The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-06
olive Years of American Progress.

Michael G. AIulhaI greatest living statistician in
the October North American Review in his Five
Years of American Progress unmistakable evidences
Of our growth and prosperity that be
blind partisan who will MuhaI is disiate~ested
ngshman sympathy with our protective svs-
tenn He refers to import trade falling per cent
in five partly owing changes tariff On the
other hand exports have risen by four million
lars What lesson in these figures! Then Manufactur-
ing industry to have prodigousy" This is
just what the protecons predicted there has been
decline in live stock the average price increased and the
western farmer has been gamer Money actually
aton has hundred fory-one millions entirely
in gold This is the fuIfmen sound money prediction
1t is the demonstration of the fasity Of the Bryanlte
prediction There those yho will logic of this
three hundred and fifteen millions of gold net add
lion of hundred and forty-one to circulation
unUingy as it disputes preconceived notions they
cannot the conviction. the Bryanes pre-
fer to raise hue and about Imperialism to square
themselves predictions demonstrated to he
utterly false
Mr., Mulhalrs summary shows that:
Population advances slower than ever before
recorded which due not merely restricted against
immigrants, but also to diminuon natural increase
arising apparently from higher death rate
Import trade has fallen per cent in five years
partly owing TO changes in the tariff partly to fall of
prices, partly to development Of home manufactures On
the other hand have by four hundred million
dollars.
Manufacturing industry appears to have grown pro
digously, the consumption material showing an in
crease all around Of about so per in five years
Agricultural interests are prosperous as regards till
age the under having risen ten million acres
since 1893 bat farming seems to have suffered the
number of live stock falling twenty-five millions the value
being six million dollars less
o. Mining shows great increase in the production of
gold copper and petroleum has of course been
a decline in the output of silver
G. Finances have been deranged by heavy fall of i'm
port due and an increase expenditure resulting from the
with Spain The deficit 1898 reached one hundred and
three million dollars Public debt has risen two hundred and
fifty millions since 1898.
i Money actually in circulation risen two hundred
and forty-one million dollars entirely gold silver and
paper money showing sensible change At the same time
the treasury has had increase fifteen millions in gold
twenty-five millions in silver.
s Banking business, judge by the national banks
has increased so cent in five years or three times as
population unqueshonab proof Of the general pros
perity Of the nation.
9 Notwithstanding the increase in mileage the gross
receipts Of railroads fell eighty-three millions the net
profits twenty-one millions
10 The tonnage Of port has risen so per cent
but this has been entirely ships carrying foreign flags
The merchant shipping Of United States shows steady
decline.
Il Public instruction progresses steadily the average
daily school attendance Increasing much faster than rpu1a
ton School expenditure times as much as in the
United kingdom.
II Land grants to farmers averaged ten million acres
yearly, and the under at present approxj
matey 7o7ooo00o which one-hird under cops
two-thirds under pasture