The advocate., 1890-01-30

Tho Future Outlet Of the Farm Products
OF The Great West.

most respectfully submit tho following 10
your thousands OF Renders. This Interstate
movement for an outlet for the farm prod
uots Of the West via Texas port began
nearly two years ago, having its origin in the
Real Estate Exchange OF Denver. II should
have had its origin In the Alliance, since the
farmor IL the first 10 receive the benefits OF
This short route 10 homarkets Of the world
However Il was started matters very little.
The farmers are vitality interested md should
heartily support tho movement. The first
great Intor-State Doep-Harbor Convention
was held In Denver in August 1893. That
Convention was composed OF 7l6 delegates
from all OF the states west Of tho Mississippi
riyerj IL adopted appropriate resolutions and
porpetuated itself by appointing porma-
nent committed to SEQ that the resolutions
we're brought before tho President Of tho
United States and TO tho attention OF Con-
gross.
The permanent committee performed its
duties faithfully and we'll II succeeded in
having Congress provide f9r a special Board
Of United States Engineers to survey the
coast of Texas and report tho most eligible
point at which TO construct the Deep
we we're asking for. The Engineers did sur
vey the coast as directed aud pending their
report being made up and transmitted to
Congress- tho permanent committee very
fortunately called another Interstate Con-
vention in order that all factions might be
committed in advance TO stand by thereport
Of tho special Board Of Engineers.
That convention assembled in Topeka
Oct, 1st 1889 and was highly successful, there
beingupwardso Of 800 delegates in attendence.
The convention ratified the action Of the per-
lnanont committee and pledged the states
and territories in interest TO support tho re-
port OF the Board Of Engineers. Thot report
was transmitted 10 the Congress on the 18th
day OF December last, fayoring Galveston
and recommending the immediate appro-
priation Of six million two hundred thou
sand (62OO,OOO) dollars TO complete the
work which is we'll under way at that point
Now como to the point whore propose TO
show why the farmers should support this
movement
The year 1883 being about an average year
for crops, we will conhne our estimates to
that year. In 1883, the United States pro-
duced 1887, 100000 bushels of corn, and ex-
ported 100000 bushels. The States and
Territories west of tho Mississippi river
produced 07s, 10000 bushels or nearly one
half of tho corn product forthat year.
In proportion to population, the West
stands in production of corn, 65 bushels to
each person, while tho East stands % bush
els TO each person, or in proportion to popu-
lation, the West produces two and one-hNlt
times as much as the East. Secretary RuslS
estimates that in the United States the pro-
portion of consumption of corn averages q
bushels per capita. The States east of the
Mississippi, therefore, lack Ave bushels per
capita Of supplying local consumption.
West Of the Mississippi, the States produce
80 bushels per capita more than local con-
sumption, or 57375OOOO bushels surplus.
Therefore, after supplying the local demands
of the East with Ave bushels per capita, OF
225,OO0,0OO bushels, the remainder OF surplus
amounts to more than Ave times the total
corn export Of the United States. The total
tonnage Of the surplus corn product of the
West amounts to 16,065,00 tons.
The wheat product OF the United States
for 1883 amounted TO 414,S09,OOO bushels,
The States and Territories west of the Mis-
sissippi river produced Of that amount 2O8,.
10000 bushels, or IA bushels per unit OF
population, the East producing only -four
and one-half bushels per capita, Statist,
ioihns llagree thatthe average consumption
Of wheat in the United States is equal tC
Fo,ir and two-third bushels per onnita. Tim