The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-11

for their products is necessarily giving
employment 70 thousands OF men who
shave been idle wholly or only partially
employed during the long period Of de-
preston, There have been numerous
Instances OF increases of wages recently,
and more must follow with the rise Of
prices Of products, The Register knows
as well as anybody that wages can only
rise in that way, and that the rise in
prices and the ability to sell at profit
must come first.
Department Of Commerce and Industry.
The movement which has been on foot
for some years past for the establish
meht Of department of the national
government, devoted to the mercantile
and manufacturing interests of the coun-
try, is just now being agitated with re-
newed energy. The proposition has
been advocated for years by the various
national Industrial and commercial
bodies in many cities, and sentiment ia
vorable to It has been created through
ONT tho oountrv The result ia that pub-
lie interest Is more strongly marked
than ever before.
There Is now an organized effort being
made by the joint committee to promote
department OF Iohi''eiee '''u 4"HN
try, appninted at a convention held In
Chicago June g. by representative VI
nearly every commerciai anu 'huus'r,a'
association In the United states Inc
committee OF ~hleh MT u ~ ou''''e''
OF Illinois, Is chairman Is issuing sfe''
deal OF valuable lhloriha''oh sno"'He
the necessities ana advantages Oh '"e
establishment OF the proposeu new s''-
eminent department III d sfeu'"' w
Gently puoHsheu tne Ooi''''''''ee sa'''
There are abundant preeeue'l's luI ,, rne
nd MA rnarnractprss The same conditions
which warrant the representation of ag-
rlculture In the cabinet furnish an equal
~ ellpnatiJ atsulHei ~ ~ smnar,a ~ ~
trade and manufactures. During the
census year 1890, S,499,siS persons were
engaged IN various agricultural pursuits
wm,ls trat t oot ocS nopoon ra ond sta 779
were employed in numerous manufac-
turing and mechanical Industries, In
mining quarrying' numbering ana rlft-
ms, 49, ,..oo
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invested IN dsrlcuiture mas ''iefeu ~
four fold In that period. the amount In
vested in manufacturing enterprises has
,,r1,tr,,od ,vo,va ,,r,as and tho value of
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products SHOWS greater multiplication
In 1890 The value Of agricultural prod
nets amounted t5 two and a half billions
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value OF manufacturer prouucts was
nine billions In round numbers. This
shows the prnwth of our commercial and
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ih"usulo' interests anu '.''"e' '''a' '''''s
the United states should not De pehihu
other mercantile and manufacturing ma
tIo,, ,,,,b ~ r,bicb has denartment Of
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governments when renue's assistance W.
inestimable value to those engaged IN
development of foreign commercial rela-
.to,. e,oh . 1,,,a.,r,or, ia rordared
''Oi''' 'u'' uepi' ''''s''' 80 w.,
necessary oy the active cohpe"''o''
among nations for the trade Of foreign
markets
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i"e circular relerFeu " "O,'e eay''
A feature OF the greatest Importance
relates to the collection al statistics
There are now two bureaus OF statistics,
one each In the treasury and state de-
partments 1t Is proposed to CONSOLE
date these bureaus under the direction
of the new department; and In view OF
the necessity OF reliable data respecting
ene industries vi me Country o W nmy.'
rho , consolIdotiHn ~ these two statistical
bureaus, reorganized on a more compre-