The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

IIoTCo ID part OF IL, anu Wnen Wo LOOK
back to the commencement OF tho history
Of our country, we find that the original
thirteen states wero more remote from each
other, took more time to communicate with
each other and were further separated than
Is today the commerce of the whole worl1
We can no longer be bound by the limits
of the American continent. What would fit
100000 Of emancipated cOlonists will not
mt 7o,OO0,OOO of people who are the equal OF
any other 1900, 900 people Of the world.
The foundation Of the wealth of this
great nation Is in the soil: the productA
of our farms, our mines and our factories
constitute the main wealth Of the nation.
We furnish more of the staff Of life than
any other nation in the world. I have no
doubt the United States will furnish the
present year one-fifth of the entire bread
of the world. We have the most fertile
soil on the globe, we have a climate that
cannot be exceled, we have the tntelli-
gence, and implements and mechanical APP
planes on the farm and in the factory.
The United States has approached.
point where we can supply the nations Ct
the world with articles which constitute
the main commodities of commerce.
From an exhaustive examination of the
reports of our consus In foreign countries,
1 note that we sending pig iron to
twenty-seven European cities: we are ship
ping steel to Belfast and to the Clyde with
which to build British ships. We ship an
nually 1OO 100000 bushels of wheat to Eu-
rope. Practically We have but one GUS
tomer-Great Britain buys three-fourths OF
everything we sell. and she having no COM
petitor can purchase our surplus at her
own price. The price of our surplus is the
price Of all We produce.
Why are we compelled to sell wheat At
so cents rye at % cents. barre. al ~-t.-.,
corn at 20 cents? Simply because we have
but one large customer. Now FOR the rem
edy. Lying west Of us is or1e-third OF the
population of the globe. By all means
give outlet to that immense country.
Our government can establish and does
establish commercial relations With
other nations. 1t must be done through
the efforts of the representatives of the
people of the nation. l am convinced tnat
Mr. Hill has struck the keynote when ne
stated that we must have an outlet TO the
Asiatic nations and l have no doubt tnat
future generations will admire the man IN
whose brain such an idea originated
Mr. Hill states: "If we are to have what
we should, a merchant marine that Is
worthy the name and worthy or our couh-
try we must set about 1T In a way that
will bring success that will insure sue
cess If the amount of money that mas
been squandered on river and harpor APP
propriations which has paid so many Po-
| litical debts and done us SO nttle soou'
| had been spent on building up our mer-
| chant marine, could have snip ieaV-
| ing the Pacific coast every day in the year
| for Asia, laden with our products.
| First of all, I desire to ADDRESS my
! brother farmers. not alone in the west, ou'
| in the middle and Eastern states also. re
member If the United States has surplus
! of 100 600 900 bushels of wheat, ana one-tniio
| Of that west of the Rocky mountains Is
| Skinned to Asia a market we never nave
| had YOU will readily perceive now hkeiS
| the price Is to advance from one-tniro u
| one-half more than we are hkey " 'e
| ceive, having only one customer; .ho
i l,,kx 0f
| 1-ritod states under sucn circumstances
| Reouest your senators and representatives
! in congress to use their influence 70 on
| a sufficient appropriation to buiio up me-
| chan, marine worthy of the nation fosl. iN'
! " decline to vote for or support any Can
| didate for office who will decline to suppor'
| such a measure, regardless OF party.
| Mr. Hill stated in his address that ne nau
| representatives in Asia investigating Hne
| Feasibility of opening up commercial REQ
lions with that country, wnieii 10 farme,
| been satisfactory. Not alone Is the larllei
interested in the building up OF sucn d ni me-.
! chant marine every person In all the VAIN
of life, who has the interests OF the oii'eo
| States at heart, is equally lnteresteu'
| Rv all means Mr.. Hill, use your grea'
| ;,evence to give the American people ar
! outlet to the Asatic nations, ana the graf
| itude of future generations Will lolio" So'
| to the other side of the grave.
| At the request of many, have written tne
fn11 nyxyinO T..
explain itself: rv
Hon. J. J. Hill, st. Paul, Minn-Dear 81
| T had the pleasure of being present al tiie
| farmers national congress one year aso
| also the State Farmers Alliance iasl VIII
ter. I was delighted with your address OF
/ 10th occasions on the subject OF extending
| +he commerce Of the United States to emma
| Japan and other countries Since tna' 'iii'
at every opportunity have had nave ~!
yestieated the subject and nave pecoii'
entirely convinced of the correctness OF YOU
| theory There is one point in your address
however T desire to- call your attention 10
Won saw eff this country should ehcoufds'
the upbuilding Of a merchant marine 10 car
| nv nroducts to Asiatic markets, where the.
will bring the most money bonus VI -
| ton would insure the building OF SHIPS a
| fast as the shipyards could turn them out.
| AZ vice president of the Farmers Natloha
| Alliance l have been requested 10 eNpiau
! the above paragraph They ask me VINO VIII
pay the bonus of s. per ton My own con
,,ict;on Is that the bonus will be paid to tn
owner of the ship when they carry tn
| Goods Is this SO? would be pleased to hea
from you on this part OF your aooress' MUS
'e'pe0'i' P. H. RAHILLY.
Lake City, Mimi, Sept. ~ 1888.
| p IT. Rahilly ESD, Lake City, MIMI
Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt
vo,r lette, of the 22d instant, and in repi
. | would say that usually a bonus mas pee
paid to the carrying capacity OF the SUI
NV plan would be to pay the ships OF Anne
t loan build a rebate or subsidy of ~ a to
: on the agricultural or mineral products
the United States actually carried TO an
delivered at Asiatic ports, such delivery
be certified by consular ceftihcate at |,
no;nt of delivery in Asia. This would on
! nav. them for the service actually rendere
in carrying our products to an entirely ne
| market and reduce he amount OF our pre-
I ent exports 20 Europe. Two dollars to
would add at once ents pushei 10 !,
r,,rlxet value of our wheat, and when II
market was sufficiently opened in China al
Japan all the wheat raised on the Pacii
slope now exported to Europe would readl
| he consumed by the new market. This Wou
, | remove from Europe more than the prese
exports of the Argentine and Austral
= combined. Yours truly, j. ). HILL
St Paul Mimi. Sept. 26, 1898