Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29

- tvo on shrss hundred mfl0 -
s-Iisnad q mot considered mucA q
$500 . 70 carry one ost a IL vsy.
-, Il The hands u fsiissy com
4 - ~ passenger il utterly power
= - muss pesds follow ths engine
- 20 With he crowd" In IN svil
- / boashs tickss By Whist iaesllsd
-. AIbers Lea route. Il vcuid seeo
- she trains 81 early, yss srrivs
-. Anyway. rnissed TIE CONNECT
., sunin q IL. Psni; our train assiv-
- = hour and . half late. Next
,orping found ne on The vsy; almost
svvnx around the circle. starting from
= ,oint ias north Of Chicago, travelling
1evp through Iowa 70 . point way
I'D Of that city. and finally Fsnd-
- No on the Illinois Central Jack
= Nov Orleans. tusnty-sh. &c bours
= from city 70 ctr, instead Of this-
-, By he most direct and speedy
sute. The train nan, though, 81 light
- spssd, and Vas crowded Oh cut
Z u way BY high vstsss-doods that
evvwsd vide areas Of land. enough
elusst 70 make ons think a Hoahs
"a. When spring dos q bssak up .
~, it can 90 I'll In rush. II vss
= this train that hrst sav the cars
a1Ated viii the electric light. This u
4 nnosbss step forward Tor The comfort
"a safety Il the passsngsss- The
1lselricisy y " stored" (bosflsd) and
enssisd along for MSS - needed
There Is one thing about The vexs-
~ a delays in travelling; the rail-
"a companies take good care Of .
posson while in their Charge.
Arriving In Chicago early In the
nesping, the irst thing was 70 80
sessight 70 breakfast; having been mis-
insosmsd, as usual, - 70 the time Of
a1erting cost time, s 80 instead Of 40.
Whils finishing cup Of fluid called
eslsse q waited for the brsakfaa to
- brought In. either mechanically,
6Aoughusssiy or Otherwise. ! picked
% the bustsr ration that had been sss
bsfore me and gave It. - ! nov sup
poss, . rather quixsical look. sab,
youu ind that lust class butter. sab;
- oleomsrgarine thar, sab, dis house
couIdn't afford 70 do that, sal, said
our obsequious waiter. - he moved
around 10 - to lot more Light shine
upon the dish. Either At my expense
Ar that Of the waiter. or Of US both
combined, the laugh went around our
liable Of six that 1t once broke the ice
Tor the table acquaintance. Don't
want any Of It in mine" (reterring TO
oleomsrgarine) said one. Nor mine,"
ssid another; "nor mine" added .
third: and 90 on ali around the table.
until, as the verdsnt chairman OF .
town meeting would say, is avote. :
And 30 IL was. aud = unanimous one,
too, ct that.
This incident served TO show what
widespread prejudice there Is against
this substance. and how little farmers
have 10 fear IL II they will light 10 with
the true weapon. /" uniform hrss class
butter" The dish examined was good,
~ sbe lored gentleman asserted, and
ali hands enjoyed thsir breakfast and
Joke togsther better because OF the In.
cident.
Yesterday met an old Iowa farmer
one Of the old school converted to the
new. Who had sold his farm for sixty
dollars IN acre and well improved 81
that" you see," said he. - long
~ the farmers OF Iowa depended on
raising grain and selling II TO be ship
ned out. that long they remained poor
and 70. deeper in debt where It Vas
POSSIBLE for them 10 do so. aud land
remained cheap. for it paid no income
and was getting poorer every year
Nov this IL all changed" Upon my
inauirins of him what had brought
about this change. "why. OF course.
emphasizing the Of course D the
dairy and stock. You see. just ~ soon
~ ve began to turn our attention to
making butter and beef As well IS pork,
re began to make some money aud &c
psy off our debts" Questioning my
new acquaintance further about tbs
a..'ry: "ob. you see, the women folk
have ,'asy times OF IL now. The cres m
/. ali ,so. off to the factory now. ane
thar with swelling pride reverted u
the fac, that iowa had taken the mrs.
.,.a,,n,, q, sstter nj the first New
Orleans exposition. aud had compese'
successfully In the markets Tor IN
hishes, price with "ol ! hs'kimsr o.
Rlgin." Yes. sir, the creamery sys
tenn has done the business, -eanin'
that because Of that system the stAa
dard Of quality has been raised 80 Al
to make it possible for them 20 com
pcte In the markets Of the world Will
their butter.
thought TO myself. II our farmers
u the cas-, slope woald-d they oni,
would take heed OF the lesson laugh
the Iowa fa, mers and profit by ths'
experience, and, instead Of : runn'nl
~ much to grain. as my friend said
go in for the dairy and stock, the'
would they be on the road TO speedss
AID more certain prosper ". IN
handwriting ON the wall, OF cheA
Srewu aud high-priecd pork and daif
products. points to the way thos
farmers eyxutuslly must travel on "a
road to bette results, and he Who nr'
reads and acts Nil he the first TO =
no. only the nrss S-si also the ersa'e'
brnent.
Travelling today Trough indiana
then Ohio, one is struck with the d.
fereaoe of the methods OF farming no'