New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-11

width. and extending from Northern Maine through
the southern Atlantic states, to within "A couple OF
| hundred miles OF the Gulf Of Mexico that could be
used to raise hardy animals like the Chevots and
Scotch black faced sheep. In Maine Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee Wisconsin and other states there
are millions OF acres, consisting chiefly Of table lands
or mountain sides, which are thin rough cheap lands
| Incapable Of being cultivated and lily adapted -
ordinary stock raising. If sufficient protection were
accorded To this class OF woods whereby the grower
would he assured market therefor in connection with
the production Of mutton, all these lands to which we
have referred, or the greater part Of the same, at
least. would soon be proftably employed
| UTILIZING WORKOUT FARMS.
| Aside from the extensive districts named, largo
portion of which public lands there are T. be f'und
in nearly every farm Of considerable size throughout
! the country acres Of land out by careless or
| excessive cropping, together with rough and unm-
proved tracts which could be utilized in the produc-
ton Of third class wOoS and thereby made to yield
fair money returns. The total amount Of such I'M
improved land in FARMS including old fields. exclusive
Of wood land and forest In 1s70, was GlO11ol? acres
being eleven and twofths per cent of all the land
| then contained in the farms Of the United states.
These farm lands not in this condition by reason
Of being or nndcvcloped. but are found chiefly III
the midst Of the older and more cultivated portions I'll
the country In the year mentioned Kansas and
Texas each contained over 100000 acres oil sH'h
! land. Ncbra, ka California and Minnesota each had
|
lima Iowa Alabama and Dakota each over .,oOo,oOo
acres while Wisconsin. Mississippi and Michigan ca'h
embraced more than 100000 acres OF TINS character
| This j., certainly sufficient, In the absence OF any
climatic hndrance- to demonstrate not only that MINI
elias, woods can be successfully crown IN the ln'ea
| >taics I'm, that as a matter Of sound and 90 onomc
public policy their production should be further pro
icctcd encouraged Is proposed by the Mckinley
strength Of wool, under the drc't u :" 'e ,,
| r. NJ Ph. d. Professor Of Chemistry of the Illinois
University In cson,ec to an , g If nD WI, 30
said know Of no reason why ir%t 'i"in CIV, III
woods should not be grown IN the nl'cu ,, a. VA, n
a. IN other countries lie iur'n"i siu Az ,c,,
same date The result, OF my cNimihaton- "i Nmel
can woos did not differ from re,., 81 gc nG
must Therefore conclude that production 81 vMpre
elimatic conditions And indeed there is no Gner-
ence of opinion upon thi, matter. 80 Tar a. d." '''
vl,cd. among practical wool growers.
NEW SOURCE OF NAnvNAL WEALTH.
There are many farmers and hocho"ncF7 III ,he
southwest and other portions Of the country "ho'
owing 70 circumstances. lack Of housing facilities or
character Of their lands are not well equipped ioi the
production Of tine wV)ls but desire ~ dnO" tl'T
sheep to run primitive without care or shelter
Moreover the effect Of the southern or Western 'lac
In many places destroys the fine wool hbrc 81 u INC
Ncrno and cause them I" irT'.'' , mem i'm tIs
II !, Invariably the experience "i sh',p n'u ~ @
southwest, that sheep tiacn from the Eastern ,,''
I'm few years pcrcepthy dctorlorttc M -r"c ~
wool. And the farmer OF ranohman VINO G' 81, nc
voil- j. compelled To continually transport me-" D'v'u
from The Northern and Eastern state; winch III many
! instance, entail, considerable los and expense
From whatever standpoint therefore, til7 Pu'SS'iP,n
], viewed. II l. evident that under tnc % y
'x,,,aI wealth. viii lee developed with i''
low rate Of interest which now obtains In the t"l
and with the large amount Of unemployed 'apltn,,ti,
,e 49, g., ,n,n, Throughout the country IT j. r-"li'ul'
to suppose that large areas of what lrt> hci' ,.i.,
the most uuprDniI-ins portion, Of our ant $500
ain nav, Ir utilized IN hi, Industry and made to con
! tffftt the. mater
Whole country. \, the Government grow, ""' az"
H. outstanding bonds which are 40" -"i'" "t ~
aivdunl investment continue NATURE the a,ai'nin
bu>inc., capital of the country a. ~, W., 1 ~,
opptunc, for Investment ~ IA" ,'lip- '1i ' ~, :"
,,r ~, .~. i.,nuin, me- limited each year f~'h
r.t. f,r ir1.. ful.ut th'u-h llrlnN- o man num-
rclnrn VIII moi lgnn Of The labor Of the country
d. also a matter OF the grave lhp"'t', -; ~"
rr,.,f uInu,far- condition Is >u'h That '"'h i 10
a,v ...Ll,, i.Nc-imcnt In private enterprises 81 an
Kind, at the invest possible marlin Of pr2it nae,
LIT =, b.. obtained in the production Of third class
wools ~ the passage oi the Mckinley nill
captain j. Noodhull. one If the largest woo"
-,wcr, Of Texas. In recent letter (" the Hon Nlll
Am IAwrncc Of the ohio Wool "ro"ciS ~, A ,
sid ~ with protection enough l" ih."r i''' ~
and steady demand. the growing "i thi'i IA "",''
would receive -n'h an impct", "a, %'a" pa d, u If
supply 81 the Init"d state, beyond % .mh'N %
dorhi.7 The same writer also ~N, uit ih', nav, |
GcNa, all the facllue, for snNng @u," M"'i,' .n
that tl's need only the certainty '' rum.
e,pli,l invested f. insure Their cNtcn-N" growth.
Another writer from The sam" state r,pi'>.r, AN |
opinion similar 10 IN" above ana I'D Audubon l'l'"
-;,,-: Indeed. may -ay. that the popnLrk |
mutton f. inning IN the market, %. orr country VIII
justify the raising 81 'oar-r w. Heel -hFl; Nn'1 n
Inc past ha- been uuprottahl" g." many Of 90, "h'r |
static Further testimony could hr or,r up"n |
en,, v,-l grower from California {" Maine. rom |
Texas to Michigan. Will IN -nb.t'ncc bear ir'ih'nN |
To the fici that the nlied >tii', not "nh r',-N,
every material element 81 soil. 'iiWdi" ana "hii |
uccc,ar, to grow wool ~ all ci-.c- hut That "ih |
fair aud ai"quai" protection. All tho Wool VIII i
produced I'm sufficient quantities +" prt'u'ah M"l !
the demand ~ the american mArhrt Nn' ~ IL j. |
rc,fl, In Interest h is sufficient show "a. ha- |
already been done. that IN" -i'i'nr1t "l M /
''nr,,ioraiod hv Nh. results ~ the best and |
most thorough scientific inyc-ightions vet made.
EIGmTING \ wEoNG To- THE wo"L"E"WfkS !
Iy the enactment into law IF the Mckinley Till the
wrong done in l--I will be- rcht'd. the "o"-fo"rr' los
utilizing waste land and increasing their flock, ANA an
nual wool production will De enabled In great meas,
ure f. regain what IA, been recently lost and the gen
cral Industry II the country will Dee advanced II We
d. not soon shut down the hood,itc, Of forlsn com
petition the wool industry Of TN, '"ntY VII pontinnr
to- decline until practically DESTROYED ana IN com
hitting such follN would destroy an indn try that
ndaN /, bringing wealth and competence Z" whom |
Nni 10 capitalist. not to mpnop'o-. but t. farmers.
io farm hand, lnborcr~ the agricultural -" 'pic ~
land. and through them t. lhr nrr',in an" me
,hauic and every other 'la-s OF American 'i/'h''
The world, COZ SUMPTION Of WOOL J., '" ,N
estimated 2.ooo.oOoooo pounds aninhlF '"'''
tenth, ~ which amount or nearly one "','", j., ''i
.umcd hy our people. To supply tN' u'Ni VIII |
ncoc--tatc an addition Of about 'o~op" .n'rp 10 |
the nOck, 81 tn, country. the care ana n'I'-'' l
which together with the home mannid' lut' "i tir |
woocn good, nov imporicd ~onI CIV, n,, ,n EN-
incm iu wac, the annual Of -1O.Oop.''o The |
creased over fl".OOooOo ana the r 4,
total prodnct morn than fj..ropoW' ih'' are "NN |
measure that will enable H. I" s''nr ,n' h ,,
our own markets. but they are ,'ntrm IT, f "" , u"
demon the public policy that @HS u w. pr
Washington d. g.. April g. 1890.
y urxvrny CHAMPIONS Mr. BIRNS.