The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-12-08

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The secretary Of agriculture in his 70.
port, reviews the operations Of his dc.
partment for the last fiscal year, and
makes Recommendation for the further
extension Of its usefulness. He reports
saving in the expenditure during the
year Of &G00. 600, which IL covered back
into the treasury. This sum il q per
cent Of the entire appropriation. A
special study has beei. made Of the do.
mand for American farm products IN
all foreign markets, and especially
Great Britain. That country received
from the United States during the nine
months, ending September 30, 1904,
305 80 live beef cattle. valued at &c.
500, GOO ~ against 182, GIL cattle valued
at t16. 81, 600, during the eame
period for 1888. During the first
six months Of 1894, the United King
dom took also $4,000, 900 pounds Of
dressed beef from the United States,
valued st nearly sl0.Oo0 600. The re-
port shown that during the nine months
smmediateiy pssesdine eePtemhs. %,
1894, the United States exported to
Great Britain 222 676 900 pounds OF
pork; Of spples. l.90O. 600. valued 1t
e 500. 600; and Of horses. 2SSl. Ct an
1seI1Re NeIue ~ fAos PCT seeu' AuS'C
was falling of in American exports OF
wheat Of 1880, 600 bushels. and tbs
secretary 10 inclined to believe that
wheat may not, in the future, be the
staple export cereal product OF our
country, bot that corn will continue 10
advance in importance as an export on
account OF the new uses to which it u
constantly appropriated.
The exports OF agricultural products
from the United States for the fiscal
year, ending June 30. 1894, amounted TO
1854, 3S3, 038, being a. q per cent OF the
American exports Of every description.
and the United Kingdom Of treat
Britain took more than 81 per cent OF
all farm products finding foreign mar.
kets.
The Tariff.
The tariff act passed at The last session
Of congress needs important amend
ments il it IL TO be executed effectively
and with certainty. In addition to such
necessary amendments a. will not change
the rates Of duty, l am still very decid-
eddy in favor Of putting coal and iron
upon the free list. So far as the sugar
schedule 10 concerned. would be glad,
under the existing aggravatione, to eee
every particle of diderentiai duty in IA
vor Of refined sugar stricken ont OF our
tariff Law. II with all the favor Accord
ed the Eugar-re6ning interest in our tar.
if laws it still langui-hes to the extent
of closing refneries and discharging thou-
sands Of workmen, it would seem to
present . hopeless case for reasonable
legislation. Whatever else IL done
or omitted, earnestly repeat here the
Recommendation / have made in an
other portion of this communication,
that the additional duty of l-l0th Of .
cent per pound laid upon sugar inn
ported from countries paving a bounty
on its export he abrogated. 1t seem. -
me that exceedingly important con.
eiderations point to the propriety OF this
amendment with the advent Of q new
tariff policy not only calculated ia a.
lieve the consumers OF our land in the
cost Of their daily life; but to invite o
better development Of American thrift
and create for us closer and more profit
able commercial relations with the rest
OF the world, it follows as q logical and
imperative necessity that we should at
once remove the chief, if not the only
obstacle which has 60 long prevented
our participation in the foreign
| carving trade Of the eea.
L
| it lie well to check imports, and tina,
| q home market should bound the indus
try and effort OF American producers,
was fifty supplemented by refusal tc
allow American registry to vessels bnill
abroad. though owned and navigate.i by
our own people, thus exhibiting willing
ness to abandon all contest for the al
vantage Of American trans-oceanic car.
rage. Our new tariff policy, built upor
the theory that it is well to encourage
such importations as our people need
and that our products and manufactured
should find markets in every part OF thu
habitable globe, il consistently supple
mented by the greatest possible libert,
to our citizens in the ownership and
navigation of ships in which our prod
ucts and manufacturers NAV he trans
ported. The millions now paid foreign
ers for carrying American passenger
and products across the sea should b
turned into American hands. Ship
building, which has been protected Il
straneulation, should be revived by the
prospect of profitable enjoyment fol
ships when built, and the American
sailor should be resurrected and AGAR
take his place, . sturdy and industriou!
citizen in time Of peace md a patriot,
and safe defender Of American interest.
in the days Of conflict. The ancient
provision Of our law. denying American
registry to ships built abroad an,
owned by Americans, appears in I'll,
light Of present conditions not only 4
be a failure for good at every point, bu
to be nearer a relic Of barharism thar
anything that exists under the per
mission Of q statute Of the Unites
States. earnestly recommend il
prompt repeal.