Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-04


is that which fnvors reciprocity. The SPLEEN
did results of the reciprocity arrangements
that were made under authority Of the tar
if law of 1890 are striking and suggest
i've The brief period they were in force,
in most cases only three years. was not
long enough to thoroughly test their great
value, but sufficient was shown by the
trial to conclusively demonstrate the i'm
portance and the wisdom of their adoption.
In 1899 the export trade of the United
States attained the highest point in our
history. The aggregate of our exports
that year reached the immense sum of
81, 030, 27S, 14S. n sum greater by 500, 000,-
600 than the exports of any previous year.
In 1898, owing to the threat of unfriendly
tariff legislation, the total dropped to
SS47, Cos, 1874. Our exports of domestic
merchandise decreased $3.50, 600 600, but
reciprocity still secured us Il large trade in
Central and South America and larger
trade with the West Indies than we had
ever before eniOved. The increase of trade
with the countries with which we had rec
iprocity agreements was So, 560.5l5 over
our trade in 1892 and SIG. 40, 721 over our
trade in 1891. The only countries with
which the United States traded that show
ed increased exports in 1893 were practi-
cally those with which we had reciprocity
arrangements The reciprocity treaty be-
tween this country and Spain, touching
the markets of Cuba and Puerto Rico, was
announced sept. /, 1891. The growth of
our trade with Cuba was phenomenal. In
1891 VIC sold tnat country hut lii.ti1 bar
rels Of -four: iii lsJ2. 21G.lI1; in 1853.
GIG. 400, a'.d i'm 1920. ,--.-lS lore was
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The underlying principle OF this leglsla-
ton must, however, lie strictly observed.
1t is to afford new markets for our sur
plus agricultural and manufactured prod
ucts, without loss to the American labor
err of single days work that he might
otherwise procure
Foreign Immigration.
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