Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-24
eERMANY's REMARKABLE
 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT In Past Quarter Century No Nation Made Such Bid for Foreign Trade.
Special to The Bulletin

Special to The Bulletin.)
 Washington D. C., Nov. 23-Some of the salient facts of Germany's remark able growth and development in recent years are contained in a statement given to the press today by Gilbert H. Grosvenor, director and editor of the National Geographic society, of Wash ington. The statement is as follows:
 Only BeIgium, Holland, Japan and the United Kingdom have denser pop ulations than Germany. That country manages to crowd a population of 67,- 000,000 people into a territory so small that you could add New England to it and still have an area smaller than the state of Texas.
 Possessing only one-fifteenth of the area of Europe, Germany produces one-seventh of Europe's wheat, one fifth of it's oats, one-fourth of It's rye, and one-third of it's potatoes.
 The average farm in Germany is very small Out of a total of 5,756, 900 farms, nearly one-half are smaller than ? 1-2 acres. and less than 100000 are larger than 25 acres. Of our own 5,737, 900 farms, more than three f1fths contain upward of 50 acres.
 '"The Germans use more commercial fertilizer than any other three nations on earth, and yet, with all the coaxing resulting from intensive farming and small farms, Germany is not able. in ordinary times, to produce enough foodstuff to meet the demands of it's people. It imported farm produce to the value of a quarter of billion dol lars more than it exported during a recent year. and groceries and confec- tions to the amount of S120. .000, 900 above the exports of those commodi- ties. The balance of raw materials was $100 900 agains tthe empire.
 ''In the past quarter of a century no other nation made such wonderful bid for foreign trade as Germany, While the trade of the United States increased PTS per cent. in that time and Great Britain's increased 100 per cent, Germany's increased 300 per cent. The secret of this success Hes in the efforts to meet every condition of every market into which German goods went. Germany's merchant ma- rine in 25 years rose from a negligible quantity to 1850 ships. with net reg ister tonnaee of 3.15S. 000 tons, and en- ployirg 7S,oo0 sailors.
 Germany takes a different view of railroad rebates from that of the United States. A small shipper is al- ways required to pay higher rates than a big shipper, and goods passing through Germany get lower rates than goods shipped from one German point to another. Railroad rates on export merchandise are much lower than do- nestle rates. When the Nuremburg lawmakers want to assist the Hamburg kr1Ss kringle the freight rate is $9.2S per ton: when they want to assist the New York Santa Claus 1t is only $5.a3 per ton.
 The theory of the German govern ment is that every able bodied man is entitled to work and that the govern ment must find something for him to do if he cannot find it himself Wher- ever there is a disagreement between a lahorer and his eroplover it must be settled ir1 a court e-eated fer 'hpt Dur- nose. Neither rartv Is permitted by law tn offer or to accept a comorom'se.
 ''The people of German cities live amid surroundings of the law that are different in theory and practice