The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-04-18
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STRIKING CONTRASTS
EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS tNTWEN-
TY-NlNE YEARS.

Prodigious Development of Foreign
Trade Accompanied by Unparalleled
ed Growth of Domestic Production
and Consumption.
United States from 1870 to 1900 inclu-
siye, II period of Republican and pro.
tectlonist control OF national policies
interrupted only by the four dark years
Of cleveland and tariff reform" from
1893 to 1897, was graphically sketched
by Senator Gage In speech delivered
In Chicago Feb. 20 at the dinner of the
National Association of Merchants and
Traders. "'rhe most marvellous devel-
opment ever achieved by any nation
within so short n period OF time" alike
rs to commerce, manufactures and all
forms of industrial enterprise was the
product of this stretch of 30 years, &C.
cording to the summing up of. Mr..
Gage. Entering somewhat into details,
| he pointed out the fact that In the peri
| cd named the population had doubled,
| from 3S500,000 to over 100000.
What time our population was increas-
Ing 100 per cent the money spent for
instruction In public schools increased
227 per cent, newspapers and periodic
ais Increased POI per cent, postoffice
receipts increased $50 per cent, and the
number of kilograms sent increased 739
per cent.
Coming to manufactures, the secre-
tary found an increase In 20 years of
324 per cent In tho quantity of domes-
tic cotton used in domestic manufac-
lures, an Increase of 1926 per cent In
raw silk imported by domestic silk fac
tories and an Increase of 431 per cent
In the amount of crude rubber import
ed. Production of pig iron increased
with mighty leaps during the 20 years
OF protection, the growth being from
1895, ITO tons In 1870 to about 10000
600 tons in 1890, this being an increase
of nearly 1000 per cent. Steel produc-
tlon went from 0S.750 tons In 1870 to
about 100000 tons in 1890, an In
crease of close upon $1,000 per cent.
Twenty-Five years ago we bought of
foreigners iron and steel manufactures
amounting In value to $50, 6G5, 454, and
of these lines Of manufactures we sold
to foreigners $11 ,002,002 worth. Now
mark the results Of 20 years of guaran-
feeling the control OF the domestic mar
ket to the domestic producer: In 1900
our imports of iron and steel manufac-
lures had fallen from $82,865,454 to
$12, 100. 440 In value, while our exports
Of these articles had risen from SILL
002, 902 to $03. 71G031, being q decrease
of G3 per cent In Imports and an In
crease of 752 per cent In exports. Such
figures as these are calculated to as
phyxiate certain class of theorists
who for many years contended that
tho manifest destiny of the United
States was to produce and export food
stuffs and raw materials and take pay
In manufactured articles sent to US
from foreign countries.
In his Chicago speech Secretary Gage
condensed vast amount Of significant
matter into crisp sentences like these:
Perhaps the most striking evidence
Of the growth of our manufacturing
Industries Is found In the fact that the
exports Of manufactures have increas-
ed from $6S.270.7 64 in 1870 to $685.
e87.704 In the fiscal year 1900, an In
crease Of 800 per cent, while our manu-
features are meantime so completely
supplying the home market that I'M
ports of manufactures are for the first
time actually less than exports of man
ufactures.
considering our foreign commerce
as whole, the developments have
been equally gratifying. Exports have
increased from $500. It'll res In 1870 to
1927, 023, 302 In the fiscal year 1890.
an increase of 212 per cent, while pop
ulation was increasing 100 per cent,
while imports have during that period
increased but 60 per cent, the total for
1870 being S435. 95s, 40s and for 1900
S697, 148, 4S9."
Contrasting these wonderful facts OF
commerce and industry with the dis
NAL representations called forth by
the passage of the Dingley tariff, see
ing that instead of being hampered and
crippled our foreign trade has increas-
ed at prodIgious rate, while domes-
tic production and consumption have
grown at rate far exceeding any
thing hitherto known in the worlds
history, In view of all that has come
to pass In less than 80 years the Amer
lean free trader ought by this time to
confess himself false prophet and a
total failure as an economic theorist
and guide.