The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
NATIONAL PROGRESS
Nsskiss Like the Commercial osewss
of the UsiteA states In the
History Of Nations.

In an address before the New York
Press association, at Its forty-third an
nual meeting recently, Mr.. George II.
Daniels. general passenger agent Of the
New York Central A Hudson River rail-
road, touched upon the effects Of ths
late war with Spain upon our commerce
and industries In the following impress
sive words:
| "Onc of the remarkable statements Of
Mr.. Mulhaii. the British statisticisn, in
his work on The Wealth Of Nations
was this; II We take a survey Of man
kind, In ancient or modern times, rs re-
CARDS the physical. mechanical and in
tellectual force OF nations, we find moth
ing to compare with the United States,
In this present year. isD5.'
"Mr. Mulhnll proved by his statistics
that the working power Of n single per-
son In the United States was twice that
OF a German or Frenchmnn, more than
three times that Of an Austrian and
five times that OF an Italian. lie said
the United States was then the richest
country In the world, It's wealth exceed
ing that Of Great Britain by IS per
cent. and added that IN the history Of
the human race no nation ever before
possessed forty-one millions OF instruct
ed citizens.
"Should Mr.. Mulhall revise his fig
ures to-day, the differences would all be
In favor OF the United States, for In
the past twelve months We have dem
onstrated the superiority of our manu-
facturers In every direction. and our
ability to cope successfully with ques-
tions which have heretofore been
handled exclusively by the older ma
tions is recognized 10y all the world.
"The four years that have inter.
vcned between the time Of your meet
ing at Lake George and to-day have
been years Of great events and achieve
ments.
81 said ut the Lake George meeting
that 'one Of the inevitable results al
the war between Japan aud China
, would be the opening to the commerce
OF the world Of fields heretofore nn.
!, known. perhaps the richest on the
globe aud in urging the members ot
the New York Press association Ia do
. everything In their power To- secure Ia
: the United States "A portion of the great
, commerce to bc developed between the
western nations and these twoold coun'
g iris OF tn. world. | asked three pues
tions:
: "'shaii the grain IN China and japan
be harvested by machines mnnufa"
tured along the lines Of the New iorl
Central. or will the manufacturers o'
| A.. a. h..
I "Shnil the fires IN Yokohama ant
i Tientsin be cx,inguish,d with engines
v ,.uiIt at Seneca Falls, or will France
J. and England send their fire engines Z,
= Japan and China?
"Will the locomotives. to haul the
y fast mail trains between Yokohama ant
: the interior Of Japan and through the
q rich valley Of China, be built nt sche
u ncctady Or Dunkirk. or will our ori
l. entail friends and neighbors In the Pa
e ciic buy them Of our English cousins?
q IL predicted that active efforts to
D. ward the extension of American com
~ mercc by commercial bodies, supported
x by 70 liberal and broad l-inindcd polio,
E. on the part of our government, woul'
q undoubtedly secure to the United state
u the blessings that come from grea
- ana ,"ri'n commerce. """ : n"'" VI"
b th. New York Press association, ant
q similar associations all over ih. coun
n try, could stimulate u public spirit tina
Ie would insure the important results out
n lined.
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