The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-08
INTERESTING FACTS
About Americas Growth As a
Manufacturing Nation "A
Surprise 10 the World.

Whila our w,ndcrfil EXPORT trade 10 the
nsco year jus; cnl,l has arptcted much
attention, the most interesting and real
ly wonderful feature OF It has been. In
some degree at least overlooked, while
oar expectations of agricultural products
during "tnc year have been wonderful.
surpassng in value those OF any preced-
Ing year IN the history or the country
and thus attracting universal attention.
the expectations Of manufacturers Is.
when considered in daai equally inter-
estng in Hs bearing upon the general
commerce and prosperity both present
and future, OF The nation
MANUFACTURING EXPORTS.
The expectation of domestic manufac-
lures In the fiscal year 1895 is set down
b., tne records Of the Hur.au OF smus-
tics of the Treasury Department az S2ss
s7l,H9 which ls nearly twelve millions Of
dollars greater than any preceding year
iu the history of he country This D. es-
pecialiy interesting in yew 81 the fact
that the Imports OF manufactures during
the year were abuormaHy small. In addi-
lion 10 this q ls reasonable 10 suppose
that the purchases az manufacture by
me people of this country in the prosper
pus 5ear just ended were unusually great
both hy reason OF the Increased earnings
and the further fact ih,t during several
preceding years their their purchases iu
these lines had. because OF the financial
depre ssi0n. been light For these two rea
sons the smallness of importations OF
manufacture ana che p,amble ncreas-
"a consumption VI manufactures by our
"Hu people b. Is reasonable 10 suppose
that tbe home demand upon our own
manufactures was unusually great. thus
reducing m some extent the utteu-
ton which tney had formally been able
10 XIV 10 an invasion OF foreign markets
In addition 90 this. IL had been feared Co.,
some that the Increased customs rates
Adopted year ago would result 10 a re-
inctiou of the purchases Of our goods d,
citizens Of other nations but this expcc-
tation was not re-i.1ed.
DoUFLE THAT or a DECADE AGO
in view Of these facts the large expor-
tatiou Of MANUFACTURER in the year just
ended is. to say tho least very nota-
bie feature OF the commerce OF this re-.
markrble year. The total exportati7us Of
manufacture Tor the year. aa already in-
dicated Is g2@ s7l $40 which Is more than
double thar OF a decade ago. almost
three times aa much as that u 1851 more
than four times aa much aa iu islland
seven times AS much us ln 1850 How mucn
.he Centennial Exhibition had b. 30 with
awakening a taste throughoui the world
Tor our manufacture and products that
sere There exhibited would be dlfncuit 90
say bat 81 is an interesting fact az least
haf in that year us70 the esportation of
Tor che first time touched /
ne lo0 million dollar Zine and since that /
lime has gone steadily forward nuu So
$50 IL reached .s7iiis. or nearly ~
ailhon dollars more than in any proced-
ng year
WHAT We EXPORT
What are the manufactured articles
Thlch We have co freeiy exported. and
gho nave been their purehasersg To an-
.wor these IN detan would occupy much
ptce FOR they include almost every var.
els 81 article that could be Imagined ana 1
20 20 every par ~ the world.
of agricultural implements the expor- |
ations u she nacal year is9s were q sos |
So against s2ei5isi ia 1855. They went 10
treat Brliain. Ffance-~t British
'or'h America. ceY rai and south Amer