)2 ) 'Cbe Conservative ,
Ward's Horn of Plenty
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work of five. THE HORN OF PLENTY IS
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The House thmt tells the truth.
special private interests have manufac
tures been retarded , while , as a rule ,
such specially protected arts have led a
fitful and feverish existence , subject to
constant fluctuation and frequent fail
ure. In wool and woolen industry , ad
verse conditions still exist. It is impos
sible to establish and maintain woolen
and worsted manufactures without the
untaxed import of * the wools of the
world. The more foreign wool we have
the more domestic wool wo may use.
It is a matter of climate , soil , and con
ditions. "Wo may ultimately become
exporters of wool of many kinds when
the protection of intelligence is extend
ed throughout our laud , and the evil in
fluence of indirect efforts to grant boun
ties is removed.
In proof of the truth of the general
principle that high relative wages are
the consequent or correlative to the low
labor cost of production , and not the an
tecedent , it is only necessary to cite the
facts in regard to our present exports.
We are now exporting crude , partly
manufactured , and finished goods of
every typo to every part of the world ,
except those products which are burden
ed with heavy taxes on necessary ma
terials of foreign origin. We are ex
porting cotton and cotton fabrics , corn ,
cordage , wheat and flour , provisions ,
machinery and metallic products of
every kind , clocks , watches , and mis
cellaneous articles. If the rate of
i | wages governed the cost of labor in the
product , not one dollar's worth of any
of these goods could leave our shores.
The earnings of the Fellaheen of Egypt
and the Ryots of India are not one-
fourth , the earnings of the laborers in
cotton fields one-tenth including
our , hardly - ,
cluding Russia , those of the laborers in
rt. "
our wheat fiVlds ; yet our cotton and our
wheat constitute the chief supply of the
world. The cotton of Egypt , limited in
quantity by the area of available laud ,
fills a temporary place in competi
tion with ours because it is ginned ,
prepared , baled and sent to market in a
condition that puts our former methods
to shame. When our southern cotton
growers give equal attention to quality
and preparation as they have given to
quantity , we shall cease to depend upon
Egypt even for the cotton needed in our
finest work. When the cur dog is sup
pressed and the attention of intelligent
men is given to sheep "breeding on the
cotton-fields of the Piedmont district ,
wool will be protected. We will the'n
compete on more than even terms with
the semi-barbarous methods of the
ranches of Australia and the pampas of
South America.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
The following letter is self-explana
tory , and The Conservative gladly
gives to its readers a few extracts
from the old Mormon book which Mr.
Harder's generosity has placed in our
hands :
St. George , Utah , Feb. 23 , 1902.
The Conservative , Nebraska City , Neb.
Dear Sir : In tearing down a portion
tion of an old adobe house built by
one of the earliest Mormon emi
grants , I found a portion of a book
which includes some' experience of
traveling in Nebraska in 1852. The
sketch of the river at Omaha , Council
Bluffs , the account of Winter Quarters
( Florence ) and description of the road
through , now to mo familiar portions
of Nebraska , I found quite interest-
ing.From
From this same source I am much
surprised to learn that in 1853 the
Mormons had in Salt Lake , a beet
sugar factory that gave a daily out
put of- two and one-half tons of
sugar.
I enclose the pages regarding' Ne
braska. Respectfully , ' -
H. H. HARDER. -3 '
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Some Extracts.
"Tho company being ready , wo
drove down to Ferryville , or Council
Bluffs ferry , 12 miles distant from and
immediately opposite Winter Quar
ters , at which point wo crossed the
Missouri river. The ferry boats are
flat-bottomed and large enough to car
ry 2 wagons. The starting point is
usually chosen at a considerable dis
tance up the stream so that the cur
rent may assist in convoying the boats
to the opposite side of the river. The
camping place on the west side of
the riyer was about a mile from the
lauding , in the vicinity oftwo *
springs and near the site of Winter
Quarters. I paid a visit to the old
place and found that some person had
set fire to the last house that remained
of the once flourishing settlement.
From an elevation near by I made a
sketch of Council Bluffs and the
Missouri river. ' '
"It was decided by Elders Miller
and Cooley that we would start on the
9th of Juno. Operations wore com
menced by yoking the refractory cat
tle , and initiating the green-horns
into the art and mystery of teaming.
Elder Miller was hero and there and
everywhere giving untrained teams
and teamsters many practical illus
trations of the art. 'Geoing' 'and
'hawing' was most forcefully taught
and of course learned , in.proportion
