The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-12
PROSPERITY INCREASING.
VIII Continue Unchecked for Years
II Discontent Does Not
Creep In.

"A DullcLlu just lSsutu uy thc Ar
I paTtment OF commerce states that
American exports for eight months
ending with February exceeded In
value those for eight months ending
with February. 1905. by s1s0,000.0O0
OF this increase s1S3.000.000 was Of
agricultural products. while s45,000.'
600 was Of manufactures.
BY themselves. says the Chicago In
ter Ocean. these figures mean little
but considered in their proper rela.
tions they give a striking indication
Of our national prosperity. And 10
understand what these relations are
we must remember that there are four
great groups Of articles Of foreign
commerce. three consisting Of both i'm
ports and exports and a fourth OF
imports alone. The progress Of for
eign trade with respect to each Of
these groups is here summarized on
the basis Of the figures OF each for
the first seven or eight months Of the
last three fiscal years-the months
ending with January or February.
]. Foodstuffs. agricultural exports.
and food imports. This is still our
largest class Of exports Its value
was s700.000.000 for the period end
ing with February last, as against
1857 100000 and s65s 100000 for the
same periods ending with February in
1905 and 1904. It grows, but irregu-
larly. from year to year. according to
the harvests here and abroad. Food
imports are practically stationary.
now ranging around $4,000. 900 for the
period. But for orr failure so far to
develop as we might sugar and coffee
growing in our new possessions these
imports would decline rapidly.
2. Materials. raw or partly manufac-
tured, Of industry. Our mine and
forest exports are practically sta
tionary and tend to decline. We are
using these products more and more
at home. But our imports Of materi-
ais are increasing steadily. They
were s1ss.000.OO0 in the eight months
ending with February. 1904; $751;
100000 for the period ending with
February. 1905; had already reached
1921. 900. 900 by the end of last jan
nary. and by the end of the year win
doubtless break all records.
3. manufactures. Imports practical
ly stationary. ranging now around
s12.0O0000 for the period and tending
to decline. Exports growing steadi-
ly and rapidly. and increased from
s2SS. .00O. 900 for the period ending with
February. 1904. to $4,000 900 for the
period ending with February. 1905. to
1887 900 900 for the period ending with
last February.
4. Luxuries; imports only. They
were $4,000. 900 for the period ending
with February. 1904; 100000 for
the period ending with February,
1905. and about s12,50O. 900 for the
period ending with last February.
These figures show prosperity all
along the line. Those Of the second
and third groups are particularly in
teresting. The prosperity of our agri
cultural interests requires no argu
ment- These figures show that NOT
only is this nation one Of the worlds
great food storehouses, but that it is
also becoming its greatest workshop.
We are selling to other countries
less Of our materials and buying more
of theirs We are buying less Of
their manufactures and selling them
more and more Of ours. We are
Strengthening our position as increas
ers Of the value Of commodities BY
industry. And our increasing pur-
chases Of luxuries show that not only
are we doing more work. but that it
is also profitable work. giving us
money to spend for things not neces
sary.
There is no question about our great
and increasing prosperity And, while
all things human are transitory, there
is no question that this exuberant
prosperity viii be unchecked for some
years. IL we do not become discon-
tented with 1t and spoil 1t by falling
to treat the conditions and institutions
under which 1t has been attained With
common sense.
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