Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-16

carital, 43.9OOO0OGOO francs. This
result caused universal JOY, and gave
France fresh start with firm conf
dtn"e In her future.
Finally, in March, 1873, the treaty
Of evacuation was signed, by which
Germany was to move out of the east
ern departments still occupied by her.
md France undertook to pay and paid
the last billion in several payments
from May to September, 1873, that is
to say, two years in advance of the
terms of the peace treaty.
Theirs was hailed as the 'T.iberator
II the Territory" and France, at last
free of German occupation, could de-
vote herself to her material recon,
struction, which had begun the very
lay after her defeat,
Francc Was g!qt,m;iiy recovering, to
he .taat establishment Of the enemy.
The Germans were wondering how
hey could check such remarkable
progress. From thu end Of 1871 the
Industrial and conmerciai activity,
Nbch had hean suspended for more
'sh"" a year, began to show an extra
ordinary development. Orders flowed
nto France from home and from for
,ien trrders. ALI those who had been
lirfct,y struck by war showed a con-
Silence, JOY and an instructive need
t" repair their Losses and fill m all the
gars. Faith In the future was upper,
anst, and all the signs Of rapid res.
Vrrection We're clearly visible: so
much so that Bismarck was fright
tned by the rapid progress of this
conquered and disj' 'nted power. which
had never submitted and whose vital
It's appeared to him to be permanent
threat, which was for him both slim.
ulGs and remorsa."
Renewed Prosperity.
In November 1872. at the meeting
Of the assembly, NJ. Theirs made a
detailed statement Of the situation of
tho country: he drew attention to the
wonderful progress of foreign trade,
which amounted to 7,0t4 millions. ny
aga inst 6227 millions In 1869, whici
he'd been the most prosperous of al
the years Of the empire.
From 1872 to 1880. France enjoyed
an ever-growlng economic prosperity.
The agricultural figures In some years
we're such as had never been seen he.
fore, even when France had two more
rich provinces. Industrial farming
was greatly developed In the north
east. and the yields were so remark
uble that for time 1t was thought
the soil alone could heal all the
wounds the nation had received.
In spite of the loss OF Alsace-Lor-
rnine the output of the coal mines,
which had been 156.OOOOOO I'm 1869,
reached the following figures:
IN 1S71...................16 1874 0000no
IN lH'I. ................ .Zlz'n"""'
III. 1865. .Z'HIUIVH
The production of pig iron, which
was 12GOO0O0O In 1869, reached:
In lSI2.... ............. l41.ooo,oUo
In 1873. .190,O00,000
The output of iron and steel was
245,GOOO0O in 1869. 1t reached:
I'm 1877. 81 4,oOO,0OO
Tho Industrial production of textiles
as increasing In the same proportion.
Il. 1860 124,331 600 Kilograms of cot
ton goods were manufactured. In
i0-i there were 133, 527 900 Kilograms,
b.!I in 1876 there were 1877. $50 coo.
Exports of wooden goods were more
than 262,OOO.0O0 in 1869 and $4,000,
900 In 1876 Silk goods rose from
41O,OOO,OOO in 1869 to 47S,OO0,000 in
1873.
Manufactured goods shipped out
ward rose as follows:
In 1871 .544 G0O.0tN
In 1872 9O3 100000
Ic 1873. ,9SI ,O00.00t
Wages increased almost everywhere
between 1871 and 1880, taxes were
collected with great ease, and, in spite