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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-06
TIE P0RTY.SlZYY CONGRESS.
Logan Continues His Speech on
81 10 Fitz John Porter
Report.
The I ,rvpossd Statue Of Washington
ia Wall street. m. "a New
Sugar Tariff bill Intro
ducsd In the
House.

WASHINGTON, March s,--Senate. = The Vice
sfsesldsnt laid before the SENATE a eommuniea.
t1len from the Secretary of the Navy transmit.
hSlug, In response TO the Senate resolution. In
ssfagmAtion ~ to tho present condition of affairs
~ Alaska. also y communication from the
NDsorstary Of the Treasury. transmitting infor-
imAtlon ID to the amounts paid for star postal
service. ete.
Mr. .Maxsy, from the Committae on poetoflleau
nnd Poetrpads. reported. With au,enatnen,s. Y
Senate bill to designate, elAeHity and lA the
ssslss. ef Pstss,as II the railway mail service
I'M s fssas. rss s IN s ss'sSss s r1rss
sacvestnuaent gor the Territory u Alaska. Placed
stVA RxcGapse and .itty LEADING nfma 81 Mem-
sDhte, pFRytn. that the mall service may not be
fedaaed, but maintained by PROPER appropria-
sssseY,y eSsese t', ,hs gassase, ,s q 'hs
cr AZ ;s a re st q NJ
The bill waa. However, passed BY vote u Y
M, Lcsea. eont,nuad h,s argument against
the massage of tho Fits John Porter bill III
pylMted out on the maps the relative 4oattlehr
% the yarieas forces on The field. and sald !,
Y sIflks jaskses's \, n I rIsht Rs,ore E9pss,tasi y ~
ssssss srssss s oSs ssGsa y ssss
you'll beve been crushed. Mr., Logan preisef
F0pe's plan In this ias,ance and eulouissd Popt
m opa. .Ut thu ableAt officers IA tho army. lhs
QohfederHte WenafHls' feugrta show that the
Into throwlnx their ioreep 70 the leit u Jack.
kuns somlnapd. thua leaving Jackson open "
portera attack, and 1t wae a1ly portera refuaa
10 ohas Pope that cauHad the strategy To fall,
TO pass thta bill would he to condohe great
crime, establish \ dangerous precedent, and
bNrpetrAte An injuatiee TO the officers whost
promotion ln the army would be delayed u,
HQrfet'b kelnaeatement.
The ksAAte adjourned unit to- morrow,
MoNse@la the. HsnHe. ths morplnE Mr
Which was referred. SWING ,he New York Cham
heruf Commerce nermasion TO erect suitable
Wre!lon c washiasioa ~. iIrst President d
the United States. In front Of tho Hub.treasury,
II New. York scity..
81 Ways and Means. ei inverted % bill am"nalns
yne stHtgtee " regard to tmmrdfao trRnspor'H
Won OF dutlahle articles. Ordered prtated and
M. UAsilisle Introduced bin ilxias the duties
!. &o a Dutch standard 10 color. ., ,4o,ioo eani,
fNt pound above No. - and not aeove NJ. 10
1Atd0 cents ber mound; all over No. ID. centa
Yer re0pd provided, thet nothing herein ,,nIn I
convention between Tho United States and til,
klp9 u the Hawaiian lrlanda. Referred.
Nh. AaEieton complained that Mr., Warner, b
Ohio. had used the worda "hoepital pimns
yeeterday Ia referring % tho pensioners cf th'
government. and then had them g stricken out out, 9
4iecMaSton snsned. which was interrupted b.
the nrcsfer. who thought the members wer'
Il Adjourned until Monday.
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MEXICO.

CITY or MEXICO. March Son the first instant
grand banquet was given BY President Diaz
In honor Of Gen. Grant, which was attended by
the diplomatic CORPS and q large number Of
distinguished men OF Mexico
On the second instant Minister Foster pre-
sented to President Diaz hts letters Of recall.
At night the American colony gave a brilliant
ball to Mr.. aud Mrs. Foster. which was attended
by the diplomatic corps. and most Of the lead
q testimonial signed by all prominent Ameri- :
can residents OF the capital was presented to
Mr.. Foster and with 1t a memorial. q fac sin.iie
can silver A beautiful album was also pre-
sented TO Mrs. Foster.
Intelligence OF the reconsideration OF the OBJ
aoxious order to raid Mexican territory has
been received here. end has caused universal
good feeling.
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WASHIN GTON.
Arguments in Favor Of a Steamship Line
Between New Orleans and Brazil.

WARRINGTON, March -MeesrH. Hawley and
Hale, OF Now Orleans. continued their srEu
mentA before tho House COMMITTEES on Pos.
otiicea and Pestrond. yesterday Ia favor, OF
Orleans and Central and South American ports
THE NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
81 The House Committee on Pacific Railroad,
took up this morning Representative Ellia't
bill t. amend the net incorporating Tho Texat
tSs Nsw Orleans raes kairsaa 81 Company VnM sp2 s2e
sFlxhts aqd franchtaes originally granted to the
/ New Orleans, baton. Rouge aud, vioksburR
nallroad AZ Company; unnn motion. further con.
weeks. to afford opportunity to J. J. Flannagan
president q the latter road. 10 he heard IN op'
position Co the bill.
THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
Tho COMMITTEES on Claims reported to the
Miteheil's claim for las bales Of cotton. which
we're sold In 1864. under an net providing foi
the sale OF condemned and abandoned prop.
6rty. and the proceeds OF which, Sl2s. .6oa. were
severed Into the treasury.
THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE uTEs.
SECRETARY Sehurz says he is In hopes of con.
cludinE negotiations with the Ute Indians TO-
morrow. As soon as the matter IL settled
and the signatures Of the Indians obtained. the
text of the axreement will he made public. II
has not vet been determined what will be done
with the two utes now here. who are supposed
tc have been Immediately concerned with the
Neeker massacre.
A THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. s..
Senator Butler, frnm the Committee on Ter.
rltories. reported bills to-day to organize Ter.
government therefor.
ADMITTED 10 PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT.
Bethel Coopwnod, az Austin. and John D.
Templeton. Of Fort Worth, Texas, were nd.
mitsed to practice before the supreme Court to-
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LEGISLATURE or LOUISIANA,
TssH SENATE

FHtpAy. MRroh d. 1850.
The Senate WAS called 10 order punetually at
noon. Lieut.. Gov. MoEnery presiding and
quorum present.
COMMITTEES nsroaTs.
ty senator Watk ins. from the judiciary Com
mittee- Favorably on Senate bill No. sS. rels-
tive to the causes OF reeusation: unfayorAbly
on Henate bin No. N. 10 amend section aols
Of the Revised Statutes tavorably. With amend
msn.s. on House bill No. isy. extending the
s,me Of prescription Of debts due the Baton
1sGnss pcyarss ,,.aa f1na ,.o,, -.
Az iienltnre. uniavprably oil Senate bill No 1os.
y amend ~ st % 4, ffAcnss Ans,s t h 1sra n es
ssssa as Ne hs saas ssts s ssssea d l
By senator sxsn, from !hs 0ermit.se n, ,s a
~ sebsiiiate ior Aanats bill No ~. ralatvsto
t6e. duties and powers OF the egnrpi .sidnsrg
snd IT.. snpetlntendent Of the State HOUSE, ~
Im penator w wEnokett, bv consent, in'roduaed bill
TO secure the elalm Of tho t!.ats 6v ottisiHnA
on tho New Orleans and Pacific 1!ailroad Oofn.
'Tke hill roads.
whsrsaa due prcoi M, bas IN, sssI, ,s..anlsshs1 q
article a q tho constitution has been eomplied
W. pe euaeiea rbae tho Auditor ot the ttala be
XII elsim :, ths Yee on the View drlssta and FL
ena n,i,,aI netnpsny. passs,a, by HnbI,gs Y aet Z.
/ New 6rIenns, Deeemtsr u. 1879 and amounting
Il sts 600 tr,ere or lsasl; Y, provided h,,wsyesr:
Nav Orleans nad Pacific i.aiiroad Company hae
iodpad with the Stats 'rreasurer. he amount of
so 900 tnors or !essl in legal obligatnns OF the
III" Ss,ns ,mcon 'ss NJ NJ, 's2ya s III Enrolment dom.
sss se y wss sesse s No. sss % nne,ssg ss rf1 s
Governor to employ counsel III the nnss of the
9tate Of Now HatnpahIre W. the state Of Louis
lana.
Hsnats bill No. t4s. relativs 10 the crime Of In.
oest. Referred te tho Judiciary g,n nnitfns.
sns s1's s Se 49, sssrrs % &c he h. Fnaso:
ssnste iii No. ~. creat'ng state bsnk of
' asnator Hob,riaon, n rom fss rinanns com.
nittse. reported fnvarably. with s,nepdmsnts.
o.a 1 nrner 1 as e Fs' s eonsoaa 81
ton. with IN amendment. Ths nrnsndmsnt
consists In reducing tho claim from ss2ss 81 TO
/ rhs Clerk ~ the House. appeared ard asked
for the stgnntnre 81 tho LsutsnHnt g 1vsrn0r
81 HoPss 4ss e5Gsa Sa yss ss ssd s III I; M ,sss a
q ,vernor without delay. topstbsr with Honss
concurrent rsssontlon relative to food nsh
sl senate 81 Bill tranatsrrine n balanss from the
drainage fund 10. tho. engineer fluid WAS CON.
~ ,ss sG rsna ard %
w Isaass nSssb b W. ias res.tys 10 indio,sl pro.
asngfs bin No. ot. tho funding blli Hseoni.
tniusd Y ~ the Finance COMMITTEES. on motion of
Bsaate Bill No ss.. reln'ivs to tbs dutfes and
fsea of d!atrlgt attor1sys, ra.urned from ths
Honss With amendments Postponed until Sat
urday.
Hnnse bill No. m. Joint. resolution relative TO
tho Frssdmens bank. Referred TO the judiciary
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JEFF. DAVIS ON TRAMPS.
He Disapproves Of Slang. and Prefers to
Gall Them Migrants.
jackson (Miss, Clarion rehruarv 9s1

jackson tMissl Clarion. February 2sl
The Hon. Francis A. Wolf. OF Tippah, has
kindly placed at our disposal the following
letter to him from ex- President Davis. upon d
subject that has engaged the attention OF the
Legislature. 1t was not written for publica-
tion, but contains nothing that need be held
from the public. Mr. Wolf, It will be remem-
sippi Regiment, who followed the fortunes OF
Mr.. Davis, and made the fame OF Mississippi
In the war In which 1t played so conspicuous
and glorious part:
s@M. BEAuvoIR, February 10, 1880.
Hon. Francis A. Wolff:
Dear Ffiend-I have read your remarks on
the proposition to amend the article In the
code by striking out the word tramp" and
substituting that Of "vagrant." l was not
only pleased with your speech, but concur
with you entirely as to the propriety OF your
proposed amendment. The word tramp"
has now temporary signitication admitted
to be expressive, as all slang is, for the time
being and among those BY whom 1t is accept
ed. But one does not look for slang in legal
statute, and with all due difference, 1t does
not seem to me 1t ought there be found.
Your substitute. on the other hand, Is good
English word with fixed meaning, and the
ana social evils Of our time-vagrancy. You
and !, Ia our soldier days. "tramped" over
valley and mountain and Mississippi seemed
TO think our steps had been In the path OF her
honor and glory, and that was part OF your
adventurous life to which you modestly failed
to a!lude in your telling and sometimes bril-
liant speech 70 the Legislature. Whenever
something beautiful or great, It fills INV heart
with 2 JOY few other things could give.
With cordial regard and best wishes an
yours, faithfully, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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HOUSE or REpnEsENTArIvEs.

FRIDAY. March Sy
The House WAS called to order at II o'clock.
Speaker Ogden Ia tho chair and quorum
memorial was received from the Louisiana
Afhenee. asking Tor assistance 10 securing
Ispresentatiys Mahoney presented the fol-
resoss FIJI ha Governor b author
lied 10 appoint all State and city officials for tho
Hs ESJwsy.er resoloea, That We do away with all
elections for the future. as the good and respec-
table voters Of this city. 70 the number Of 5000.
have a. thsr y2ss hys not e1s
tions, and for this reason the said 10000 voters
did not vote at the last election.
power is not democratic but autocratic. that 70
people TO ihs Governor for the future.
resolution without delay. but the Speaker DE-
cided the resolution should take its regular
a resolution was presented BY Representative
Landry for new election In Concordia parish.
to az The vacancy caused by Dave Young's in-
Kepresentatlve Gibson gave notice tina. he
would at a future day Introduce general law
for the charterfnR Of lottery companies.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Representative Riehardeon-An act to
establish an insurance department In the State.
to define the powers and duties Of the fnsur-
anee commissioner and the obligations OF in-
sions OF this act. etc.
By Representative RIchardgon-An act TO
liduidate the indebtedness OF the city OF New
Orleans, to apply Its assets TO the seffiement
thereof. to provide for new loan Of S10.00o0 900.
etc.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
The resolution introduced By Rspresen entattv0
Curley, instructing the Attorney General 70 In.
yestigate the affairs OF the Carondslet Canal
Company with view to determine Il said
Company had violated It's charter and Ii 80 to
take the necessary steps 70 secure the property
to the State. was adopted.
mortal from property holders Of the second
ward. relative TO the damage inflicted upon
their interests BY the New Orleans. Chicago and
Jackson Railroad. Lies over.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
An act to create Board OF Agriculture and
Immigratio to appoint a commissioner; 70
define his duties and fix his salary" was passed
to Its third reading.
AN act to amend and re-enae. section 1891 Of
the Revised Statutes Of Louisiana" passed TO
= ION motion n of Representative Richardson the
bill to reorganizs the local Rovsrnmsnt ct ,he
city OF New Orleans was referred 70 the Judict-
ary Committee.J
"An act to amend and ro-enaes section ss7 Of
the Revised Statutes OF 1870. III regard 70 email.
len9es OF jurors In trials of criminal cases..
was amended so as TO give the State one-n
tle number Of challenges allowed the deierdanL
~ oaeh case, and as anendeo tne piii was
uaesed to It's third reading.
THE sPKCHkL O1DEH or TEE DAT.
being the revenue bill. was taken up. and tae
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SPLENDID CoMMERc1AL PROPERTY AT Aue-
T1oN.-Messrs. Nash & Hodgson. auctioneers.
cell at 12.m. to-day. at the St. Charles Auction
Exchange those two magnificent four.story
brick stores. Nos. so and 80 Camp street. corner
OF Natchez street. both in superior order and
under lease until October next at $4,000 year.
The sale is positive for particulars read the
advertisement and see the plan ct place Of sale.
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0ov. Molliaas's veto VI the vlralnla Ne
aatMsterA' state Ueht nil.

RICHMOND. Mareh t...Gov. Holiday returned
o ma asssf' ss s Ae4eMy q Mares % snow s T. ia
ssss sst % i ! t| Ill., r. Ss,sss , 'ss
credit. @ ss 4 aini.nemsr. lie object beiex really
to reondlate 4 large palt of the bta,e debit. pe
sa ~ saee 4 ! sa. NJ nS ds,ss s tssass sc
g . sy te pess. sys L ssqsSs H.soe. b es
wae regarded by the outside world a. honorable
ani fair, aud but for The mpedimssnt thrown in..
| Ha au,umarir y tho present bill. and raferrlne
to what II eontemplates saye that II u q fearful
lesson Tor republic to teach II. creditors how
| to break. not To ksep faith@Rnd 1t must return
"Cauid thasa things be done and be pro-
be u Which e aeeare n
no law shall be paesed i,npaifinH the obligation
ot .cpntrncta, would Il aeaomp'!ah tha end ~
mora than tia 100000 OF the hitherto aekaowl.
edged principal hy one stroke Of the pom. u
eliminates one. halt Of the protnisaa Interest
no certain amount of interest, and but only
tute GENERAL Assemblies have alapoesd Of what
nearly all that may he left BY Hnbjsatlns II ~
atais. city and aeuhty taxation. and thas thu
home Ara treated worse than tho eivills.d M.
| tinpa treat pubic eherny.",,
The Governor rntu tbH the Dill. nnd says.
II bnliava n I'D be III violation uf tho rouatltu-
tion of tho Htnta. ia violation of tho ronptitn.
| tton Of tho United AtAtas, In violation of Tho
antrtt which hap ever moved aud inuptrad tho
| trnditiohs of the Commonwealth and made her
naua 40 dear to hnr own citizens and 10 hon.
ored among men,
run LIfE SAVING SERVICE.
| Representative tox, OF New York. intro.
| dnoeh u bill In the Houae o-dHy to increase tho
efficiency ef tho ltte saving sorvee. Il author
| isea the establishment Of two additional atA-
tinns on the North Carolina cons. and nix houres
| of refuge on the eaat 1eaat of Florida. Tho bill
| provides n penaion Of tth per month to the
widows Of offlcers and t9 per month *. the
widows OF members of q crew who may lose
their lives IN the. service or from wounds of
anttnu
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ruE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
Movement nj ocean vessels.

HAvnE. March s.-Arrived: Steamer Aylon
from New Orleans.
GENOA, March b-Arrived: February "a. shir
Hnndnsky from New Orleans.
HAyRn. March b.-Arrlved: March 2. ahiu
Lydia Akoltied from New Orleans.
.LtvEarooL. March t.-Arrived: Steamer I'll
yirR from New Orleapa.
New YonK. March b.--Arrtved: Olty Nf Oolum.
Arrived out polen. Arctic. Titanin; barkp
Anna, Athlete. Hugh. rann; ships Pleiades
Pride Or Wales: bark Vingalf vastn. brig Lena
steamer BROOKLYN
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POLITICAL.
Organization Of the, Brick Pomeroy" Green.
back Party.

pr. touia, March s-r'he National Uoion
ureanbaek Labor Convention met at Masonic
Hall at noQn to-day, and WAS called 70 order ~
Hugo II, Nayar, of ohio. secretary 0t the Ma
uonal Exeeuiive Uotp uitttee. Twenty ptatt,s
were rep fesentad by about qbl delegates.
The National ufsenbao& Convention nQml-
lor President. and D. j. Chambers. of Texas
far Vice President,
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Great Bargains Again

this day. at IL O'Clock M. at the st. Charles
Auction Exchange. In choice commercial and
residence property. advertised positively to be
sold at public auction for succession and
bankrupt account. by O. E. Girardey. aue-
tfoneer,
Capital will fad no investment of equal secu.
rfty or profit, The attention and attendance OF
our readers Ia specially invited For terms
and full particulars see descriptive ADVERTISE
ments and plans at sale.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Purchase Of an English Race Horse by
James Gordon Bennett.

LONDON, March t-prtor To running In the
Unl.ed KinRdom pteeplacaase Ihandieap). On
the second day of tho Qroydan March .nteeble.
ehasaH yeptertiay. Mr.. J.. A. Uasatty'e Ave. year
old harae Lat5bkay- wa bought hy James uar
don Bennett for ftppg. LAtchkey was only
beaten by head Ia tha race.
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complimentary.

The New Orleans DEMOCRAT comes right
up to It's work as IN official journal OF the
State and 1t is real pleasure for us to Pc
any journal that more fully fills our idea Of a
newspaper than the one published In the
Crescent City over which Major f. A. Burke
nreaidea
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IRELAND.

LONDON. March 5.-The Standards corre-
spondent. ON board the gayernment steamer
Island N Innishark, County MAYO are Ia q
terrible state OF destitution.
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ANTf.uNANT DNLNuATNN KhoN INDIANA,
fNpfANApoLts March B. Delegates to the Chi.
caau Convention we're elected tOsdHy. AL thAt
ran be- positively said Ii that the delegation Wil
he stf oAaly anti Grant.
THn KENTUCKY DEMoCAATtu coNvEtTioN.
t1oUtsvt1t.E. March s.--.rhe. Democratic State
CJou yanttnn Il, nominate delegates 10 the Gin
ptnnHti CONVENTION has been called to meet ~
Lexington. June II.
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gour, but the latter baying transferred hia
whole Interest to \. i, Latham. ef Memphis.
The. sale was confirmed ID hls name. anu na
works.
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shutting UP tho Cincinnati Gambling
saloons.

CINCINNATI. March 8 The new superinten-
dent OF police having called upon the proprie-
tors OF gambling saloons to close their places.
tho request IL being generally complied with.
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sals sf the Memphis waterwsrks.

MEaRaIs. March 5.-Judee Baxter. of the
United States Circuit Court. to-day confirmed
the sale OF the Memphis waterWorks made In
Oecemner last. for tl5Sooo. to Charles H. XII
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strike Of Printers.

Troy. N. ". March b.-The printers have
given notice that they will demand al incrense
to fifty cents per 1000 on all grades OF work
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Increase In Wages 0f Fall River Opera.
flvAu

FALL RIVER March B.-At n meeting Of the
Board of Trade this afternoon It was decided to
increase the wages Ut all operatives Id the city
Aprfi -
The daily gazette., 1880-07-24

Frank fort on-the- Main, with popu-
la,lon of about one hundred thousand,
is reported to be the richest city OF its
size in the whole world. 1t is asserted
that there are one hundred Frankforters
worth from four million dollars to five
million dollars each, and two hundred
and fifty who are worth one million dol
lars and upward. The city is one of
the great banking centres of the globe.
Its aggregate banking capital is estlmat-
ed at two hundred million dollars-more
than one-fourth of which the Rothschilds,
whose original and parent house is
there, own and control.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-24
THE GREAT WHEAT COUNTRY
OF TIE WORLD,

From the Ledger.
As this western or most remote inter-
ior is reached it becomes important to
know what its intrinsic capacities are.
On this point 1t presents conditions not
found in even the best wheat lands Of
the East, the Lancaster county lands, or
the Genesee valley of New York. Much
of it lies on a basis of limestone auual
in natural fertility to those lands, and
richer in saline deposits derived from
ages of soil disintegration in climate
so dry that the alkales are not removed.
1t is said that the greatest wheat crops
known are grown on these alkaline soils
as soon as irrigation has neutralized Their
extreme character, and that the presence
of potash and soda in inexhaustible
quantities will ensure heavy grain crops
for an indefinits period. IN California
and Oregan we are familiar with these
conditions of fertility and with their re-
suit on wheat growing; but all the great
northern plains, and all the plains of any
latitude not irremediably sandy and
arid, are natural wheat lands, wanting
only occasional irrigation or such expos
ule of the soil as practically affords the
same result,
Here, in fact, on the broad stretch of
plains from the Rio Grande del Norte
to the Saskatchewan, lies the future gran
ary of the world. Its vely asidity has
preserved les treasures from waste, and
even the direct uplands not sandy, pn-
cultivatable with the plow, are charged
TO excess with alkaline constituents
which only need to be tempered with
rains or moderate irrigation TO make
them richly and permanently productive
in wheat. Undoubtedly q portion of
them will be found infractol or mac
cessible to water; but vast areas needing
only railroad or water communication
with the East, are natural wheat lands,
far SURPRISING the dark prairie soil of
Illinois in capacity for growing wheat.
All along this border OF fifteen hundred
miles in length, from Texas to Montana
or Dakota,the daily movement of immi-
grafton enters fully upon this greatest of
all wheat countries. 1t is also nowhere
less than five hundred to eight hundred
miles wide-indeed it may be said to
extend to the Pacific, interrupted only
by mountain chains and other rough
features of the surface which reduce
the cultivate area very largely, but do
not alter its general character. Refrac-
tory as this sui face IS, and difficult as
many of the lands are to occupy, it is
probable that at least twenty years will
be required to subdue and utilize the
really valuable lands, aud that an equal
period will subsequently elapse before
they become exhausted. Nearly half
century OF the worlds supply of wheat
lies before us IN this immense interior
of the continent, and instead of being
debarred from the rse Of it, and from
the adoption of its advantages,
it appears to open easily and
readily ON our approach. The fertility
it is now well known to possess in the
essential constituents of the cereal grains
becomes available at the time when the
demand of the most populous nations
cannot be satisfied from any other source.