The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-30

WnlcQ was 1l,lll,lO9. #s IL Is said that
in Texas and contiguous territory one
million dollars in Japanese money is
expended annually for raw cotton.
These figures only indicate the possi-
bilities of this Oriental trade.
To meet the rapidly developing
trade the Great Northern Steamship
Co. is having built at New London.
Conn.,, two steel freight and passenger
ships that will be $50 feet in length
and each have gross tonnage of 81.
600 tons. The amount of steel re-
quired in the construction of these YES
sells complete will aggregate fully 49,
600 tons, including about 1850, 900
rivets and 40 miles of wire in the in
stallation of their electrical eouip-
ment. Each will be provided with two
propelling twin screw engines of the
very best and most improved design of
modern times, and of about 10, 900 b. D.
and capable of generating a speed of
"A knots per hour. The magnitude OF
the carrying capacity of these mighty
levianthans can only be fairly grasped
by the mind when it is noted that to
transport full cargo of these vessels
would require fully $500 ordinary rail
way freight and passenger cars, or 1925
solid trains of 20 cars each. ~
Mention is made of these two ships
to show what one steamship company
alone is doing to get in readiness to
handle the growing trade with the
people across the Pacific. Our trade
with Australia promises to be very
large. Our exports of manufactures
OF steel and iron to that country in
creased from 1868, 259 in 1890 to 50, $685.
GAL in 1900. During the same period
the increase in other exports was as
follows: Machinery from $487 1922 to
So, 306,866 leather from 1920, 766 to
nearly $2,000,000; boots and shoes S136
to 81, TIA, 497; cotton manufactures
$40, 265 to $622,2 It must be re-
membered that all this growth in
trade has been made in comparatively
a very short time, and with trade con-
ditions against US in many respects.
With the opening of canal across the
lsthmus of Panama and the construc-
ton OF large and fast going ships the
trade of this country with Australia
and Asiatic points will develop at a
very rapid rate.
Take our trade with Canada right
here at our very doors. We have de-
veloped big trade with our cousins
across the border, and in competition
with British trade and with a tariff
against US. The total amount of our
exports to Canada in 1890 amounted to
1874, 100000 while in 1900 it amounted to
over $83, 100000. Our exports of iron
and steel manufactures to Canada in
1890 was less than one million dollars.
while in 1900 we sent over ten million
dollars worth of this class of goods.
Ten years ago we sent Canada in a
single year a little over 100000 in
agricultural machinery, while in 1900
we sent to that country goods of this
character to the amount of over ST.
100000. Exports of cotton manufac-
lures have increased from S204,475 in
1890 to So, 321, 1853 in 1900. Our trade
with British South Africa has in
creased from So, 252,S in 1890 to $l6,-
269,4S2 in 1900. In 1890 we sent to
that country $4,000 in -four while in
1900 we sent over 100000 worth of
flour. The increase in the rum trade
was about the same, Indicating that
this great American product goes
right along hand in hand with the
march of trade. The trade in bread
stuffs and provisions increased from
about $4,000 in 1890 to over S3,O0O,-
600 in 1900.
The wonderful development in the
trade of this country in all parts of the
civilized world only shows that Yankee
ingenuity and enterprise is circling
the globe, and the scope and variety
of our manufactures and the whole
someness of our food products is such
that there is no resisting the temta-
ton to use them. When an American
made locomotive can awaken the
echoes of Palestine and the valley of
the Nile, when an American-made
pillow can turn the soil OF. Africa and
South America, W hen Hottentot can
go to an African Orgie attired in a