The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Dark Continent C2pabe
of Great Development.
GOLD MINES TO Be RE0PERED
Trade With United States Shows Rapid
Increase, Amounting to Over Sz5.ooo,-
coo Last Yaa--Value Of Diamond
Mines Practically Unlimited.


The declaration Of peaoe i'm South
Africa which IS 10 he followed bv the
rso-,a7=--- or r7a Greatest vo-7-.,-07,.rf7c
mines or -b. world and r-es--,aF,1r Hv
q general revival or business in that
greatest constantine ze~-=or of Africa
lends as7a.=q7 Interest FL, q monograph
,,7+5+7.z ..,,,----,..-..-,- .s-f., ~, 7.17 p.
just issued ry the Treasury bureau of
statistics
The commerce OF africa. according &c
this publication o. the bureau of sta
tistics, amounts TO over s1ge-aao.eto. Of
which Sf2a.ooa,996 represented The value
Of the Imports Necessarily in so large
an ara with so many tribes and reo-
TIes r-77- keen -, -ar--z- of -7,..=- .--~---
.-- ----
--.-' '- ''---
AltIce must pass without beng recorded
IN any way. The total imports at the
ports where records are Ear+ ---o7--+az
ir The 7.--z- ,--s=r-r.7- 80 80, $500. ..l-,
80,
Vyt' ana t-e exports 10 S-9s-fy.--'l- OF
the exports. large share especially
those from the z-s5tl * gold and sfa
-,o-ae. IN -L- .---s-7 -:--- So
"a
-0-'-' pam nuts ana ~''lS- ana III
tne mort ialr snare OF the exports
are products OF agriculture cotton. cot
ee racao s-fcae z~-z= Of. TIL. ,,---.
+.--,-,- - --,--- -
0a'9 a. Is5S .l'1'
those OF former years OWING 10 the hos
Utilities II South Africa, which have both
reduced production and Increased f0ra1
commemorative
England Leads Trade.
49,. d. ---l
-.-- va '"' '--- t-- 80 Va
AFRICA are through l3e ports 0l me eN-
IRENE north ana south Of the continent,
those al the north being for The con
srrr,7f7c7 oF the moro 5a,.a7,- ,,c-,,-
s7--'.-7 ~ 80 i.i7 Oh t.-1 y Ell .t-
5eIs-l. @'i- -o-.7-'' y-a'-'i- ant-'le5 90
lIS ~ 'Ne III -o- ~ ta-a'a MS large
80 ~ 80 nc 9a.'ala % me aeAsei5
Popole-,sS 7lo-lS CT o. -'ie 92uaaA- ~
- IL q ~ e 9-Is.t e VI ne -Li-po-' :
- --5 5.L- - I--S ~ ~ q,
- 9 - V -i'-- --S
and are reached b. rafiTay lines from
cape I2lony and Natal at The south
sF-f,a - ~ r. = @o-.--, - u. -. lSs
imports in the soT-b .T5srars r,afarfa!Ir
from that at the north, the demand OF
the mining region Ielhg for n2chin-
cry inning i9Cis. CE mantle powder,
Ao-I. meats ana clothinE- while al the
AoIth to-eeh $ooas: tobacco, spirits
vLolas' ana lflA<eJs FORM q larger snare
o. the imports, as IS also the case on
the coast OF tEe tropical regions
n EViS laiS1 piopoftlGA OF me trade
% Ai--GL IS Win England mere are
H'il--5l o--1s reasons LOT tAiS- the most IN
po- l@LL- however DeinE that her colo
DI77 N@Pe SY-oA5 ana Nat@l-on the
So--A are lAe avenues through which
pL2S -.nal c- me goods LOT in2I section
anu NAaJ q very large snare o. the
5-oNius -ia1e Is also earned by Brit
2- ~77Vls' H-.liS t-E D-ia OF me min
ms as vel as the slocE-raIslng and
s5-sl d esselo i'-le1l or lhat SeetIon. IS
LA -ia---s 81 bi4lisA colo-ilSJs OF
-L-.aI-7's- IN Tue nor IN Z large snare
u me l-s'-e OF L-=Ept is gwen 20 Great
oman, "LoSe -1AoeAee IN the man
oeI---E-' Dl -zs t1laL aLalTs IS vel.
80 - 'li-e - A- 5 Nhlah mas
-- - --'-'t1- a. f7-- 5's-e proper tl9h
- "l'i france lhe governing country
Comm rce With America
inc t2Jai recorded imports into AfTi-
c. ssgregatins IN the latest available
year. Sf29461 600. were distributed Is
follows. Into British Tertiary sr--
- oao F-.,-7, .---=-~--- go as, --,.,.
7-r1-E-f~ -s-5+l. s---S- 80
-, -. - - 80 u 60
s+o e. 55l. -4al ~
- -, e, 70 r5- - ,-.-'
+fo- 81 500 fe7 Gaq .r,--. - - "a
- r,77z7-..r ~ 80. T--s--z 60. -
total for 7aar Eef-- So 20 er5 o. ny
tai avno~ts IN a4-ira - ---c-..-, -,
81 an $40 in 724- ~ sTe -qe 7as ~ GO
and so= Zso e4Q 81 7lrr .rt:
crease is largely 5ra IN rho rss+ ~
orders sent to me United Sra+ee So
mining machinery and orhe- eunrTfee
so much IN demand in south af~irs g-e
promptly filed with goods ~ The Tar.sr
pattern and most acce3tehle chs-a~-e-
Railroad DEVELOPMENT in sf-fce bae
1eG- If S.,. Il. N lle Pasl Ie" years and
TEN which must contribute 10 the -arf5
development civilization and euIieht-
ea-nenl Oh l-.e Dark continent Already
CoIonv aror- -ag - .- ION -o ape