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making an aggregate Of . bssls short, in the
space ot seven years, OF fhsysy.sepen mill
ions. Of, doHrrs. lnshe three succeeding
wears, L.; in 1902 1908 and 1904, sn.s
.amoursed 70 something more than l8 mill
ions oi aollns--making in Ten years al, ag-
grega,e IN rising HjtY-jfve nait.ions Of dsilars.
/" During the year, 1905, 1906, and 1907"
says Mr. I.ssin, me value Of the eHaof,
was neaslj the same as in the preceding
years ds ou1 otbn sh@hs rvere i.iiuel,44.1y
emhlogea ~ hfs fYade, she hye,fts and adv4n-
fagss ~ sing from taesf sanSces soere ensas
-co1Ifled to the .dp7tfiean nae,caahfs.


The. american ,oenss employed in tlIia
trade. on an average Of tbe yeas 1922, 1900
and 1901, was one hund ed and lhlrsy one
thousand one ilusdfed and ,wenty-three


This Imnssase trade, SO lucrative and SO
impor,anl to ,nis country ard especially to
lie New England States, and the State Of
New York, is In gres, measure lost to Us
Wien It is considered, that almost I'll the
ar icles exported were the produce Of our
cous,y, the loss sustsinsd d 10 immenae. and
iias felt BY almost th. whole community
fsr not only the merchant, but the farmer
who raises the grain. the hve stock. and
provisions, the sh carpenter Who builds
the vessels, the s.ilors who navigate them,
the fisherman, the ,iumer. man. are all of lie
numoer. Indeed, AvsN r. o. orion OF prop
erty vested in vessels, in the New-knslsnd
States. must be a dead loss 10 the owness.
Tas trade " sicb in future will be carried
OH from .oese States with the British Isl
ands, will be donc almost snei ely in E0g-
Hsh Notions, whilst our own will either be
.transfertd 10 foreigners, OF rot " ,hc
wharves tst


1t is difficult to see what substi,Lte fol
this very s,esi and important branch oisrade
is 10 o~ found. JHhss .nesv snsiness can be
discovered, that sl,sIi compensate Tor an ex-
port trade, Which amounted n ten years to
ff,v-fv mitiions Of .doliars The answer
10 this % slion is oi the highest moment
10 the eastern States