The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-28
PROGRESS OF THE UNITED
STATES.

Although II Is very unlikely that Great
Britain will for some years show any signs
OF . decline. and although of all ether
countries. except the United States. the
world would profit least by the decline OF
England In commercial greatness. 1t is
becoming very manifest that she is not
so powerful as she once was. Senator
Aldrich in his speech on the tariff re-
marked that German refners have driven
the sugar reclining industry of Great Brit
ain almost entirely out OF existence. This
affords a warning to the United States,
because not many years ago that was .
very thriving branch OF English COM
a great extent by Germans who were paid
lower wages than the Englishmen. And
1t ended In crushing out entirely sugar re-
fining in that country. Germany has
fostered the industry and now the pro-
duc,ion OF beet sugar is on magnificent
scale. l, is not in this branch Of business
alone that England is being distanced.
nor is Germany her only competitor.
The wonderful increase In manufactures
In the United States is receiving the most
anxious attention from English people.
Michael @. Muihaii. the well-known Eng
ish statistician. has become sufficiently
impressed with the fact TO write a series
of articles on the progress OF the United
States. in comparison with European
countries
The American people. watchful OF their
own advancement have had general
idea of the extent Of the change which has
taken place within the last ffty years.
hu, other nations have been slow to real
ise that they are being displaced by the
rev competitor Mr.. Muihau has prob
ably taken the census figures tor basis
from which TO calculate. because his re-
view covers period between 1880 and 1890
In ISso the aggregate value OF the manufae-
tured products Of New England, 10 which
his frs. article Is directed. WAS s3s3 600 go
per annum. IN ISa the value OF nanafac-
lures VAS 81. isa esa ea With IN increase OF
wages from s7T.osA 90 10 SAT-, 600 go While
the product has increased five times the
and one halstimes, Mr. NulhaH takes these
figures and compares them with the total
preduc, and population OF other manu-
featuring countries A tahplated state
men: shows the relative proportion OF
manufactures IN New England and ccan-
tries named:
Msa
Countries Nanutaets iasfan. hae
New England, s.. ssss ss3 GO s-sa.esa s2ls
Great Brttain.. s8ss as sxa 81 Leo 40 lis
France $500. : $50 gssf ssa y ssa aso =.
Germany. ..... 3sis sa,eao az ss,s0 Is
belgium. ...... sss@a.ae 6 sessSssa s.
TIE rate at whlsh ne progress has hsen
@Acsa result, shows that while ~ New
England ,he vr.lee 90 the manufactured
products Increased from sie4 per iaaasi~
fant tn iSsa 10 SIS in tssN ire increase in
GveAt Britain for the same period was
oniy 81 Ter snssh4tant.
A. a tine like this wsica the value 0. a
protective gsri1 Is being Questioned by q
great Political party through Its repre-
scn'asFvcS iu congress. Il Is worth motto
Ing tk&s TIE vast increase il New Eng
lands manufactured products ane vaines
covers eniy thirty yesr>-~1sFi 10 ISg-cr
r. other worts. dates fro:n sAe azsump-
tea % government eonsraI by the Re-
ruA1iesa party. The advancement srona
ts*a 10 iSA was very ligas. AID there are
saS che even Without statistics will
venture 20 sSy tnak there hss been mach
progress since 1881
Ne less satisfactory as a matter os 1a-
iienai pgsis and much rnors satisfactory
ss rssttsr 60 national prosperity - tae
comparison ses~eea tie savings aank re-