Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-09-06
rHE East YEARS EXPORTS.

The Mckinley ehriekers in Nevada
who clnim that u return TO higher
taxes would open our mills and
foundries and set the wheels hum
ming in all our manufacturing es
Establishments should read the follow
ing urticle on last years exports OF
manufactured goods:
The fiscal year 1896, which closed
ON June 30 last is the banner year In
the history Of American manufacture
ing exports. The totals have now
been complied by the bureau OF sta
tistics Cf the treasury department,
and they chow an increase Of nearly
% per cent. over the highest previous
record. The exports Of manufacture
ed goods for June reached
s2l, sos, 972, or 80 per cent. Of the total
exports for that month, making a to-
tai for the year Of se2s,4s9.sa3. The
exports Of manufacturers for the en-
tire year amount to 2647 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 manufactured 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 n
large and moro 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
hrst year after the high taxation
scheme OF 1890 took effect, the total
exports OF manufactures were $685.
I27.3l5. In 1892 there was a falling
oil, the amount being Sl5S, 51O.937.
In 1892 there was another slight de-
crease to sl5s,523,I lis. but 1894 show
ed IN advance to slS3, IDS, sos, an aver
age for the four years of slG7, 237,-
547.
For the first year OF the Wilson tar.
if the value Of the exports OF manu-
factures Was slS3,595,7i3 which, TAX
en- with the figures given above for
the fiscal year 1896 shows an average
OF s2Ol ,042,Sl9, or an average of near
ly s3i,o00,o0O per year over the
same exports during the Mckinley
period.
No argument need be added TO
these figures. They tell the story for
OF Increased prosperity for
American mills and factories rs well
as OF mines which furnished the raw
materials for the finished goods. They
prove beyond doubt that tho 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-iive millions dollars
worth more OF goods sold abroad
that much more employment
for the workers here. And this is but
the beginning. II the low tariff pol
Is continued and extended the
good work OF capturing the worlds
markets for American man ufactures
will go forward rapidly. 1t is for the
people to say whether we shall con
to increase our foreign com
merce or go back to the trade.restrIct-
ing theories OF McKinleyism under
which onr exports were SO small.