The Triumphs of Freetrade

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 47, 30 September 1886, Page 4

The Triumphs of Freetrade

If we are to believe our Protectionist champions, the niaufucturiug industries of the colonies are all langu -h ing and declining under the blighting influence of Freetrade, and are in a fair way of becoming extinct. But no support is given to those views by the just issued Part IV. of the " Statistical Register" of the Colony (i a ing with " Mills and Manufactories." The table giving the account of manufactories and bands employed in the years 1877 to 3 8-:o contains such significant and conclusive evidence on this P°ij^ that it is worth publishing. In 1877 there were 2438 manufactories employing 23,805 hands, and in 1 885, 3463 manufactories employing 40, 69 8 hands. "Well, surely this is a good record of industrial progress for eight years? In that .time the number of our manufactories increased fey about 50 per cent., and the number of hands employed by about 80 or 90 per cent. All this is by the natural growth of the Colony, and as a result of the increase of population and the consequent development of industrial employments. It has come unforced, unhpught, without the aid of restriction or monopoly, in fair and free competition with the nations of the world. The industries that have thus grown are hardy and strong and on a sound foundation, dissimilar altogether to the forced and ricketty products of Protection. But our main point is to 6how that the doleful accounts of our industrial progress given by the advocates of Protection are based on imaginary facts, and are decisively- refuted by the figures of the public statistics of the Colony.—-Syd-ney Telegraph. . Advertising Cheats . " It has. become s» common to beaiin an article, in an elecant interesting style. "•Th^n run it into some advertisement, that we avoid all such, " And simply call attention to the merits ; of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as possible, "To induce people "T.oeive them one trial, which s» proves their rallies that they will never use anything else." •'The Remedy so favorably noticed in all the papers, "Religious and secular, is "Having a large sale, and is supplaating nil otber medicines. "There is no denying the virtues of the Hoji plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability * * • * •' In compounding a medicine whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observation." Bid She Die? •'No! "-She lingered aud suffered along, pining away. «ill the time for years," " The doctors doing her no good," '* And at last was cured by this Hop Bitters the papers say so much about." - Indeed ! Indeed !" '• How thankfull we should 'be for that medicine." Prosecute the Swindlebs ! ! It when you call tor American Hop Bitters {see green twig of Sops on the white labrt and Dr Soule's name blown in the bottle), the vendor hands out any thing but American Hop "Bitters refuse it aud shun t)'at T vendor as you would a viper: ami if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the conviction.