The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04

More coffee and less tea. or a substitu-
tion ~ coffee FOR tea, seems 20 BE- the rule
with the American people just now. The
figures az the treasury bureau Of statistics
show that the coffee importation % The
past year has been the heaviest in the h.s-
tory Of the country, and the tea importa-
ton the highest IN many years The 'nl~
portatson or coffee in the calendar year
lss7 was over SCI oa, coo pounds. and the lsss
figures will be about fne same those %
1881. In nc earlier year were the imp0rIa-
tons ever as much as 00oo0. dAo pounds.
This IS larger amount Of coffee FOR each
individual than was ever before consumed
In the country, the per capita coDsunp-
,.on being about eleven pounds annually.
While 10 earlier year showed per capita
consumption af as much as fen pounds.
Reduced 10 tons. the total FOR the year
IsaS would be 40 30 tons recurring for It's
transportation T.esg cars. which. II group
"a "a a single train. would reariy reach
from New York 20 Baltimore. The United
States Is by far the largest coffee con-
stunning country in TIRE world, oar osn
consumption being nearly double tina: -
all Europe. ard practically half Of The cot
?es produced IN the world N only s@o
Countries aolIalHj and lStnm4Tk~is tfs
per eapsta consumption larger Than that
IF tie United States. thaf 81 Holland be
ine ;weuty-three pounds ger capita and ~
Denmark fifteen pounds. against e1etsa
fsaanas pr capita III me United Syki~s five
ard a quarter pounds IN Germany. three
aud a quarter pounds ia FRANCS. and iess
:haY, one ,goausi y,sr capita in Great Rr..a4a
T-aese figures are especially III eTest{ng 5c
view rf Eas Tat that coffee tar - YllctsesS-
ara {issE coming tUso closer geisitoD w}ga
tie t'ullai states Il - u3N taS 3fg 81
Arx5s&e ot export Frtgs1 Puerto fSico and tae
production there can BE- greatly Increased
sirsce e very large proportion rt the island
Is caEaseIe 81 producing coffee. which
-rawS mos successfully ca &1% NtEAts0lS
aud mountain SIDES. II PARTS = Ca.fs
conditions are similar ard q aEsF t4fuG ss3e
ccTee production ~ t8at island amount 81
80 ueAYiy ~ -. tsS pounds ANNUALLY.
theteh after tse tntrras.etsoE 81 ne sugar
Industry If practically disappeared. suS&F
growing he * mere Trotsiaose N Hs@e
eosyee i being successfully <rown. 8ud tie
ara there can Re materially trScgss se5 sca
fhe same = tr}ae - t.ss Philippines
f1sst Important 5sosnt TtRarsilElg tAe bus
ness end ~ ire c1srsF production problem
* relates t0 those Islands "a found n the
countries y sise aar.a p4ace ar expert tax
az {e1- ser ceaf IN coffee leaving taeFr
I,c~tS tisus giving a ae*'tiad aiFAniA<e 30
Ihgse producing eoFes u 50caaS.sH @heFe
- * c~srs AK IS tFt Fs1sTd-
a. average 81 ever gsse Ms as q vear sas
been sefss o&E - zoe in3se9 ~fatFT G~ E7e
purchase 81 cofyee since {>fs An3 EA@e
CSC sruaunE 81 Tae last wear = zess ts+sr
teks average because - thF exceed b. : 81
les price SOS fusaI = sUfg,c&aaE - sga c.ste
fs&s > marked advantage So ttsa country
81 fnF estTes cSzsl& ~ psst - rs naT E.ss-
xs~s i. tfgr jan g@rs1n 1F rerTes@ssaf3 ~
.hs.Y e4aossa7 s= fnyfstsSi II tAis trs4astry n
sa-szs islands
Tea .fapaFsAt8c1s. as already ~ l1sssea.
aFsli ,a axszSgt5ls l&Nz sassag 90 ys'st
ssst ewaiax. aa5 lse sSSSas3rsssl 81 tea
frfg5rs = syaA stS4as fsr ze&u&s -o<sS2Gs SEA
vxfW b. yeFy rnaeA seAs shaa ftsR sc1Ess 4sa-
rsssrfat s1-S THE faGAs tgUr@~FsttGTs - ia
Ter ssss esleFsssar sTar @sa - aAsasss g.
soc 80 xsnagsss w-sse 81 pa<z wears they
hxxx RACED uz.&E.4s sg a. ss0.asss. saSss &c