The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-19

Nearly $40,000,00O woltn o. ana (
now annually imported INTO japan. .,,o, l.
a large proportion OF tn,s ms. Soyember I
American. On the 18th OF last NoNe ,' ~.
~ s,ss,,sbtn Hero sailed from New v.
leans for Kobe. Japan The DUH rhts
tr~is-ht VAS sg7i bales CT cotton His
vessel enioys "a unique Distinction ~ W"
the first steamer TO make oHeee ~. ~
from New Orleans 70 the orient " ~ nj
the suez canal. After the cohple' i''ads al
the Nicaragua canal, iarse ,.s Iii sail
with the same fibrous wealen W." L. I
,ysstvyardly for the far east. the open.is
Of the Orient and the construction "a ~
1 isthipian canal will not only pioH aJs,
larger exportations OF couton, uut
create demands for hundreds Oh cvi"i
/ ties which now constitute no PAL ". ,, ~
Asiatic trade. China needs great quS-d
! Ties OF lumber, which US OWL sonosts ~
( can not supply. but which the lo,o
| oregon and Washington can easliy iu ,
nish Another American product NniVn
ought to be one OF our cnlel eNpoi ~
rhe Orient is maize. twenty-five Se@.,
AGO. the small amount oil TINS si"in "a
was shipped abroad was EXCLUSIVELY -,
! as the fodder OF animals nov htch
proportion Of the 2OO,OVV'ouu pus sutas sarves
are annually sold TO other couh lries se' w
| aa the food of human beings. Rice 10 tne
main aliment OF Asiatic nations pu' ~ ,,
meal is said to be a cheaper loou 49, ,
rice. 1t is useless. however, 10 at'euips
tn Introduce the use of maize INTO '"o
Orient merely by oral or printed reeVln
mendatlons. The same plan whlch NE ne
been SO signally successful az ,,,,st
fairs must be employed. kltchehs na sS
he established In the principal cues anu
the delicious dishes, which skilliul COOKS
have prepared must be freely gwen 10 wy
populace When the masses nave tas.e ,
this cheap, palataDle. ana nutritious io0N
they will be more willing 10 adop: IL 40
an article of national diet. Inc uhNeis Y
use OF maize would not only au'a 49, a,so
interests of American agriculture, DuI aiso
sunnlv the poorer classes OF Europe, 40
wolf as az the Orient, with an Inexpensive
and wholesome food Our present yearly
nroduction of two bushels OF corn eau
readily be Increased to whatever quanuy
the wants of mankind may require. so
Our supremacy in manufactures 10 -
to the matchless ingenuity OF our eouSt. ..
men. Their genius has devised macni =,
whose productive ability has defeated inc
cheap labor of Europe. The Orient, duioh-
ened NV the impulses of modern clVll.%a .
ton. will soon need all the mechanical
appliances which have so eneetlYeiy pro-
NOTED the progress Of western hauons,
An extensive system OF rallroaus anu
telegraph lines has been prolec'eu 4, a.,
China Even partial equipment OF tna'
, country with foreign machinery ana trans
nortation facilities would involve az out
! Law nj scores Of millions. II WILL IN
deed be strange II American enterprise
: and constructive skill, which nave won 81
| many prizes from European rivals, shouiC
fail 10 secure fair share OF the prohtapi'
contracts that Will enable our eoI iI-S,
men to furnish the mechanical rallroa'
r and electric supplies Of China, and to su
perintend the building Of its punll'
works. ,,r
Tho United States now spends abou
) 5000 600. 900 a year for tropical products
or this aggregate the annual value Oh IN
, chief imports is as follows 49,, a.,
Sugar ,......,... u'1o oot
Coffee ......... ........-.... booVV'Vv'
, Raw silk .............''.'''''. oo'V"u'V w
l Rubber ............ ............ 5z,uuV'uv
: Gums. drugs and dyestuffs 49,. 10000 on
: Fibers ......... ............'''' 1V'uuuuuv
:, Fruits and nuts .......''...-.'.. lo'ooo' wv
l Tobacco, raw and manufactured 100000
Its chocolate. spices, cork and cabine
. woods cost the United States $ll,0O0,OO
| year. The quantities of some of thes
imports are as impressive as their values
: In 1899 this country consumed '4,oOOo0
:, pounds of tea, 900 100000 pounds OF col
fee. and about $500. 100000 pounds {
= sugar. Last year Americans bought up
wards of 100, 900 900 pounds OF gums an
/, spices. and seasoned their food with NOR
!, than $4,000 900 pounds of pepper tn
q above statistics have been given for tn
q special purpose Of showing what immens
: sums the United States Is now paying {
II foreign countries for products which It
Il own lands ought to produce. 1t Is eco
0 riomic sense to raise within our own Dor
n ders every staple that can be prohtahl
= grown But many commodities of the fore
u going list are distinctively tropical pro
y auctions. The soil Of the United State
o will not yield them. Puerto Rico and tn
/, Hawaiian Islands can supply limited quar-
e titles of such produce, but my them
@ which restricts this address to n discus
! sion of Oriental trade. will not permit n
/ to treat of the commercial capabilities
! these islands.
i But all of these products can be raise
y In the Philippines. Ny remarks ups
e these islands will strictly observe Il
10 proprieties of convention that consde
g only Industrial questions. This body woul
i justly resent the intrusion OF politics I'M
its deliberations. Upon the assumptio
ID then, that the Philippines become permi
y mont possessions Of the United States, viii
h economic use can be made of them The
y islands. more than 100 in number and III
y wards of 100000 square miles In extern
N contain population OF perhaps 5000 .00
"a They will yield all the productions OF I,
u tea and raw silk VIII cooelnue h be in
ported from China and japan. But ric
10 sugar coffee, tobacco soices and Abe
: are staples which the Philippines are espe
le ciallv fitted to produce. The best hem
u u, In the world is grown in this group
~ islands and the supply can be Increased
=. meet the enlarged demands OF mankind
"a The farmers Of the United States a-nual
y, consume t20000.o00 pounds Of bindi,
n, twine and as sisal will probably grow
IN luxurlanuy in the Philippines as it will
% Yucatan, there Is no good reason wi
Ne evev pound OF the hemp and sisal
n useful In sheahng Americas grains sho.
AZ not he raised on our own lands. Ii n
ID long been my belief that ramie. one
In the finest and best fbers the earth Or
pc duces. can be probably grown in Tex
IN and tho other Gulf States. but n this b
Sc lief proves to be baseless, she rich :.
A. az the Philippines will beyond all dou
u yield en- abundance OF this valuable te
IN tile.
~ SO far as Il Is practicable the tropit
In products which the United States is n
III importing at an annual cost Of hundre
by OF millions ought to be raised In our o,
be ISLANDS.
he The Oriental industries. stimulated a
r guided by the intelligent enterprise
o. Americans, ought not only to augme
ch the commerce and supply the wants OF
t. United States, but also to promote
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