The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 8 1896

Of The Northwest can import all the coffee
and sugar we consume. and save mcary
now paid to the Longer route Ter say ~
AZ to the exports. | an, using the figures
OF the last cunsts because they are on
seed oil r sxnSrs u IN isS smoanie'i 10 So
s5a 80. and the exports OF ereaSsanns slst, :
a25 az. OF the latter the exports Q. cora
amounted Ia round numbers to st2 ass.ull.
wheat SIS yis. oSi ana nour OF all kinds ST.
IS, 900, In the same year the value o. Loat
snenufaelarSa In ne ese N ,E N,ssos,yl
sst ass, as. Nebraska ss,sssS tSs, Kansas W.
ls0.fIS Iowa 81, SIS Ts5, or a total Of $50
cause you VIII see that much OF Il is drawn
| from Minnesota and Missouri. TIE tao
largest western -four manufacturing states
for EXPORT to South American ports Wa
| New York. which can he handled 10 great
er advantage at Galveston with thgoisn
| trunk railroad line. ard the completion OF
tho Nicaragua canal. making Galveston o.
New orleans tho nearest scapcr, TO the
| Pacific south American states, as well as
| Europe. Brazil. Mexico and o,iHr points Oh
the east.
Speaking OF the Importance OF the Mica
ragua canal. the Hon Warner Miller IN
recent address to the manufacturers In
New York said we furnished siio1oeo OK
ports 10 Mexico. or IS per cent, and took
IS per cen; OF her imports IN iN2 The
Central American States imported sIl,-
| e,ooo Of products OF which we furnished
"A i-s per cent. they exported sS),one9e'
OF wh!cn we took g - per eeat. The
! South American states imported s4N,-
caoQ0. OF which we furnished "a per
cent; they exported s4.e.re.pt Of Nhish
! We took 49, per cent; Cuba exported 50
/ utr.u't, OF which we took ;! per cent, an4
| imported s5i.ac,Wo, 81 which We furnished
| nearly 81 per cent. lie SAID. There IS hnt
one proper way Of securing The JLltca
States its proper proportion Of the vast
trsde Of the Pacific, and that is BY the
construction OF the Nicaragua caI'al.
OWING 10 is deep water facilities and
/ the possession OF = trunk railroad line
I itAe Illinois ceulraD from Chicago, New
Orleans Is experiencing an expansion %
trade and exports such as thai cry has
nevrr known before Its exports OF corn
TO Europe IN January 81 he present ear
shoW al Increase 81 -o!s. ~ bushels, and
tha Illinois Central j. making arrange
ments Tor Il 20 attain 10 much larger pro-
portions.
desire 10 cal yonT attention % the vast
wealth aul Resources OF the Trans Mis-
siss'pli states, exclusive ~ the Terri
tories. as complied IN the last rtrsus
/ uited states. they contained a pnrula-
ton 81 ls 5i5 -. an increase of ncarly %
per cent in tea years They Tau ~. no.
~ acres 81 farm lands, en- merstse 81 %
per crat oyer $3.50. Df these farm lands
.7',l03eA acres we're improved. al In
crease VI 50 yer cent iu ten y.ars The
MS 81 al ~ f.,s an trrr,.asc - ffs ~
ctrt over *, TGn zine m Itrs -ttrt
~. e. ~. 1..@S va .iNt Nl'.
~ ~ r.,, ir - ,.'r -" w. 49, ~ .'
AIfs.Is.,,,o,' sia,c- hs8''s 5,- M h, ''
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re,+. sc, - T,t ~ ,,1in ~ -
of =. ~ .-,. 81 l.- i3o "a 49, 80, ,.,.
~ 3, 49, rsrt --t ~ .-,s a., -, az,
'.r,as. 80 Il 'r e.,i 49, fs.t ~ '''' 49,
~ sairY- r,rcdnefe ny ,rr1t~ea aae
30 sv tc1,5 ~ iu.tIr b ,StS ", W.
,~.4sa 'rf r. ra- $50 md ~ .s..tys NJ.
f,ro.i-t-.5 ~. - .o- y - a. t,.ryess 10
rsr -er-, d, .1 ,.~e '' va
Tia. corn ZION q, iSaa amounted IN
i1li III lEs bushels tn .n,r1tse ~ n nor
cent. and the Weld of wheat was ega 81
To- tc-,,,g ~. .. o5 AZ XII 'el,,
III 60, ro,,5s A'' ,,,., s,V' ,1S,u
cr.g.. ~ IA r.r rcrt o,-e,. 1Ssi ~ 90, o. M