, 1879-07-19

and throughout The entire country. and far bc-
Jond the confines OF our own country:
Forty years ago corn-thc principal etresl Of
The lsstspo valsy0waso y. os n9t kn9Tn s.,a e. n
ycars AGO It amounted to very littlo indeed. To
br exact untl fx The point Of beginning, wo will :
flnsi II Z, 10 In the memorable voyaKo Ok tro
United States war vessels hcarInE q gsft " tho
peoo!e of Frclnnu In tho time OF the iaanihc.
Now, II Is Immense. and thu Total food ex-
rnrtntton is unparalleled on earth. although IN
1hon'sonsa "Seaaons" tl'e poet reierS u t!se
unssa Kngon vop q ors9t Hrtan ,a,,,, ~ III III
enough. But in reality Tho physical geography,
topography, AM! agriculture Of the world shows
no suci reserved forrestos constant surplus oi
Ircatstu!1s a.nl food 70 auppy tl,oso ps1ts Of
pttcs IS our OWN cuuniry. and especially tho
htEssIssippi Valley, using fhat term In It's broad
est rcn.c.-and Chicago illustrates It. -.
prohal,'e TINT v,.st quantiiioa Of food viii soon
20 from this great valley to the PAe,6c, and
even to Asia, vet auch result y tnr moro
probable and natural with the canal than t,s
xii countries arc liable 10 occasional periods
OF scarcity, and 10 sncet thcsn hos
ever been onc Of the prime offices ot
commerce. When we cross ne -, Atinnse ws
Africa nenrest t.s to trndc with. Bit around tlc
Facility we have tic west coast Of all North,
South, and Central America; Asia; AustfaliA,
Afl ltiE Fdlek JnQtu
evcrx variety Ut product for sae, utll needing
| In tie ncur future Quantities .Df commodities
| from US tl,at will, 10 1outt, with the Atlantic
trade, eornr up To tho highest limit nt surplus
production here TINT cat ho reached, VITA all
tic appliances Ut art u,us skill that can be utll.
led III ni cur Industries mud frOnl all 0ur lands.
| The Cutnlnantl OF tlle bullion market having
been given to EugIans {bs subscribing TO her On
the rllycr question: tllat ot tho protiucc mar
kcts has IN Ereat degree gone With It. amt 50
! ai prices of all property anil all labor era.
| affected.
IIrnve VIC Aud tha. IN nit tho Unttal 9tatot ,
real estate Is Utmost nnsalablr, and III malr VI
| tile hest counties IN Illinois scver.ctQhths It
the farms are heavily lnussga1cd, and Rreut
majority OF the pconic of all c'asaca IN ti..s
Gnlt,rl Statcs asc very poor and IN dob:, all
property low, aud uloomy outlook In n.nst
| businesses. Tile need OF q nnw impetus AHd 4
tro.pIer area for oil our commerce anil tndus-
tries, aud better arccss 70 tue tnarktts OF tho
world IL rtcnt indeed. And there ia not the
lens, oucaairn for any local. eccs!onn!, or unto'i-
a etltct II ln,crcsts or strife u CLASSES, unlrss
II be between the elective nld hereditary prin-
cfp1es In tnver1,tnsn., whose cowardlt ami tnur-
tIerous es,:.tcs t EUROPE lor q ccntary lus mutlo
| tie world miserable !auil even tlits VII! coil-
| BtantIy lessen with useful wurks uiat VII! give
pttcr Utilization of al! Fcsourccs of all Iands,
nis less pt,vesty nt,t! debt.
| Every Eoul eti1, tl tbs atltl to the world, Will
be psoll.ulrd by lhr j)Arien Cannl. Why, tlicr,
should i.ut all Americans 40 their utmost TO
help IT, ratt'rr lhun e!ur1fahly hinder It at tic
| sJtHE5t Gl IGuGil3lnl FUR HottHtH C1ll W MoEb
Froyute;1ftal tllar the relief IL. oifrrs and thu
ileIs 1t Opeus to our country for w1do auu
Era.nl eareer aud which will begin to be rraltzvl
~ suon ID tile wurk IL finished, aud iu sonIu de-
| t.grc rs SOM ns II iB bcg1,u.'
| Aud, Judging by the Suez Caunl. its coustrue.
tinn will very soun he brguu, and soon II viii
b. lluisfled and upencd 10 1y world And from
tlltsu Statcs the articles OF gsrotest tonnoEo
that viii puss through It Will proIabiy b. foosl,
Iron, machinery, ,lsu coni. And from Braxit
tlniit!css the greatest fru:rhtaEo In tons weghs
to Liz Pueitc, probably, will br In woods iron,
its immense aud hero:oi0rt unused iorcsts.
Ynst indeed tn eyrry Euod sense, should Gc TIC
forward lnoycilltnt Of tile world. llhl haarr ior
our lANd II escaping tic dangers about her, stc
t1ln III c.rry high and rig!,t srnse improye thu
tlr1. n,Iu fulfill hcr highest dulles tn HIT own
children and to the world, III luyr, iaitlt, and
| hup:. W. 1. >.