss a
7os' go gross tons during sss isss sis nsalk Z
| the year lsr1
Imports aaa 1mperts-
The total value Of our foreign trade fcKyufo
I ard manufactures, during The last nsc1i ~
was u .e5s $50 90. "a ibcreoee of o1D ~ ~ ov1
the previous nscsl yesr The sverset snss. s..
d:se for the ten nscsi yesp prior % ~ -.
iss.,s. r.ss . fSs ,ss: g. e sssssa:s ssss $50.
EG per cent fne sienfnesncs end vsius :
this fnercsse are shown - she fact tbst the -
cess y.,s = ss - sss o. ~ ~ VI. -ss .ss
IN the value Of imporss % on7s
The ynlus Of cur esPcrs during she eeee
asss e. rsssss q. sss 5sss = e. e
17si<s exccedsne By 06k. ~ - The expor8 .
1897 and eyceedlng ihe vaiw oS the imSpes n
sgr. for ia ss sss o sass. sss ':'ss ssss,
~ ss' .sse.s 'ss 's.ss sggss''gssssss
2: psr srshssds-s ssss for ls,s "a, ~hseS ~ss ~
zen years prsor e issi ~ elss eisbss possse =
.ens nss ss' q ~ ss sse s s he sre,s ssesss7
| IN she history of csfr con nerce The ea1s( =
| ir1pcrfs " mcrehsndise entsred fsee - dqt4 I
| 1872 vas s. - per cent ~ the total yn1oe II -
ports. zs compared with HB pef een8. - -
| ara ~ - per cent m i@3
Internal Conmsvce.
In our coestwiee trsd< . s,e<t esceuraet1e g
| veiopmens n IN pruer>1s. there ne~1nE hera
Tire last four yezrs - increase ~ ~ ~ 0u>
IN internal commerce thc statistics show -
% such prrssd Of prsspsrity has eye besoxS q
rsde os tAs great lskes n - sgxreeasoa =
GU the nis~ssssvpd Missouri 80 ohss ~
and the ss.sssertez % ~ ss9s yses - 1s.3
soan2ee pzs<.ne fkrosgh ths Detrsft r5y~ ~
| ins that vezf va q. ~ 0r sopa 1be v4rD|
| tnrneee catered sd closred n tht fe1S(
,-sas q I.sssen surins - \. ss;gsssse - =
/ / for these two ersos skippane porm q n.4k1
| tsna onir sItxhGs n exeeN - - eep1
tsnnsfe rAseina tbrUugb ~ Te1kpH ~. ~
: 4 shps5 ~ s>n 4st - seseea q
. r. Baraon and S~erpuci she o~ango - - g.
| eutfre year Tie veeee trun1(V po44l
| xf,rt,srR sh< - nery'e canai of ~ noec1 ~
5Dz szrcun:ed y 49, ~ tsos. 80 - ff3p
| thst GEAR ~ . 0nsoB tors. agslnsf -
sar< Il 19H znf nefre0nte svHft< - euf
rosas IN sne ve>y 1evs szncuu>-e - ~ -
| s-.- ~ sv~,~b1 eumuor~A ~fth - -. - toclol
J 80 ~ fncr>a~< 81 Is - IN sgna
ss~s.os nnsks-
anost.s fntsrxt5on - 80 g-neyu prpnDsD
- ne sosrsfT = fsase 'n .ss - 49,
1. r~~.scd f~os - 81 ~ f-r ~ sAS - n -
l | sr irtre4s> 81 tfz f-r c~nt, sfe fo~ ese11st'