Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-11

and TO Tho ba pniness Of The people.
We have had "a wonderful Industrial de-
velopmeut in the last two wears our work
shops never were so busy, our trade at
home was never so large and our foreign
Sisiory In the year 1893 we
i'pf Ia ward OF s6g7,OOO,O00 worth
wi NER e a balance OF trade of
ihis means more labor at
home more " at home, more earnings
at home. our products are carried on
every sea and find a market in all the ports
of the world In 1SSs the japanese took
and in lSgS l.57 per cent.
We IRE The greatest producers of pig iron
and raise three-fourths of the cotton Of
the world Our mnnufa cttIrers of iron and
steel exceed those OF any other country
The growth of the railway systems of the
miles esu in iSo we w have gone to lSs 600 miles
i'm 1897
Reciprocity n Blcssinr,
,r,o ,,.,,or, ~ ro,i,rooa, ,,,roo,,o,,. ,,.,,,,
ne system ol reGlpTr9cal agteenent WIN ,i
toreign countries provided by the tarln act
~ W ieS. PISinissS @ peneiiSlal Iesulls III @ ~
Most of the conventions ALREADY made
await ratification before going into effect
ana the reciprocal arrangement effected
under the third section of the act
mas been IN operation now over a year IT
products OF the west and northwest, where
the products are largely handled by the
merchants of Chicago. A. comparison on
the exports OF the United states Tor the
years 1898 and 1899 shows an increase in one
year IN reciprocity of about is per cent in
logs and lumber; an increase of over 200
per cent In export bacon and hams; an in
crease of lice per cent in the export of lard
and its compounds
We have also, my fellow citizens, made
parcels post arrangement with Germany
the first ever made between the United
States and any country in Europe. IT went
into effect on October l and permits the
interchange through the mails of all arti-
cles up to eleven pounds in weight at a
rate of IL cents for the first pound and re-
duced rates per pound for increased
weights: This mas been the result of fifteen
years of effort to reach such an agreement;
| through with success.
Our shipbuilding, has been greatly in
creased. For the first time in all our his
tory the tonnage of our steam vessels eN-
ceeded on June the tonnage of all our
We built in 1897 and 1895 more vessels Of
| steel than of all other materials combined.
Our tonnage increased during. the latter
| year 100000 tons, and it without a parallel
| In our recent history. More large ocean
| steamships are under construction in the
| United States than ever before.
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|
Our, shipbuilding plants are being en-
| larged and new establishments projected.
There is no better time than the present,
| therefore, with all these favorable condi-
| tions and others which will suggest them
selves to you, for the. development of a
| powerful merchant marine.
| Our relations to other nations by reason
| OF our new possessions make this duty
been. American shipping under the Ameri-
can can nag should % De round IN an oceans o,s ana
| Our internal cSmmerce bas o even No. ssxSSeeded
| the growth of our outward commerce.
our railroad Transportation lines were
cars and anginss are nnbI 70 GIi ihe ol
| ing orders made necessary by the Increased
traffic,
rntn,ta aaVe vvery eis, en- TO SoIl
| condition of the country The only fear
have ever had, and speak to business men
Wiz VIC are ehSaSea WIN tne supJect @ @nucLl
have had is that we might oyerdo II: and
that really we were not exercising con-
seryatsm that is SO essential to substantiall
Siffer wih me as re tbIs fer anG Cav VII
was groundess, but the boundless pros
perity we have had in the last year and a
ni, rdm mas 'haue me rear lTaI , after az we
| country, (Applause3
trust am mistaken and I am told by
@ business S IN men everywhere yer, mat the busi-
stantial basis and that Won are reailv only
making what there Is a market for, and as
ions as you 40 that, OF course you are
| roinS 70 increasa IHnninnseN 'iai Ns oil
Our products are going into every port
OF the world and the reason for 1t is that
sei, Wg nh .1e oess @ ProuuG.s ana we hdaer
the ONLY reason for il. -
| am glad to welcome the representatives
OF Mskico ana tne repres ntatlYes OF the
onr comntrS tonirht th,nIs yo,i anu -
Following President Mckinley, Mr. Nc.
Cormlck introduced Mr.. Mariscal OF Mex
leo.
FOLLOWING Vice President Mariscal Mr.
Mccormick introduced Secretary of State
Hay Nearly every member OF the cabne
present with Mr.. Mckinley had made ar
address while in Chicago, with the excep'
tion OF the secretary of state. He wa!
greeted with great applause. His speech
dwelt entirely upon the welcome which
Chicago had extended to the visitors ant
; the fall festival and kindred topics.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was unable to be pres
. ent and delegated to Sir c. A. Pelleder o
Quebec the task OF expressing the thanks
OF the premier and his friends at the treat
ment they had received in Chicago. r. p
Dobell followed in the same strain, telling
his hearers what very much greater natiol
the United States might have become ha(
II not broken away from british rule Ii
, r.oaI, -, - -, . t
speecn' "ncn was elodueht ana humorous
l was received with great applause. Mayo
RAYMOND Prefontaine of Montreal WAS the,
: introduood ~, NJ Nocorn,,o,s o.a ,a,
,n,iOuueeu wy WI ENo'ornhioh anu spoh
brlehy or Canadas Industrial resources AM
insisted that the proximity of the tw
countries and their commrnity y, i,+oras
80 =. ,ostna,,n a., ~ -, " ~.