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TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1003.
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By Royal command y on arc expected to
be present at the Grand Ball,
Friday night, October the second.
Prosperity of
IN order to obtain disinterested, and at the same time safe and of commercial and industrial affairs of the country, and show
reliable opinions as to the prosperity of the middle west, and what high standing is given to the territory that is tributary to
especially Nebraska, The Bee addressed the query to a num- Omaha in a business way. Here are some of the answers to the
ber of railroad men and financiers.
indicate the view taken by the men who
President of the Chase National Hank of Now
York City. I
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. To the Editor of
The Bee: Complying with your request. It Is
very evident that the producer! of the country
are enjoying a maximum degree of prosperity,
especially those who produce from the soil.
The middle weBt is the great granary df the
nation and it naturally follows that it shares
to a greater extent' in this prosperity than any
other section. There is little or no difficulty
in men flndfng employment, if they so desire.
" The harvest field during the' season affords
'' work for all. It is only the manufacturing
1 centers and transportation centers that seem
to have a surplus of labor and a large number
of people In enforced idleness.
What I have said with reference to the
middle west would seem to apply with especial
force to Nebraska, with a wheat crop already
harvested estimated at from 45,000,000 to
60,000,000 bushels, and a corn crop, practi
cally, assured, of from 190.000,000 to 200,
000,000 bushels, and commanding the
phenominal price of 75 cents per bushel and
upward. Nebraska, essentially a rural state,
must be, if not rolling in wealth, at least en
joying that comfortable and happy degree of
i independence that gives to life its greatest
i charm and pleasure. JVery truly yours, .
.! A. BARTON HEPBURN.
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Cashier Merchants' National Bank of Balti
more. 1
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22. To the Editor of
, The Bee: Speaking in a large way your
state, I imagine, clears most of its business
through the city of Chicago, while the east
has evidence of the development of business in
your state ia its handling of the very heavy
drafts made against both agricultural and
packers' shipments, as also in the purchase of
paper representing a rather generous credit
1 extended, particularly to the packing Interests,
and direct connections between Nebraska and
the seaboard states are not, I imagine, very
extensive. It is possibly unfortunate that this
should be true, as with a better understand
ing and a freer Interchange of thought it is
quite possible that less would be heard of the
guaranty of bank deposits, and other "quack"
remedies sought to be administered by those
who apparently have no scientific knowledge
of the disease they would treat. Very truly
yours, WILLIAM INGLE.
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President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Na
' MonaJ Bank of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 22.To the Edi
tor 'of The Bee: It seems to me the middle
west is in a very strong position for continued
growth in population and wealth. The farms
of the west do more for the prosperity and
success of the country than does the aggre
gate of all our other interests. Nebraska is
a growing state, already having a large popu
lation. Its state banks nearly double those
of Pennsylvania. Its bankers, some of whom
I have had the pleasure of meeting, are men
of wide experience and sound financial opin
ions. .Very truly yours, H. W. LEWIS.
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'Preld nt of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Uitllway.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22. To the Editor of
The Bee: .It is perfectly safe to say that
buslnebs conditions in the west and southwest
are better than those in the territory further
east. In this part of the country we are not
so dependent upon the manufacturing Inter
est; but the manufacturers cannot hope to get
- - Into full blast again until the railroads are
able to order liberally the things for which
they are in good times the largest customers.
When we order rails we set everything in mo
tion back to the ore mines; when we order
cars, not only the or and coal mines are busy,
but also the sawmills. Not less than 35 per
cent of the total freight tonnage of the United
States Is created by. orders placed by the rail
way companies, and the largest question the
country now has to face la, shall these inter
ests which produce such a large percentage
of the business of the country be allowed to
languUh, or shall they be permitted to earn
enough money to get under headway again?
the Growing:
The replies generally note of inquiry sent
are near or at the head
Good crops alone, and large , prices for
farm commodities, will not make what we or
dinarily call good times in this country; never
theless the volume of general business is in
creasing. It the net earnings of the railroad
companies bore the same relation to the busi
ness done as they did a few years ago I would
feel more hopeful of the future. A large rail
road business, transacted at less than a
reasonable profit, Is not all that we need.
Yours very truly, B. L. WINCHELL.
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Vice President and General Manager of tho
Union Pacific Ball way.
OMAHA, Sept. 22. To the Editor of The
Bee: In response to your request to give you
an opinion of the Industrial and commercial
conditions in the central west, particularly
with reference to Nebraska:
The industrial conditions of the central
west,' referring particularly to the territory
through which the Union Pacific railroad op
eates its lines, with the present outlook for
crops and the satisfactory flow of Immigration,
presents a most satisfactory and inviting fu
ture, and is particularly beneficial at this par
ticular time in view of the discouraging out
look which only recently preceded. With the
rational consideration of matters affecting the
public or general interest and individual and
intelligent application in whatever business
engaged, the preponderating influence in so
cial and commercial and agricultural features
will steadily develop to an extent that will
make these states not only Influential in their
own Immediate territory, but constantly grow
' ing more influential, industrially and commer
cially in national Influence and on national
questions. No one interest can' selfishly
promote its own benefits without detriment to
others; co-operative work will produce the
most advancing conditions for all and the suc
cessful foundation of a commercial form of
government . Is to have all to be willing to
carry out their share of an equitable distribu
tion of the so-called burdens and in the same
proportion participate in the prosperity.
What the state needs is further develop
ment and millions can yet be expended which
will produce many more millions in return.
The confidence of Investors is always attracted
in directions where commercial sanity exists
and with this condition thoroughly developed
all residents can gradually establish home
comforts. Independence and good citizenship.
Yours very truly, A. L. MOHLER.
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General Manager Northwestern Railway Lines
in the West.
OMAHA. Sept. 22. To the Editor of The
Bee: The industrial and commercial condi
tions of the central west will continue to forge
ahead and nothing can prevent it.
The state of Nebraska already has its rep
utation fixed as an agricultural and grazing
state. Advanced methods in the tilling of the
soil and improvement in the breeding ' and
raising of cattle, sheep and hogs will doubt-'
less continue and Increase the reputation of
the state as a field for the pursuits of agricul
ture and stock raising. A trained intellect
tends for better results from farming and
stock raising as well as in other vocations.
' Nebraska Is awake to the needs of advanced
and technical training for the highest success
in these pursuits. Its chief educational In
stitution is supplying this need, which means
an easy and gradual Increase in the spread
and growth of these activities.
The average citizen of the central west,
not living or traveling within the bounds of
Wyoming, has no idea of the possibilities of
that state. Such person is probably equally
uninformed of the active effort being put forth
to develop natural resources. National and
state governments and private enterprises are
united in the endeavor to conserve the waters
of the state. The Boysen dam and Morton
irrigation projects in Fremont county and the
LaPrele project in Converso county are grad
ually changing the deserts to food-producing
regions. This Is but a prelude to the great
Industrial campaign which within the next
decade will be approaching the full flush and
pride of Its strength. The natural resources
of that state are so varied and abundant as to
almost baffle prophesy as to which shall con
tribute most to the prosperity certain to
Middle West
put by The Bee:
abound. At the present time the prospects
for copper output from the Copper mountain
district appear liable to equal, if not go be
yond, anything heretofore resulting from cop
per mining in the United States. The Wil-liams-Luman
copper mine, located in this dis
trict. Is beyond a prospect It Is an actual
producing mine, with unlimited supply of ore,
having a copper 'value of from $40 to $S0, of
from $5 to $10 In gold and $1 to $5 in silver
per ton.. Near by is the Boysen dam approach
ing completion. From waters Impounded by
it will come the power for operation of copper
and other mining prospects that have been
located in this district, and for the moving of
the machinery of manufacturing enterprises,
as well as afford water for irrigation.
In the South Pass or Atlantic City district,
about twenty-five miles south of Lander, there
are several mines and mining prospects of
more or less promise, and the mineralized
district' seems to be pregnant with all kinds
of precious mineral.
Coal is found in abundance throughout
Wyoming and Is being actively mined at vari
ous points on the Chicago & Northwestern -railway.
There is no need of mentioning the great
stock ranges from which thousands of car
loads of sheep and cattle are, shipped annually,
moving principally to the markets at Omaha,
Sioux City and Chicago.
The Belle Fourche irrigation project, near
Belle Fourche, S. D., is being constructed by
the government, and when completed will ir
rigate and put under cultivation 100,000 acres
of excellent land located on both sides of the
Belle Fourche river in Butte and Mead coun
ties, South Dakota.
The crops that can be profitably grown are
all kinds of grains, potatoes, sugar beets, al
falfa, hardy fruits and garden truck. Wheat
grass, or the native hay, also produces an
abundant crop when watered and sella for a
high price.
The lands partly belong to the public do
main and party are deeded lands. The public
lands can be. secured as homesteads by the
settlers. The. average Irrigable area on these
homesteads is eighty acres. The land; when
in cultivation, will be worth from $75 to $100
per' acre and the crops produced will bo doubt
pay a good interest on this amount. An ex
cellent chance for a man to secure a home and
pay for the same from his crops.
The Black Hills region from its mlfies con
tinues to put forth wealth seemingly unex
haustlble. The development In the state mentioned
reflects future Increase of population and the
establishment of Industrial communities, cities
and villages. All these must In the end rc;y
upon food-producing soil. Nebraska should
appreciate Its advantage. Any existing
metropolitan city of the middle west, if It con
tinues to grow in population and prosperity,
must keep In touch with things that are doing
in the regions named.. F. A. WALTERS.
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President of the Chicago Great Western Bail
way. .
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 22. ToHhe" Editor
of The Bee: You ask me for my personal
opinion of industrial and commercial condi
tions in the central west, with especial refer
ence to Nebraska.
There can be no doubt but, compared with
two years ago, industrial and commercial con
ditions in the central west are, to use the word
mo3t commonly used, "depressed."
The human mind In the Individual and in
the aggregate seems to be possessed at certain
'periods with a spirit of optimism, followed by
a spirit of pessimism, to be followed again by a
spirit of optimism, and so on in eternal round.
From about 1895 to 1307 the spirit of opti
mism was abroad in the land; since then the
spirit of pessimism has been in possession,
which In a short time will be followed by an
other period of optimism.
Why the human mind should be thus af
fected la beyond my power to tell. I simply
note the fact; let wiser men tell the reasons.
If all the people would
Just walk around the square,
Fill their lungs with God's fresh air
And come back again and hope,
The. "depression" would be gone.
A. B. STICKNEY.
2016 Farnam Street
Cit' 'tdlaiii uidr
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