The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28

demand for American manufacturers
began to increase and is increasing
with each day, until hundreds OF our
factories are now running night and
day, and business in the United States
was never in q more prosperous con-
dition than II is on the 21st day OF
June, 1899.
1t has been said by a great Amcr!-
can writer that trade follows the
nag" Our wal with Spain has placed
our flag upon the Islands OF the Pa.
cifc, directly in the natural track be-
tween the Pacific coast of the United
states and Japan and China, and as We
contemplate our growing commerce
with these old nations we are remind
ed OF the prophetic statement made at
the completion OF the first continuous
line Of railroad between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. by the Joining OF
the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads. more than thirty years ago, by
that prophet OF his time, Thomas II.
Benton, who, standing on the summit
of the Rocky Mountains and pointing
toward the Pacific ocean, said: There
Is the East; there Is India" Mr..
President, since the meeting at Lake
George, four years ago, the fortunes
OF war have placed the United States
In the front rank among the powers
OF the world, and we can nc more shi:k
the responsibility which these events
have brought on us as a nation, than
we can shirk our responsibility as pri-
vate citizens. 49,
There are some who seem to think
that we might get along without trade
with China, and that 1t is a new fan
gled notion that Chinese trade can es-
p~ecially benefit the United States.
Commerce with China Is much older
than many suppose. for 1t began Ill
years ago, the first vessel sailing from
New York on Washington's birthday,
in the year 1774. This vessel returned
to New York May II. ITS. The sue
cess of the venture was such as to war
idhS " ICDCtltlOh, anu lioh th"s N"y
to this, trade between the United
States and China has continued with
out material interruption. until 1t l:
now greater In Importance and value
than that OF any other nation trading
with China. with the single exception
Of Great Britain. II we are to continue
as one Of the great nations OF tn
world. we can hardly afford to ignor'
a country that comprises one-twelfti
Of the land area and nearly one-fourtl
Of the population OF the globe.
The influence OF the press. particu
larly in this country. is immense. an
1t Is growing year by year. and will
reasonable cooperation and reciproc
ity between the press. the transporta
ton companies and the commercial
and Industrial interests OF the country
there can be no doubt about u 81
premacy.
At times there have been periods o
legislation adverse to the great trans
~portation interests OF the country, al
most invariably the result OF a misun
Outstanding of the real situation. AM
the hasty legislation OF such times ha'
usually been repealed upon the sobeI
second thought OF the people. for In tn
language OF our great Lincoln: "Yol
can fool all the people some OF tn
time, some Of the people all the time
but you can't fool all the people al
the time" There are still some people
who fear that consultations. especial
" of transportation companies. will
result disastrously to the general IN
terests Of the country. There Is ont
example to which l wish to call you
attention, and which. ! think. each o
you will appreciate. Forty-seven year
ago. there was issued an annual pas
over the Central Line Of Railroads. be
t-een Buffalo and Boston. and by tn
Peoples Line Of Steamboats, to New
York; this pass bearing the following
signatures on the back thereof: Exc
kiel C. Mcintosh. President. Albany
and Schenectady r. r. Co.; Erastui
COTQlNk, EIcoiuShss SeaSo ohe
tady r. r. Co.; John Wilkinson, Presi
dent. Syracuse and Utica r. r. Co.;
Henry B. Gibson, President. Rochester
and Syracuse r. r. Co.: Joseph Field
President, Buffalo and Rochester r. r
Co.; William II. Swift. President. Yves
tern r. R. Co.; Isaac Newton. Peoples
Line Steamboats,; Job Collamer. Wa
tertown & Rome r. r. Co.
Mr.. e. d. Worcester. Secretary OF tn,
New York Central. says he rode on {
ticket Of this kind from Albany to Bos'
ton in the summer OF 1852. and he re-
members distinctly the signature o.
each Of these Presidents. What would
you think II in preparing to attend
your annual meeting you had to write
to eight different persons to secur.
transportation from New York to Nj.
agara Falls? am sure you appreciat,
the fact that 1t does not require eighl
letfers to secure such ~nsporta tion