The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-25
SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY, july 80.


The growth OF the foreign commerce
OF the United states Ia a continuing sur
prisA wkrn our united exports and
imports had reached the billion dollar
mark. IT was considered a wonderful
achievement. Now they are two and
a quarter times as great. when the
balance Of trade In our favor began
10 climb into the hundreds Of millions.
experts said that this would soon cor
rect itself; that the excess Of exports
would so affect the worlds markets
thai the difference between the two
sides Of the national ledger would
dwindis And disappear.
Fsra defy theories. and the balance
OF trade nsintsins Its enormous ag-
xreEate. while our total commerce goes
bounding merrily upward For the
dscai year just closed II reaches the
stupendoms figure OF se.s44. iss.5ss. of
which the exports are 81 ssA4sT..f4 and
the imports ssD.7I4sfs The balance
OF trade In our favor IL t54t ia SIS. This
balance exceeds the immense record OF
= ysAr ago by $4,000. 900. The total for
eixn commerce IL the greatest In cur
history. SURPRISING the splendid record
OF I'm by ssso. 100000.
The details OF this growth are az en-
couraging as Its dimensions. We are
demonstrating the advantages OF our
financial and commercial policies. and
our ability 20 capture the markets OF
the world There are two items OF the
greatest sisnin canoe. because they bear
directly upon the prosperity and hap
pinsss OF the great mass of our people.
the iaborers. One IL the Increase In ey-
ports Of agricultural products. which
reaches nearly sieo. 900, 900 as compared
with lsss The either L. the Increase
IN hnseT9s ~ manufacturers materials,
with corresponding export Of finished
products The man In the nsid and
the man in the factory iind profitable
employ ment in rolling up these srea,
totals
= or the increase In imports. two-thrds
consisted ot materials for manufacture
or The increase In exports. nearly one
shaH VAS manufactured srtictes The
United states Is becoming the great
workshop ~ the earth, out Of our
varied resources We are Supplying c0n-
sumers in every couatfy % the world.
And wherever there Is a material need
ed In ,he process Of manufacture, bat
not produced here. we r. nut and
gather u ia and send It away again ~
ted for human use Not only Is the proa,
Of the process ours. hut the wages ~ tho
lsborefs employed, always by far
the mnst Considerable Item TO manu-
featuring are PAID 20 American work
lngmsn. And While thex are engaged
in saslsfyinK these multiplied human
needs. the farmers % the country are
nlHsg millions ot hungry mouths ana
securing their own independents and
happiness.
The uwitea states ts the commercial
header % the world, It has won and Il
hsiAs 50 markets ~ SIS superior en-
ea~ncy The FRYE rnan Is the beat work
Hsan- The free country se terror no,
eusy 60 tyrants bat 70 every trade
eatnretl,or whose institutions are l@ss
favu.ahle 70 tne asyelcpncny SO char,
Aetvr The band taat strikes fsr liberty
b the best hand 60 ho5A tAe r'aw. g.
susae the helsn. 30 sr~sP ,hs ,hrattle
70 alrees tie comPlex organism "a q
sssSAanical axs Deep ta eur paa;icAi
syssem are imbeldea the roots OF cat
raasness success. q oar commercial
triuusphs.
II would BE- less thsn justice % pass
T. review the extraordinary recori q
the nations business year Without a
s,Ancc AZ those causes q It's phenonae
rh show lag which are outside TBS
senius 81 ouf people As the nnest ma
chLme can be wre5 ked by eareiess haat'
.tng can be turned from aa engine 81
production tate a menace 60 human life
80 may a nsuon with all the elements