Show khe ahe the tha real source of wealth A writer in the mark lane una london express maintains the position that and manufactures must over ver be secondary to the cultivation of th tha soil bolt and that the latter is the only real source of wealth in proof ot of the thoth troth of this position he compares the nature and results of 0 other ther industrial pursuits with that of 0 the cultivation of the soil soft 1 fint first as to commerce thero la Is nothing prod produced aced by its office being merely the barter of ties and anil hether whether this barter takes place plate between one country and another or between individuals of the same CID count counter rr it is 13 but an exchange of equit equivalents alfrits Ilen tience Celt lt Is to be regarded dedas as a mere nied medium luin for the tho distribution or ciran ciren lation lalion of wealth and not as in anyway contributing to its existence or production r th than n as to manufactures themo theme there thero Is no produced which did not previously exist their office being only to convert material prevIous previously fy existing into forma forms of greater ugilt or e c mining at dirst first sight tight may appear app to have a greater claim to the production of wealthy but does docs not n reality produce anything any ani thing which did not oat before exists e eary ry pound of coal irons iron silver or gold golds having existed in the bowels bowel of the carpi earth before ipg ag oaken taken irom them culture mone wone afna afra ds of matley matiey matle matie I 1 and the of this over the cast cost of constitutes the tha only ln increate increase crease create of real meph or capital but however true tilis this may be it m mut t that commer cei cej by the ex excy chinee une uno of commodities and by to the matters a mare mure use nse ful torm are greatly to the thee ag of nations and to the conveniences and comfort comfor tot tol ot their popi popl population latton |