The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-09
THE UNITED STATES.

THE Land Of Unbounded Possible
49," is the title OF a series OF articles
- conditions in the United States pre-
AIRED by Hon. Ludwig Max Goldberger
- Berlin. Royal Privy Councillor OF
commerce and member OF the Imperial
Osrman Consultative Board for COM
uercial Measures. to be repubished by
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics in its
forthcoming issue OF the monthly SUM
mary of Commerce and Finance.
These statements are the result OF an
eight months official tour Of the United
states by Mr.. Goldberger, in which he
made personal observations and inVes-
legations into industrial. commercial
and economic conditions. His detailed
reports upon these subjects were MADE
direct to the Emperor and the Minister
of Commerce and have not yet been OIL
rciallv published. Meantime, however
ne has published i'm leading weekly
Journal Of Berlin. Die Woche," a Sc
ries of signed articles under the above
title. "'The Land of Unbounded Posi-
bilities. Observations on the Economic
Life Of the United States" from which
the following are tNlldtNs'
THE United States, like an enchaht-
ed garden, has brought forth from
marvelously productive soil, splendid
results of human Ingenuity. Yet the
thing that causes most wonder is that
the concentrated intelligence which, IN
tending to replace human factors by
machinery, has, in working towards It's
aim, been giving to constantly grow
ing numbers Of workmen an opportu-
nifty to support themselves and become
productive factors. The joy at the size
of their own land encourages each IN
diyidual. 1t makes him communlca-
tive and friendly to foreigners who are
seeking information. 1t seems as though
everyone were filled with the idea: The
stranger shall see how great and strong
America is My eight months trip OF
observation took me through the states,
and everywhere l found open doors IN
viting me to enter, and nowhere did l
find the slightest attempt at secretVe-
ness. EyeIy where | observed an un-
common but steady hustle of men who
enjoy their work and are consciously
working fog great results. 1t is great
country. This is the verbatim designa-
ton Of reverential admiration which the
citizen Of the United States has found
for his country.
THE inhabitants Of the United states
including Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine Islands, number about IS
millions that is, barely per cent of
the worlds total inhabitants, accord
ing TO IFS highest estimate. This per
cent has at present taken possession of
o. nor cont Of all the cultivated area
of the earth, viz: 4O7.4 million acres out
of 1928 million acres. A land of mar
yelous fertility offered itself for tillage,
and the husbandmen had but to gather
In the produce. The virgin soil made
his work easier and its eXtensiveness
rendered the application of artificial
fertilizers practically unnecessary, a.
though the agricultural offices OF the
States and the Union have constantly
by excellent advice and practical eX-
pert assistance been furnishing the
WAYS and means towards more intense
cultivation.
Let us examine the corn crops for
the six years lS95-19O0. The WORLDS
total product fluctuated between 20
and billion bushels per annum, totaI
Of l66 billions for the period with an
annual average of III billions. OF this
amount the United States alone pro-
duced 12.4 billions, an average of 2.O'
billion bushels per annum, or 10 per
cent of the worlds CROP
Toward the worlds wheat crop the
United States contributed in the five
years 1S96-lSoO, POI per cent while for
the year 1901 its contribution to the
worlds production of wheat amounted
10 % per cent. During the years lSSo-
1900 there were grown li.1 billion BUSH
els Of oats in the world, and of this 3,1A
billion bushels, or 2j.5 per cent, We're
produced by the United states.
'In the production Of iron ore the
United States proved itself to be q
yeritable land Of unbounded possible
ties. 1t produced very nearly &c pei
cent of The total iron produced. an'
that Of the very best quality. M III,
past year the United States produce'
1913 per cent of the worlds product @
pig iron. In 1900 1t produced, roughly
10l million tons of steel, or A. per cen
of the worlds product. and in the yea
1901 the United States output was In
creased To 1875 million tons
"rhe United states produces nearl
50 per cent of all the worlds cope
The development Of the American COZ
per industry was perhaps more rap
than typical for even American chanl
es. From modest beginnings this h
dustry grew by leaps ana bounds In
remarkably short time to the most I'm
portant factor IN the worlds produ
ton. In 1870 the copper production
the United states amounted 90 1870
tons, In 1850 ne production had iucrea
oil "a $1,000 tons ont uf a total wurll
production OF 10000 tons, in 1880 4
United stgt's produced llG3l5 tons
the worlds product ~ 2d9Aii Iol
During 1895 u controlled more than on
hall q the worlds production ANA
ths snd Qf the century the United stat
produced 10000 tons ur more than !
WORLDS entire product hai amounted
lau nsaFn lEF.T.