NEW TARIFF POLICIES
CUSTOMS SYSTEMS TO FIT
TERRITORIAL EXPANSION.
Subiitantl.il UontilllH Ccrtulii to Follow
the Kinaucljiatlon of Our Itccently
Acquired Troulfttl Fonacrulon * from
Opi > resMloii niul Mlnrulo.
The work performed by the United
States Treasury officialn in preparing
a new schedule of tnrilf rates for the
Island of Cuba gave opportunity for
considering a number of questions in
volved in the tariff policies which may
be adopted In the tropical Islands ex
pected to come under the domination
of the United States as a result of the
war with Spain. Attention has already
been called to the fact that the taviff
which the officers of this- government
found In vogue in Cuba , as a holdover
from Spanish domination of the is
land , was well calculated to enrich
Spain , but to afford no protection or
benefits to the people of the Island or
to their industries. It appears that
the Spanish tariff rates were applied
with no settled policy except to get
revenues , and in doing this all inter
ests in Cuba suffered , if those interests
came into conflict with Spanish greed.
Of course the present tariff policy is
proposed solely for the purpose of
putting the island on its feet during
the military occupation by the United
States. What the Cuban goverment ,
which it Is expected the people of the
island will sooner or later adopt , will
do in the matter of tariff restrictions
upon trade is purely a matter of con
jecture. But if one may judge from
the evidence given before the treasury
offcials by interested residents of the
island , and of those who have business
interests in the industrial development
of Cuba , it may be safely put down
that the tariff will be much more pro
tective of Cuban interests than any
tariff schedule ever given to the island
"by the Spanish government.
The chief point of interest in con
nection with the new Cuban tariff is
the fact that while It was prepared by
protectionists , and underThe advice of
Cuban business men who are interested
In the development of the resources of
the island , it was found to be practica
ble to provide tariff rates on imports
to the island , discriminating in favor
of the home productions in only thrae
or four interests of importance. This
is an interesting point , as it calls forth
the- suggestion that when the United
States takes formal possession of the
other Spanish islands and applies to
them tariff schedules for the better
ment of their industries , and to furnish
revenues for the upbuilding of the is
lands , it will be found that compara
tively few interests in those islands
will require protection from outside
competition , and heuce the trade to the
islands may be open practically to the
world on the same rates cf revenue
tariff exclusively.
This is true to a great extent of
Cuba , and it is believed to be true to a
greater extent with Puerto Rico and
the Philippines. Iif Cuba there is a de
mand for protection to only such in
dustries as cordage making , tobacco
raising and manufacture , soap manu
facturing and two cr three minor in
terests. Under the Spanish tariff the
raw materials entering into the manu
facture of soap and cordage were ad
mitted at rates of duty higher than
those imposed upon the finished prod
uct. One of the Cuban manufacturers
who appeared before the United States
treasury officials to ask for a better
rate on the manufactured article and
lower rates on the materials was asked
how he managed to transact business
or exist at all under the Spanish tariff.
He admitted , after some discussion of
the subject , that the whole affair re
solved itself into "an arrangement
with the Spanish officials. " In other
words , a certain amount was paid on
the materials , which sum went to the
government , and , presumably , another
amount went into the pockets of the
Spanish officials. Eueh a system will ,
of course , be unknown under the tariff
policy to be established for the island
by the United States so long as this
government retains even military con
trol of Cuba. There was a demand for
higher rates discriminating in favor of
the tobacco planters and manufactur
ers of the island. This was alleged to
be due to the importation to Cuba of
Sumatra tobacco and cheap cigars
which are made of inferior tobacco and
sold as "genuine Cuban goods. " The
rates of the new Cuban tariff will be
arranged to afford protection on lines
of this nature.
The rates cf duty fixed on agricul
tural products , flour and implements
of agriculture will be lower under the
new duty lists , as will also be the
rates on machinery. No implements
or machinery or flour are produced in
the Island , and probably will not be
for many years to como. The rates of
duty on these articles were maintained
at high figures by the Spanish govern
ment purely for revenue purposes , and
it will be readily seen that , as there
was no competition by the producers
of the Island in goods and commodities
of these classes , the burden of exces
sive taxation fell upon the people of
Cuba. Under the new schedules the
rates on flour and machinery and im
plements will be much lower , and it is
expected that the people of Cuba will
derive rich benefits from the new con
ditions. Under the old Spanish tariff ,
which seems to have been Tnatle with
maximum rates so high on certain
lines as to prevent the.development of
the Industries of the island , it was al
most impossible to get machinery and
implements into Cubar It is related by
treasury officials that maximum rates
on engines and machinery were so
high that it was impossible under the
Spanish tariff for a Cuban who import-
cd an engine costing $5,000 to bo as
sessed an Import duty of a like amount
making the engine cost him $10,000.
Under such a system It would of
course be next to impossible for the in
dustries of the richest country I'i the
world to develop , but especially In
Cuba , where there were no mechanics
to Bet up the business of manufactur
ing engines and high-grade machinery
or implements.
It Is expected that under the new
tariff the trade between the United
States and Cuba will be augmented in
an important degree , and the trade
with other nations will bo beneficial
in aiding in the Improvement of con
ditions in the island , as soon as the
danger of recurrence of war conditions
shall1 have permanently disappeared.
HAND IN HAND.
1'rotectlon mid Sound Money Carried
the IJay In the Wont. '
In an interview printed in the
Washington Post Senator McBride cf
Oregon gave testimony as to the im
portant part played by the Issue of pro
tection in determining the splendid
results of the November elections in
the Pacific coast states. He said :
"The result In the west marks the
return of the Pacific coast states to
the Republican column. Washington
and California have only followed the
excellent example that was set by Oregon
gen last June , and I think are both
permanently with the Republican par
ty.
"The west has been sharing splend
idly in the prosperity of President Mc-
Kiuley's administration , and in the
benefits of a protective tariff. This is
one of the causes of the revolution in
-the political views of Pacific coast vet
ers. But the farmers have been re
ceiving excellent prices for their agri
cultural products. Wheat , wool , hops
and other farm products have brought
high prices , and there has been a con
stant demand. The farmers of Wash
ington , like those of Oregon , raise di
versified crops , and all these farmers
have shared in the good times. The
election has demonstrated that these
farmers have returned to the Republic
an party and that others , impregnated
with free silver ideas , are disposed to
abandon them. "
Almost solely because of the great
strength of the protective principle
among the people who jiave had the
benefit of a-practical demonstration of
its value to their personal welfare the
states of the Pacific coast have ranged
themselves in unbroken ranks on the
side of sound money. The two issues
went hand in hand to victory , but in
1S9S , "as in 1S9G , the" stronger issues
carried the weaker. If. as many pro
fess'to-believe , the death blow has
been dealt to free silver coinage , by
virtue of the enormous Republican
gains in states hitherto wedded to the
silver idea , the full credit for produc
ing that eminently desirable outcome
must be given to the protective tariff.
The doctrine of defense of domestic
labor and industry against foreign
competition has been gaining strength
enormously among the people of the
far west since the passage of the Ding :
ley law. To the effective use of this
splendid weapon in the campaign pre
ceding the November battle of the bal
lots the victory is in great measure
due.
for Permission.
Uncle Sam : "This manner ought to
fly from the masthead , and I'll put it
there the minute Congress says the
word. "
Slow and Swift.
What Senator Hanna did not say
about a revision of the Dingley tariff
is furnishing much food for. gleeful
comment by free trade writers all
over the country. The garbled and in
correct report of the senator's views ,
which was printed with so much avid
ity , was promptly repudiated a day or
two later , coupled with the expression
of the opinion that the Dingley law is
one of the most scientific and com
pletely satisfactory tariffs ever en
acted.
But we do not notice that any of the
free trade writers are showing any in
decorous haste in giving the correc
tion as wide a circulation as they gave
the original misprint. It is a peculiar
ity of free trade writers that they are
slow to perceive and still slower to
make public any fact favorable to the
American policy. They are , however ,
swift enough when it comes to the dis
tortion and perversion of facts of this
character.
as to VictoricB.
It would be interesting to hear a free
trade organ explain what has become
of the freight of disasters which were
billed to fall on our export trade un
der the Dingley tariff. All the organs
of the policy under which England is
steadily losing her manufacturing su
premacy to us are as silent about the
victories of protection as if their
mouths were closed by good , thick
American tin plate. Washington Post
WANTS ENLIGHTENMENT.
low to AtltrlfO Congress OH to Blurlno
Protective LeglMlHtlou.
A month or more ago the Philadel
phia Board of Trade passed resolutions
n effect demanding that the , govern
ment take action looking to the prbtec-
ion and revival of American shipping
h our foreign trade. The resolution
also required thai ? the organization
) lacc itself in communication with
other boards of trade throughout the
country to secure their views on the
iiibjcct. This has since been done.
The boards of trade are responding
patriotically and are disposed to co
rporate upon whatever may be agreed
the best method. . *
The Philadelphia Board of Trade is
disposed to leave to congress the decision -
cision as to what particular policy shall
be adopted whereby to revive and proj
tect our shipping. That association , it
seems , has been in communication with
nembers of congress , seeking an ex
pression of their views , and the replies -
plies received are generally vague and
guarded , seldom specific. In giving out
the result of its work and inquiries to
the press the significant announcement
s made :
"None of the organizations , however ,
throw any light upon the method by
which this object shall be accom
plished. That is the point upon which
congressmen would like to be enlight-
ined. "
That the "best method".by which to
restore American ships to the carrying
of our foreign commerce is what all
desire , no one doubts , wherefore con-
Tessional anxiety to know it is par
donable. It so happens that the Re
publican party has taken an affirmative
position in formal national convention
in behalf of a specific method. Since
the Republicans are in absolute control
of congress and any method adopted to
protect and revive American shipping
must receive their sanction , why not
the method to which they are pledged ?
The Republican platform adopted at St.
Louis in June , 1S9G , contained this
plank :
"We favor restoring the early Amer
ican policy of discriminating duties for
the upbuilding of our merchant marine
and the protection of cur shipping in
the foreign carrying trade , so that
American shjps the product of Amer
ican labor employed in American ship
yards , sailing under the stars and
stripes , and manned , officered and
owned by Americans may regain t'he
carrying of our foreign commerce. "
If a method is wanted , therefore , the
Republican party , it will be seen , is
pledged to one. The suggestiveness of
: his ought not to be lost upon the Philadelphia - j
adelphia board of trade. It need have
no qualms about indorsing it , as the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey Republican -
lican state conventions had previously
done so. In all fourteen Republican
state conventions in 1S9G , and one
Democratic state convention , formally
and specifically indorsed , in their plat
forms , the "early American policy of
discriminating duties" for the protec
tion and revival of American shipping
in the foreign trade.
The pros and cons of that policy were
publicly and fully discussed from
March to November , in 1896 , and who
ever indorsed the policy of discriminat
ing duties did so with his eyes wide
open. President McKinley , when ac
cepting the nomination of his party ,
chose to voluntarily express himself
as follows :
"The declaration of the Republican
platform in favor of the upbuilding of
our merchant marine has my hearty
approval. The policy of discriminating
duties in favor of our shipping , which
prevailed in the early years of our ,
history , should be again promptly I
adopted by congress and vigorously
supported until our prestige and su
premacy on the seas is fi'lly attained. "
Senate bill No. 1 of the first session
of the Fifty-fifth congress , introduced
by Senator Elkins of West Virginia ,
was drafted and introduced to carry
into effect the promise of the Repub
lican party with respect to the re
vival of American shipping in the for
eign trade. All of which is respectfully
referred to the Philadelphia board of
trade , with the suggestion that it re
minds congressmen seeking enlighten
ment on this point of the enumerated
facts. New York Commercial.
American Ships Wanted-
America feels the want of increased
ocean transportation facilities. With
shipping adequate to the wants of the
country , the manufacturers and pro
ducers of the United States would soon
be competing on many lines in terri
tory now occupied almost exclusively
by British and German manufacturers.
Consul Stowe reported from Cape
Town two weeks ago that on the day
he v/rcte four large steamers were un
loading American goods inthat port.
The cargoes came from New York. Mr.
Stowe says : "While American manu
facturers and producers are not get
ting their share of South African trade
I assert they have only topresent
their claims and show the quality of t
their products to obtain that share. tI
This is very encouraging. More and
better shipping facilities would cer
tainly improve these prospects. Buf
falo ( N. Y. ) News.-
\Vill Always Complain.
The gentlemen on the opposition
benches who are criticising the opera
tions of the Dingley law because , as
they claim , it does not produce enough
revenue , should not commit them
selves too far. The Republican party
has never failed to meet emergencies
along the revenue line , and the gen
tlemen on the opposition benches are
likely to be complaining next year be
cause we have a surplus that they are
not allowed to disburse. Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
FOS BOYS AND GUILS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOI7 OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
Fuels Vs. Fancy or How Tabby tVus Ie-
colvcil by ii Drc.tm Undo Davo'fi Eii-
cyclopotllu Otir YToekly Story Nuts
to Cruel : .
vs. Fancy.
j Two j kittens , curled together , lay
J I Behind , the kitchen fire ,
j The j wind blew cold , the sky was gray ,
And , since it was a dreary day ,
What more could they desire ?
When Tom awoke he rubbed his eyes
{ j And licked his furry mit ;
He'd dreamed a rat of awful size
He'd killed , but , to his great surprise ,
Pie saw no sign of it.
"Say , Puss , " said he , when she awoke ,
_ "I killed a monstrous rat ;
I shook it till its neck I broke. "
And Tommy's sister proudly spoke ,
You are a wondrous cat ! "
"But , Tom. did you devour the beast
That you so bravely slew ?
Then I do think you might at least
Have asked your sister to the feast
I'd surely think of you. "
It happened that a full-grown rat
That moment glided by ;
And oh ; so closely to the mat
Where Puss and Tommy trembling sat.
"O dear ! " cried Puss , "O my ! "
" 0 , Tom , my brother , don't you see
That dreadful , horrid rat ?
Do kill it , Tom , it frightens me ! "
"Why , Puss , do it yourself , " said he
And cowered on the mat.
The rodent quickly fled with fear
When it heard Pussy's cry-
Said Puss to artful Tom : "My dear ,
That rat was daring you , 'tis clear ;
Yet you were wondrous shy. "
Uncle I > ; ivo's Encyclopedia.
'I do wish , raid Rob to Uncle Dave ,
"that we had an encyclopedia in the
house 1 ! I so often want information
on different subjects and it is not al
ways convenient to go to the public
library. "
"Well , why don't you make one ? "
said Uncle Dave.
"Make one ! " cried P.ob ; "you are
joking , surely. "
"Not at all , " said his uncle , rising
and going toward his desk. "Have you
j |
i i never seen mine ? "
i "No , " said Rob , with eyes full of
wonder and following him across the
room.
Uncle Dave opened a drawer , and ,
taking out a goodsized book , laid it on
the desk and invited Rob to examine it.
He opened it to the front , asd found
a neat index , each letter of the alpha
bet having a full page. Some of these
were well filled with numerous sub
jects beginning with the same letter ,
while others had only a few. Under the
letter A he found the words "Ants , "
"Alphabet , " "Alligators , Apples , "
etc. ; under B , "Beetles , " "Buoys , "
"Bees , " "Banjo , " "Bears , " etc. He
turned to the page devoted to ants , and
found scraps pasted in on the follow
ing subjects : "The Strength of an
Ant , " "An Ant Fifteen Years Old , "
"Work of White Ants , " "Did the Ant
Talk ? "
Intensely interested he turned to the
letter S , and found the following sub
jects treated : "Ships , " "Stags , " "Swal
low , " "Seals , " "Spinning-wheels , "
"Spiders , " "Sponges , " etc. He turned
to the page which referred to snails
and became interested in knowing that
snails possess quite an affection for
each other , and that large farms in
Switzerland are devoted to the raising
of these small beings. He laughed out
right when he read that , if a snail ! est
his head , and was put in a cool place ,
a new ons would vei'y soon be grown.
"Why , Uncle Dave , I think this is
just splendid ! Do you think I could
ever make one like it ? "
"There is no reason why you should
not , my boy. All you need do is to
scan carefully every paper that passes
through your hands. Much valuable
information on every subject is too
often consigned to the waste-basket , or
used to kindle the kitchen fire. I carry
a small pair of scissors in my pocket ,
and whenever I come across an item
suitable for my book , I clip it out im
mediately ; for , if a paper is once laid
aside , you may never think of it
again. "
"Then that is the reason , " said
Ralph , with a sly look at his uncle ,
"why you are always so generous with
your papers , and willing to let every
one else have the first reading of
them. "
"Certainly , " said Uncle Dave , "for
I know that an item clipped from a
paper is much more interesting than
all that remains to some people , at
least. "
"Well , " said Rob , closing the book ,
and rising , "as it is a rainy day , and
we cannot have our match ball game ,
I will go and look over the weekly
accumulation of papers and make a
beginning at once. Why , Uncle Dave ,
every item you paste in your book
makes it of more value. We have to
write a short paper on a different sub
ject every week at school , and often
we are allowed to choose our own sub
ject , and I never knew where to gofer
for 'interesting information. "
"Meantime , " said Uncle Dave , "while
your book is still in embryo , you may
have free access to mine. "
"Oh , thank you , Uncle Dave ! I shall
look forward to my weekly paper now
with pleasure instead of dread , " said
Rob , as he left the room with a happy
look in his eyes.
"Nothing 1'fcc ' civlre a boy
thing to do and something to think
about , " said Uncle Dave , as he laid
his precious book away in the drawer ,
'particularly when It is in kecpinja
with his studies. " .
Nuts to Crock.
"I've had a great lesson today , chil
dren , " chattered Mrs. Squirrel , as she
emptied her mouth of a load of nuts
.
in one corner of the storeroom of her
snug little house In the hollow beech
tree.
"I would have beci ; home earlier , but
it seems as though I have been de
tained everywhere I stopped. In the
first place I had to spend nearly half
an hour perched upon the branch of a
chestnut tree while Jay and Ralph
were picking up nuts , and do you know
those small boys left the tree with only
a few in their pockets for no other
reason in the world only that the
burrs were so prickly it hurt their
fingers to get the nuts out. And when
I stopped for a few minutes to gather
a hickory nut or two the same boys
were under the hickory tree.
" 'Oh , let's not stay herer' I heard
Ralph say as I dodged into a hollow
log.
" 'No , ' answered Jay , 'it don't pay
to pick up hickory nuts. You have to
do so much pounding to get out the
meats. What to you say to trying some
beechnuts ? '
"And do you know , I found those
same boys in the woods complaining
about beechnuts because they were so
small. Now let me tell you the les
son those boys taught me :
"Not to pass by the good things of
life for lack of patience to remove the
prickly burrs in order to get at them ;
not to miss many beautiful experiences
on account of the dread of the hard
knocks wliich are necessary to bring
them out ; not to pass by unheeded the
little courtesies and kindnesses shown
us by our friends because they seem
small. "
A IS.icItyard Zoo.
Build all the cages as roomy as your
available space and material will allow.
and study to make their interiors as
like the natural haunts of the impris
oned animals as Is practicable. Avoid
all attempts at ornamenting the cages ,
for no cage looks better and more ar
tistic than the strictly practical one
built solely with a view to usefulness.
Clean sand will be found very use
ful for spreading over the floors of the
wooden-bottomed cages , and a large
box of it kept in a dry place will add
greatly to your ability to keep things
tidy.
tidy.Be
Be particular about the nesting of
your mice and squirrels ; frequently re
move the old nests and burn them , at
the same time supply the little crea-
tures with a fresh lot of clean cotton ,
wool , fine grass , or even paper , and
they will soon arrange a new bed for
themselves out of the fresh material.
You will soon discover that all beasts
prefer to keep clean , and have methods
of their own by which they endeavor
to keep themselves neat and present
able without the use of soap as a rule.
Any disagreeable odor proceeding from
their cages simply means neglect on
the part of the keeper of the zoo.
The care and domestication of wild
creatures will not only entertain , but
will educate the lad who attempts it ;
he will be the better morally and phys
ically , and make a better brother ,
scholar and sou. It teaches him kind
ness and sympathy , and gives him a
healthy mind. Harper's Round Table.
Saw No Difference. j
Karl's mother , who was the wife of
a minister , always prepared the com
munion bread used at her husband's
church. One Sunday morning Karl
reached the church with his father
some little time before the service
hour. Under a spotless white mantle
were the communion cups of silver , the
silver wine flagon and two silver plates
piled high with mother's white bread.
Karl sidled up to the mysterious-look
ing mantle , lifted a corner of it and
peeked under. At sight of the well-
known bread an instant and inexor
able hunger took popsession of him and
he grasped several of the white cubes
and began munching them. As is aV
ways the case , papa happened to be
looking , and he said , sternly : "My
son , put that back ; you should keep
hands off. " Little Karl's scared face
began to draw up into a knot , and he
whimpered : "Can't I eat my own
inamrna's bread ? "
A 1'ocket KIcctrical 1'laut.
Of late years pocket contrivu2.r ;
have been growing steadily popular.
This fondness for pocket-sized articles
of every sort has reached such a state
that there are "pocket" typewriters ,
pocket dressing cases , pocket encyclo
pedias and what not , and now some
one has invented a remarkable pocket
electric lamp. It is cylindrical in
form , is about nine inches long and one
inch in diameter. The lamp contains
no wires , but it has three batteries ,
each having a capacity of three volts.
At the end of the telescope-like tube
which makes the exterior of the lamp
is a magnifying lens for the purpose df
distributing light. The batteries to
gether have a life of about 7,000 lights
and can be renewed at pleasure. The
lamp is designed for use among chem
icals , where careless use of matches or
ordinary lamps might result in ex
plosions.
"Come , come ! Time Is money , " said
the grasping old man to the office boy
who was dawdling over his work.
"Aw , wet you givin' us ? " the future
head of the firm responded. "If time
was money , dem Spaniards would be
de richest folks on earth. Dey have
time to lose. " Cleveland Lender.
Prof. Gassl's discovery that the Ro
man malaria is spread by a particular
species of gnats has been verified in
a curious manner at the Santo Splrlto
hospital In Rome. All attempto
lc
communicate the disease to animals
had failed when a patient in the hos
pital volunteered to have the experi
ment tried on himself. He was exposed -
posed to tha gnats , developed tthe
ferer , his blood showing , malaria
bacilli , and was 'then treated with
quinine. The doctors think that they
are now In a way to discover a serum
that will render people immune to the
malaria.
BToro Equipment for IIiUHtiioro & Ohio.
The Improvements that have been
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road during the past two years have
rendered It possible to operate cars ol
a heavier capacity than have been In
use in the past and the receivers have
just ordered from the Schoen Pressed"
Steel Company of Pittsburg 1,000 steel
coal cars of a capacity of 100.000
pounds each. These cars will be used
for the seaboard trade and are ex
pected to be in service during the early
part of 1891) ) . In addition to these cars
the receivers have also ordered from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works 50
moro of the consolidated locomotive.
with 22x28 inch cylinders.
A hypocrite makes more trouble in
the world than a fool. Atehison
Globe.
Trotv'B Tli IB I
"Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward forany
ease of Catarrh tliat cannot bo cured by Hull's
Catarrh Cure :
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo. O.
"We , tlio ucdcrsisue'l , have kio\rn P. J.
Cheney fop the last 15 years and uelicvo hia
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
end financially r.ble to carry out any obliga
tions ir.ado by their Him.
Vvcst& Truax. Wholesale Dnipfjlsts. Toledo ,
O. ; Waltllne. Kiunaa & Marvin. WUolesalo
Druggists. Toledo , Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is tal : < ? a Internally , act
ing directly upon the blood and raucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials st-nt free. 1'rico
Tco per bottle. Sold by all dr
Hall's Family Til1"2 the
Why does inconstant man accuse
woman of inconstancy ?
the 1'jtteut
The commissioners appointed to re
vise the laws relating to patents , trade
marks and commercial names had a
final meeting November 22.
Prominent members of the Patent
Lav/ association ( among them ex-Com
missioner Doolittle and ex-Chief Cleric
Rogers ) expressed themselves in favor
of abolishing the Caveat system. We
have advised our clients for 20 years
to file incomplete applications in lieu
of Caveats , and were the pioneers of
such practice , and upon appeal won a
decision in favor of the practice.
In the list of United States Patents
issued this week are the following for
which we prenared ths applications :
To S. H. Plumbers of Leland , Iowa , for
an adjustable wagon and hay rack. To
W. Z. Marsh of Brooks , Iowa , for vehi
cle axle , lubricator and sand band
combined To B. C. Armstrong of Bur
lington for the simplest and nio = t
practical wagon tongue support known
to us. To J. F. Hand of Des Moinea
j
for an apparatus for purifying water.
Consultation and advice free to invent
ors.
THOMAS G. ORWIG CO. ,
Solicitors of Fa
Des Moines , Dec. 17. 1808.
rush cut of single bliss into
double blisters.
MANITOBA'S CAPACITY.
Enough Wheat to Supply Britain All
S-Io IJequires from Abroad.
Toronto , Nov. 10. The "World"
comments on the report of the United
Empire trade league on the capacity
of Canada as a granary for Britain.
The report refers to Manitoba as fol
lows : Manitoba has an area of forty-
seven millions acres. Deducting ten
million for lakes , rivers , town sites and
waste land. 37,000,000 acooo are left for
farm cultivation , or homes for 116,000
families on 320 acres each , and as up
to now there are only 27,000 farmers
there altogether , that leaves room in
one province for 89,008 more wheat
grov.-ers. Supposing , then , we got
tLeni tiie'-e and each one of them out
cf his 320 acres grew on an average
100 acres at 29 bushels to the acre ; if
you figure it up you will find it is quito
possible for Manitoba alone to supply
us with all the wheat we require from
abroad. It is only a question of money
and comparatively speaking not money
either. The cost of one first-class bat
tleship ( about 750,000) ) would put 5,000
families onto farms in the Northwest ,
allowing 150 to each to find them in
implements , seeds , horses , etc. , and
would keep them until their first crop
was harvested. Five thousand farm
ers , averaging 100 acres of wheat each
at 20 bushels to the acre , means an ex
tra 10.000,000 bushels , for if that
scheme is not liked Britain would put
a duty on foreign wheat. In addition
to the wheat lands of Manitoba there
are the millions of acres In Assiniboia ,
Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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"Nothing but wheat ; what you might
call a sea of wheat , " is what was said
by a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes ,
railway fares , etc. , apply to Su
perintendent of Immigration , Depart
ment Interior. Ottawa. Canada , or to
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Building , Omaha , Neb.
