The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-21

We hear a great deal about what the
United States has been doing i'm the
manufacture of iron and steel but the
actual conditions are not given. a
London paper has been collecting infor-
nation and the results are Wonderful
Not only has the United states increas-
ed its product tin it has swept away
the palm from Great Britain, but the
use of iron has increased enormously
throughout the world. In 1885 some
thing like 100000 tons of pig iron were
used, in 1901 over 10000, 600 tons of the
material We're used.
The worlds total product of pig iron
in 1901 amounted to O,4OS,OOo tons, of
which the United States contributed
15,S7S 900 tons; the United Kingdom T.
100000; Germany, 1858. 600 tons; Russia,
100000 tons; France 2,2362, 600 tons,
and the remainder of the world, $780,
900 tons. Comparing the product of
1901 with that Of the annual average
for the fve-year period 1S66-7O. it is
shown that the United States has in
creased its iron steel output far more
rapidly than any other nation, the fig
ures being United States, from 4Gi 600
tons to 1855 600 tons, an increase Of
9S5 per cent; United Kingdom from
j133,ooO tons to 7.75ooOo tons, an in
crease of 81 per cent; Germany, from
/ 226,OOO tons to E 1868 GOO tons, an in
crease of 525 per cent, and the entire
world exclusive of the countries men
toned from 2,71QOOO tons to 9117OOO
tons, an increase Of 2S6 per cent.
An even more noticeable feature of
this growth pointed out by the author
ity from which these figures are quot
ed, is the steady and enormous growth
of the proportion of the worlds prod
uct supplied by the United States and
the equally rapid decadence in the posi-
ton held by Great Britain. Thirty-hve
years ago the United Kingdom pro-
duced practically one-half of the
worlds pig iron, while the United
States produced less than one.seventh
of the total; whereas, in 1901 the Unit
ed States stood first in its proportion
of the total contributing practically
four-tenths, as against less than two
tenths by the United Kingdom and
about the same share by Germany.
In the five-year period 1S66-7O the
worlds per capita consumption of pig
iron was II pounds; in 1901, it was 81
pounds; while in the latter year the L.
5. consumed 455 pounds per capita, and
the United Kingdom, $50 pounds.
The effect of this remarkable increase
in the production of iron in the United
States has been strongly marked in it's
relation to our foreign commerce I'm
ports of iron and steel manufactures in
1882 amounted to $67976,S97 and formed
SO per cent of the total imports: in 1901
they had fallen to $17,S74,7S9 and form
ed but % per cent of the total imports
On the other hand our exports of iron
and steel manufactures have grown
during the same time from 500, 74S. 2O6
in 1882, to $l1L$l9,32O in 1901. They
formed in 1882 about per cent of the
total exports, and Is per cent of the
manufactures exported; while in 1901
they formed 8 per cent of the total ex-
ports and % per GENT Of the manufac-
lures eXported.f ...a 81,
The following table shows the pro-
duction Of pig iron in the United States
and United Kingdom az, quinquennial
periods from 1866 to- 1901, stated in