New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-27
MR.. FRYE's HEARTY WELCOME.

also claim as an American citizen.
MR.. FRYES HEARTY WELCOME.
The cheering which greeted Senator Frye as
he rose was such as few men have received at
nubc dinners In this city. Men stood on chairs.
waved napkins and shouted themselves hoarse
willie the band played Hall the ConquerinS
Hero Comes" As the cheers finally began 10
die down. some one proposed three cheers. and
later Just as Senator Frye was about 10 speak,
three more were asked for. The giving OF these
cheers made the hall resound. Senator Frye
spoke follows
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: The distinguished
though do not think am entitled to H. me per-
sisency and the Intelligent advocacy OF one OF YOU
by the Influence OF your senators. one Of whom was
a member OF my committee and though or course s
equally certain to be the right side Of CONNER
cla have been very persuasive IN vr hsTbor but
really 1t Is and it ought to be the AMBITION OF
our people 10 make i the best-equipped ana most
Ordinarily an after-dinner speech should be witty
humorous and spicy with anecdote, the dessert fol,
array Of names which almost frightened me ous and
Commerce Generally. and the Best Methods for Pro-
noting Them. .r,. ,our
patience, visit your wrath upon the heads OF dhe
see Of this world the more am delighted with this
| Republic God scattered his gifts here with prodt
w ne zen narbo
thousand miles OF naygable rivers; great iaSes;;
the world. located Just where commerce seemed to
require them; boundless forests mountains OF IRON,
| coal enough supply the world, gold. silver cop
| per-indeed. all the metals and minerals man re-
proue cer ever y0 manner of fruit 1T and grain
These gifts were bestowed upon intelligent; re-
Since the close Of the Civil War our progress has
been the marvel OF the world We have outstrpped
the nations IN agriculture In mining ana mahuisct-
| uring Our growth in wealth and population mas
surpassed our widest dreams; our home markeI De
came the best on earth actually ABSORBING alnost
| our entire product. This operated in one respect
induced us TO neglect foreign markets their REQUIRE
meuts and necessities. When through bitter eA,
larger than our consumption; that our surplus
would surely increase year by year; that we mus, must
| ward. found ourselves face TO face with most
serOUs problem Our With r suS,dsed
ss d 's Business Pes long
| estabished and a thorough acquaintance with
trade requirements.
WITH COURAGE AND INTELLIGENCE.
| We entered upon the solution OF the problem with
courage and intelligence. The manufacturers OF our
| country formed an association embracing member
| ship from nearly every State In the Union; sent
| their agents abroad to investigate; twenty-five or
their most accomplished and experienced business
men visited the republics OF South America; and,
| am ashamed to say sailed under foreign nag first
| to England, thence to Brazil-no ships OF ours IRA
versng those waters. This association has been &c,
|
museum In Philadelphia was established to gather
from the world over, practical information for the
tion formed; then the American Association OF
| China. our consuls were directed to report monthly
| kets What has been accomplished? Last year we
n o.. round GG numbers Of gpod S sna
| ance of over $5Oo.0o0O0 in our favor Our exports
How have We achieved this success, and at the
same time paid our workingmen on an average
entirely as have Indicated 1t is easy 10 account
| for our exports of agricultural products hungry
people bought our wheat. needy manufacturers our
cotton craving appettes our tobacco. But the prod
| ucts of manufactures were compelled to meet
the nercest competition, 10 seek the same markets
| sought by England. Germany France and Belgium
| all with us. frOnr coal and iron accessible.
while our rivals sought them deep down in the
feG cot6a asea and paid than theirs did more
| intelligent work and accomplished greater results
cdedy hyperion theirs We had ANOTHER advsn
tase Transportation was lower WIN US man WIN nm
finished product, Our railroads, traversng every
at an ayer charge of sioo Of cent per ton per
mile not cnest AiFd what 1t actually cost them in
over S one ON Ger Cent ""f he London Economs asserted
that II the same rate had prevailed in England as
been over 100000 900 a Year.
| AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE DRAMA.
| Our great stretch OF sea coast. our river navlga-
| ton and our great lakes played a most important
| part in this commercial drama. On the water
| freight he carried by steam. on long voyages.
| for one-quarter and by sail for one-eighth of the
cost by rail. water rates have decreased rapidly
the last decade and the carriers have been able to
make the reduction by about doubling the capacity
of their vessels in that time. This OF course called
for corresponding Improvement In the depth OF
our rivers, harbors and lake channels. And Con-
gress fairly well Responded to this demand.
Wheat rate between Chicago and Buffalo. 1887 81 10
| ton; 1898 81 50 ton Iron ore, between Lake SUI
Pef9r and ono gors & I ~ no cents oa
cents: 1898, 4S cents.
a very able writer in one Of our recent reviews
Cla irnpd hal fffp Of RAJ on
iron, with improved facilities for loading and dis
world in iron, Steel and their manufactures, and
accounted for their increased importation; that
tonnage Of ships and that their operation was made
feasible only by improved rivers and harbors. Here
falsely abused River and Harbor bill Having no
occasion to nyesgaIe few men m r M the
They hear, and correctly, that we have lost our
and cosstwIse While in the former we employ
only 10000 tonnage and pay 10000 day to for
| latter our tonnage OF documented and undocu.
n0 a es ee mcns IS than ha
England, France and Germany combines, IN Ike
alone More ships sail the Detroit River than enter
res Re on Of the World passed last year
Sst % Th sd tHf Marie Terf ir eef
months. This fleet moves annuay l6s 900 900 tons
al protected On" Industry. no foreign ships being al.
lowed TO interfere with It; while our foregn-carry-
which Is protected
AS TO THE FUTURE.
Mr. President what OF our future? Our success
last year is most gratifying. but our necessity for
| foreign markets is certain to increase Our won
derful inventive genius, the brain power OF our
workngmen, our present and our prospective ma
chnery, the sagaclty. enterprise and skill Of our
manufacturers. all promise still greate~ advance
In few years We shall have population of one
hundred millions What shall this increase do?
Farm? Only a small percentage for pro-
duce enough for our own, and can supply the neces-
stiles OF Europe, while Europe Is steadily increasing
her agricultural acreage, rendering her dependence
upon less and less. II is safe say that sixty
mil ions OF people Will In that time be dependent
upon non-agricutural pursuits
mercIal which the world ha =