The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-10-02

first he had no thought of publication, but
later gave his work to the prcss and WAS
astonished to find himself famous almost
in day IT,. ..-=-
His articles were quoted everywhere, and
Tor more matter lie hat cnisnE@u nus stA-
tistics SO carefully from official reports,
specially gathered figures furnished by
American consuls and ministers in almost
every civilized nation, rs well as foreign
embassies, that he WIS recognized Us Icing
admirably equipped for the unique line Of
discussion he followed The Arena, Tie
Review Of Reviews and other lru,iing mag
aZiues have contained articles from his
pen, and it is stated that the recent cX.
haustive leader in the New York SRn on
the worlds food supply vas written by
Mr. Davis. 49+-."
The most remarkable feature Of his dis
cussiuns is that he found not Il reason for
encouragement and complaint, such rs The
Farmers Alliance and other agricultural
organizations I'D drAnCe, but cause to believe
that the farming world is Oh the brink Of
the most successful period of the nations
history. Calculating the food supply Of
the civilized world he prophesicd that
wheat would bring a vastly hi CHER price
than it had reached last July So convinc-
ing were Iii, figures hat upon the strength
Of them millions Of bushels that would
haze been marketed were held in the farm
crs' grauaries, aud the Alliance through.
out the western states excrted its poWerto
induce its mrnlDers to wait !; fcw months
before disposiug Of their crop Men halled
the modest farmer living in AN nnpre,en,
tious home as dciverer, and be was
urged to take the stump, to run for Office,
and indeed to follow the usual public
career of the average refOrmtr.
He refused and continued rs before to
enjoy with his sweet faced wife the com
forts Of home He is emphatlcally IL stu
dent, believes earnestly what he sends
forth and is content to occupy his present
position as a ma yazilist aud an economist
rather than seek more gaudy but less en-
during fame.
Mr. Davis theory can be best summed
up in the following paragraph from re-
cent article from his pens
Given Il bread eating population-the
world's-ncrcasing at the rate of IA per
cent in ten years and an acreage i'll grain
and potatoes increasing at the rate of per
cent, it is only question of time when
scarcity and high prices will result.
The inpossibility of making good the
deficit in the worlds food areas while
population continues TO increase at the
present rate assures the prolonged contin-
uaucc Of such prices and high prices for
farm products that the farmer will not be
compelled to labor fourteen to sixteen
hours day. He will build better houses
and granaries and share the good things of
life
Mr.. Davis is personally thorough gen
tleman, and imprcsses one us a man who
has spent more time with the study lamp
than among men. His predictions as to
increased wheat prices have in Kansas
markets been already partly fulfilled and
have gained for him the attention Of many
who would not appreciate his elaborate
world statistics Mr.. Davis has counted
among his intimate friends many prom
incnt characters. With General Fremont
he was as familiar as Il brother, while OF
tolays notablcs he probably knows Ms
many rs any man in the state.
G. NJ. lIAnGER