Arizona republican., 1908-01-27

cade ago; while in many of the staple articles of the iron and steel schedule the growth during the past decade has been fully three times as great as that Of the preceding half century. Pipes and fittings, for example, were not separately stated in the figures of 1897, but their exports have increased from S4,00O,O00 in 1898 to practically $11,000,000 in 1907, the comparisons in this and succeeding statements having reference to the eleven months ending with November Of the years named.
 Mental-working machinery increased from s5,333, ,333 dollars in 1898 to $9,- 500.000 in 1907; and electrical machin- cry from S2.250. 900 to nearly $9,0OO,00O; while mining machinery, shoe machin- cry, and other articles of this charac- ter also show substantial gains.
 The exDortatiOn of steel rails of a large scale practically began during the past decade, the figures for the eleven months period having increas- ed from less than S2O,OOO in 1887 to s2, ,666.0O in 1897 and about $19.000.O0O in the rear just ended. Wire also shows a marked advance, from less than one-half million dollars in 1887 to over S2,OOO,OOO in 1897 and apprOxi- mately sS,5OO.OO0 in 1907.
 Sewing machines constitute a con sistent and steady enlarging factor in the schedule of iron and steel expor- tations. having been less than s2.0O0.- 900 in 1887, less than S3,OOO,OO0 in 1897. and approximately sS,ooo.OcO in the year just closed
 Other important items showing a marked growth include tools, from S2.- 100000 in 1S97 to a little less than SS,- 100000 in 1907: structural iron and steel, from a half million dollars in 1897 to $7.250.0O0 in 1907; typewriters. from 1,5GO GOO in 1S97 to S6,OOO.OOO in 1907 :and locks, hinges and other builders hardware, from $3,666 in 1897 to s:6. 6.0OO.O 900 in 1907.
 The distribution of the iron and steel exports O: the United States is chiefly to the industrial centers of Europe. and to the comparatively un- developed sections of Canada, the Ori- ent, and Central and South America.
 To Canada, for example, the iron and steel exportations of the eleven months ending with November, 1907, included steel rails, $1.000.000; struc- turaI iron and steel, s3.500.000: wire. s2. 100000 builders hardware, S2.500.- 900; electrial machinery, S1.5O0,000; locomotives, s1,5OO,OOO; pipes and fit-I tings. $2.250,00O ;and sewing machines.' half million dollars.
 To Japan, where internal develop ment has been especially marked in recent years, our exports of iron and steel included for~the period under re- view steel rails to the value of S1,000.- 900; electrical machinery. $I,250.00O; pipes and fittings. over $1.0O0.000; To- comOtives. nearly One-half million dol lars worth Cthough for the correspond ing period ot 1905 the total was S2,- 500. .000); structural iron and steel, over one-half million dollars: and numerous articles not separately shown in the month";: statements of the bureau oc statistics.
 To South America were sent large quantities of iron and steel manufac- lures from the United States, includ- ing railway rails of steel, s2.250, 900; wire. over S2.0O0, 900; builders hard ware. s2,OOO.O0O; electrical machinery s1,250. .OOO: sewing machines. s1.533 900;
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