Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-01
THE LAST YEAN's EAro... ).

The Mckinley shriekers in Nevada
who Claim that return to higher
taxes would open our mills and
foundries and set the wheels hun
ming in all our man ufacturmg es
Establishments should read the follow
ing article on last years exports o.
manufactured goods:
The fiscal year 1896, which closet
on June 81 last is the banner year IL
the history of American manufactur-
ing exports. The totals have no"
been complied 10y the bureau OF ST.
tistics IT the treasury department,
and they chow an increase OF nearly
25 per cent. over the highest previous
record. The exports of manufactur-
cd goods for June reached
$21, 1896, 972, or SO per cent. of the total
exports for that month, making to-
tai for the year of 1928 ,499.993. The
exports of manufacturers for the en-
tire year amount to 26 Al per cent. of
the total exports, which is larger by
three per cent. than the percentage in
1895.
The details OF the exports by classes
have not been fully compiled by the
bureau of statistics. but it is already
known that the returns show large
increases in agricultural implements,
carriages, railway cars, manufactures
Of copper, cotton cloths, glassware,
rubber goods, hardware, bicycles,
sewing machines, miscellaneous ma
chinery, locomotives, boots and shoes,
soap, refined oil and man ufactured to-
bacco The producers of all these ar
ticles have shared in the greater de-
mand for their products in foreign
countries, and have therefore done a
large and more profitable business
than in former years.
A. comparison of statistics of the
past fiscal year with the years in which
the Mckinley law was in force, is
greatly to the advantage Of the Will
son tariff. 1t shows that in 1891. the
first year after the high taxation
scheme of 1890 took effect. the total
exports Of manufactures were $685.
7N.3l5. In 1892 there was a falling
off, the amount being S15S,51O,937.
In 1892 there was another slight de-
crease to Sl59.523,I18 but 1894 show
Ell an advance to s183, 728 1903, an aver
age for the four years Of Sl67, 237,-
SAT.
For the first year of the Wilson tar.
if the value Of the exports Of manu-
features was s183,595. 743, which, TAX
On with the figures given above for
the fiscal year 1896 shows an average
Of S2O1 ,O42,8l9, or an average Of near
ly S34,O00,0OO per year over the
same exports during the Mckinley
PERIOD.
No argument need be added to
these figures. They tell the story for
themselves Of Increased prosperity for
American mills and factories as we'll
~ Of mines which furnished the raw
materials for the finished goods. They
prove beyond doubt that the tariff re-
form policy has already greatly IN
creased our ability to sell our surplus
manufactures in foreign lands, and
that the lighter taxes on raw materi-
ais has given more work to American
labor. Forty-tve millions dollars
worth moro OF goods sold abroad
means that much more employment
for the workers here. And this is but
the beginning. If the low tariff pol.
icy is continued and extended the
good work of capturing the worlds
markets for American man ufacturee
will go forward rapidly. It is for the
people to say whether we shall con.
tinue to increase our foreign com.
MERGE or go back to the trade restrict.
ing theories of McKinleyism under
which Onr exports were 30 small,