The times., 1898-10-09

Germany I55, ,GO0. .G0)
france ..---..-.---.----.-....... 95,0g00oO
Quebec, ontario, etc.-......-........ T5.O0O.GoO
NethefidnuS .......-.................. 6iO)0.000
belgium OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
Italy Observation-Disclosures. o. 600 COZ
Japan 2O.OO0.O.0
AS the total exports of the United
States were, during the same year, 81, ,21.-
900 900 in value, Great Britain is by far
our best customer, her purchases amount
ing to A per cent.
In marked contrast are our annual ex-
ports 10 the American republics south of
the United States. amounting. altogether,
to S62.000.000. or only one-ninth the value
of our exports to Great Britain.
Expressed in percentages the exports to
the above mentioned countries are as fol-
lows:
To Great Britain Omitted Kingdom) IA per cent
To Germany ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 12 per cent
To France ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. per C mt
To Quebec, Ontario, etc-............... per cent
To the Netherlands -..............-... per C Mt
To the eighteen American republics. per cent
1t would be difficult to find. in CONNER
cial statistics. more interesting and in
structiye object lesson than a contrast
of our exports to the Netherlands with
those TO the American republics. AS will
be observed. the total is about the same
in each direction, namely. ss4, 600 900 to the
former. and So, coo TO the latter.
The Netherlands is one of the smallest
of European nations, having an area of
only 12.6iS square miles, or less than one
third that of the State of Virginia Its
population is but 4,54S, ,OOO
On the other hand, the eighteen sister
republics of the three Americas have
a total area of S,029, 43G square miles This
is an area more than double that Of all
Europe. and more than six hundred
times that OF the Netherlands.
They are most literally endowed with
natural wealth, and contain over 81, 900, 0GO
people who are now entering upon a new
era of material development and pro-
gress. They are greatly in need of farm
ing implements, mining machinery, rail-
way iron. locomotives, and supplies. tele-
graph and telephone supplies saw and
planning mills, and thousand and one
other things we have to sell In brief,
they are rich. inviting, and profitable
trade fields for our surplus products,
| manufactures capital and enterprise.
Their many millions OF consumers
should, in a very few years, in view Of
their coming development. annually pur-
chase as much from US as Great Britain
does today, or S54O,OOO,OO0.
In conclusion, II is well to remember
that, of our total annual products,
amounting to over thirteen billion dol
lars (sl3 Ooa. .OOo,OOO in value. we export but
per cent.
The exploitation and development Of
new foreign markets is, then. a matter
OF transcendent Importance TO the people
OF the United States, and should receive
their immediate and thorough considera-
ton.
Whatever will facilitate the opening up
of new trade fields, whether it be the con-
struetion of transportation routes 10 the
seaboard, the Improvement of rivers and
harbors, the construction of the Nicara-
qua Ship Canal or the building of an
American merchant marine. should re-
ceive the earnest, hearty and liberal sup
port of all practical and progressive citi-
zens. ALEX. D. ANDERSON.