St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-17
CAN SUPPLY THE WORLD.
Washburn Says That Europe Will
Need All Our Grain.

PARIS, Aug. 16.-If the American
farmer knows how to seize the opportu-
nifty, his money bags this year will be
filled to bursting. Rarely has an oppor-
tunity more golden laid within his grasp
than is now held forth by the condition
of the crops of Europe. This was the
impression received from a conversa-
ton with William d. Washburn, of Min
neapOlis, who has, during an extended
tour OF Europe. collected information
from strictly reliable sources regarding
the condition of crops. Mr.. Washburn
says the prospect is that there will be
surplus of 2O0.0OO,0OO bushels of wheat
in the states. To all appearance Europe
would want every grain of it. He said:
AFTER trip to North Cape | went
from Stockholm to st. Petersburg,
through Russia to Moscow, with view
to ascertaining by personal observation
and inquiry the real condition of the
crops. Wheat, rye, and small grain in
Russia are, if not absolutely failure,
the next thing to it. In fact. they are
so short the government has been
Obliged to take steps to prevent eXporta-
ton. That this is a grave condition OF
things is evident from the fact that the
Muscoyite is not in the habit of doing
anything until the trouble is right upon
him. The ukaSe just published forbidding
expectation of rye is mere measure
of self-protection, even of Self-preserva-
ton. There is absolutely no ground for
the statement made by the Berlin press
that hostility to Germany was the rea
son of the ukase. Owing to the ukase
great anxiety prevails in Norway and
Sweden, which depend for bread upon
the rye from Russia. Norway and
Sweden will have to import wheat from
the states. From Russia l went to
Buda-PeSth, which is the largest mill
ing center in the world after Minneapo-
lis; then to Vienna. All the authori-
stating that the crops of Austro-Hun-
gary are 80 per cent less this year
than last. In Germany the short
age is less, and probably will not
exceed Is per cent. With respect to
France l have not yet been able to OBJ
tain reliable official information, but L
understand it will be safe to say this
country will have to import about half
its consumption. l don't think the
short crops in Europe will result in any
great corner in the states, but L believe
it will create tendency among farmers
to hold their crops. TO my mind it will
not be possible to organize such a gen-
eral plan of campaign as was suggested
in the wheat circulars sent out by the
Farmers Alliance people, but the effect
of these circulars will undoubtedly be
to teach growers not to pile their wheat
on the market as they have hitherto
DONE"
SIS there any chance of a bread
famine?''
''Well, the crops in the states were
never so large as this year, especially in
wheat, and | think we can take care of
the rest of the world. OF course the
rest of the world will have to pay"
Mr.. Washburn, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, is staying at the
Hotel Meurice. He sails Wednesday
from Southampton. having been abroad
since April. He spent five weeks in
Carlsbad, but the part of his tour he en-
joy ed most was his trip to North Cape.