Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03

jamin Harrison?
B. HI have been elected your
successor in Office.
G. W.-Indeed! And what year is
this?
B. H.--1SS9.
G. WI must have taken a long
nap-nearly hundred years. There
doubtless have been some changes
since my administration?
B. H.-Therc have, indeed! In
stead of sixteen States there are now
thirty eight, and four more have Just
been voted in, making forty-two, ex-
tending clear across the country from
the Atlantic to tho Pacific.
G. W.-If l remember correctly
that Is long stretch. 1t must take
one several months to make the jour
ney.
Il. H.--Lees than seven days.
G. W.--Do you remember the sto-
ry OF my little Ratchet?
Is. H.-Most assuredly do. Let
me explain. People now travel over
iron roads in carriages propelled by
steam, At the rate Of forty miles per
hour. There are three such roads
across the continent.
q. W.-How wonderful! These
roads must cost great deal Of
money!
B. H.-They do. Seven years ago
there we're l12,412 miles OF such
roads in this country, costing about
e6,OO0,0OO,oOo.
G. W.--Whew! And how many
people are there now3
B. H.--Apout 65,OOO,0O0. The
State Of New York alone has more
wealth than tho United States had in
your day.
G. W.--How do all these people
nveY
b. H.--Some by agriculture, some
by manufacturing, some by mining,
end others in the professions. OF
crops in 1882 We raised nearly 2,000,-
100000 bushels Of ccrp, 426,O00,000
wheat, $4,000, 900 potatoes, 10000
600 tons Of hay, 100000 bales of
cotton, and other crops in proportion.
We have s3,0OO,O0O,0O0 capital en-
gagged in manufacturing, employing
100000 hands and paying $l,O0o,-
100000 in yearly wages, and the
value Of the products exceeds $5,000,-
100000.
G. W.--Your figures astound me!
And are the people generally pros
porous and happy?
b. H.-They are. All who are
able and willing to work not more
than ten hours per day can live com
fortably, by fair management in
homes OF their own, and many affair
to wealth. Those vino are unfortu
nate are supported At public expense
G. W.--To what do you attribute
Snis great prosperity which far ex.
cseds my expectations?
Il. h.-Diversity of employment
We not only raise what we need from
the soil, but We do our own manufac
turing.
G. W.-How do you prevent othel
nations not so favorably situated from
urderselling you at homo and des
troying your manufacturers?
b. BY . wise system of pro
tectiye tariff.
G. W.-Does not this plan foster
monopoliesr
Is. H.-No more 81 than in free
trade counties. The country is nov
SO large and populous that home com
petition keeps down prices.
G. W.-The country must have &C
quired considerable new territor,
since my time; will you extend it,
limits still furtherT
b. HIT is quite likely that Can
ada, and perhaps Cubs, may come
to US.
G. W.-Do you ever get into trou
Bile with other nations?
b. H.-Not often. Many year
ago we adopted the policy Americi
for Americans" and we have hat
very little trouble in maintaining it.
G W.-Havc you had no interna
disturbapcesY
b. H.--Yes. A few years ago tn
country was divided on the SLAYER,
question and the slave States attempt
ed to form separate government
After four years of bloody war the,
gave up the attempt, and were salts
fed to come back without slavery
and are now working as hard as eve