Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-04
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| riches 81 slts serene amid the garnerad
M ~ prosperous year. Gu
,;r ne happy earth heaps IN it's she,vo, -.
npeiled grain. the finest product Of th OF
can so., .'re mere displayed. and every e,,o
| hins, se1 ana every heart must feei ~
WEI W. IS the measure of the seasons i low
b.s to,. e'.l realize what a marvellous .hanGe
;,as t taken place in this part of The cnmnts.,
Ia Ia d one past thirty years? This cr ;th
;t H.o NV; peoples its massive business hlocts.
49, lv5 iri'leely hotels, paatia residences tow
laa ,nS churches, and numerous temnles of
Inc ,i ~ I'll, IS built upon the very boundarv
Of n cen mmau' put little more than quarter
no ~ century ago appeared upon the school
talups OF the United States as the .Groot
american DESERT" ''Ao 'iea'
! l am glad to be citizen of tbie oreo+
MS, mas., IL IS an honor and pleasure dearly
whosa' r aol i've among those brave men
h h.ose reslstless enterprise and courage
naSe conquered the desert, reclaimed tho
| p iairles, built the railroads nominated tho
,M; li founded the cities and estab.
ns.; me beginning of the grandest ciyili-
Zatlon ever known. o-'
1oam1lhg from nefghboring CITY. bring
you the congratulations and best wishes nf
l.s people. Omaha is a great pork packing
cehter. but it has no hogs. except foIr-foote
90 ones. We are not envious that sioux
NY W. oullos up 50 rapidly and thrives so well.
" w w. hot WISH 10 succeed by the downfall
~ any other place. and we believe that in
INC me glorious future Of this wonderful land
there is room enough for the growth. and
mere VIII pc commerce enough for the
valley. - 'Ao 'l'ssourA
AS people we are fortunate in being To-
caLed IN the American corn belt. Iowa.
Nepraska, southern Dakota and northern
hansas produce corn in its greatest perfec-
ZION. wherever it will successfully grow it
be extensively raised. It does not nn nov W
lsh the soil like wheat. and although Fl can
not well pay the cost Of long TRANSPORTATION
10 q distant market. yet the pork and beef
II iattens can. ! maintain, without fear Of
successful contradiction. that the corn
growers west Of the Mississippi river have
been. and are now. accommodating wealth
faster than any other class Of people in the
world.
know there is no royal road to fortune
Snrough the corn field or across the farm.
NO man can grow suddenly rich or accumu-
late millions from tilling the soil. The agri-
| culturist has no opportunity to speculate
upon the msfortunes of his neighbors. nor
can he rob them of their hard earnings by
questionable methods or legalized chican-
cry. But no man can show 100000 people.
engaged in ope pursuit. on any portion Of
the globe, who have gained so rapidly in
material possessions as have the farmers of
this great corn region. Almost every settler
crossed the Mississippi river poor. Many
Oh them mad no money to buy seed for a
food to keep their families while waiting the
harvest time. have seen upon the plains
OF western Nebraska how they lived in dug
| outs and went barefoot. from necessity, not
choice. But to-day all over those vast prai-
ries the farmer has comfortable home: he
has good horses and farm machinery OF the
most improved kind; he has fiocks and
| herds. place for their shelter, and corn for
their keep. His children go to first-class
| public school, and his wife attends church
on Sunday morning handsomely dressed.
| He has won his way by tireless industry
and the hardest kind of work. but he is no
longer in need of daily bread and has al
ready begun to enjoy many OF the comforts
OF life. He has every reason TO hope for the
future and no occasion to regret the past.
AS 1 gaze around upon this enchanted
scene. find have no words in which to
fttingly express my appreciation Of the en-
ergy, perseverance and genius Of tho de-
signers. builders and decorators who have
produced this marvellous result. It is not
difficult to account for the perfection of
every detail of the finished effect of the
| whole display when we know that the work
| of the interior adornment has been done by
| the ladies of your city.
| Woman has always beautif1ed the world
| for man. With rare tenderness and deyo-
| ton she weaves earth's lovcliest blossoms
| into his daily lite. His home is Illuminated
by the glory of her love. She bushes the
weak protest of his cries at birth upon her
| nOly DEcaSU ana WIFI C!lnSlnE IDS seals on
! his the mystery of death.
| Whoever teaches the doctrine of selfish
ness to those engaged in any one calling or
pursuit is an enemy to the human family
The Utopian version ola universal brother
hood may never be realized this side of
| heaven, but in the United States all men
! should be willing to work for the good of all.
| The truth will COME home to every thought
| full mind that whatever policy legislation or
condition brings steady employment and
| good wages to the man at the bench adds to
| the ultimate prosperity of the man at the
| plough; and whatever cause results in the
| enforced idleness or inadequate compensa-
| ton of any considerable number Of wage
| winners must bring some measure of ad
| versity to each man who tolls.
! Every merry steam whistle, every hum
ming spindle. every glowing furnace. every
busy water wheel, every crowded ware
house. every rushing railway train, every
ringing pickaX, every busting store room,
not only makes more certain the price Of
| daily labor. but also makes more certain
| the price OF every bushel of grain.
A growing, thriving city is a blessing to
| the whole region round about it, for it en-
courages the cultivation of those more
profitable but perishable products which
will not bear transportation; and every new
business block dwelling house and work
| shop makes another daily market for the
neighboring farm.
This locality is the natural source of food
supply for the whole mountain region be-
yond us. We ought to command the trade
of every mining camp from the slope of the
Rockies to the Pacific coast. We can put
upon the hardy miners table all the delica-
cies of the season. Hog hominy and hoe
cake make a banquet fit for a prince. We
are already shipping thousands of tons Of
baled hay to the cattle raisers of the upland
plains. and the demand is constantly in
creasing. It is demonstrated. too. that the
range cattle can be proftably wintered and
fed here on their way to market We are
therefore not wholly dependent upon the
east. and it is even possible to SO thorough
ly master the situation. by united and per
sistent effort, that no product OF western
farm shall go beyond the immediate home
market except in manufactured and proflta-
BILE FORM No truth is ever launcdeh upon
the sea of human thought to perish. The
angry pillows OF prejudice and passion may
roar and break about it; the storm clouds
of distrust and doubt shroud it in impene-
trable darkness, and the forked lightnings OF
malice threaten it with humiliation, but the
sunshine of justice follows the storm and
the calm of reflection stills every wave.
AZ the risk of being tedious ask your
careful attention to the presentation OF an
other grave public question, which. in my
Judgment, is OF momentous Importance
to the entire west. We of the west must
have cheap money. Not money intrinslcally
cheap, but cheap in interest charges for its