The advocate., 1891-04-22

m Afhulng ANIMAL no mubb uhVo holnp-
thing 10 exchange. Even the boggar in his
rags may hnd some surplus scrap about his
taitsrod garment that no is willing 10 dis
pose OF.
The production and accumulation Of sur
plus ls tho controlling power In commerce.
So long az man lives In isolated communi-
tios, each laboring 10 supply only its own
necessities, there can be no commerce. In
the earliest stages of historic man, 10 Is be-
lioved such relations existed, but CONNER
oial Interchange began with the Rrst token
OF awakening civilization. Aa the develop |
mont OF resources gradually advanced, pop
ulatlou gathered al central points whore
traders and artisans met and settled. Thus
towns and cities were founded, the arts Of
industry had their birth, and the system Of
commercial interchange which now per
vados the glObo began its development.
From the shores and islands Of tho Medi-
terranean trade found an outlet toward the
north through the pillars Of Hercules, and
south by way of the Red sea 10 tho Indian
ocean. Long before the time Of the Phmni-
clans commercial intercourse existed, and |
as far back as the days of Abraham silver
coin was current az a means of commercial
interchange. Since those days of antiquity
tho earth has added nothing 10 los treasures
not q thing; but nations and individuals
have learned the greater possibilities OF on
riChing themselves from the wonderful
stOrohouse OF her material resources. 10 was
not until lato In tho eighteenth century that
England began 10 rank az a great CONNER
CiRl nation. Until invention aud discovery
had given impulse TO manufacture she did
not know how 10 utilize even her own sup
plies OF raw material. The westward sweep
of the Aryan civilization, along the belt Of
che temperate zone, is the moving power in
America to-day. 10 reached the Atlantic
shores under the guidance Of those who fol-
lowed Columbus nearly 400 years ago. It's
onward march in the centuries that followed
is marked by the steady progress and swift
occurring events Of industrial conquest. It's
progress seems slow, but its flight is like
tho eagles wing.
Within the present oentury-sCarcelY half
q century agO-the advance guard Of this
great industrial army crossed the western
border of Missouri, and now the merchant,
tho farmer, the manufacturer and the miner
join hands from Kansas City TO Denver and
from tho Rocky mountains still westward 10
Che Pacific coast.
Within the area bounded by the mighty
Mississippi on the east, the Pacific on the
west, the Gulf Of Mexico on the south and
the British possessions on the north, are con-
tanned two-thirds Of the natural resources Of
the Union. Il is also capable of maintain
ing population proprortionate TO los area.
A just appreciation of its immensity, OF Ice
broad eKpanse Of fertile soil, los untold
wealth of mineral treasure, its exhaustless
resources Of material for the industrial arts,
has inspired the prophetic term, now 80
universally employed when men speak of
this great region, as the "empire Of the
West."
The possibilities Of population is a very
fascinating topic. In tho discussion Of
such possibilities there must be a reckoning
Of not only the space, but all the elements
which 90 20 sustain animal life in healthy
and prosperous condition. 10 is possible 10
create human habitations beyond the re- s
sources Of sustenanCe. In the natural view !
Of the question, the agricultural capabilities .
Of a country establish the arbitrary rule by 8
which we calculate the power Of mainten- :
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